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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 08:23:00 -0700

Everyone who can is looking into using Blockchain and Apple is no exception, though it will be a long time before we see any consumer-facing implementations of this.

Apple looks at lots of technologies

If it’s on the Gartner Hype Cycle you can bet a few bucks Apple is looking at it.

That’s why I think it will eventually introduce a 3D printer that works in conjunction with ARKit (unverified prediction), and also why it must be thinking about how to use blockchain.

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ComputerWorld Independent

October 10, 2018 admin

What the heck is it with Windows updates?

Credit to Author: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols| Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 03:00:00 -0700

To help make life better for you, my loyal readers, I suffer by running Windows 7 and 10 on two harmless — never hurt anyone in their lives — PCs. Well, I did. But, in the last week I ran into not one, but two, showstopper update bugs.

First, on Windows 10, I was one of those “lucky” people who had files vaporize when I “updated” to Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809). Because I only use Windows for trivial tasks, I didn’t lose anything valuable when the patch decided to erase everything in the My Documents folder.

Somehow, I think most Windows users use Windows for more important work than I do. I hope you have current backups. At least Computerworld’s Woody Leonhard has some good news: You can get those deleted files back.

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Security Wired

October 9, 2018 admin

Google+ Shuts Down Over Breach as Google Offers New Privacy Features

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2018 22:48:26 +0000

Google got caught hiding a privacy issue affecting 500,000 users on the same day it rolled out privacy protections.

Security TrendMicro

October 9, 2018 admin

Let’s Continue the Skills Gap Conversation

Credit to Author: Greg Young (Vice President for Cybersecurity)| Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2018 13:00:58 +0000

Most analysis is that the cybersecurity skills gap or shortage is getting worse. ESG reported in CSOOnline that 2018 had the highest levels, at 51%, where organizations “claimed their organization had a problematic shortage of cybersecurity skills.” It’s a complex problem, but I believe with non-complex solutions. The Problems (and the Solutions) HR &…

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ComputerWorld Independent

October 7, 2018 admin

Apple, Amazon server spy story is wake-up call to security pros (u)

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2018 04:29:00 -0700

Apple and Amazon have strenuously denied Bloomberg’s claims of a sophisticated hardware exploit against servers belonging to them and numerous other entities, including U.S. law enforcement

Chinese, Apple and chips

Put in very simple terms, the claim is that malicious chips were found inside servers used in data centers belonging to the tech firms.

These chips (it’s claimed) worked to exfiltrate data from those servers, which were themselves sourced from server manufacturer Super Micro. That company’s server products are/were also used by Amazon, the U.S. government, and 30 other organizations. The chips were allegedly put in place by employees bribed by Chinese government agents.

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Security Wired

October 6, 2018 admin

A Good Password Law, Hardware Hacks, and More Security News This Week

Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2018 13:00:00 +0000

Hardware hacks, the government gets two-factor, and more security news this week.

Security Wired

October 6, 2018 admin

Don’t Buy the Trump Administration’s China Misdirection

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:00:00 +0000

The White House keeps accusing China of election interference—but it’s nothing like Russia in 2016.

ComputerWorld Independent

October 6, 2018 admin

Spy chips on servers? Lessons learned (and questions to ask)

Credit to Author: Ryan Faas| Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2018 04:17:00 -0700

On Thursday, Bloomberg Businessweek published an in-depth report alleging that Chinese suppliers for server hardware company Supermicro had placed microchips onto motherboards ordered by the San Jose-based company that were later sold to fill orders from as many as 30 customers.

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(Insider Story)