Kids’ toys have serious privacy problems
Credit to Author: Igor Kuksov| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 17:37:38 +0000
Think connected toys for kids are more secure than those for adults? Think again.
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1,175 hotels listed in payment card breach of Holiday Inn parent company
Credit to Author: Darlene Storm| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 10:11:00 -0700
You may recall commercials for Holiday Inn Express that revolved around a “Stay smart” theme, but if you stayed in Holiday Inn Express, or other InterContinental Hotels Group-branded franchise hotel late last year, then you would be really smart if you keep an eye out for unexpected charges on your credit card.
IHG finally reported the findings from an investigation into a breach of the company’s payment systems. The company has over 5,000 hotels across 100 counties, with brands such as Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Resort, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, InterContinental, Kimpton, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites. Hackers managed to get malware into the front desk payment system at some IHG-branded franchise hotels in the United States and Puerto Rico and made off with payment card data.
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Big data and machine learning: A perfect pair for cyber security?
Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 16:35:07 +0000
Together, big data and machine learning can bolster cyber security and help organizations better protect their assets.
Extending the Security Fabric into Cloud IaaS
Credit to Author: John Maddison| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 09:03:17 -0700
The recent release of FortiOS 5.6 extends the Fortinet Security Fabric into the IaaS infrastructure, enabling organizations to not only simplify and expand their visibility and control deep into the cloud, but also enhance and integrate their total security profile through the automated, rapid sharing of threat intelligence.
Read MoreICYMI: New features for Sophos UTM on AWS
Credit to Author: Bryan Nairn| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 15:18:21 +0000
Over the past few months we’ve added new features and functionality to Sophos UTM on AWS. Changes occur more frequently in the cloud, so we wanted to provide you a summary of everything that has happened in case you missed it. These enhancements allow you to run Sophos UTM in additional AWS Regions, take advantage […]
Courts Are Using AI to Sentence Criminals. That Must Stop Now
Credit to Author: Jason Tashea| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 11:00:01 +0000
Opinion: Courts should pause the use of algorithms for criminal sentencing. The post Courts Are Using AI to Sentence Criminals. That Must Stop Now appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreProfiling 10 types of hackers
Credit to Author: Ryan Francis| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 04:00:00 -0700
Quick Heal supports the Windows 10 Creators Update
Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 09:24:32 +0000
A couple of years ago, Microsoft launched Windows 10 and it created quite a spur among PC users all around the world. Celebrating the anniversary of this launch, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Anniversary Update in August last year. In 2017, Microsoft is ready with the Windows 10 Creators Update….
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