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Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 14:00:10 +0000
Top 10 announcements from the Microsoft Ignite Conference across security, compliance, and identity.
The post Microsoft announces new innovations in security, compliance, and identity at Ignite appeared first on Microsoft Security.
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Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 03:00:00 -0800
While one in three large enterprises has a chief mobility officer (CMO), according to one survey, that role is now largely duplicative and unnecessary – and creating it can hit a company’s bottom line.
Management consultancy Janco Associates, which lists job descriptions and conducts bi-annual salary surveys, last week updated its description of a Chief Mobility Officer (CMO) to include privacy compliance policies in light of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CaCPA), which goes into effect in January.
“As the use of personal mobile devices, social networking, and compliance requirements expand, organizations are faced with a dilemma. How can they balance privacy compliance mandates like CaCPA with business continuity, security, and operational needs in an ever more complex operating environment?” said Victor Janulaitis, CEO of Janco Associates.
Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 10:40:59 +0000
Attention! Are you using Chrome as your web browsing software on your Windows, Linux and Mac? High time you update your browser!! That’s right. With Google recently releasing Chrome version 78.0.3904.87 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, there come’s an urgent warning, requesting billions of users to update their software immediately. The warning comes after…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 06:11:58 +0000
The recent cyber-attack on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) has been confirmed by the officials and yet again security of critical infrastructure has become the talk of the cyber world. The officials mentioned that there is no damage to control systems of the plant as the core processing controls are…
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2019 21:41:48 +0000
Banking industry giant NCR Corp. [NYSE: NCR] late last month took the unusual step of temporarily blocking third-party financial data aggregators Mint and QuicBooks Online from accessing Digital Insight, an online banking platform used by hundreds of financial institutions. That ban, which came in response to a series of bank account takeovers in which cybercriminals used aggregation sites to surveil and drain consumer accounts, has since been rescinded. But the incident raises fresh questions about the proper role of digital banking platforms in fighting password abuse.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2019 12:00:00 +0000
More companies than ever are offering low-cost security services for election bureaus and campaigns. It’s still not clear how much they’ll actually help.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2019 00:14:55 +0000
After months of warnings, the first successful attack using Microsoft’s BlueKeep vulnerability has arrived—but isn’t nearly as bad as it could have been.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 13:00:00 +0000
NSO Group exploits, *Counter-Strike* money laundering, and a Pentagon scam are among the week’s top security news.
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