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Credit to Author: Gilad Edelman| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 19:12:44 +0000

When it comes to stopping the spread of false information in the 2020 election, everyone is at the mercy of Big Tech.

The perils of shouting 'fire' in a crowd of PC patchers

January 30, 2020 0 Comments Microsoft, PCs, Security, Windows

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:14:00 -0800

Time and again we see the same drama play out. Microsoft releases a security patch and scary warnings appear from every corner. When your local news broadcast tells you that you better patch Windows right now…, more temperate advice should prevail.

A little over two weeks ago, on Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released a patch for a security hole known as CVE-2020-0601 – the Crypt32.dll vulnerability also called ChainOfFools or CurveBall.

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Security Wired

Mark Warner Takes on Big Tech and Russian Spies

January 30, 2020 0 Comments Backchannel, Security

Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 12:00:00 +0000

A former telecoms entrepreneur, the Virginia senator says that saving the industry (and democracy) might mean blowing up Big Tech as we know it.

ComputerWorld Independent

Fed rule on patient access to healthcare data gets EMR vendor pushback

January 30, 2020 0 Comments electronic health records, Emerging Technology, health care industry, it governance, Privacy, Security

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 03:00:00 -0800

The largest electronic medical record (EMR) vendor in the U.S. is fighting a proposed government rule to allow patients and their physicians greater access to electronic health information – regardless of the technology platform – to promote data exchange.

According to a number of recent reports, EMR vendor Epic Systems is lookng to derail the finalization of a rule from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that would implement some provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act. In particular, the rules governing information-blocking of patient healthcare information and EMR interoperability are at the heart of the fight.

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Security Wired

How to Get the Most Out of Your Smartphone’s Encryption

January 29, 2020 0 Comments Security, Security / Security Advice

Credit to Author: David Nield| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:08:22 +0000

Both iPhones and Androids are encrypted by default. But there are steps you can take to safeguard your data on backups and messaging apps.

Security Wired

Space Force’s Rough Launch, Oversight for Facebook, and More News

January 29, 2020 0 Comments Security, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Alex Baker-Whitcomb| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 22:46:04 +0000

Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.

ComputerWorld Independent

How to better control access to your Windows network

January 29, 2020 0 Comments Security

Take stock of how people and devices access your network and block potential avenues of attack.

MalwareBytes Security

Explained: the strengths and weaknesses of the Zero Trust model

January 28, 2020 0 Comments byod, Cloud, explained, framework, identity management, insider threats, IoT, lateral threat movement, MFA, perimeter, RDP, Security, security orchestration, strategy, Zero Trust, zero trust model, zero trust security model

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Zero Trust is an information security framework that insists its users “never trust, always verify.” Is this the best security model for organizations today? We examine its strengths and weaknesses.

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