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Latest Round of Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Monthly Release of Security Fixes
Oct 11, 2013As anticipated, the latest round of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday monthly release of security fixes addresses a widely known Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability already being exploited by malicious hackers. Overall, for October’s ...
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Oracle Added a Feature in Java That Lets Companies Control
Sep 16, 2013Oracle added a feature in Java that lets companies control what specific Java applets are allowed to run on their endpoint computers, which could help them better manage Java security risks. The new feature is called the "Deployment Rule ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Lenovo Introduced a New Wave of Yoga Hybrids,Shaving off Size and Weight
Sep 6, 2013Lenovo introduced a new wave of Yoga hybrids, shaving off size and weight so the devices are lighter when used as tablets, and faster in laptop mode. The new Yoga hybrids include the 13.3-inch Yoga 2 Pro and 12.5-inch ThinkPad Yoga, which ...
Tags: Yoga Hybrids, Lighter
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MobileIron Has Announced Its Anyware Enterprise Mobility Management Platform
Aug 27, 2013Mobile management company MobileIron has announced its Anyware enterprise mobility management platform, and the product's integration with Salesforce.com's existing AppExchange platform. Following an IDC report stating that one billion ...
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The UK Runs a Secret Internet Surveillance Station in The Middle East
Aug 23, 2013The UK runs a secret internet surveillance station in the Middle East which it uses to capture and process huge quantities of emails, telephone calls and internet traffic on behalf of GCHQ and the US National Security Agency (NSA). The ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, data
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NSA Is Attempting to Beef up Its Security by Letting Go of 90 Per Cent
Aug 13, 2013The US National Security Agency (NSA) is attempting to beef up its security by letting go of 90 per cent of its system administrators, automating their roles instead. The NSA has faced increased scrutiny after former contractor Edward ...
Tags: NSA, System Administrators
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Hackers Stole up to 1.82 Million User Names and Passwords
Jul 24, 2013USERS of Linux who subscribe to the online forums of popular strain Ubuntu have been urged to change their passwords after hackers stole up to 1.82 million user names and passwords. This especially applies to Linux users who use the ...
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Apple Is on The Hunt for Cloud Infrastructure Engineers Familiar
Jul 23, 2013Apple is on the hunt for cloud infrastructure engineers familiar with building large-scale deployments like those at Amazon Web Services and OpenStack companies, according to a job posting. The eventual hire will work to "build the next ...
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Microsof to Offer DevOps Capabilities to Its Visual Studio and Team Foundation Users
Jul 18, 2013Microsoft has completed its purchase of InCycle's InRelease business unit, announced in June, and is now deploying the software to offer DevOps capabilities to its Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server users. The company has released ...
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NSA Makes It Harder for Administrators to Misuse Privileged Access to Agency Systems
Jun 18, 2013The National Security Agency is creating new processes aimed at making it harder for systems administrators to misuse privileged access to agency systems, NSA officials told the U.S. House Intelligence Committee Tuesday. NSA director ...
Tags: NSA, 2-Person Rule
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Edward Snowden Leaked Classified Documents Describing Two Secret Data Collection Programs
Jun 12, 2013A defiant Edward Snowden resurfaced in Hong Kong today vowing to fight any U.S. efforts to extradite him on charges that he leaked classified documents describing two secret government data collection programs. In comments to the South ...
Tags: NSA, Classified Data, Edward Snowden
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Oracle Plans to Make Changes to Strengthen The Security of Java
May 31, 2013Oracle plans to make changes to strengthen the security of Java, including fixing its certificate revocation checking feature, preventing unsigned applets from being executed by default and adding centralized management options with ...
Tags: Oracle, Java Security Improvement
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Puppet Introduced a Programming Language to Give Administrators More Flexibility
May 29, 2013With an update to its namesake configuration tool, Puppet Labs has introduced a programming language designed to give administrators more flexibility in scripting their deployment routines. Puppet 3.2.1, the first public release in the ...
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Researchers Discovered a Piece of Cyberespionage Malware Targeting Tibetan Activists
May 29, 2013Security researchers from antivirus vendor ESET discovered a piece of cyberespionage malware targeting Tibetan activists that uses unusual techniques to evade detection and achieve persistency on infected systems. The malware, which was ...
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Which Is The Size of a USB Stick, Will Start Shipping in July for Around $100
May 17, 2013IDG News Service - Dell's thumb-sized PC called Project Ophelia, which is the size of a USB stick, will start shipping in July for around $100. The Android-based device will plug into a display's HDMI port so that it can run applications ...