West Sussex man blackmailed his victims
Exploit Activity Surges 150% in Q2 Thanks to Log4Shell
Malware and botnet detections also soar
Surge in CVEs as Microsoft Fixes Exploited Zero Day Bugs
August Patch Tuesday addresses over 120 vulnerabilities
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.
New Malicious Python Libraries Found on PyPI Repository
Some of these packages were capable of stealing user credentials and environment variables