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Introducing SwyftComply, Indusface's Game Changing Solution for Rapid Security Compliance within 72 Hours

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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DALLAS, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Indusface, an award-winning, fast-growing, institutionally-funded Application Security SaaS company has announced the release of SwyftComply, a game-changing solution that will enable security leaders to provide a clean, zero-vulnerability report for compliance within 72 hours.

Key Points: 
  • In this scenario, providing a clean report during security audits is a major source of stress for security teams worldwide.
  • With this launch, we'll protect all their open vulnerabilities on AppTrana within 72 hours and give them a clean report for compliance."
  • Rajesh Dalal, Senior Manager, Information Security, HDFC Ergo added, "A clean report with zero open vulnerabilities is mandatory for regulatory compliance.
  • A clean, zero-vulnerability report that could be downloaded on the portal within 72 hours.

How better and cheaper software could save millions of dollars while improving Canada’s health-care system

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Monday, February 5, 2024
Internet, EMR, BLD, Population growth, Churn, Health information management, HIT, Capitalism, Nursing, Western University, Canada Health Act, Artificial intelligence, Federation, Bleeding, Hope, Electronic health record, Google Images, Health, FOSS, Software, Magnetic resonance imaging, Medical device

Billions of Canadian tax dollars have been funnelled to private companies to develop proprietary medical software.

Key Points: 
  • Billions of Canadian tax dollars have been funnelled to private companies to develop proprietary medical software.
  • More tax dollars were then paid to the same companies to use the software to run our medical system.
  • The health system might be better prepared for these challenges if literally billions of dollars had not been squandered on proprietary software development.

Undoing waste


Although the Canadian federal government has invested over $2.1 billion developing health information technology (HIT), all 10 provinces still have their own separate HIT systems. Besides being an obvious source of redundancy and waste, these systems:

  • We chose something easy and straightforward that all the provinces needed and settled on the common billing, lab results and diagnostic imaging (BLD) functions of these separate systems.
  • Then we proposed using a free and open-source software system called HermesAPI to provide BLD for Canada.

Proprietary software vs. open source

  • Another approach that immediately eliminates that waste is called free and open source software (FOSS).
  • That last bit is the core viral idea of open source development: if anyone makes an improvement in the software, they must share it back with the community.
  • In fact, today, open source software is the dominant way to develop software in industry because it tends to be technically superior and more secure.
  • Every internet company you use, from Facebook to Amazon to Wikipedia, is built on a stack of open source software.

A better way to develop medical software

  • Our study found the cost to develop and maintain HermesAPI would be about $610,000, but would prevent $120,000 per software development company per province in development costs, for a savings of $6.4 million.
  • The real secret of open source software is that it encourages competition in capitalism.
  • FOSS prevents vendor lock-in and monopolistic companies, both of which are common with our current proprietary software model.
  • Fifteen years ago, Ontario’s Auditor General found that by implementing a unified medical records system, we could save at least $6 billion.
  • Joshua M. Pearce has received funding for research from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Mitacs, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), U.S. Department of Defense, The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
  • In addition, his past and present consulting work and research is funded by the United Nations, the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, many non-profits and for-profit companies.
  • He has no direct conflicts of interests.

Xen Project Releases Version 4.18 with New Security, Performance, and Architecture Enhancements for AI/ML Applications

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Monday, November 20, 2023
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“This version provides new enterprise security and high-performance features, but also prepares architectures for HPC and AI/ML applications, which require very large quantities of data processing,” said Kelly Choi, community manager, Xen Project.

Key Points: 
  • “This version provides new enterprise security and high-performance features, but also prepares architectures for HPC and AI/ML applications, which require very large quantities of data processing,” said Kelly Choi, community manager, Xen Project.
  • The Arm® Firmware Framework for Arm A-profile (FF-A) framework support is now merged in upstream Xen as a tech preview.
  • The memory subsystem in Xen on Arm64 is now more compliant with the Arm architecture.
  • XenServer inherits its security and performance from the Xen Project hypervisor,” said Jacus de Beer, general manager, XenServer BU, Cloud Software Group.

Open Source Initiative Announces Open Policy Alliance, Convening Public Benefit and Charitable Foundations Working in Open Domains

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The public policy team of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has launched the Open Policy Alliance (OPA), a new program aimed at building and supporting a coalition of underrepresented voices from public benefit and charitable foundations. The OPA, has been created in response to increased demand for public dialog and stakeholder engagement in the Open Source software community as well as adjacent areas such as open content, research, AI and data.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The public policy team of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has launched the Open Policy Alliance (OPA), a new program aimed at building and supporting a coalition of underrepresented voices from public benefit and charitable foundations.
  • The OPA will focus on educating public policy makers on Open Source to inform their development and deliberation of new policy concepts.
  • Public benefit and charitable foundations with an interest in Open Source software, content, research and education are encouraged to join the OPA.
  • By working together, the coalition members will amplify their collective impact, creating a more inclusive and equitable future for Open Source.

SpecterOps Closes Series A Extension From Ballistic Ventures, Bringing Funding Round Total to $33.5M

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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This brings SpecterOps’ Series A total to $33.5M.

Key Points: 
  • This brings SpecterOps’ Series A total to $33.5M.
  • The funding will further accelerate the already significant adoption of BloodHound Enterprise (BHE), the industry’s first platform for comprehensively removing identity attack paths in Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD) and Azure AD.
  • It will also expand research and development initiatives across SpecterOps, including BloodHound free and open source software (FOSS).
  • Today, BloodHound Enterprise is used worldwide by companies like Capital Group, the University of Texas at Austin and Woodside Energy.

