IBM has launched Rapid Supplier Connect, a blockchain-based network designed to help healthcare organizations find alternative suppliers and address equipment shortages during the pandemic. Northwell Health and the Worldwide Supply Chain Federation have already joined the network. The initiative aims to connect members to a broader range of suppliers who have reoriented their processes to produce personal protective equipment. IBM is using the blockchain-based Trust Your Supplier identity platform for qualification and identification. The tool will be available at no cost through August to qualified buyers and suppliers in the US and Canada.

Alleged Iranian hackers target victims in Saudi Arabia with new spying malware
Iran-based hacking group APT34 has launched a new cyber espionage operation, according to cybersecurity firm Trend Micro. The group has been infecting victims with the