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Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2017 03:36:00 -0800
While blockchain technology tends to get the most attention for its role in underpinning cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ether, vertical industries are quickly adopting it for its efficiency and transparency.
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Credit to Author: Matt Kapko| Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2017 03:17:00 -0800
Windows Hello is a biometrics-based technology that enables Windows 10 users to authenticate secure access to their devices, apps, online services and networks with just a fingerprint, iris scan or facial recognition. The sign-in mechanism is essentially an alternative to passwords and is widely considered to be a more user friendly, secure and reliable method to access critical devices, services and data than traditional logins using passwords.
“Windows Hello solves a few problems: security and inconvenience,” said Patrick Moorhead, president and principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy. “Traditional passwords are unsafe as they are hard to remember, and therefore people either choose easy-to-guess passwords or write down their passwords.”
Credit to Author: Nikolay Pankov| Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2017 07:40:53 +0000
2017’s threat of the year was no contest (and no surprise)
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Credit to Author: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols| Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 09:35:00 -0800
It was that biannual time again when I must buy a new smartphone. My Samsung Galaxy 7’s battery wasn’t holding a charge like it used to, and it was getting a little slower and crankier. So I started looked at the new generation of smartphones. And, after considering both minor- and major-league smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy 8, iPhone 8 and iPhone X, I got a Google Pixel 2.
Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:00:00 +0000
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| How does IPv6 compare to IPv4, and what do we need to do make a safe transition? Categories: Tags: internetipv4ipv6protocoltransition |
The post IPv6, it’s waiting for you appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 14:00:04 +0000
The past 12 months have been packed with geopolitical incidents, global malware threats and ubiquitous big-name data breaches. From the CIA Vault7 and NSA Shadow Brokers leaks at the start of the year, to the WannaCry and NotPetya ‘ransomware’ campaigns, and Uber’s shocking revelations just last month, there’s been plenty for UK CISOs to ruminate…
Credit to Author: Juha Rintala| Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 14:00:19 +0000
The previous posts in this series have covered the goals, benefits and installation of arc flash protection in medium voltage equipment. In this final post, I’m going to cover best… Read more »
The post 4 steps for testing and commissioning arc flash protection in medium voltage appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.
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Credit to Author: Jon Bove| Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 13:45:59 +0000
Partners: Cybersecurity must always be a critical element of your customers’ innovations to ensure that changes in enterprise technology do not leave the organization vulnerable to attacks. However, this is easier said than done.
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