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Credit to Author: Steven Carlini| Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 15:26:22 +0000
As a data center solutions guy, I attend many industry conferences and forums. So, I’m always curious about new ideas and how customers are using technology to solve new business… Read more »
The post Why This New Gartner Data Center Modernization Report Caught Me by Surprise appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.
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Credit to Author: James Cabe| Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 08:48:31 -0700
The most important question related to the recent WannaCry attacks isn’t who the attackers were, or how big the attack was. The question is, “How did this happen in the first place?” The vulnerability exploited by this attack had been patched by Microsoft months before. That patch was part of a widely publicized update that was issued in response to the massive set of NSA cyberespionage tools leaked by the secretive group known as Shadow Brokers. Everyone knew about it. Yet, apparently, few did anything about it. Failure…
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Credit to Author: Darlene Storm| Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 06:31:00 -0700
If your web browser was recording audio and video of you without any indication it was doing so, would you consider that invasion of privacy a security issue? Chrome doesn’t.
After AOL web developer Ran Bar-Zik discovered that a website can record audio and video without the red recording light appearing on the Chrome tab, he reported the bug.
But since users are the crux of problem, Google doesn’t classify it as a security flaw. That’s because before any audio or video recordings, a user has to give a site permission before it can access a user’s webcam or microphone.
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Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 14:00:18 +0000
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| Adware loves to use Scheduled Tasks and Windows services as a timer to show you their advertisements at set intervals. This post tells you how to delete and disable them. Categories: Tags: adwarePieter ArntzPUPPUPsrootkitscheduled tasksservicesthe seriestrojan |
The post Adware the series, part 4 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 00:40:11 +0000
The Pentagon successfully tested its interceptor missile defense against an ICBM, but that doesn’t mean the US is ready for a strike. The post US Missile Defense Still Has a Long, Long Way to Go appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Partha Panda| Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 12:00:37 +0000
Here at Trend Micro we highly value the relationships we’ve build with our partners, especially those that have spanned several years. However, it’s particularly gratifying when those partners choose to recognize our work with an award. So, excuse us while we toot our own horn’s for a bit. Recently, we were honored to receive the…
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 00:40:11 +0000
The Pentago successfully tested its interceptor missile defense against an ICBM, but that doesn’t mean the US is ready for a strike. The post Don’t Read Too Much Into That Successful Missile Defense Test appeared first on WIRED.
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Credit to Author: Aamir Lakhani| Date: Mon, 29 May 2017 21:22:20 -0700
Historically, federal agencies have been wary of using public cloud due to security concerns. Yet the agility and cost savings offered by cloud infrastructure is proving to be a major incentive, leading to a recent big push for agencies to re-engage with public cloud providers. Security is still a central issue, and many agencies are looking at cloud service providers whose products adopt a cloud-first strategy, viewing them either as a firewall in the cloud or as a way to outsource security to the cloud. However, no one…
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