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Network World Security Alert Mar 29, 2017 Cisco Talos warns of Apple iOS and MacOS X.509 certificate flaw Cisco Talos today warned of a flaw in the X.509 certificate validation feature of Apple macOS and iOS that could let an attacker remotely execute code and steal information. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Ignore that call from "Apple" about an iCloud breach • Fortinet CISO on securing critical infrastructure: 'We can no longer bring a knife to a gunfight' • Malware infection rate of smartphones is soaring – Android devices often the target • (2012) CIA: Five particularly timeless tips from the Simple Sabotage Field Manual • How to respond to device and software backdoors inserted or left by vendors • Study finds devices are not wiped properly • LastPass is scrambling to fix another serious vulnerability • (2009) Fact-checking the fact-checkers: Snopes.com gets an 'A' • The insecurities list: 10 ways to improve cybersecurity 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 ▶ Ignore that call from "Apple" about an iCloud breach Scammers leverage an alleged iCloud account leak that also is likely not real. Read More ▶ Fortinet CISO on securing critical infrastructure: 'We can no longer bring a knife to a gunfight' Fortinet CISO Philip Quade explains why organizations have to adjust their security strategies to protect critical infrastructure. Read More ▶ Malware infection rate of smartphones is soaring – Android devices often the target Smartphones are by far the most popular target of mobile malware, and the infection rate is soaring, according to new research by Nokia. Read More ▶ (2012) CIA: Five particularly timeless tips from the Simple Sabotage Field Manual Read More ▶ How to respond to device and software backdoors inserted or left by vendors CSO looks at vendor backdoors, how they get into products, the challenges to finding these, mitigating the easily infected openings, and responding to this hardware, software, and IoT-based dilemma. Read More ▶ Study finds devices are not wiped properly The National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) found in a recent study that 40 percent of the devices that bought from secondhand markets had PII on them. Read More ▶ LastPass is scrambling to fix another serious vulnerability Developers of the popular LastPass password manager are working to fix a serious vulnerability that could allow malicious websites to steal user passwords or to infect computers with malware. Read More ▶ (2009) Fact-checking the fact-checkers: Snopes.com gets an 'A' Read More ▶ The insecurities list: 10 ways to improve cybersecurity Cybersecurity threats are more prevalent than ever. But there are some basic things you can do to protect your company and your users. Read More ▶ Video/Webcast: PhishMe, Inc. 2016 Malware Year in Review: Tricks, Threats, and Triumph Listen to PhishMe Threat Intelligence Expert, Brendan Griffin, to learn about the widespread implementation of anti-analysis methods, a notable evolution in techniques and tools to deliver malware, and the growing threat of encryption ransomware. Now more than ever, it has become more important to detect and interdict malware during the delivery phase. 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 First Look: New Apple iPad, red iPhone and iWatch gear How to stop insider threats Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. Linux Action Show ends after 10-year run 2. 6 reasons why Slack is the next Netscape 3. iPhone 8 release date still anticipated for September 4. Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner tweets nothing like Trump 5. Cisco announces cornucopia of product updates at Enterprise Connect 6. Review: VMware vSphere gets much-needed facelift 7. Not the sort of publicity Avaya was seeking 8. 18 free cloud storage options 9. Cisco Talos warns of Apple iOS and MacOS X.509 certificate flaw 10. 7 free tools every network needs

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