Patch management missteps facilitate cybercrime

Computerworld Security: March 31, 2014
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Patch management missteps facilitate cybercrime

Failures in patch management of vulnerable systems have been a key enabler of
cybercrime, according to the conclusions reached in Solutionary's annual Global
Threat Intelligence Report out today, saying it sees botnet attacks as the
biggest single threat.
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INSIDER: Kenneth van Wyk: Where mobile apps go wrong

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Philips smart TVs can be attacked via default wireless connection

The latest firmware in some Philips smart TV models opens an insecure Miracast
wireless network, allowing potential attackers located in the signal range to
control the TV remotely and perform unauthorized actions.
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