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Can Microsoft lawyers defeat Putin’s most notorious spy-hackers?

Credit to Author: Preston Gralla| Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 07:53:00 -0700

Russian’s spy-hackers have taken on almost a mythical status as more details have emerged about how they hacked the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton campaign and influenced the last presidential election. The National Security Agency and the entire U.S. intelligence community seem to be a step behind them, and the worst may be yet to come.

And now comes an unlikely potential savior: Microsoft’s lawyers. They’re using a combination of cyber-sleuthing and innovative legal filings to strike at one of Russia’s most dangerous cyber-espionage groups, Fancy Bear. So far, the tactic is paying off. But it’s not clear that Microsoft can defeat the hackers in the long run.

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Promoting Online Safety in Canada: Trend Micro Launches Video Contest for Local Kids

Credit to Author: Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)| Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 13:00:48 +0000

At Trend Micro we always strive to be a responsible corporate citizen. Right from the beginning the company has devoted significant time and resources to a variety of projects: from house building in the Philippines, to our Give and Match programs around the world designed to support vital community projects. However, a special focus has…

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Five Mistakes I Bet You Are Making with your Managed Services business

Credit to Author: Ryan Delany| Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:00:23 +0000

As a managed service provider, your customers have entrusted you to manage their IT infrastructure and their security so it’s important that you are making the right choices to secure their environments and keep cyber criminals at bay. In my years of working with our Managed Service Provider partners, I’ve seen a number of mistakes…

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