New Honor 8 flagship phone strengthens Honor’s global presence and introduces global ambassador, Brooklyn Beckham

SAN FRANCISCO - Wednesday, August 17th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today at the California Academy of Sciences, Honor, a global smartphone brand targeted towards millennial consumers, launched the new Honor 8, Honor’s flagship smartphone for young mobile natives in search of the extraordinary. In addition, Brooklyn Beckham was announced as the Honor global ambassador, releasing his documentary-style film.

Since launching in December 2013 – only two short years ago – Honor has achieved tremendous growth and has evolved as an innovative e-brand leader. Its products are now available in over 74 countries. Honor 8 was unveiled in China in July and will soon launch in Europe. Having shipped more than 40,000,000 units in 2015, Honor has grown 100 percent year-over-year, cementing its position as a leading global e-brand. ... Read more »

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Tuesday, August 16th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Baswood Corporation, a privately held company leading innovation in sustainable wastewater treatment solutions, announced a new round of funding led by Inherent Group, LLC.

According to Michael Walker, CEO of Baswood, the funding will be used to support the company’s strong growth in North America along with continuing expansion within the Asia-Pacific marketplace. “Baswood’s patented solutions provide a significantly lower energy footprint that results in substantially lower operating costs, while delivering superior digestion and lower solids output. Our systems dramatically lower the life-cycle cost of wastewater treatment, providing a strong return on investment for our customers,” said Walker. “We are particularly excited about partnering with Inherent Group because of their like-minded commitment to customer value and environmental sustainability.&rdq ... Read more »

DNS and DDoS mitigation service provider exposes widespread DNSSEC amplification vulnerabilities;

STERLING, Va. - Wednesday, August 17th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Average DNSSEC amplification is nearly 30 times greater than requests

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Neustar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR), a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information services, today published “DNSSEC: How Savvy DDoS Attackers Are Using Our Defenses Against Us a research report that details how Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) can be subverted as an amplifier in Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. Neustar determined that on average, DNSSEC reflection can transform an 80-byte query into a 2,313-byte response, an amplification factor of nearly 30 times, which can easily cause a network service outage during a DDoS attack, resulting in lost revenue and data breaches.

“DNSSEC emerged as a tool to combat DNS hijacking, but unfortunately, hackers have realized that t ... Read more »