ITProDev Connections 2020

ITProDevConnections2020

ITProDev Connections 2020 event announcement This year, although is not a good year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the communities involved with the event believe in holding it as a virtual event. This decision was made for two main reasons: Firstly because the cost of hosting a virtual event is minimized, Secondly because we need … Read more

The Microsoft Pluton processor

microsoft pluton processor

The Microsoft Pluton processor Microsoft very recently officially announced the new Microsoft Pluton Processor in Microsoft security blog. Pluton is a Microsoft-designed security subsystem that implements a hardware-based root of trust for various Microsoft services. It includes a security processor core, cryptographic engines, a hardware random number generator, public/private key generation, asymmetric and symmetric encryption, … Read more

The state of the network in the covid-19 era

covid-19 state of the network

Introduction The Covid-19 era has introduced a series of changes which are still being unfolded and which are bringing a profound impact on the lives of billions of people around the world. New terms such as “the future of work”, “remote working” and “remote learning” are being used in at an increasing pace. The consequences … Read more

Citrix announced VAD security vulnerabilities

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Deployment and Adoption Resource Center

Case Citrix announced on November 10th 2020 the following vulnerabilities. CVE ID Description Vulnerability Type Pre-conditions  CVE-2020-8269 An unprivileged Windows user on the VDA can perform arbitrary command execution as SYSTEM CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management The attacker must be an authenticated user on the Windows VDA with write access to the C:\ directory CVE-2020-8270 An unprivileged Windows user on the VDA or a SMB user can perform arbitrary command execution as SYSTEM CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special … Read more

Owler

owler

Since Owler founding in 2011, the company has exponentially grown to become the second largest business community in the world, next to LinkedIn. Owler provide the most accurate, up-to-date business information in existence, powered by an active community of over 3.5M business professionals. Owler members include 96 percent of the Fortune 500, and 73 percent … Read more

Interxion acquires Greece-based Lamda Hellix

interxion

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ –Interxion, a Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR) company and a leading European provider of carrier- and cloud-neutral colocation data centre solutions, announced today it has acquired Lamda Hellix, Southeastern Europe’s leading colocation and interconnection provider.  The acquisition provides Digital Realty access to one of the region’s fastest-growing markets and a gateway to an increasingly important connectivity … Read more