AppDynamics 2021 virtual project with The African SOUP: Every child deserves a quality education – Cisco Blogs

AppDynamics 2021 virtual project with The African SOUP: Every child deserves a quality education – Cisco Blogs

For two years, AppDynamics’s community impact team has collaborated with Team4Tech, a US-based nonprofit organization (NPO), to provide pro-bono service-learning projects worldwide. The team selects a new project each year and recruits a team of AppDynamics employee volunteers to work on it for 12 weeks. The diverse cross-functional team uses their professional skills while developing important leadership skills in human-centered design, communication, and reflective mindsets. Team4Tech is dedicated to advancing educational opportunities for underserved students…

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How to avoid being a hacker’s next target: Don’t overshare information on business social media

How to avoid being a hacker’s next target: Don’t overshare information on business social media

When using LinkedIn and other social media accounts for professional reasons, there are important factors to consider about securing your personal data. Learn how to protect yourself from a hacker. Image: Peshkova/Shutterstock I wrote about social media quizzes in September, explaining why it’s a bad idea to participate in these would-be fun events because you might inadvertently reveal personal data such as the city of your birth or your birth month. This data might then…

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Cisco Secure Firewall named Best Next Generation Firewall in SE Labs 2021 Annual Report – Cisco Blogs

Cisco Secure Firewall named Best Next Generation Firewall in SE Labs 2021 Annual Report – Cisco Blogs

Cisco is proud to be the only vendor recognized by SE Labs as Best Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) in their 2021 Annual Report. We’re honored to receive industry recognition for excellence in the network firewall market and for making security less complex, more agile, and better able to defend against today’s and tomorrow’s threats. I couldn’t be prouder of our Cisco Secure Firewall team and our amazing customers who continue to develop their network security around our…

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Twitter and Meta Tackle Anti-Vaxxers and Chinese Disinformation

Twitter and Meta Tackle Anti-Vaxxers and Chinese Disinformation

Social media giants Twitter and Meta have been forced to remove thousands of “inauthentic” accounts linked to state-backed disinformation campaigns and anti-vaxxer rhetoric. China loomed large over much of the activity. Twitter revealed that it removed over 3400 accounts – around 2000 of which were being used to amplify Communist Party narratives related to the treatment of the Uyghur population in Xinjiang. Meanwhile, Meta removed four Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB) operations. These included a Chinese effort to spread false news about…

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Misconfigured Database Leaks Data on 300K E-commerce Buyers

Misconfigured Database Leaks Data on 300K E-commerce Buyers

Security researchers have found a misconfigured cloud-hosted database leaking over 300,000 records, including sensitive personal information on e-commerce buyers. A team at Safety Detectives found the leaky Elasticsearch database on July 25 this year but claimed the content had been exposed without any password protection or encryption since November 2020. Its efforts to close the leak have so far proven unsuccessful, after hosting firm Alibaba did not reply to the team’s outreach, and the identity of the…

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Omicron Phishing Campaign Hits User Inboxes

Omicron Phishing Campaign Hits User Inboxes

Online fraudsters have reacted quickly to news of a potentially new severe COVID-19 variant, with a carefully crafted phishing email campaign, according to observers. Consumer rights group Which? spotted the email, which is designed to appear as if sent from the NHS, and urges recipients to get a new PCR test for the Omicron variant. Two separate versions of the same email feature a link and a legitimate-looking “get it now” button. “The fake email…

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The problem with low end bids in the security guard industry

The problem with low end bids in the security guard industry

The problem with low end bids in the security guard industry | 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….

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Investigations and privacy issues during the pandemic

Investigations and privacy issues during the pandemic

Investigations and privacy issues during the pandemic | 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 Website Uses…

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Human error and insider threats: Resilience in IT

Human error and insider threats: Resilience in IT

Human error and insider threats: Resilience in IT | 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 Website…

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Privacy in Q3, 2021: Summertime and the Livin’ Was Easy

Privacy in Q3, 2021: Summertime and the Livin’ Was Easy

Because it encompasses the lazy days of summer, Q3 is often a slower roll in the world of privacy — and July and August did not disappoint. Those of us following the privacy space got a much-needed break. However, as August wrapped up, Washington resumed its busy state of affairs, Europe returned to business as usual, […]… Read More The post A Look Back at Privacy in Q3 2021: Summertime and the Livin’ Was Easy appeared first…

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