Dell computers shipping with potentially dangerous root certificate authority

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	Dell computers shipping with potentially dangerous root certificate authority At least some Dell laptops are shipping with a trusted root certificate authority pre-installed, something that those who discovered the CA are comparing to the Superfish adware installed on Lenovo machines that left them open to man-in the-middle attacks. Read More : Level 3 Communications See More. Stop More. Learn how to both anticipate and mitigate attacks on your network in order to limit your exposure with a network-based security solution. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft CEO takes a collaborative approach to cybersecurity FAA to drone owners: Get ready to register to fly Holiday scams that will be donning your inbox soon INSIDER What CSOs should do on their first days CISO proposes cybersecurity co-op to fend off hackers Passenger puts black powder in checked bag: How'd that decision play out? WEBCAST: Sophos Inc Hackers Communicate; Your Security Technologies Should Too It's time to close the gap left open by layered, standalone security tools and share contextual information. Using numerous point products that work in a vacuum no longer provides adequate defense. Learn More Microsoft CEO takes a collaborative approach to cybersecurity Satya Nadella will have you know that cybersecurity takes a village.The Microsoft CEO took to the stage this week in the nation's capital to describe a new, collaborative approach the company is taking as it deals with an evolving set of digital threats targeting an increasingly distributed tangle of users, devices and systems.[ Related: CISOs learn 5 tough lessons about conveying security risks ]Nadella positions the cyber challenge as the latest entry on a continuum of threats that have emerged with new methods of communication, recalling the emergence of mail fraud and wire fraud, and calling cyber "one of the most pressing issues of [our] time."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More FAA to drone owners: Get ready to register to fly While an actual rule could be months away, drones weighing about 9 ounces or more will apparently need to be registered with the Federal Aviation Administration going forward.The registration requirement and other details came form the government’s UAS Task Force which was created by the FAA in last month and featured all manner of associates from Google, the Academy of Model Aeronautics and Air Line Pilots Association to Walmart, GoPro and Amazon.+More on Network World: Hot stuff: The coolest drones+Other proposed requirements were to offer a simple, free online registration system and a requirement that unmanned aircraft would need to fly with an visible registration number tying the aircraft to the owner.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: Level 3 Communications Cybersecurity - You're Already Compromised Each year, IT faces an increase in targeted cyberattacks, more sophisticated and prepared attackers, a significant increase in DDoS attacks, and a growing number of hacker toolkits and black market trading sites for stolen data. Learn More Holiday scams that will be donning your inbox soon Ho-ho oh noImage by AndYaDontStop Just like Santa, cybercriminals are busy making their toys. It’s a great time for IT to remind employees the poisonous gifts that were given last year. It’s likely you’ll see them (or some form of them) again this year.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More INSIDER What CSOs should do on their first days It used to be common for new chief security officers to come in with guns blazing. The security personality stereotype was a machismo type who wanted to be seen as the hero in saving the company’s network from all the villains trying to get in.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) Read More : Unisys How do You Secure Financial Transaction Data? A major Brazilian supermarket chain with thousands of employees and stores in 14 different cities had a significant security issue. Not only did it need to close the gaps in its IT environment, it also needed to become 100 percent compliant with Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards. Learn More CISO proposes cybersecurity co-op to fend off hackers The CISO of Rockwell Automation thinks a cybersecurity co-operative, comprised of top information security engineers from several companies, could serve as a salve to the talent shortage and also offer and an improvement over managed security service providers. Read More Passenger puts black powder in checked bag: How'd that decision play out? Let's say for the sake of discussion that the guy – anyone think it's a woman? – did not place the 10 tubes of black powder in his checked luggage as part of a terrorist plot or amateur sting operation against TSA screeners. Read More
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