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Today’s topics include GitHub launching unlimited free private repositories and a new enterprise offering, and Protego Labs boosting serverless security with an open-source project. GitHub on Jan. 7 announced two major updates to make its online open-source code service more accessible to developers: unlimited free private repositories and a simplified, unified enterprise offering. GitHub Free […]

Today’s topics include the right strategy to help enterprises avoid the Ryuk ransomware, and CastHack exposing Google Chromecast users to risk. Professional North Korean attackers are using the Ryuk malware to slowly and methodically penetrate networks and carry out ransomware attacks, including ones on DataResolution.net and Tribune companies. According to Stu Sjouwerman, CEO of KnowBe4, […]

Today’s topics include Mozilla focusing on its Thunderbird email client, and Microsoft unveiling and updating SharePoint web parts for users. Mozilla is renewing focus on its Thunderbird email client after pulling much of the focus and funding for the project back in July 2012. According to Ryan Sipes, community manager for the Thunderbird project, there […]

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 365 in December with several new features, including artificial intelligence capabilities in Word and PowerPoint that give users more ways of connecting with their audiences. Users who speak in other […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]