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U.S. Govt. Apps Bundled Russian Code With Ties to Mobile Malware Developer

Krebs on Security

The Army told Reuters it removed an app containing Pushwoosh in March, citing “security concerns.” Reuters said the CDC likewise recently removed Pushwoosh code from its app over security concerns, after reporters informed the agency Pushwoosh was not based in the Washington D.C. regulatory filings present it as a U.S.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. Raising awareness about ransomware is a baseline security measure. As training sessions have little influence over staff for every potential attack, it makes added security more imperative.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: EP 69 Self-Healing Operating Systems

ForAllSecure

Michael Coden, Associate Director, Cybersecurity, MIT Sloan, along with Michael Stonebreaker will present this novel concept at RSAC 2023. It was on a project that Dan Kaminsky presented at Discourse 2019. One of the last things Dan presented was a time machine. All kinds of security protections, different things.

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Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server: a next generation of deeper, wider content silos? | ZDNet

Collaboration 2.0

Google unplugs Windows Google decides that a security invasion from China was the last straw and bans the use of. million more this year according to Dave Martin, a product manager at EMC during his presentation about fusing Documentum to Sharepoint. Back in April, during the San Francisco Web 2.0

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: But as someone who wrote a book questioning the security of our mass produced IoT devices, I wonder why no one bothered to test and certify these devices before they were installed? And on the other hand, we're saying security, that's a secondary concern. But we all know how security by obscurity works in the end.

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The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

eSecurity Planet

Named after a character from “Scooby-Doo,” the Creeper was originally intended as a security test for the U.S. As a security test, the Creeper’s effects on infected machines were minimal. Instead, it was meant to point out weaknesses present in networks of the time. Read More: Top Secure Email Gateway Solutions for 2022.