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June 13, 2023
by sjvn01
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How an Amazon Fire Kids tablet was allegedly used to stalk a security pro

The privacy nightmare of people being able to listen in to any of your Alexa-enabled devices is all too real. Could it happen to you? Ever since Amazon Alexa debuted and Echo devices proliferated in our homes, people have feared … Continue reading →

May 24, 2022
by sjvn01
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Aqua Security’s Trivy Security Scanner Can Scan Anything Now

VALENCIA, Spain — At KubeCon Europe, Aqua Security, the cloud native security provider, announced its open source security scanner Aqua Trivy can scan pretty much anything cloud native related. Such as what? Such as source code, repositories, images,…Read More

February 15, 2022
by sjvn01
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Tigera Tightens Cloud Native Container Security

Tigera claims you can catnap about your container security with its new cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) for its Calico Cloud. If the name sounds familiar, there’s a reason. Gartner defined CNAPP as an emerging category of security programs. Its point is to … Continue reading →

February 11, 2022
by sjvn01
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VMware Finds Linux Malware on the Rise

Linux is largely secure. Sure, it has security problems like any other operating system, but they tend to get fixed quickly and completely. Unfortunately, if you don’t install Linux correctly on your servers or clouds, while you may not be … Continue reading →

February 11, 2022
by sjvn01
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CNCF reports record Kubernetes and container adoption

A few years ago when Docker was new, we thought containers would finally be a big deal, but we weren’t sure. Fast forward to 2022, and there’s no longer any question about it. Docker sparked a container revolution that has transformed … Continue reading →