Bots may be trumping online polls

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CSO After Dark Oct 24, 2016 Bots may be trumping online polls Poll results are supposed to be driven by opinions, but marketers, politicians and others know opinions can be driven by polls. Hence the rising use of bots to skew perceptions in favor of a product, a celebrity or, at this time of year, a candidate. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Open Rsync server exposed EMS computers in Greensboro, NC • 66% off KMASHI 15000mAh External Battery Power Bank - Deal Alert • John McAfee: 'Iran hacked the DNC, and North Korea hacked DYN' • Chinese firm admits its hacked products were behind Friday's massive DDOS attack • War stories: diary of a box hugger • Frightening technology trends to worry about • ICYMI: The myths and realities of hacking an election White Paper: CDW Corporation 802.11AC Wave 2: Catching WI-FI's New Wave The 802.11ac standard significantly improves the performance and scalability of wireless networks compared with existing gear based on the older 802.11n standard. Read More ▶ Open Rsync server exposed EMS computers in Greensboro, NC EMS computers in Guilford County, NC were exposed for an unknown length of time, because the server managing system updates was publicly available on the internet. The problem was discovered earlier this month by a researcher scanning the internet for Rsync servers. Read More ▶ DealPost 66% off KMASHI 15000mAh External Battery Power Bank - Deal Alert KMASHI's 15,000mAh power bank can charge any 2 smartphones, tablets or USB devices simultaneously at high speed, and several times over without needing to be recharged. With the current 66% discount you can buy it on Amazon for just $17. Read More ▶ John McAfee: 'Iran hacked the DNC, and North Korea hacked DYN' Cybersecurity legend John McAfee looks to the Dark Web for answers on the DNC and DYN hacks. Read More ▶ Chinese firm admits its hacked products were behind Friday's massive DDOS attack A Chinese electronics component manufacturer says its products inadvertently played a role in a massive cyberattack that disrupted major internet sites in the U.S. on Friday. Read More ▶ War stories: diary of a box hugger Read More ▶ Frightening technology trends to worry about With Halloween just around the corner, what better time to reflect on technology scares in their organization – and, just as importantly, how to combat them. Read More ▶ ICYMI: The myths and realities of hacking an election Election hacking has become a key topic during this year's presidential elections, more so now that candidates and voters are being actively targeted by actors that are assumed to be acting with Russian support. In this modified edition of CSO Online's Hacked Opinions series, we explore the myths and realities of hacking an election, by speaking with a number of security experts. Read More ▶ White Paper: CDW Corporation An Infrastructure in the Cloud As cloud computing matures, it's increasingly vital that enterprise IT decision-makers understand the potential advantages of utilizing IaaS solutions such as Microsoft Azure. Read More ▶ Top 5 Stories 1. John McAfee: 'Iran hacked the DNC, and North Korea hacked DYN' 2. Taking down the internet: possible but how probable? 3. Free tool protects PCs from master boot record attacks 4. DNS provider Dyn gets DDoSed, takes out Twitter, GitHub and plenty others 5. DDoS knocks down DNS, data centers across the U.S. affected Editor's Picks 1. 15 hot, new security and privacy apps for Android and iOS 2. How to get creative with your penetration testing 3. 5 security bolstering strategies that won't break the bank 4. What's wrong with this picture? The NEW clean desk test 5. Inside an attack by the Syrian Electronic Army

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