"Darkode" Cyber Crime Forum Taken Down

The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI, with the assistance of law enforcement authorities in 19 countries, have taken down "Darkode" -- underground, password-protected, online forum for buying, selling, and trading malware, botnets, stolen personally identifiable information, credit card information, hacked server credentials, and other pieces of data and software that facilitated complex cyber crimes all over the globe. Operation Shrouded...

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Google Puts its Weight Behind the Open Stack Foundation

Google is becoming a sponsor of the OpenStack Foundation, the industry effort dedicated to creating an open infrastructure-as-a-service stack for enterprises. Google said it sees OpenStack is emerging as a standard for the on-premises component of hybrid clouds. It also sees container-oriented computing, and the Kubernetes container cluster scheduling and management tool, as the second key trend for the future of computing in the enterprise. “OpenStack...

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Crowdstrike Raises $100M for SaaS-based Endpoint Protection

CrowdStrike, a start-up based in Irvine, California, has completed a $100 million Series C financing round for its Software-as-a Service (SaaS) based next-generation endpoint protection platform. The company says its Falcon platform enables organizations to detect, prevent and respond to attacks, at any stage – even malware-free intrusions - more effectively than traditional antivirus and malware-centric security solutions. CrowdStrike said it has...

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JDSU Separation to be completed August 1

JDSU confirmed that its pending separation into two publicly-traded companies will occur on August 1, 2015, and that Lumentum shares to be distributed to shareholders the first trading day thereafter, August 3, 2015. “By operating as two independent companies, we believe Lumentum and Viavi Solutions will each be able to leverage a strong history while being more flexible and better positioned to capitalize on new opportunities in their respective...

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SUSE Linux Enterprise is coming to 64-bit ARM Processors

SUSE is working to extend support for its Linux Enterprise 12 to 64-bit ARM server processors. This will enable partners to develop, test and deliver products to the market using 64-bit ARM chips from vendors including AMD, AppliedMicro and Cavium along with server manufacturers Dell, E4 Computer Engineering, HP and SoftIron. "SUSE has always been a leader in porting Linux to other platforms, and this program brings the same benefits and interaction...

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Arianespace Launches Embratel Star One Satellite

Arianespace has successfully launched two geostationary satellites: Star One C4 for Embratel Star One, and MSG-4 for EUMETSAT, the European organization dedicated to weather, climate and environmental monitoring. The Brazil-based Embratel Star One is the leading satcom operator in South America. Star One C4, built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL), is the company's tenth satellite. Star One C4 features 48 Ku-band transponders, which will be used for...

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ZTE and KT Collaborate on 5G Research

ZTE has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with KT Corporation on research and commercialization of 5G technology. Specifically, ZTE and KT will launch 5G Test Bed construction in Seoul, and jointly develop, present, and design the future 5G network architecture based on the Test Bed. The partnership between ZTE and KT will help advance 5G standardization and the development of the industry ecosystem globally. The agreement was announced at...

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