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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 10:00:00 -0800

On the heels of a relatively benevolent December Patch Tuesday, the stream of patches pouring out of Microsoft (and Intel!) in January reached epic proportions. To be fair, it looks as if Microsoft got drawn into releasing its Meltdown/Spectre barrage early – on Jan. 3 – but they were so buggy they were withdrawn for AMD processors on Jan. 8, and gradually re-released in phases over the next two weeks.

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January 25, 2018 admin

WD turns to single app portal to create 'mobile moments' for workers

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 03:11:00 -0800

Over the past year and a half, storage hardware maker Western Digital (WD) has been in the throes of a massive integration of three companies onto a single application portal.

After acquiring two multi-billion dollar competitors in the past five years – HGST and SanDisk – WD chose to create a new, single application web portal instead of choosing from among the three already in use by each company.

One of the drivers for starting from scratch with a single corporate app portal was to help speed up the integration of future mergers and acquisitions, as well as hardening mobile security. The company also wanted to empower end users by giving them open access to whatever business app they need on any mobile device.

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January 25, 2018 admin

Throwback Thursday: Oops!

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 03:00:00 -0800

This company has just completed its project to build a dedicated secure server room — and it’s really something, reports an IT pilot fish who’s getting the grand-opening tour.

“The construction was led by the building maintenance manager and an IT manager,” fish says. “We were shown the raised floor in case of a flood, and the fireproof and reinforced door with a electronic security key that could keep track of individuals entering the room — and, of course, keep intruders out, as the door had a heavy-duty bolt lock.”

Fish is impressed, right up until the end of the tour. That’s when the door closes as the tour group leaves, and fish turns back for one last look.

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January 23, 2018 admin

Mingis on Tech: 2018 – the year blockchain breaks out

Blockchain continues to evolve and grow, as more companies test it out. It's now seen as the heart of a new global shipping platform that could save companies billions of dollars and as the underpinning for a P2P cloud storage endeavor.

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January 22, 2018 admin

Get 29% Off This 6-Sheet Micro-Cut Paper and Credit Card Shredder

Credit to Author: DealPost Team| Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 07:08:00 -0800

This powerful micro-cut shredder from AmazonBasics turns a letter-sized sheet into 2,235 pieces of confetti, up to 6 sheets at a time (5/32 by 15/32 inches; security level P-4). Inserted one at a time, it also destroys credit cards, rendering them completely unusable. It features a generous 4.1-gallon waste bin that is easy to manage. This micro-cut shredder averages 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon from over 1,900 people (72% rate a full 5 stars: read reviews). Its typical list price of $50 has been reduced 29% to $36. See it on Amazon.

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January 22, 2018 admin

FAQ: Windows 10 LTSB explained

Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 03:52:00 -0800

Windows 10 will power to its third anniversary this summer, but one branch, identified by the initials L-T-S-B, remains an enigma to most corporate users.

LTSB, which stands for “Long-term Servicing Branch,” was among the pillars of Windows 10 in the months leading up to, and for months after, the mid-2015 roll-out of the operating system. For a time, it seemed that it had a shot at becoming the Windows 10 for enterprise because it was seen as a calm port in a storm of radical change.

That hasn’t happened, in part because Microsoft has steered customers away from LTSB.

Just what is LTSB? And what has Microsoft done to make it an afterthought?

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January 22, 2018 admin

The people you call when you've had a breach | Salted Hash Ep 15

Rob Lee, faculty fellow at the SANS Technology Institute, talks with host Steve Ragan about his group's work to help companies out of sticky situations, plus the state of the security industry and predictions for 2018.