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500M Avira Antivirus Users Introduced to Cryptomining

Krebs on Security

Many readers were surprised to learn recently that the popular Norton 360 antivirus suite now ships with a program which lets customers make money mining virtual currency. Founded in 2006, Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG is a German multinational software company best known for their Avira Free Security (a.k.a. Avira Crypto.

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Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

Krebs on Security

Security firm FireEye dubbed that hacking blitz “one of the broadest campaigns by a Chinese cyber espionage actor we have observed in recent years.” Security analysts and U.S.

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This is the old ChiefTech blog.: Dreaming of Enterprise RSS functionality

ChiefTech

We think there are three big, compelling reasons to use a managed system for integrating RSS in your enterprise communications mix: synchronization, analytics and security. " Attensa is a client of mine, and I live the benefits every day. If you check out their original post, they actually offer 9 further reasons.

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European Commission Presents Evaluation Report on Telecommunications Data Retention

Hunton Privacy

On April 18, 2011, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted an Evaluation Report on the EU Data Retention Directive 2006/24/EC (the “Data Retention Directive”). Providing guidance on technical and organizational security measures for access to data. Providing guidance on data usage to prevent data mining.

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Part 1: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about understanding the business drivers?

ARMA International

16 ZB (zettabytes) of data in 2006, then 2.83 Organizations use DRM technologies and solutions to securely manage intellectual property (IP) rights and monetize the content. In this use case, the provenance of the product from source to destination is essential to help ensure the safety, security, and authenticity of the product.

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After the Token Act: A New Data Economy Driven By Small Business Entrepreneurship

John Battelle's Searchblog

SEO/SEM sprung into existence to help small and medium sized businesses take advantage of the Google platform – by 2006 the industry stood at nearly $10 billion in spend , growing more than 60 percent year on year. OfferExchange is a spinout from ProtocolLabs , a pioneer in secure blockchain software platforms like Filecoin.

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Utilities Digital Journey Insights (Part 3): Data, the new “digital capital” - Going beyond the hype of advanced analytics and AI

CGI

In fact, it’s estimated the number of connected objects will reach 200 billion by 2020, up from just 2 billion in 2006. Once a utility secures its data, the data must be stored and integrated even with external data sources. Challenges and a future-proof platform. Data also needs to be easily accessible by all users.