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Troubles with Meltdown and Spectre security patches
2018-01-09 20:34

During his CES keynote on Monday, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said that updates for Meltdown and Spectre for more than 90 percent of the company’s processors introduced in the past five years will be...

Microsoft Patches Zero-Day Vulnerability in Office
2018-01-09 20:33

Microsoft’s January 2018 Patch Tuesday updates address more than 50 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day vulnerability in Office related to an Equation Editor flaw that has been exploited by...

WPA3 to Bring Improved Wireless Security in 2018
2018-01-09 17:59

Wi-Fi Alliance Announces WPA3, the Successor to Wi-Fi's WPA2 Security Protocol read more

Anti-Virus Updates Required Ahead of Microsoft’s Meltdown, Spectre Patches
2018-01-09 17:43

Microsoft is pausing the rollout of Windows Meltdown and Spectre patches until hosted anti-virus software vendors confirms no unsupported Windows kernel calls via the addition of a registry key on PCs.

VirusTotal Launches Visualization Tool
2018-01-09 17:25

VirusTotal this week announced the availability of a visualization tool designed to help with malware investigations.  read more

WPA3 to feature much needed security enhancements
2018-01-09 17:02

The Wi-Fi Alliance, a non-profit organization that tests and slaps the “Wi-Fi Certified” logo on products that meet certain standards of interoperability, has announced enhancements for WPA2 and...

Adobe Patch Tuesday Updates Fix Only One Flash Player Flaw
2018-01-09 16:45

Adobe’s Patch Tuesday updates for January 2018 resolve only an information disclosure vulnerability affecting Flash Player. read more

Bad docs and blue screens make Microsoft suspend Spectre patch for AMD machines
2018-01-09 15:31

Blue screen crashes on decade-old AMD chips seem to be widespread.

Working Smarter, Not Harder: Bridging the Cyber Security Skills Gap
2018-01-09 15:22

The Most Effective Security Teams Aren’t Necessarily the Largest or the Most Experienced  read more

Wi-Fi Alliance launches WPA3 protocol with new security features
2018-01-09 15:17

The Wi-Fi Alliance has finally announced the long-awaited next generation of the wireless security protocol—Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA3). WPA3 will replace the existing WPA2—the network security...