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• A security conference will let you hack a Tesla car and earn cash prizes

  14-01-2019 23:51 via zdnet.com
  Pwn2Own CanSecWest organizers will have a car on-site and let security researchers try their luck.
  
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• Zoom, Slack, and Twilio see expense account love from businesses, says Expensify

  14-01-2019 22:43 via zdnet.com
  Collaboration and workflow tools were among the trending categories in Expensify's analysis of corporate expense accounts.
  
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• Apple's content ambitions push it beyond its hardware

  14-01-2019 22:24 via zdnet.com
  Attracting an audience for its content offerings is forcing Apple to deviate from its long history of vertical integration.
  
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• GoDaddy removes JavaScript injection which tracks website performance, but might break it too

  14-01-2019 22:16 via zdnet.com
  RUM was opt-in by default but GoDaddy has now promised to turn off the feature -- at least, for now.
  
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• DevOps for the hybrid cloud: Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4

  14-01-2019 21:56 via zdnet.com
  Red Hat is expanding its popular Ansible DevOps program so you can easily automate everything from your server to the hybrid cloud and back again.
  
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• SCP implementations impacted by 36-years-old security flaws

  14-01-2019 21:33 via zdnet.com
  OpenSSH, Putty, and WinSCP are all impacted. Patches available for WinSCP.
  
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• Google Fi gains high-speed international data, RCS messaging support

  14-01-2019 19:24 via zdnet.com
  Instead of slow 3G speeds when traveling abroad, Fi users will soon have 4G LTE in select countries.
  
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• Windows Update failed? Here are 10 fixes you can try

  14-01-2019 17:40 via zdnet.com
  Don't ya just hate it when Windows Update fails? Fortunately, there are ways to fix the problem. We'll show you 10 tricks you can try that should get your Windows Update updating.
  
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• Tidal streaming data figures investigated by Norway

  14-01-2019 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Music streaming service Tidal's data is under investigation in Norway over claims some of its listener numbers were inflated.
  
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• Amazon Back to Business sale: Deep discounts on Fitbit, Meeting Owl, and more

  14-01-2019 17:34 via zdnet.com
  This five-week-long sale includes several business deals for enterprise customers, SMBs, and professionals.
  
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• Employees sacked, CEO fined in SingHealth security breach

  14-01-2019 17:28 via zdnet.com
  Two staff members have been fired for negligence and five senior management executives, including the CEO, fined for their "collective leadership responsibility" in Singapore's most serious security breach, which compromised personal data of 1.5 million SingHealth patients.
  
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• Details published about vulnerabilities in popular building access system

  14-01-2019 17:16 via zdnet.com
  Vulnerabilities can be used to shut down building access systems to aid theft and unauthorized access.
  
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• Radware acquires ShieldSquare in botnet, cloud security push

  14-01-2019 16:23 via zdnet.com
  The acquisition is central to improving anti-bot solutions and separating fake from genuine traffic.
  
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• Arm yourselves for healthcare’s cybersecurity war

  14-01-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  As cybercriminals continue to prey on US healthcare organizations, health leaders need to take network security to the next level and get ahead of very real security threats.
  
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• Electric cars: Security flaws could let attackers control charging stations

  14-01-2019 15:05 via zdnet.com
  Details emerge on three vulnerabilities found in Schneider Electric's EVlink Parking charging stations.
  
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• Cryptocurrency mining malware is the number one malware menace - again

  14-01-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Cryptojackers like CoinHive top Check Point’s ‘most wanted’ malware list – but Smoke Loader’s first entry points to what might be to come.
  
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• Millions of Chinese CVs exposed on cloud server

  14-01-2019 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The exposed database contained detailed information about more than 200 million Chinese people.
  
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• Nomad Shell Cordovan Apple Watch strap and Moment lens case: Elegant leather Apple accessories

  14-01-2019 14:21 via zdnet.com
  Nomad creates fantastic high quality leather products and for the past few weeks I've been using a new Apple Watch strap and a functional lens case for my iPhone XS.
  
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• Microsoft's Windows 7 has one year of free support left

  14-01-2019 14:19 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft will no longer provide security updates for Windows 7 as of January 14, 2020, which is one year away. There are two ways to get around this date, but they'll cost you.
  
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• Microsoft's big win: Pentagon signs massive $1.76bn contract

  14-01-2019 14:08 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft wins a five-year services deal with Department of Defense, Coast Guard, and intelligence community.
  
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• Salesforce brings image search to Commerce Cloud

  14-01-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The CRM giant is rolling out a series of update to Commerce Cloud that aim to expand the footprint of the platform.
  
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• Palm review: Interesting idea, poorly executed

  14-01-2019 13:59 via zdnet.com
  If you need a second Android smartphone, there are more usable alternatives than this diminutive offering.
  
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• 51 percent Ethereum Classic hacker returns $100,000 in stolen cryptocurrency

  14-01-2019 13:49 via zdnet.com
  An exchange has mulled over the possibility of the hacker being white-hat, but $1 million is still unaccounted for.
  
