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Ransomware and cryptocurrency malware remain top threats.

Vulnerabilities & Threats

Ransomware and Cryptomining Malware Remain Near Top of Threat List Ransomware and Cryptomining Malware Remain Near Top of Threat List

In spite of Meltdown, Spectre, and IoT vulnerabilities, ransomware and cryptomining malware remain a real and present danger to IT operations.

byChristine Hall

Sep 4, 2018

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Attacks & Breaches

Atlassian Buys OpsGenie to Expand in ServiceNow’s Market Atlassian Buys OpsGenie to Expand in ServiceNow’s Market

Sep 4, 2018

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Natural Keys, Surrogate Keys and GDPR Natural Keys, Surrogate Keys and GDPR

Aug 30, 2018

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Microsoft Embraces Role as Anti-Hacking Enforcer

Microsoft Embraces Role as Anti-Hacking Enforcer Microsoft Embraces Role as Anti-Hacking Enforcer

Aug 23, 2018

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How to Set Up an Open Source Internet Proxy Server: 3 Options How to Set Up an Open Source Internet Proxy Server: 3 Options

byChristopher Tozzi

Aug 22, 2018

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Affected products

Microsoft Rescinds, Replaces Security Cumulative Update KB4293807 Microsoft Rescinds, Replaces Security Cumulative Update KB4293807

Aug 21, 2018

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Letter

Attacks & Breaches

Add This to the List of 'New' Malware Types You Need to Look Out For: Snail Mail

Add This to the List of 'New' Malware Types You Need to Look Out For: Snail Mail

Sundar Pichai Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Regulatory Compliance

Google CEO Tells Staff China Plans Are ‘Exploratory’ After Backlash

Google CEO Tells Staff China Plans Are ‘Exploratory’ After Backlash

Cable trays inside a data center

Attacks & Breaches

Microsoft to Open-Source Its Secret Weapon Against Cloud Network Outages

Microsoft to Open-Source Its Secret Weapon Against Cloud Network Outages

byYevgeniy Sverdlik, Data Center Knowledge

Here's an open bank vault.

Regulatory Compliance

Lloyds, Barclays Reveal Security Lapses, Disruptions in Payments

Lloyds, Barclays Reveal Security Lapses, Disruptions in Payments

Endpoint Security

Three More Intel Chip Exploits Surface

Three More Intel Chip Exploits Surface

byChristine Hall

This is a piece of stock art we use for blockchain stories.

Why Isn't Blockchain Technology Adoption Soaring?

Why Isn't Blockchain Technology Adoption Soaring?

byChristine Hall

keyboard with magnifying glass

Data Destruction Services Ensure that Data is Sincerely Dead

Data Destruction Services Ensure that Data is Sincerely Dead

byTom Henderson

Google office

Vulnerabilities & Threats

Google’s DeepMind To Create Product to Spot Sight-Threatening Disease

Google’s DeepMind To Create Product to Spot Sight-Threatening Disease

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg

Endpoint Security

Samsung Unveils Note 9, Upgraded Watch and Home Speaker

Samsung Unveils Note 9, Upgraded Watch and Home Speaker

Identity Management & Access Control

The Passwordless Authentication Future May Be Closer Than You Think

The Passwordless Authentication Future May Be Closer Than You Think

byTom Henderson

Hackers Already Attacking Midterm Elections, Raising U.S. Alarms

Attacks & Breaches

Hackers Already Attacking Midterm Elections, Raising U.S. Alarms

Hackers Already Attacking Midterm Elections, Raising U.S. Alarms

Barbed-wire fence

Wordfence: Security Plugin in WordPress Provides Firewall Features

Wordfence: Security Plugin in WordPress Provides Firewall Features

byTom Henderson

Face

Regulatory Compliance

Microsoft Calls for Regulation to Address Facial Recognition Issues--Will Others Follow?

Microsoft Calls for Regulation to Address Facial Recognition Issues--Will Others Follow?

Earth

Vulnerabilities & Threats

Geopolitics of Russia, China, U.S. Increasingly Affect IT Security

Geopolitics of Russia, China, U.S. Increasingly Affect IT Security

Fiber optic cables feed into a switch inside a communications room at an office in the U.K. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg

Vulnerabilities & Threats

China, Russia, Iran Top Cyber Threats, U.S. Intelligence Finds

China, Russia, Iran Top Cyber Threats, U.S. Intelligence Finds

Facebook, Twitter Say Europe's Privacy Law Causing User Drop

Regulatory Compliance

Facebook, Twitter Say Europe's Privacy Law Causing User Drop

Facebook, Twitter Say Europe's Privacy Law Causing User Drop

Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook Takes Historic Plunge as Scandals Finally Take a Toll

Facebook Takes Historic Plunge as Scandals Finally Take a Toll

code

Regulatory Compliance

Open Source Licensing: Why the GPL's Heyday Is Over

Open Source Licensing: Why the GPL's Heyday Is Over

byChristopher Tozzi

GHDB

Vulnerabilities & Threats

Search Engine Hacks: What You Need to Know (Now) about Google Hacking

Search Engine Hacks: What You Need to Know (Now) about Google Hacking

byTom Henderson

Woman working at computer laptop

Endpoint Security

‘Grab and Go’ Simplifies Google Device Management for Businesses

‘Grab and Go’ Simplifies Google Device Management for Businesses

byRichard Hay, Lisa Schmeiser

MICROSOFT XBOX ONEX

Attacks & Breaches

Microsoft Says It Stopped Cyberattacks on Three 2018 Candidates

Microsoft Says It Stopped Cyberattacks on Three 2018 Candidates

The U.S. capitol building

Regulatory Compliance

Foreign Tech Workers Face Higher Hurdles in Visa Applications

Foreign Tech Workers Face Higher Hurdles in Visa Applications

Lenovo ThinkPad P52

Regulatory Compliance

Virtual Reality Requirements Are a Driver for New Lenovo Workstations

Virtual Reality Requirements Are a Driver for New Lenovo Workstations

Oasis Labs team

Startup Oasis Labs Raises $45M for Cloud Platform on Blockchain Architecture

Startup Oasis Labs Raises $45M for Cloud Platform on Blockchain Architecture

byNicole Henderson

Security

Endpoint Security

Keeping Cybersecurity Spending on Track as IoT Adoption Swells

Keeping Cybersecurity Spending on Track as IoT Adoption Swells

byBrian Buntz, IoT World Today

Texting

Endpoint Security

How to Reach a New Generation of Customers? 2 Words: Mobile Text

How to Reach a New Generation of Customers? 2 Words: Mobile Text

multifactor authentication

Identity Management & Access Control

Could Multifactor Authentication Have Prevented the Timehop Hack?

Could Multifactor Authentication Have Prevented the Timehop Hack?

byNicole Henderson

CPU imagery

Evolving ARM Processors Aim to Avoid AMD and Intel Security Issues

Evolving ARM Processors Aim to Avoid AMD and Intel Security Issues

byTom Henderson

gdpr

Regulatory Compliance

AI Tips Off Regulators to Possible EU Data Privacy Faults

AI Tips Off Regulators to Possible EU Data Privacy Faults

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