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Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 10:56:00 -0700

Mozilla earlier this month quietly outlined paid support for enterprise users of Firefox, but last week scrubbed the reference from its website, saying that it is “still exploring that option.”

The offering – labeled “Mozilla Enterprise Client Support” – was to start at $10 per “supported installation,” which likely referred to per-device, not per-user, pricing. It’s unclear whether that was an annual or monthly fee, and Mozilla declined to say which it was when asked.

In return for the fee, Mozilla said on the now-absent Firefox enterprise site – still visible through the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine – customers would be able to privately report bugs via a new web portal and receive fixes on a timeline dependent on the impact and urgency of the problem. Customers would also be able to file requests for help with Firefox’s installation and deployment, management policies, functionality and customization.

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ComputerWorld Independent

September 17, 2019 admin

All about U.S. tech antitrust investigations | TECH(feed)

Four large tech companies — Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook are under investigation in the U.S. for allegedly anticompetitive behavior. These antitrust investigations on both the federal and state levels are aimed at uncovering the practices these companies engage in to eliminate competition. In this episode of TECH(feed), Juliet discusses the House investigation into big tech and how Congress plans to investigate potential wrongdoing by these companies.

Security Wired

September 16, 2019 admin

After Six Years in Exile, Edward Snowden Explains Himself

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:00:00 +0000

In a new memoir and interview, the world’s most famous whistle-blower elucidates as never before why he stood up to mass surveillance—and his love for an internet that no longer exists.

ComputerWorld Independent

September 16, 2019 admin

Now let me guess your password

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 03:00:00 -0700

This pilot fish IT guy gets a call from an irate client one day complaining (incorrectly) that we had changed his administrative password on his Windows 2000 server without his knowledge.

“As I walked him through the logon process, I asked if the username in the login prompt was ‘Administrator,’ says fish. “His reply: “Oh, do I need to change that?”

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Security Wired

September 14, 2019 admin

‘Simjacker’ Attack Can Track Phones Just by Sending a Text

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 13:00:00 +0000

White house spying, North Korea sanctions, and more of the week’s top security news.

Security Wired

September 14, 2019 admin

What Are Zero-Knowledge Proofs?

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 11:00:00 +0000

How do you make blockchain and other transactions truly private? With mathematical models known as zero-knowledge proofs.

Security Wired

September 13, 2019 admin

National Security Is in Trump’s Hands

Credit to Author: Matt Laslo| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:21:15 +0000

With the departure of John Bolton from the White House this week, even the former national security advisor’s biggest critics are worried.

Security TrendMicro

September 13, 2019 admin

This Week in Security News: IoT Devices Are a Target in Cybercriminal Underground

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:18:33 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn how fileless malware abuses PowerShell. Also, read how Trend Micro researchers are pulling back the curtain on the cybercriminal underground to warn consumers and businesses about…

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