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Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:52:47 +0000

Yesterday, the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) announced the dates and contest rules for Pwn2Own 2018. Last year, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the event and the 11th year is going to be bigger than ever! Pwn2Own will be returning to Vancouver, BC, at the CanSecWest Conference on March 14-16, 2018. ZDI is partnering with…

Security Wired

January 25, 2018 admin

Bob Lord Is the DNC’s New Chief Security Officer

Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:59:11 +0000

At Yahoo, Bob Lord led the response to two massive cyberattacks. Now he’s bringing that know-how to the Democratic National Committee.

Security Wired

January 25, 2018 admin

The Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight Over Nuclear War Fears

Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 15:22:38 +0000

As the so-called Doomsday Clock ticks even closer to midnight, a reminder of just how easy it is to slip into nuclear war.

Security Wired

January 25, 2018 admin

How #ReleaseTheMemo Relies on Basic Misunderstandings of FISA Law

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 20:15:44 +0000

Congressman Devin Nunes has fired up his fellow Republicans over a mysterious memo, taking advantage of a secretive legal process to sow confusion.

ComputerWorld Independent

January 25, 2018 admin

Microsoft Patch Alert: Lots of lingering problems in a very messy month

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 10:00:00 -0800

On the heels of a relatively benevolent December Patch Tuesday, the stream of patches pouring out of Microsoft (and Intel!) in January reached epic proportions. To be fair, it looks as if Microsoft got drawn into releasing its Meltdown/Spectre barrage early – on Jan. 3 – but they were so buggy they were withdrawn for AMD processors on Jan. 8, and gradually re-released in phases over the next two weeks.

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Security TrendMicro

January 25, 2018 admin

Got AV? Good Start! Now it’s Time to Protect Your Entire Family

Credit to Author: Michael Miley| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:00:16 +0000

We all know cyberspace can be a scary place. That’s why Trend Micro is here to protect your digital life with a range of comprehensive security products. But we’ve noticed that some of our customers are only protecting their main PC or Mac, leaving other devices – especially smartphones – exposed to modern threats like…

Kaspersky Security

January 25, 2018 admin

Which protection from Kaspersky Lab is right for you?

Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:00:59 +0000

Our infographics will help you find the security solution that suits you best.

ComputerWorld Independent

January 25, 2018 admin

WD turns to single app portal to create 'mobile moments' for workers

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 03:11:00 -0800

Over the past year and a half, storage hardware maker Western Digital (WD) has been in the throes of a massive integration of three companies onto a single application portal.

After acquiring two multi-billion dollar competitors in the past five years – HGST and SanDisk – WD chose to create a new, single application web portal instead of choosing from among the three already in use by each company.

One of the drivers for starting from scratch with a single corporate app portal was to help speed up the integration of future mergers and acquisitions, as well as hardening mobile security. The company also wanted to empower end users by giving them open access to whatever business app they need on any mobile device.

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