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

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 and subtitles to Skype for improved accessibility. The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released the final version of its Risk Management Framework 2.0 update, providing organizations with new detailed […]

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

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 Justice Department announced that it had seized 15 internet domains associated with distributed denial of service-for-hire services and filed criminal charges against those involved. The DoJ also filed multiple criminal […]

Don’t Believe Everything You Hear About Cyber-Security, Study Warns

Today’s topics include Symantec’s Norton LifeLock reporting on cyber-security myths, and Nvidia demonstrating its Jetson AGX Xavier Module. A cyber-security study released on Dec. 19 by Symantec’s Norton LifeLock found that there are many myths that Americans believe that simply are not factually accurate. One finding is that 53 percent of Americans don’t know that […]

Washington, D.C., Suing Facebook Over Data Privacy Violations

Today’s topics include Washington D.C., suing Facebook over data privacy, and AT&T making 5G services available in some U.S. cities. According to The New York Times, Facebook allowed other companies essentially unrestricted access to user data, including private messages, at least through late summer 2018 despite Facebook executives promising that it would never sell or […]

Growth of Large Cloud Providers Spurs Server Market Growth

Today’s topics include large cloud providers fueling growth in the server market, and Russian social media activities impacting U.S. elections. Analysts from IDC reported last week that revenue in the worldwide server space jumped 37.7 percent in the third quarter when compared with the same period last year. Overall revenue hit $23.4 billion and shipments […]

Mozilla Patches 11 Security Vulnerabilities in Firefox

Today’s topics include Firefox 64 dropping RSS and boosting tab management, and Shopify avoiding a data breach by using a bug program. Firefox 64 has become generally available but without direct integrated support for RSS feed preview and live bookmarks. RSS is a capability that enables users to quickly see a list of recent items […]

SIG-Auth Bolstering Security Authorization in Kubernetes

Today’s topics include Kubernetes security authentication moving forward with SIG-Auth, and Elastifile providing scalable file storage for Google Cloud. One of the primary Special Interest Groups within Kubernetes is SIG-Auth, whose members are tasked with looking at authorization security issues. At the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA 2018 in Seattle last week, SIG-Auth leaders outlined how […]

Chinese Hackers Behind Marriott Breach, White House Claims

Today’s topics include the White House claiming the Marriott Starwood hack was China-sponsored, and Salesforce letting developers use JavaScript to create Lightning Web Components. The White House is saying that an attack on Marriott’s Starwood reservations database was done at the hands of the Chinese Ministry of State Security, a claim other experts agree with. […]

FCC Investigates Carrier’s Wireless Coverage Claims

Today’s topics include the FCC investigating a rules violation by a major telecom carrier, and IBM and Nvidia partnering on a converged system for AI workloads. The Federal Communications Commission is holding a $4.53 billion payout to wireless broadband providers while it investigates charges that a major U.S. carrier has overstated its wireless coverage. The […]

Google Outlines Steps It Is Taking to Secure Kubernetes

Today’s topics include Google improving Kubernetes container security, and AT&T, Verizon and Samsung announcing 5G smartphone plans for 2019. In a call with press ahead of the KubeCon conference this week in Seattle, Google Security & Privacy Product Manager Maya Kaczorowski outlined the steps Google is taking to help secure open-source container orchestration project Kubernetes […]