My Dad, Keeper of Retro Tech
Credit to Author: Alex Suskind| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:00:00 +0000
“I am a junk collector.”
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Moving to the Cloud? Top Security Factors to Consider
It seems like everyone is talking about moving to the cloud these days. The efficiencies, productivity, agility, elasticity, and cost savings all make a compelling case for migrating from traditional private networks and data centers to private clouds and other virtualized instances, and eventually into public and hybrid environments. Because of these advantages, government agencies and private enterprises across industries are all looking at ways to effectively embrace cloud-first strategies. I attended a security conference just a few…
Read MoreEquifax security breach debacle thickens with improbable denials
Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 06:55:00 -0700
No doubt you’ve heard about the stolen data at credit reporting agency Equifax. The company’s official disclosure appeared yesterday:
Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) today announced a cybersecurity incident potentially impacting approximately 143 million U.S. consumers. Criminals exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability to gain access to certain files. Based on the company’s investigation, the unauthorized access occurred from mid-May through July 2017. … The information accessed primarily includes names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver’s license numbers.
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Irma and Harvey are Putting Experimental New Forecasting Tech to the Test
Credit to Author: Daniel Oberhaus| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 13:30:00 +0000
NOAA is using supercomputers to test a hurricane forecasting algorithm that has been two decades in the making.
Read MoreI Hope the Last Song I Hear Is Played on the Otamatone
Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 13:00:00 +0000
The Japanese instrument has taken YouTube by storm.
Read MoreFacebook May Have More Russian Troll Farms to Worry About
Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 11:00:00 +0000
The Internet Research Agency, which appears to have purchased thousands of bogus political ads on Facebook, may be defunct, but its work may not be done.
Read MoreEquifax breach: What you need to know
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 07:02:47 +0000
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| On July 29, 2017, Equifax discovered that attackers had gained unauthorized access to private data belonging to an estimated 143 million Americans by exploiting a vulnerability in a website application. Categories: Tags: breachdata breachEquifaxidentity theft |
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Read MoreHack Brief: Patch Your Android Phone To Block An Evil ‘Toast’ Attack
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 04:16:44 +0000
Google has released a fix against a devious new form of “overlay” attack against Android phones.
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