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Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 13:51:43 +0000

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been up and running for a couple of months now and your organization is compliant. It’s time to take a little break – well, not so fast! Late last week, the State of California passed a new data privacy law called the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018….

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Security Wired

July 5, 2018 admin

How to Check App Permissions on iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS

Credit to Author: David Nield| Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2018 11:00:00 +0000

It’s never a bad time to audit your app permissions. In fact, it’s more important than ever.

Security Wired

July 3, 2018 admin

How the Pentagon Keeps Its App Store Secure

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 17:23:08 +0000

To keep malware at bay, the GEOINT App Store has created a screening process that no commercial platform could ever match.

Security Wired

July 3, 2018 admin

SCOTUS and Congress Leave the Right to Privacy Up for Grabs

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 15:49:08 +0000

As the push for more digital privacy grows, the question is whether the courts or lawmakers will step up to protect our rights—or if it will fall through the cracks.

ComputerWorld Independent

July 3, 2018 admin

The difference between red team engagements and vulnerability assessments | Salted Hash Ep 34

In this episode, host Steve Ragan talks with Phil Grimes, Professional Services Lead at RedLegg, about the challenges of educating customers — and building a partnership with them — to create successful red team engagements.

Security Wired

July 2, 2018 admin

The Pentagon Is Building a Dream Team of Tech-Savvy Soldiers

Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 12:00:00 +0000

For years the Army has tried to recruit talent from Silicon Valley. A new initiative aims to nurture the rising technologists within its own ranks, too.

Security TrendMicro

July 2, 2018 admin

Summer Vacation Plans? Be Safe When Connecting!

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:00:31 +0000

Tips to Protect Yourself While Traveling Summer travel should be a respite from work, when you relax and don’t have to worry about business. And your mobile devices can help make it easier, whether it’s booking a flight or a hotel room, ordering a cab or an Uber driver, browsing websites for your next destination,…

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ComputerWorld Independent

July 2, 2018 admin

Get the Microsoft June patches applied, but watch out for Win7 NICs and old antivirus

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 07:05:00 -0700

Windows 7 customers should be on the lookout for a couple of, uh, challenges this month, as the Win10 1803 trail of tears continues and Win10 1709 finally looks pretty solid.

The Win7/Server 2008R2 network card bugs continue

First, the good news. If you installed last month’s Win7/Server 2008R2 patches and your network connections didn’t go kablooey, you’re almost undoubtedly OK to proceed with this month’s patches.

On the other hand, if you’ve been waiting to install patches on your Win7 or Server 2008R2 machine, you need to be aware of a bug that Microsoft has acknowledged. It was introduced by a patch back in March, according to the KB articles, and hasn’t been fixed yet:

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