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Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2017 21:04:00 -0700

Enterprise mobility management (EMM) software vendor MobileIron today announced its Apple release, aimed at the growing need for enterprises to provide IT managers with more robust management and security features for Macs.

While Windows and even Chrome-based laptops are already included in EMM consoles, macOS hardware has traditionally been treated as an outlier in the office, according to Nick McGuire, vice president of Enterprise Research at CCS Insight.

While MobileIron’s software suite already supported macOS for basic functions, including device configuration, millennials entering the workforce favor Apple’s line of laptops – driving the need for a unified endpoint management strategy that includes security and bulk licensing, according to Ojas Rege, MobileIron’s chief strategy officer.

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ComputerWorld Independent

September 5, 2017 admin

It’s time to install August Windows and Office patches — carefully

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2017 05:37:00 -0700

August was a banner month for Windows and Office customers. If I counted correctly, we saw patches on 14 different days last month. The current list of outstanding problems with those patches weighs heavily on my mind, but with the first September non-security Office patches due today, and the September security patches due in a week, it’s time for you to get the August patches out of the way.

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ComputerWorld Independent

September 5, 2017 admin

Tech Talk: Pricey iPhones, intent-based networks, GPS spoofing and smartwatches

Our panel looks at whether smartwatch makers blew it by not focusing on the enterprise, why intent-based networking is the next big thing, whether GPS spoofing is real, and how high is too high when it comes to iPhone prices.

Security TrendMicro

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Edith Wharton, Identity Theft, and the GDPR

Credit to Author: William “Bill” Malik (CISA VP Infrastructure Strategies)| Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2017 12:00:23 +0000

During one of my talks for Garter, I asked the audience, “How many of you have ever had anything stolen?” Many hands went up. Then I asked, “How did you know it was stolen?” The answers generally offered, “I looked for it, and it wasn’t there.” Data theft, and in particular identity theft, is different….

Security Wired

September 5, 2017 admin

One State’s Bail Reform Exposes the Promise and Pitfalls of Tech-Driven Justice

Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:00:00 +0000

In its quest to eliminate bail, New Jersey has turned to tech tools that speed up the process of deciding who does and doesn’t await trial behind bars.

ComputerWorld Independent

September 5, 2017 admin

Down memory lane — and into a ditch

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2017 03:00:00 -0700

One of this pilot fish’s most memorable users is a sales guy who has security issues using his PC — mainly, locking himself out because he can’t remember his password.

“In the past, he would repeatedly get locked out of his computer for entering wrong passwords,” says fish. “I eventually changed his password to be his last name. Should be easy to remember, right?

“Not so. Sales guy calls and he’s locked out of his computer. I unlock it and tell him to try again. Nope, he’s locked out again.

“I reset it again and make a trip to his desk to make sure the Caps Lock isn’t on. I get him logged in.

“A couple hours later he calls again. He’s locked out again. I tell him again, ‘Your password is your last name — just enter it the same way as you spell it.’

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MalwareBytes Security

September 4, 2017 admin

A week in security (August 28 – September 3)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2017 17:00:53 +0000

Last week, we looked at what actions Kronos can perform in the final installment of a 2-part post. We also dived into Locky, again, a ransomware that just made a comeback, and found that its latest variant (as of this writing) has anti-sandboxing capabilities. This means that once Locky has determined that it’s residing in…

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Security Wired

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