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Computerworld Security Dec 17, 2015 Google researchers uncover a remote execution bug in FireEye appliances Google researchers found a software flaw in several models of FireEye's security appliances which they say could give a cyberattacker full access to a company's network. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • 13 million MacKeeper users exposed by Shodan search, no password or hacking required • Grub2 bootloader flaw leaves locked-down Linux computers at risk • As pre-IE11 support ends, scrambling for workarounds White Paper: KnowBe4 How to Transform Employee Worst Practices Into Best Practices This whitepaper provides clear direction on how to go about improving your organization's security posture by "inoculating" employees who fall for social engineering attacks. Read More ▶ 13 million MacKeeper users exposed by Shodan search, no password or hacking required No hacking and no passwords were required to access 13 million MacKeeper users' account details, but the company behind MacKeeper and a misconfigured MongoDB -- that anyone with Internet could have found -- says your privacy and security are their highest priority. Does that make you feel better about reckless security practices? Read More ▶ Grub2 bootloader flaw leaves locked-down Linux computers at risk Pressing the backspace key 28 times can bypass the Grub2 bootloader's password protection and allow a hacker to install malware on a locked-down Linux system. Read More ▶ As pre-IE11 support ends, scrambling for workarounds For our security manager, the two big issues are the browsers his users employ, and the versions supported by the corporate website. Read More ▶ White Paper: QTS CIOs Challenged to Achieve "Broker of Services" Model for IT Read this paper for details on how to manage workloads between clouds and from cloud to customer premises. Read More ▶ Is your IT department a great place to work? Computerworld is seeking to identify the 100 top workplaces for IT professionals for our 23rd annual Best Places to Work in IT list. We invite Computerworld readers, HR and PR professionals and other interested parties to nominate organizations, in any industry, that they think are providing great working environments for IT employees, including challenging work, fair pay and ample training opportunities. Nominate a company now through Dec. 21, 2015 ▶ Forecast 2016: Your essential to-do list for the year ahead Check out our November Digital Magazine, which features our annual Forecast special report and survey results, your essential to-do list for the year ahead. The magazine also includes News Analysis, Opinions and Shark Tank -- all free for download with registration. View the magazine here ▶ Subscribe to Computerworld Daily News Sign up for our popular, twice-daily tech news newsletter. You'll get Computerworld's up-to-the-minute top stories of the day, both first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon (ET). We deliver breaking news on topics like the latest security threats and the newest mobile devices, in-depth features about enterprise technologies and IT careers, and authoritative analyses of moves made by tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, IBM and HP. Sign up now ▶ Computerworld Job Board Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted. Check them out now ▶

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