New ransomware outbreak
Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 17:42:39 +0000
A new ransomware outbreak is happening right now. Here’s what we know so far and what you can do to protect yourself from the threat.
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Month: June 2017
To Thrive in the IoT Era, Colocation Providers Must Drink Their Share of IoT Champagne
Credit to Author: Mark Bidinger| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:00:27 +0000
IT companies for years have talked – or even bragged – about how they “eat their own dog food,” meaning they use the products they make. Personally I never liked… Read more »
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Read MoreMicrosoft, please stop doing things for our own good
Credit to Author: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:22:00 -0700
For over 20 years, Microsoft stomped on its competitors and then defended itself against the resulting antitrust lawsuits. But with desktop Windows waning in importance and its desktop software rivals largely gone, Microsoft seemed to have turned a new leaf. Or had it?
In the one software sphere left where it still has rivals — antivirus and security software — Microsoft is up to its old anti-competitive tricks. Late last year, Eugene Kaspersky, founder of the eponymous antivirus company, said, “When you upgrade to Windows 10, Microsoft automatically and without any warning deactivates all ‘incompatible’ security software and in its place installs… you guessed it — its own Defender antivirus. But what did it expect when independent developers were given all of one week before the release of the new version of the OS to make their software compatible?”
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The smart, alert, strong, kind, and brave way to internet awesome
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:00:44 +0000
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| This National Internet Safety Month, Google launches Be Internet Awesome, a campaign that aims to teach kids to explore the internet safely, smartly, and confidently. Who said that learning internet safety should be technical and boring? Categories: Tags: be internet awesomechild security onlineGoogleinternet awesomenational internet safety month |
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Read MoreWhat is… phishing
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:07:20 +0000
Welcome to our What is… series, where we turn technical jargon into plain English. Phishing is the word used when a cybercriminal sends you some sort of electronic message to trick you into doing something insecure. The “fishing” metaphor refers to the idea of getting you on the hook and then reeling you in. The […]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=40299&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/jYAVEhKpqOI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read MoreThe Need for Situational Awareness
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Credit to Author: Anthony Giandomenico| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 12:59:00 +0000
As human beings, we are continually looking for knowledge or information to help improve any situation. If we live or work in a crowded city, for example, we want to know which routes are best to avoid getting stuck in traffic. When we enter a restaurant or movie theater we look for the exits. And when suspicious looking person enters the room, part of our mind automatically keeps track of him. This behavior is known as situational awareness, and it’s second nature to most of us. But while such behavior often occurs in our everyday…
Read MoreWith Cisco, Apple weaves itself into enterprise infrastructure
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 07:15:00 -0700
Apple is on course to become the most secure platform provider in the modern enterprise, and Cisco is helping this happen.
You heard that right
“If your enterprise and company is using Cisco and Apple the combination should make the [cybersecurity] insurance cost significantly less for you than it would if you were using some other personal network side and the other operating system in the mobile area,” Apple CEO, Tim Cook, told Cisco Live.
This is a big deal and Cook’s appearance at the show confirms the growing bond between the two firms – and confirms (all over again) that Apple is resolute in its determination to transform enterprise IT infrastructure. Cook even cited the “deeper partnership” with Cisco.
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Improving the efficiency of your packaging systems
Credit to Author: Ashish Patwardhan| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 12:00:26 +0000
A disruptive force known as the fourth industrial revolution is already underway. The phenomenon – known as the Industrial Internet of Things, the digital enterprise or simply “smart manufacturing” –… Read more »
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