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Protecting critical infrastructure intrusions with device-level protection

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Protecting critical infrastructure intrusions with device-level protection

Protecting critical infrastructure intrusions with device-level protection | 2021-04-21 | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more. This…

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IT certifications: Popular and valuable but not for everyone

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IT certifications: Popular and valuable but not for everyone

In today’s IT profession, how important are certifications? Do you need them to do your job, stay relevant, or receive a promotion? Or is on-the-job training enough? Some IT professionals get certifications because they are required, some get them for monetary reasons, and some get them for their own personal growth. At work, it’s a big topic of discussion. Here’s my experience and what I decided. When I began my IT career as a network…

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Dell reportedly looking to unload its cloud unit

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Dell reportedly looking to unload its cloud unit

Hot on the heels of its pending spin-off of VMware, Dell is now reportedly looking to sell off its Boomi cloud business for $3 billion. Bloomberg first broke the news, citing people familiar with the matter. Dell is working with a financial adviser on the sale, sources told Bloomberg, and the idea is said to be in the early stages. One thing about Dell, it does not rush these decisions. The VMware spin-off, which has…

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Apple supplier Quanta hit with $50 million ransomware attack from REvil

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Apple supplier Quanta hit with million ransomware attack from REvil

Hackers claim to have infiltrated the networks of Quanta Computer Inc., which makes Macbooks and hardware for HP, Facebook and Google. Red binary computer code ransom screen background with stop symbol sign. Suebsiri, Getty Images/iStockphoto Ransomware group REvil claimed in a blog post published on Tuesday to have stolen blueprints for Apple’s latest products. On the same day, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced multiple new products at an online event.  Quanta Computer Inc. acknowledged the…

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Oracle April 2021 Critical Patch Update Addresses 257 CVEs including ‘Zerologon’ (CVE-2020-1472)

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Oracle April 2021 Critical Patch Update Addresses 257 CVEs including ‘Zerologon’ (CVE-2020-1472)

Oracle addresses over 250 CVEs in its second quarterly update of 2021 with 390 patches, including 34 critical updates. Background On April 20, Oracle released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for April 2021, the second quarterly update of the year. This CPU update contains fixes for 257 CVEs in 390 security updates across 32 Oracle product families. Out of the 390 security updates published this quarter, over 50% were assigned a high severity. Critical vulnerabilities…

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The award for the most popular movie used in leaked passwords goes to…

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The award for the most popular movie used in leaked passwords goes to…

Ahead of Sunday’s Oscars awards ceremony, password management provider Specops rolls out the red carpet to reveal its list. Image: designer491, Getty Images/iStockPhoto “Rocky” might be your all-time favorite movie, but if you’re using it as a password, beware. This highly popular, feel-good boxing movie of the 1970s has the dubious distinction of showing up on breached password lists nearly 96,000 times, according to password management provider Specops. Just ahead of Sunday’s Oscars, the firm…

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Juniper: Managing the complexity of future networks

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Juniper: Managing the complexity of future networks

Juniper Networks Manoj Leelanivas Like most of its competitors, Juniper Networks is leaning hard on developing all manner of software components—from automation to intent-based networking—in order to address the changing needs of enterprise-network customers. Moving into the software realm is no small task as Juniper has to integrate products from a number of acquisitions including Mist, 128 Technologies, Apstra, and NetRounds. At the same time it continues to develop its own Junos software and invest…

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Stallone Classic a Password Favorite

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Stallone Classic a Password Favorite

New analysis of leaked login data has revealed which movie titles most frequently feature in passwords. Specops trawled through more than 800 million breached passwords to determine which big-screen hits were favored by users. The selection was a subset of a list of 2 billion passwords that have appeared in breached lists. Topping the list was the sports drama Rocky, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone as a kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer who dreams of fighting his…

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