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Wow, it's the last week of March 2019 already! I hope your week goes out like a lamb.
When I walked into the @tb_times newsroom this morning, ALL of the top stories were about #FloridaMan. It was confusing until we realized why: Everyone is googling to see their Florida Man headline. Of course, I wrote about it:…
With cyber inroads in today's networked world, the threats to cyber security have grown manifold. As we digitize, this will inadvertently lead further cyber-crime and terrorism. Are we equipped to handle such crisis and is there any level of…
If you need to check a file someone sent you to make sure it's malware-free, VirusTotal is one of the best places you can go for some reassurance. It's even better in the new retro-tastic ASCII mode. While it might look like the kind of Easter egg…
[Note: This article has been completely revised for the latest Windows 10 feature updates. This revision covers version 1903 and was last updated 25-March-2019.] Sometime this month, Microsoft will finalize its next big feature update. If the…
Verdict Medical Devices
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ndivya
– Mar 24, 5:00 PM
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has detected cybersecurity vulnerabilities in Medtronic's implantable cardiac devices, clinic programmers and home monitors. The issues were found in Conexus telemetry technology, which uses wireless radio…
A corporate culture of inclusivity requires more than acknowledging and embracing diversity in others; it must include recognizing and letting go of subconscious assumptions we make about people. To be clear, this isn't a diatribe about political…
Federal News Network
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Jason Miller
– Mar 25, 4:39 AM
One of the biggest cyber threats agencies face comes from the internet browser. As the on-ramp to the public internet, every phishing attack and every suspicious link an employee clicks usually begins in the browser. While browser providers have…
Article by Aravind Swaminathan, Jonathan A. Direnfeld and David Cohen In June 2018, medical laboratory LabMD obtained the first-ever court decision overturning a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cybersecurity enforcement action. (The team directing…
Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Print Article PDF Download With constantly changing technology, integrated core business processes, and connected devices now pervasive, the threat and impact of cyberattacks are higher than ever. Attackers—whether…
Back End News
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Marlet D. Salazar
– Mar 25, 1:30 AM
In the 24th edition of its Security Intelligence Report (SIR), an annual study aimed to improve cyber resilience in the region, Microsoft said malware remains a huge cyberthreat in the Asia-Pacific not only to organizations but to personal…
