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Network World Security Alert Dec 02, 2016 How to architect the network so IoT devices are secure New and increased traffic patterns from the Internet of Things create security challenges. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • AWS tries to protect its customers from DDoS attacks with new service • 20 years ago: Hot sci/tech images from 1996 • DARPA gamification plan to get deep-thinkers, game-changers to collaborate • 2016's notable deaths in technology, science & inventions • IBM warns of rising VoIP cyber-attacks • Data-wiping malware strikes Saudi government agencies • Who's responsible for data compliance? 25% of executives don't know • Best practices for lowering cyber insurance costs and cyber risk Solution Center: Rapid7 Do You Have the Power to Make Nothing Happen? When it comes to security, the ability to "Make Nothing Happen" is really quite exciting. Check out these resources to learn how Rapid7's threat exposure management, incident detection and security advisory services enable organizations to see network risks and spot attacks before they damage your network. When you can make nothing happen, your enterprise can make growth happen. Read More ▶ AWS tries to protect its customers from DDoS attacks with new service Amazon Web Services is trying to help protect its customers with a new service aimed at mitigating DDoS impacts. It's called Shield, and the entry-level tier is enabled by default for all web applications running on AWS, starting on Wednesday. Read More ▶ 20 years ago: Hot sci/tech images from 1996 As we wind down 2016, we thought it would be fascinating to take a look at what some of the hot topics were 20 years ago. What we found are monkeys in space; a heaping helping of interesting computer news from the old Comdex trade show; Bill Gates in full form and Al Gore with the ENIAC. Take a look back at what was hot in 1996. Read More ▶ DARPA gamification plan to get deep-thinkers, game-changers to collaborate The agency is proposing an online community known as Gamifying the Search for Strategic Surprise (GS3) that would "apply a unique combination of online game and social media technologies and techniques to engage a large number of experts and deep thinkers in a shared analytic process to rapidly identify, understand, and expand upon the potential implications and applications of emerging science and technology. The program will also develop a mechanism to identify and quickly fund research opportunities that emerge from this collaborative process," DARPA stated. Read More ▶ 2016's notable deaths in technology, science & inventions Paying respects to computing pioneers, corporate leaders (AT&T, Intel) and the most inventive of inventors who passed during 2016 Read More ▶ IBM warns of rising VoIP cyber-attacks IBM says common Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and SIP and Cisco Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) are most common targets. Read More ▶ Data-wiping malware strikes Saudi government agencies Saudia Arabia's government agencies were hit with a cyber attack that security researchers are blaming on a worm-like malware that can wipe computer systems, destroying data. Read More ▶ Who's responsible for data compliance? 25% of executives don't know A new survey sheds some light on just how little grasp U.S. organizations have on privacy and security regulations. 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