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Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 12:00:00 +0000
A former telecoms entrepreneur, the Virginia senator says that saving the industry (and democracy) might mean blowing up Big Tech as we know it.
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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:14:00 -0800
Time and again we see the same drama play out. Microsoft releases a security patch and scary warnings appear from every corner. When your local news broadcast tells you that you better patch Windows right now…, more temperate advice should prevail.
A little over two weeks ago, on Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released a patch for a security hole known as CVE-2020-0601 – the Crypt32.dll vulnerability also called ChainOfFools or CurveBall.
Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 03:00:00 -0800
The largest electronic medical record (EMR) vendor in the U.S. is fighting a proposed government rule to allow patients and their physicians greater access to electronic health information – regardless of the technology platform – to promote data exchange.
According to a number of recent reports, EMR vendor Epic Systems is lookng to derail the finalization of a rule from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that would implement some provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act. In particular, the rules governing information-blocking of patient healthcare information and EMR interoperability are at the heart of the fight.
Credit to Author: David Nield| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:08:22 +0000
Both iPhones and Androids are encrypted by default. But there are steps you can take to safeguard your data on backups and messaging apps.
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Credit to Author: Alex Baker-Whitcomb| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 22:46:04 +0000
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.
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Take stock of how people and devices access your network and block potential avenues of attack.
Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 12:00:00 +0000
From controversy over camo print to Star Trek comparisons, the new military branch can’t buy a break online.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 22:41:17 +0000
The technology needed to limit stingrays is clear—but good luck getting telecoms on board.
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