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BlackBerry says its new Digital Workplace eliminates need for VPN, VDI

February 12, 2020 0 Comments mdm, Mobile, Mobile Management, Mobile Security, Security

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:18:00 -0800

BlackBerry has unveiled its Digital Workplace platform, a web portal and workspace for secure online and offline access to corporate on-premise or cloud content, including Microsoft Office 365 resources.

Digital Workplace, announced last week, integrates a secure browser-based workspace sold by Awingu, a Belgium company that penned a partnership with BlackBerry in 2018. Businesses can access their legacy Windows, Linux, SaaS or internal web apps, desktops and files inside of Awingu’s secure managed browser. Awingu’s unified workspace runs Windows, Linux, web and intranet apps.

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What's the difference between the deep web and the dark web?

February 12, 2020 0 Comments Security

We hear the terms "deep web" and "dark web" thrown around a lot… but what do they actually mean? And what's the difference between the two? CSO Online writer J.M. Porup joins Juliet to dispel rumors and discuss what sets the deep web and dark web apart from the rest of the web.

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Patch Tuesday: 99 holes, 'exploited' IE fix, Win7 mayhem and UEFI ghost

February 12, 2020 0 Comments PCs, Security, Windows

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:40:00 -0800

What a month it’s been – and the Patch Tuesday patches have only been out for 24 hours. There are many February patching foibles to report.

Every version of Windows 10, stretching back to the beginning of time (except for the long-neglected version 1511) got patches this month.

Welcome to the new, improved, paid-for Win7 patches

There was no free Windows 7 update this month, even though Microsoft released a Monthly Rollup Preview in January. Anyone concerned about the well-documented “Stretch” black wallpaper bug caused by last month’s Win7 Monthly Rollup apparently can pound sand – or manually download and install the fix. Your choice.

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The US Fears Huawei Because It Knows How Tempting Backdoors Are

February 12, 2020 0 Comments Security, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:13:37 +0000

US officials allege that Huawei has backdoors in its technology. The US knows firsthand how powerful those can be.

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China’s Hacking Spree Will Have a Decades-Long Fallout

February 12, 2020 0 Comments Security, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:58:27 +0000

Equifax. Anthem. Marriott. OPM. The data that China has amassed about US citizens will power its intelligence activities for a generation.

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Thought you already paid for Win7 Extended Security Updates? Think again.

February 12, 2020 0 Comments Microsoft, Security, Windows

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:43:00 -0800

I’m hearing lots of complaints from people who spent good money to get Win7 Extended Security Updates, but don’t see this month’s patches. There’s a reason why. Microsoft didn’t bother to tell us that you need a new patch, released yesterday, in order to start receiving Win7 ESU updates. You have to download the new patch, KB 4538483, from the Microsoft Catalog, and install it manually before the updates even appear.

Folks who spent money to get the February and later patches are livid.

Yesterday, after releasing the February updates, Microsoft modified its ESU Procedure page to add this step:

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How cyber attackers hide malware on your network

February 12, 2020 0 Comments Security

Knowing where to look for malware lurking on your network gives you a better chance to prevent damage from it.

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For Patch Tuesday, verify you have 'Pause Updates' enabled

February 11, 2020 0 Comments Microsoft, Security, Windows

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:13:00 -0800

Remember the frenzy after last month’s Patch Tuesday? How everybody and his twice-removed cousin — even the N forkin’ SA — told you to get patched immediately because of this big, spooky Crypto API security hole that was supposed to bring down Windows As We Know It, like, right now?

Guess what. It never materialized.

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