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Ubuntu Preps Patches for Meltdown, Spectre CPU Flaws
2018-01-05 14:27

Ubuntu security updates planned for January 9 will patch the recently disclosed Meltdown and Spectre CPU vulnerabilties, Canonical has announced. read more

Industry Reactions to Meltdown, Spectre Attacks: Feedback Friday
2018-01-05 13:58

Researchers disclosed this week the details of two new attack methods allowing malicious actors to gain access to sensitive information stored in a device’s memory by exploiting security holes in...

Inside McAfee's Acquisition of Skyhigh Networks
2018-01-05 13:53

McAfee Completes Acquisition of Skyhigh Networks read more

Meltdown and Spectre: Here’s what Intel, Apple, Microsoft, others are doing about it
2018-01-05 13:52

Intel, Microsoft, ARM, and others have responded. We dig in.

DHS Says 246,000 Employees' Personal Details Were Exposed
2018-01-05 13:48

13 Years of Witness Statements to DHS Office of Inspector General Also ExposedThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security says nearly 250,000 federal employees' personal details were exposed in a...

Four misconceptions around compensating controls
2018-01-05 13:35

As the New Year celebrations come to a close, the deadline to become compliant with the EU’s new consumer protection regulation GDPR is creeping closer. With this new law coming into effect in...

What can we expect from January’s Patch Tuesday?
2018-01-05 13:29

You know how sometimes you look at the weekend forecast on Thursday morning and you see that it will be sunny until early next week and then you look out the window to see it is pitch black and...

What’s next in IT outsourcing? 6 trends to watch
2018-01-05 13:05

As more companies consider service providers as an extension of their own enterprise, an increasing number are choosing to outsource business functions to trusted partners, especially when it...

Ransomware and Bitcoin Enter New Phase
2018-01-05 13:02

The phenomenal appreciation in Bitcoin’s value against the dollar, up roughly 18x in 2017 and 4x since September, gives us pause to consider – from a security perspective – what this might mean...

An Open Letter to the New Year on My Five Cybersecurity Resolutions
2018-01-05 12:56

Dear, New Year, My, how time flies. I can’t believe you’re already here, spurring me to make resolutions –presuming I have room to improve.  read more