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Network World Security Alert Dec 21, 2015 Bag checks and bomb-sniffing dogs could turn CES into a hellish snarl of lines, lines, lines CES, the biggest trade show on earth, is now aiming to be the safest, too. Police in tactical gear and bomb-sniffing dogs will roam the venues this year, as the CTA clamps down on security. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • How network segmentation provides a path to IoT security • The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2015 • Public cloud vs. on-premises, which is more secure? • NASA offers $15k for your wicked cool air traffic technology • IT pros brace for lost devices, access problems, on-call holidays • Bernie Sanders campaign claims software vendor NGP VAN exposed voter data multiple times • Cyberattack prediction: Hackers will target a US election next year Viewpoint: Qualys Inc. Future-Proof Security: Bringing Real-Time Visibility into Focus As technology proliferates beyond traditional systems and networks into mobility and cloud, the lines around securing such expanded technology are becoming blurred. Read More ▶ How network segmentation provides a path to IoT security Examining the different approaches to çybersecurity in the age of the Internet of Things. Read More ▶ The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2015 It's that time of year again when we take a look at some of the most interesting and sometimes silly sci/tech stories of the year. This year we have flame-throwing drones, wicked cool pictures of Pluto and quantum computing advancements to name just a few topics. Take a look. Read More ▶ Public cloud vs. on-premises, which is more secure? As the market continues to mature in 2016, organizations are more willing than ever to use cloud-based services. But questions about security remain. The great debate of whether public cloud or on premises infrastructure is more secure rages on. Read More ▶ NASA offers $15k for your wicked cool air traffic technology The space agency this week announced a $15,000 public contest -- called the "Sky for All challenge" -- to develop technologies that could be part of what it calls "a clean-slate, revolutionary design and concept of operations for the airspace of the future." The challenge opens Dec. 21, and participants may pre-register now. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 26, 2016 and is being administered by crowdsourcing site HeroX. Read More ▶ IT pros brace for lost devices, access problems, on-call holidays Holiday celebrations at work can lead to missing laptops and phones, email gaffes and security vulnerabilities. Read More ▶ Bernie Sanders campaign claims software vendor NGP VAN exposed voter data multiple times The Bernie Sanders presidential campaign fired a staffer for improperly accessing data on Hillary Clinton's campaign. However, while serving a suspension from the DNC, the Sanders campaign has pointed to security failures with software vendor NGP VAN. Read More ▶ Cyberattack prediction: Hackers will target a US election next year A major cyberattack next year will target a U.S. election, security expert Bruce Schneier predicts. Read More ▶ White Paper: SSH Communications Security Misplaced Trust Can Render DLP Ineffective With the AWS Marketplace 1-click deployment, a simple proof-of-concept can be ramped up in less than 30 minutes, without impacting any existing operations. Read More ▶

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