On August 10, 2022, security researcher James Kettle presented a set of novel HTTP request smuggling attacks in his Black Hat talk,
Feature Spotlight: Extending Zero Trust Segmentation to the MacOS
Announcing our new agent for MacOS endpoints. Of all the leading Zero Trust segmentation providers, Akamai is the only vendor to support MacOS.
Microsoft Patches ‘Dogwalk’ Zero-Day and 17 Critical Flaws
August Patch Tuesday tackles 121 CVEs, 17 critical bugs and one zero-day bug exploited in the wild.
Akamai?s Perspective on August Patch Tuesday
Want the rundown of what to focus on with Patch Tuesday in one place? Check out this blog, and patch, patch, patch!
QinetiQ inks $45 million prototyping deal with US Army
The contract follows the company’s announcement that it plans to acquire software provider Avantus Federal for $590 million.
US Army launching new campaign to more quickly field capabilities
The U.S. Army is gearing up for a first-ever integrated fires test campaign in fiscal 2023 that will hopefully make it easier and quicker for the service to validate and field capabilities.
Battelle to manage $10 billion health care contract for Defense Department
The Omnibus IV contract addresses four market segments that companies could be selected to provide services to the DoD: research and development; R&D support services; regulatory processes; and translational science and support services.
QinetiQ’s American unit agrees to buy software specialist Avantus
“This acquisition is an important step in the execution of QinetiQ’s five-year ambitions to expand our presence in the US,” according to the company’s CEO.
Virtual Currency Platform ‘Tornado Cash’ Accused of Aiding APTs
U.S. Treasury blocked the business of the virtual currency mixer for laundering more than $7 billion for hackers, including $455 million to help fund North Korea’s missile program.
Expand Israel-Morocco security cooperation to counter malign influence in Africa
Further promoting the Israeli-Moroccan partnership — made possible by the Abraham Accords — would allow the United States to multiply its strategic footprint in Africa without diverting resources from other theaters.