Aimee Rhodes is Editor-in-Chief at securitycurrent. Previously, Aimee led marketing at several security companies including Corero Network Security, Inc., Xceedium, AlgoSec and Whale Communications Ltd., acquired by Microsoft. She also served as Vice President of Media and Editorial Content at GenerationA, where she was responsible for launching an Internet-based news and information portal. Prior to GenerationA, Aimee served as a foreign correspondent at the Reuters News Agency out of Israel where she interviewed leading politicians and influencers. Previously, she served as Director of Israel Radio's English News Service, where she was responsible for management and execution of four daily broadcasts, aired locally and internationally. Aimee also worked as an on air news presenter for Jerusalem Online, a globally broadcast current affairs program. She holds a Masters in Journalism and a Bachelors in Political Science both from Michigan State University.
New OpenSSL Man-in-the-Middle Vulnerability Revealed
Posted on: 06 Jun 2014
There is a new exploit in OpenSSL that can allow a man-in-the-middle (MITM) to intercept and decrypt traffic and modify traffic between the vulnerable client and server, according to an…
“TrueCrypt is not secure,” Official SourceForge Page Warns of Crypto Program
Posted on: 29 May 2014
The widely used open-source TrueCrypt encryption program is “not secure” and should not be used, according to SourceForge, one of the official webpages for TrueCrypt. The announcement posted at truecrypt.sourceforge.net…
“I was Trained as a Spy,” Snowden Says
Posted on: 29 May 2014
National Security Agency (NSA) leaker Edward Snowden called himself a patriot who simply was defending the constitution during an interview with NBC “Nightly News” broadcast on Wednesday. The former NSA…
F5 Networks Acquires Cloud DDoS Mitigation Provider Defense.Net
Posted on: 23 May 2014
F5 Networks has acquired privately held cloud-based distributed denial of service (DDoS) mitigation provider Defense.Net for an undisclosed sum, according to a press release. F5 said it took the move to…
Apple Agrees to Settle Patent Infringement Lawsuit Brought by Intertrust Technologies Corp
Posted on: 07 Apr 2014
Apple Inc and Intertrust Technologies Corp, a provider of trusted computing technologies, have agreed to settle a year-old patent infringement case, according to court records. Terms of the settlement were…
United Nations Launches Global Cybersecurity Index
Posted on: 02 Apr 2014
The United Nations (UN) International Telecommunications Union (ITU) announced the launch of the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) to measure the status of cybersecurity worldwide, the UN said in a statement.…
Hackers Increasingly Turn to Darknet, Black Market Growing
Posted on: 28 Mar 2014
The black market for hackers is continuing to grow as they increasingly turn to the “darknet” to access tools, services and the spoils of the attacks while averting law enforcement, according to a…
Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Israeli Cybersecurity Firm
Posted on: 24 Mar 2014
Firewall maker Palo Alto Networks Inc. said it will buy Israeli security firm Cyvera for about $200 million in cash and stock, the company said in a release. After the…
Ireland Seeks to Attract Multinational Security Companies
Posted on: 12 Mar 2014
Ireland is hoping US-based security companies will try their luck by establishing their European hubs in the island nation. Calling itself the “Silicon Valley of Europe” with security companies such…
Cyberoam Now 100 Percent Subsidiary of Sophos
Posted on: 17 Feb 2014
Post the recent Sophos acquisition of Cyberoam its CEO and MD Hemal Patel gives securitycurrent more information on the terms and what the acquistion means. sc: Sophos already acquired a UTM vendor.…