Bloomberg Wins Superuser Award in Recognition of Outstanding Use, Support of Open Infrastructure

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- OPENINFRA SUMMIT — The Open Infrastructure Foundation (OpenInfra Foundation) announced today that Bloomberg is the winner of the Superuser Award, which recognizes organizations that have used open infrastructure to improve their business while contributing back to the OpenInfra community. Representatives of the Bloomberg compute engineering team received the 2023 Superuser Award during keynotes at the OpenInfra Summit, the annual international gathering of the people building and running open source infrastructure using Linux, OpenStack, Kubernetes and 30+ other technologies.

Key Points: 
  • Open infrastructure plays a pivotal role in enabling Bloomberg to rapidly stand up on-premise cloud infrastructure across the globe to accommodate its growth.
  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- OPENINFRA SUMMIT — The Open Infrastructure Foundation (OpenInfra Foundation) announced today that Bloomberg is the winner of the Superuser Award, which recognizes organizations that have used open infrastructure to improve their business while contributing back to the OpenInfra community.
  • In addition to providing financial support to the OpenInfra Foundation, Bloomberg launched this year a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Contributor Fund .
  • "I am excited to welcome Bloomberg into the esteemed group of Superuser Awards recipients, which now includes more than 15 global organizations innovating with open infrastructure."

Foss Swim School Celebrates Water Safety Month

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Monday, May 1, 2023
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the National Drowning Prevention Alliance, drowning is the single leading cause of death for children ages one to four and the second leading cause of injury-related death for children up to age 14. FOSS wants to help educate families on everything they can do to help make water safety a top priority, especially as we approach summer and spend more time near pools, lakes, and other bodies of water.

Key Points: 
  • FOSS wants to help educate families on everything they can do to help make water safety a top priority.
  • "Water safety is at the heart of everything we do at FOSS," shared Craig O'Halloran, Chief Executive Officer at FOSS.
  • One important and consistent message of Water Safety Month is that doing what you can to improve water safety should be near the top of every parent's to-do list, starting with never leaving kids unattended around water, and enrolling them in formal swim lessons.
  • For more information about Foss Swim School and Water Safety, please visit fossswimschool.com or follow along on Facebook (@fossswimschool), Instagram (@fossswimschool), and Twitter (@fossswimschool).

CNCF Presents Top End User Award to Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation

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Friday, April 21, 2023
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AMSTERDAM, April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, today announced that Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation GmbH on behalf of Mercedes-Benz AG has won the CNCF End User Award in recognition of its achievements in cloud native development and notable contributions to the cloud native ecosystem.

Key Points: 
  • Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary that develops technological innovations, digital products, and advanced software solutions exclusively for Mercedes-Benz AG.
  • "We're honored to be recognized by CNCF for our efforts, joining the likes of innovators like Apple, Didi, Intuit, Spotify, and Zalando," said Joerg Schueler, CIO at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation.
  • In recent years Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation GmbH was constantly one of the top end user companies that contributed to Kubernetes worldwide.
  • Mercedes-Benz is one of more than 145 organizations in the CNCF End User Community , which meets regularly to share adoption best practices and feedback on project roadmaps and future projects for CNCF technical leaders to consider.

SpecterOps Raises $25M to Accelerate Company Growth and Expand Attack Path Management Solutions

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Software, Technology, Networks, Security, Bloodhound, University, Moses Austin, FOSS, Connective tissue, Active Directory, Research, BHE, Student, Sakoda, Abuse, Acquisition, Identity management, Zero trust security model, Woodside Energy, Growth, Azure, Azure AD Connect, AD, Duo, News, Capital Group Companies, Cryptocurrency, Video game, Risk management, Mandiant

The platform experienced rapid customer adoption in 2022 with significant product revenue growth and new customer acquisition growing by more than 600%.

Key Points: 
  • The platform experienced rapid customer adoption in 2022 with significant product revenue growth and new customer acquisition growing by more than 600%.
  • "We've seen incredible growth in the past year as enterprises recognize the need for practical solutions to identity-based threats.
  • "SpecterOps fully understands the complexity of the modern threat landscape,” said Kevin Mandia, SpectorOps investor and Mandiant CEO and founder.
  • “The tools they have built and their approach to Attack Path Management can make dramatic improvements to Active Directory security.”

Eden Prairie-based Foss Swim School Celebrates 30th Anniversary

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With 24 schools across the Midwest, family-owned Foss Swim School is proud to be celebrating thirty years of teaching students how to swim. From teaching their first lessons in an apartment complex pool in Eden Prairie to now operating 24 schools across Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, FOSS remains dedicated to the mission of swimming as form of child enrichment and a foundation for a lifetime of fun, safety, and physical, social, and mental benefits.

Key Points: 
  • FOSS has taught nearly 20 million students across the Midwest how to swim through personalized quarterly lessons in modern swim schools.
  • EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With 24 schools across the Midwest, family-owned Foss Swim School is proud to be celebrating thirty years of teaching students how to swim.
  • Eden Prairie-based Foss Swim School celebrates their 30th anniversary.
  • In addition to opening more locations, FOSS offers need-based scholarships to increase access to swim lessons.