Why This New Gartner Data Center Modernization Report Caught Me by Surprise

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 »

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Byline: WannaCry is Part of a Bigger Problem

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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Chrome bug that lets sites secretly record audio and video is not a flaw Google says

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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Adware the series, part 4

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 14:00:18 +0000

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.

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Decade Long Partnership = Global Partner Innovation Award

Credit 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…

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Byline: What is Next for Cloud Services in the Federal Space?

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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