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• Liberian ISP sues rival for hiring hacker to attack its network

  14-01-2019 13:39 via zdnet.com
  Lawsuit comes after British authorities sentenced the hacker to two years and eight months in prison for the same attacks.
  
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• Mozilla: Firefox 69 will disable Adobe Flash plugin by default

  14-01-2019 13:37 via zdnet.com
  Browser makers this year will be disabling Flash with its long history of security problems.
  
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• Why your smartwatch and wearable devices are the next big privacy nightmare

  14-01-2019 13:32 via zdnet.com
  Smartwatches and other wearables will be a must-have for personalised healthcare, but a privacy backlash could put an end to all that.
  
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• Smartwatch data collection rush raises privacy backlash fears

  14-01-2019 13:32 via zdnet.com
  Smartwatches and other wearables will be a must-have for personalised healthcare, but a privacy backlash could put an end to all that.
  
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• Start-up Bird backs down in electric scooter legal row

  14-01-2019 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  A scooter firm has apologised after issuing a journalist with legal threats over an article about its scooters.
  
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• Mastercard boosts online payment security efforts in LatAm

  14-01-2019 12:57 via zdnet.com
  The company wants to improve online payment security standards in the region alongside retailers and banks.
  
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• Four out of five Americans distrust mainstream social media sites like Facebook

  14-01-2019 12:52 via zdnet.com
  Americans are so disillusioned by social media, that many are turning to forums for trustworthy information.
  
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• Ransomware attack sends City of Del Rio back to the days of pen and paper

  14-01-2019 12:34 via zdnet.com
  Servers at City Hall were rendered useless due to the outbreak.
  
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• Microsoft: We've fixed Windows 7 'Not genuine' and network share issues

  14-01-2019 12:12 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft strongly recommends uninstalling an anti-piracy patch on enterprise Windows 7 PCs.
  
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• Filled with malware, phishing and scams, does the web need a safety manual?

  14-01-2019 12:05 via zdnet.com
  Web users are still making the same mistakes over and over again. How do we make it safer online?
  
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• At NRF 2019, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform court retailers wary of Amazon

  14-01-2019 10:00 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform have a rare opportunity in the retail sector -- an industry that isn't likely to be dominated by Amazon Web Services.
  
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• Monday briefing: Huawei fires sales director arrested on Polish spying charges

  14-01-2019 08:54
  
  Chinese firm says Wang Weijing's alleged actions brought Huawei into disrepute, SpaceX is making 10 per cent of its staff redundant
  
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• Smartphone production decline may allow Huawei to overtake Apple to become world's second largest smartphone brand

  14-01-2019 08:47 via zdnet.com
  Samsung is still expected to retain the top spot, but Huawei could top Apple to become the world's second largest smartphone brand.
  
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• Your old router is an absolute goldmine for troublesome hackers

  14-01-2019 07:00
  
  In the last three years, cyberattacks against insecure routers have rocketed. Last year there were 35 families of threat and the number is only set to increase
  
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• Smart cities are an absolute dream for infrastructure cyberattacks

  14-01-2019 07:00
  
  Ever-more connected infrastructure will make it easier for hackers to take down whole towns. And cities aren't doing enough to be prepared
  
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• For the first time in US history, the most powerful voting bloc is women of colour

  14-01-2019 07:00
  
  The future of US politics will be female, thanks to a record number of women candidates
  
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• CES 2019: The sat nav of the future has arrived

  14-01-2019 06:29 via bbc.co.uk
  A car dashboard that can display directions and points of interest as holograms has been developed.
  
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• TCS posts $5 billion in third quarter revenue

  14-01-2019 05:26 via zdnet.com
  Indian IT outsourcer is reporting 14 quarters of revenue growth.
  
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• Samsung says future will 'unfold' in Galaxy S10 ad in Paris

  14-01-2019 05:08 via zdnet.com
  Samsung Electronics has put up an outdoor ad in Paris that says in Korean the future will 'unfold' on February 20, strongly hinting at the launch of a foldable phone at the Galaxy S10 launch.
  
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• NTT and NEC use 5G to stream 8K footage of a steam locomotive to its passengers

  14-01-2019 04:51 via zdnet.com
  Good news for Japanese steampunks that have a 5G handset from the future.
  
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• Survey reveals growing concern about container technology security

  14-01-2019 03:22 via zdnet.com
  Ninety-four percent of IT security pros worry about container security, and 60 percent ave had container security incidents in the past year. What to do?
  
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• DTA gets ball rolling on upgrading Australia's .gov.au administration service

  14-01-2019 01:23 via zdnet.com
  The Digital Transformation Agency is fixing how .gov.au domains are administered and maintained.
  
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• Dating apps: What are they doing to our mental health?

  14-01-2019 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Will's a serial swiper, Alvin's 'addicted' and Meggy's giving up. Do we know how dating apps affect us?
  
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• Prices of iPhone XR and iPhone 8 slashed by up to 20 percent in China

  14-01-2019 00:09 via zdnet.com
  Apple is encountering unprecedented difficulties in China as its cheaper iPhones, including the iPhone XR which was believed to primarily target the market, have failed to excite Chinese consumers.
  
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