5 Ways the U.S. DoD’s CMMC Program May Impact Research Universities – Cisco Blogs

5 Ways the U.S. DoD’s CMMC Program May Impact Research Universities – Cisco Blogs

In the United States, the Department of Defense (DoD) is increasing the security measures required to participate in their research funding programs. This comes in the form of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). Cisco’s Advisory CISO and former Chief Information Security Officer at The Ohio State University, Helen Patton, explained CMMC to Forbes as “A high-level security protocol established by and for the Department of Defense (DoD) intended to harden critical or vulnerable digital assets”. (The…

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AWS Outage Hits Eastern US

AWS Outage Hits Eastern US

Amazon‘s cloud computing network suffered a five-hour outage on Tuesday, chiefly impacting individuals and businesses in the eastern United States. Online services provided by a swathe of companies were disrupted by the incident at Amazon Web Services, which also affected Amazon’s own e-commerce business. Gaming site League of Legends PUBG went down, and Tinder, Coinbase, Netflix, Slack, Ticketmaster, Instacart, Robinhood, and Disney+ were disrupted. Other companies waylaid by the outage included the Associated Press, whose publishing…

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The new Firefox 95 might be the most secure web browser on the market

The new Firefox 95 might be the most secure web browser on the market

The latest version of Firefox is now available and includes an important step forward for web browser security. Image: Jack Wallen Firefox, the little browser that could, continues chugging along. And while other browsers are constantly battling one crisis or another, the Mozilla developers are addressing what matters most for modern web browsers: security. This time around, the developers have released Firefox 95, which includes a new subsystem, called RLBox.  RLBox is a new method…

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Does Your Child Have an Unhealthy Relationship with Social Media?

Does Your Child Have an Unhealthy Relationship with Social Media?

Have you noticed that when parents gather, it doesn’t take long before the topic of kids and social media comes up. That’s because concern over screen time is a big deal, especially in this post-pandemic season. Parents want to know: How much is too much screen time? When should we step in? How do we reverse poor habits, and what will the lasting digital fallout of the lockdown be?   Device Dependence  These conversations weigh heavy on parents for a good reason. According to a report from Common Sense Media, teens spend an average of seven hours and 22 minutes on their phones a…

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Does Your Child Have an Unhealthy Relationship with Social Media?

Does Your Child Have an Unhealthy Relationship with Social Media?

Have you noticed that when parents gather, it doesn’t take long before the topic of kids and social media comes up. That’s because concern over screen time is a big deal, especially in this post-pandemic season. Parents want to know: How much is too much screen time? When should we step in? How do we reverse poor habits, and what will the lasting digital fallout of the lockdown be?   Device Dependence  These conversations weigh heavy on parents for a good reason. According to a report from Common Sense Media, teens spend an average of seven hours and 22 minutes on their phones a…

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What’s with all the buzz around Wi-Fi 6E? – Cisco Blogs

What’s with all the buzz around Wi-Fi 6E? – Cisco Blogs

If you’re reading this post, chances are you’ve heard about Wi-Fi 6E and the promises the technology holds. I’m here to tell you the promises are real and as Wi-Fi 6E devices come to market, you’ll be able to take advantage of the benefits Wi-Fi 6E has to offer. However, depending on where you are in the world, you may have a bit of delay as it isn’t available everywhere, yet. Wi-Fi 6E has a…

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Two Countries Charge Canadian with Cybercrimes

Two Countries Charge Canadian with Cybercrimes

A man from Canada has been charged with committing cybercrimes by both his native country and the United States. Matthew Philbert, of Ottawa, Ontario, is suspected of playing a leading role in multiple cyber-attacks using tactics that included a “malspam campaign” and the deployment of ransomware.  The 31-year-old was arrested by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on November 30 and remains in custody.  The OPP announced Tuesday that Philbert had been accused of coordinating ransomware attacks on…

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The ultra-reliable network behind autonomous and tele-remote mining – Cisco Blogs

The ultra-reliable network behind autonomous and tele-remote mining – Cisco Blogs

“America’s mines are open for business. Not for coal necessarily, but definitely for the critical minerals seen by the Biden administration as essential for economic and national security, like lithium to power batteries or aluminum for wind turbines. But there’s a hitch. Companies are struggling to hire miners.”—NPR, August 18, 2021 As miners retire, mining operators are finding it difficult to replace them. One reason for the personnel shortage can be attributed to the fact that mining…

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Do the New Terms of Docker Desktop Apply If You Don’t Use the Docker Desktop UI? – Docker Blog

Do the New Terms of Docker Desktop Apply If You Don’t Use the Docker Desktop UI? – Docker Blog

Even if you’re not taking advantage of the user interface that Docker provides with Docker Desktop and are simply using the CLI, you may still need a paid subscription to use Docker Desktop. Much of the value of Docker Desktop comes from making it easy to develop with containers locally on Windows and Mac. We announced updates to our product subscriptions back in August and as part of that change, Docker Desktop now requires a…

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Enhancing Webex Messaging Using Webex APIs & AppleScript

Enhancing Webex Messaging Using Webex APIs & AppleScript

Do you remember the “Alert When Available” feature in the (old) Cisco Jabber chat menu? If not, here is a quick recap. The “Alert When Available” option configured Cisco Jabber to notify you when your contacts are available (i.e., online/active). This makes it easier to know if other people are available to respond to your messages. For some reason, this option is missing from the Webex chat menu 🙄. So, without getting into a Jabber…

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