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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:00:00 -0700

A week ago, I lamented the lack of a fix for the bad June Office security patches. On June 13, those of you with Automatic Update turned on were treated to seven different, documented bugs that persisted until today.

I expected to see these patches on Tuesday, in normal cadence. For reasons that are only known to Microsoft, they waited until today, Thursday, to release the files.

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ComputerWorld Independent

July 27, 2017 admin

Simple tips to keep your devices secure when you travel

CSO security reporters Fahmida Rashid and Steve Ragan share some easy ways to keep your data and devices secure while traveling, even at the Black Hat conference, where active scanning is the norm. (And check out the built-in Faraday cage in Fahmida's jacket).

Security Wired

July 27, 2017 admin

One Billion Daily WhatsApp Users Prove Privacy Isn’t Dead

Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:04:09 +0000

WhatsApp’s rise and Twitter’s decline converge to send a message about the way we communicate now.

Security Wired

July 27, 2017 admin

_Reply All_’s Latest Episode Tackles Phone Scammers

Credit to Author: Davey Alba| Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:43:15 +0000

Reply All trades memes for scams in its latest endeavor.

Security Wired

July 27, 2017 admin

The _Reply All_ Podcast Tackles Phone Scammers–By Meeting Them in Person

Credit to Author: Davey Alba| Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:43:15 +0000

Reply All trades memes for scams in its latest endeavor.

ComputerWorld Independent

July 27, 2017 admin

How DevOps and cloud will speed up security

Zane Lackey, CSO and co-founder of Signal Sciences, talks with CSO senior writer Fahmida Rashid about how DevOps and cloud can help organizations embed security into their technology structures, enabling business to move faster.