Monthly Archives: January 2019

Daily Tech Briefing Jan. 4

Microsoft Adds New AI Capabilities to Word, PowerPoint

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Today’s topics include Microsoft 365 gaining AI-powered tools and features, and USB Type-C devices becoming more secure with a new authentication standard.Microsoft updated Microsoft...
Spyware2019

Predictions 2019: Security Threats Will Only Get Nastier

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Hardly a week went by in 2018 without news of a major data leak or security breach. Ransomware and phishing were invasive, state-run hackers...
Mozilla Thunderbird

Mozilla Looks to Improve Email With 2019 Thunderbird Roadmap

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Mozilla, an organization that is best known for its Firefox web browser, is starting 2019 by renewing focus on its Thunderbird email client. It's...
Google Chromecast

CastHack Exposes Google Chromecast Device Users to Risk

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A pair of hackers have taken aim at vulnerable Google Chromecast media streaming devices, sending unauthorized content and messages to unsuspecting users.The attack, dubbed...
Daily Tech Briefing Jan. 3

NIST Updates Cyber-Security Policy With New Insight Into Managing Risk

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Today’s topics include the National Institute of Standards and Technology releasing the final version of its Risk Management Framework, and Microsoft adding live captioning...
Ryuk.ransomware

How Enterprises Can Avoid the Ryuk Ransomware With Right Strategy

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During the holiday period between Christmas and New Year’s in 2018, workers at a Tribune Co. newspaper location in South Florida found out that...
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Best Cloud Storage Service Providers for 2021

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Like we humans, every application, every text message, every email, every photo—everything that’s digital—needs a home. Without secure data storage, the digital and online...
Bob Quillin Oracle

How Oracle Is Embracing Cloud-Native Technology to Enable Applications

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The term "cloud-native" is increasingly being used by organizations and vendors alike as a new paradigm shift for how applications can run and be...
USB

USB Type-C to Become More Secure With Authentication Standard

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The security of USB-based connections and devices is taking a step forward, with the official launch of the USB Type-C Authentication Program on Jan....
Daily Tech Briefing Jan. 2

DOJ Seizes 15 Internet Domains Associated With DDoS-for-Hire Services

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Today’s topics include the Justice Department shutting down 15 DDoS-for-hire sites, and Microsoft adding an extension pack on Visual Studio.In late December, the U.S...