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Trend Micro Named A Leader in 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms

Credit to Author: Wendy Moore| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:29:43 +0000

Leadership. It’s a weighty term, although frequently it is used too lightly and all too often it’s a self-declared position. We believe, leaders can come and go, and leadership can be fleeting depending on the factors for long term success. It is for all these reasons, that we are proud, not only to be in…

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Texas ransomware attacks: to pay or not to pay? | TECH(feed)


Nearly two dozen cities in Texas have been hit by a ransomware attack executed by a single threat actor. These attacks beg the question: Is it ever worth it to pay a cyber attacker’s ransom? In this episode of TECH(feed), Juliet discusses the pattern of ransomware attacks on local governments, how municipalities have responded and how to prevent a ransomware attack in the first place.

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ComputerWorldIndependent

Throwback Thursday: Eyes only

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 03:00:00 -0700

Programmer pilot fish goes online to a message board for a development system that’s used for one of his company’s applications.

But he gets a message that the site is blocked. He can either forget about it, click a link to continue, or click a link to see the company’s access policy.

He clicks to continue, gets what he needs, and then, just out of curiosity, he clicks to see the access policy to get an idea of why this site is being blocked.

But instead of seeing the access policy, fish sees this message: Content blocked. Click here to access our internet resource policy.

Sputters baffled fish, “It actually blocked the policy!”

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