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Credit to Author: Prashant Kadam| Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 06:38:43 +0000

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Monero, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Tezos are in full swing. And they have exponentially increased cryptocurrency mining (or cryptomining) activities. Previously, cryptomining was carried out by powerful and dedicated mining hardware or by utilizing distributed computing because the entire process requires a lot of computation. However, there has been an observable change in the mining trends. Now, web browsers are taking part in cryptomining and its activity is growing because…

Security Wired

January 22, 2018 admin

Pixek App Encrypts Your Photos From Camera to Cloud

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 12:00:00 +0000

Pixek, an end-to-end encrypted photo app, could point to the future of searchable cloud data storage.

ComputerWorld Independent

January 22, 2018 admin

Get 29% Off This 6-Sheet Micro-Cut Paper and Credit Card Shredder

Credit to Author: DealPost Team| Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 07:08:00 -0800

This powerful micro-cut shredder from AmazonBasics turns a letter-sized sheet into 2,235 pieces of confetti, up to 6 sheets at a time (5/32 by 15/32 inches; security level P-4). Inserted one at a time, it also destroys credit cards, rendering them completely unusable. It features a generous 4.1-gallon waste bin that is easy to manage. This micro-cut shredder averages 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon from over 1,900 people (72% rate a full 5 stars: read reviews). Its typical list price of $50 has been reduced 29% to $36. See it on Amazon.

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ComputerWorld Independent

January 22, 2018 admin

FAQ: Windows 10 LTSB explained

Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 03:52:00 -0800

Windows 10 will power to its third anniversary this summer, but one branch, identified by the initials L-T-S-B, remains an enigma to most corporate users.

LTSB, which stands for “Long-term Servicing Branch,” was among the pillars of Windows 10 in the months leading up to, and for months after, the mid-2015 roll-out of the operating system. For a time, it seemed that it had a shot at becoming the Windows 10 for enterprise because it was seen as a calm port in a storm of radical change.

That hasn’t happened, in part because Microsoft has steered customers away from LTSB.

Just what is LTSB? And what has Microsoft done to make it an afterthought?

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ComputerWorld Independent

January 22, 2018 admin

The people you call when you've had a breach | Salted Hash Ep 15

Rob Lee, faculty fellow at the SANS Technology Institute, talks with host Steve Ragan about his group's work to help companies out of sticky situations, plus the state of the security industry and predictions for 2018.