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Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 02:59:00 -0800

A Windows expert this week urged Microsoft to put its money where its mouth is and produce a status dashboard or website that reports and tracks problems with the operating system.

Coincidentally or not, on Wednesday Microsoft said it would launch a “Windows update status dashboard,” but did not name a timetable except for a broad “in the coming year.”

“I can go to this page and see if something happening with Office 365 is just a me thing or if everyone else is seeing the same,” said Susan Bradley in a Nov. 13 email reply to questions, referring to the Office 365 Admin Center. (Note: Only those with administrative credentials have access; it’s not meant to provide information to end users.) “(But) if I want to find out if something is a known issue with Windows 10, I have to dig through – and monitor for changes – these pages,” she continued, listing two separate support documents for one such known issue.

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November 13, 2018 admin

Get Over 45 Hours Of Immersive Ethical Hacking Training For $25 (90% Off)

Credit to Author: DealPost Team| Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 13:18:00 -0800

Your private data can reveal a lot about you, such as bank information, spending habits, and even the websites you frequent. This makes large companies like Facebook and Yahoo prime targets for data breaches because of their vast library of user data. Nowadays, it’s more important than ever for companies to remain vigilant against hackers, lest their customers’ privacy and trust be lost.

To defend against such threats, companies hire security professionals who know how to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in security systems. These “ethical hackers” employ the same methods malicious hackers do, but they also patch and report these vulnerabilities to their employers to prevent future intrusions. With data breaches on the rise, the demand for ethical hackers has increased, making this career path both stable and profitable. If you’re interested in learning how to hack security systems (legally, of course) then this $39 Ethical Hacking A to Z Training Bundle is for you.

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November 13, 2018 admin

Get 90% Off Your First Year of RemotePC, Up To 50 Computers for $6.95

Credit to Author: DealPost Team| Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 09:46:00 -0800

iDrive has activated a significant discount on their Remote access software RemotePC in these days leading into Black Friday. RemotePC by iDrive is a full-featured remote access solution that lets you connect to your work, home or office computer securely from anywhere, and from any iOS or Android device. Right now, their 50 computer package is 90% off or just $6.95 for your 1st year. If you’ve been thinking about remote access solutions, now is a good time to consider RemotePC. Learn more about it here.

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November 7, 2018 admin

BitLocker on self-encrypted SSDs blown; Microsoft advises you switch to software protection

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2018 16:08:00 -0800

Yesterday, Microsoft released ADV180028, Guidance for configuring BitLocker to enforce software encryption, in response to a clever crack published on Monday by Carlo Meijer and Bernard van Gastel at Radboud University in the Netherlands (PDF).

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October 30, 2018 admin

Google Smart Lock on Chrome OS: 2 fast fixes and a power-user tip

Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 03:30:00 -0700

Google’s Smart Lock system for Chrome OS is one of those things that sounds spectacular on paper but then frequently falls flat in the real world.

You know about Smart Lock by now, right? It’s something Google created to turn your Android phone into a contact-free key for your Chromebook: Anytime the phone is close to the computer, Chrome OS will automatically detect its presence — and as long as the phone is unlocked, the laptop will let you skip the usual password prompt and hop right in with just a quick click on the sign-on screen.

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October 29, 2018 admin

Regulating the IoT: A conversation with Bruce Schneier | Salted Hash Ep 49

Security expert and author Bruce Schneier talks with senior writer J.M. Porup about that widespread use of connected chips — allowing hackers to access cars, refrigerators, toys and soon, even more home consumer items.

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October 26, 2018 admin

Well, do you trust 'em or don't you?

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:00:00 -0700

Flashback a few decades to the days when this pilot fish is a supervisor in the call center for a big mail-order PC company.

“Our agents were privy to a customer’s credit card information right in the call tracking system,” says fish. “We trusted 600 agents with nearly unlimited access to this customer information without ever a single theft from our people.”

But the call center manager decides the operation needs a way to approve replacement parts to be shipped to customers.

That leads to a new process: When a call-center agent is sending a simple part — say, a new mouse or inexpensive sound card — the agent types in his badge number, then must turn his head to get his supervisor’s attention.

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