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Network World Security Alert Aug 03, 2016 Hot products at Black Hat 2016 One of the biggest infosec conferences of the year will have these products on display from Las Vegas. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Adding human experts to IT security with Red Canary • They're back! Car hackers take control of Jeep's steering and braking • IRS warns on super summer scam scourge • Russia hacks, plunders the U.S. No bullets fired • This tiny device can infect point-of-sale systems and unlock hotel rooms • Kill a smartphone password with a scan of your eye • White House, NSF, NASA tout ambitious drone application plans White Paper: Fastly What to Look for When Choosing a CDN for DDoS Protection DDoS threats have been around for a long time, and there are multiple ways to address them. Between traditional DDoS appliances, cloud-based mitigation services and hybrid solutions, how do you decide which solution is right for you? In this paper we'll cover the strengths and weaknesses of each approach. Read More ▶ Adding human experts to IT security with Red Canary Red Canary receives $6.1 million in Series A funding. Its product covers the security lifecycle of data collection, detection of risks, investigation and response. Read More ▶ They're back! Car hackers take control of Jeep's steering and braking Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek show how an attack can take control of steering, press the gas pedal and even kill the brakes while the vehicle is driving at high speeds. Read More ▶ IRS warns on super summer scam scourge IRS sees increased automated calls and new tactics from scammers demanding tax payments on iTunes and other gift cards. Read More ▶ Russia hacks, plunders the U.S. No bullets fired Russia has invaded the U.S. and assaulted the U.S. presidential election, and they haven't fired a single shot—because no bullets are necessary to hack systems security. Read More ▶ This tiny device can infect point-of-sale systems and unlock hotel rooms Millions of point-of-sale systems and hotel room locks can be hacked by temporarily placing a small, inexpensive device several inches away from their card readers. Read More ▶ Kill a smartphone password with a scan of your eye The hardware and software to make iris scanning a key feature is now in place for smartphones and PCs. Read More ▶ White House, NSF, NASA tout ambitious drone application plans The National Science Foundation will devote $35 million in research funding over the next five years to accelerate the safe, intelligent, design and control of unmanned aircraft applications. The announcement was part of a wide-ranging White House Office of Science and Technology Policy proclamation to, as it said, promote the safe integration and innovative adoption of unmanned aircraft systems across the United States. Read More ▶ White Paper: PC Pitstop Strong Security Needs Flexible Software Tools It is being said that data security is back on top of the boardroom agenda for 2016. But the truth is it never actually went away. US companies need to figure out what to invest in to give themselves the best chance of avoiding breaches and data loss. And that is a decision which is far from easy given the constant onslaught from new and existing threats and the diverse range of security solutions designed to stop them. Read More ▶ Join The Network World Communities As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook ▶ Network World on LinkedIn ▶ SLIDESHOWS Superman VR roller coaster in pictures 25 surprising facts about Google Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. 200M Yahoo accounts go up for sale on digital black market 2. iPhone 7 release date and pre-order date leaked 3. How to solve Windows 10 crashes in less than a minute 4. If Apple's Irish tax loophole is a fraud, the whole tech industry is guilty 5. Four US firms rule the world's cloud infrastructure 6. 19 free cloud storage options 7. Top VCE exec: We're staying tight with Cisco 8. The CIA, NSA and Pokémon Go 9. FCC settlement with Wi-Fi router maker a win for open source advocates 10. JavaScript keeps its spot atop programming language rankings

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