Tech’s five biggest turkeys of 2015

Stop the anti-encryption propaganda now. Nmap 7 brings faster scanning and improved IPv6 support. InfoWorld Security Report November 26, 2015 Tech's five biggest turkeys of 2015 This year's flock of turkeys underpaid women and African-Americans, exposed users to fraud and embarrassment, and carelessly loaded their products with malware. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Stop the anti-encryption propaganda now 2. Nmap 7 brings faster scanning and improved IPv6 support 3. And then there were two: Another dangerous Dell root certificate discovered 4. IBM offers to take on authentication for developers White Paper: Pivotal Software Building Data-Driven Internet of Things (IoT) Applications Automated homes. Connected cars. Smart cities. The Internet of Things (IoT) will forever change the way businesses interact with consumers and other businesses. Learn More Stop the anti-encryption propaganda now We cannot let the world think that encryption can be compromised or tossed aside. READ MORE Nmap 7 brings faster scanning and improved IPv6 support There are a lot of network management and monitoring goodies inside the latest version of Nmap. READ MORE And then there were two: Another dangerous Dell root certificate discovered After Dell confirmed that one of its support tools installed a dangerous self-signed root certificate and private key on computers, users discovered a similar certificate deployed by a different Dell tool. READ MORE IBM offers to take on authentication for developers IBM incorporated Identity Mixer, a cryptographic tool designed to handle authentication for third party applications, into Bluemix. READ MORE White Paper: Neustar Inc 4 Security Recommendations on DDoS Protection Four key insights from the Competitive Landscape: DDoS Mitigation Solutions report to consider when you want to protect your company from attacks. Neustar found that many of the recommendations are currently found in SiteProtect DDoS protection services with future trends aligned to near term implementation. Learn More GET THE DEEP TECHNOLOGY INSIGHTS YOU NEED Get ongoing access to our exclusive Insider content — Deep Dive PDFs and in-depth articles — available to Insider members. You get access not only to InfoWorld's Insider content but to selected Insider content from Computerworld, CIO, Network World, CSO, ITworld, and other IDG Enterprise publications. Sign up at no cost today! Follow InfoWorld You are currently subscribed to infoworld_sec_rpt as jonsan98@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER When accessing content promoted in this email, you are providing consent for your information to be shared with the sponsors of the content. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: online@infoworld.com Copyright © 2015 InfoWorld Media Group, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@infoworld.com. **