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ITworld Today Nov 15, 2017 12 famous (and infamous) IT security disasters Arrogance and excessive pride may be the deadly sins of IT security Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • 11 top tools to assess, implement, and maintain GDPR compliance • 15% off APC 11-Outlet Surge Protector with USB Charging Ports and SurgeArrest - Deal Alert • 10 of the world's fastest supercomputers • Why you should fear phishing more than data breaches • Ransomware marketplaces and the future of malware | Salted Hash Ep 6 • Land a Lifetime of Linux Training for a Price You Choose - Deal Alert • Supercomputing is becoming super-efficient, Top500 list shows • What's new in TensorFlow machine learning • What is Apache Spark? The big data analytics platform explained • How hackers crack passwords and why you can't stop them • Mozilla seeks return to glory with release of Firefox Quantum • What is a cyber attack? Recent examples show disturbing trends • Best Android antivirus? The top 10 tools Viewpoint: Black Duck Software Inc Visibility into an IT Blindspot: Securing and Managing Open Source Components: ITworld Viewpoint Open Source software has become an important resource for developers and IT professionals who are building next generation applications. According to Gartner, virtually all Global 2000 companies use Open Source to run critical infrastructure. During a 2016 audit, Black Duck Software found open source code in 96% of applications. Read More ▶ 11 top tools to assess, implement, and maintain GDPR compliance Running behind on meeting the EU's new GDPR privacy rules? These tools can help you meet the requirements and stay in compliance by deadline. 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Read More ▶ Why you should fear phishing more than data breaches A recent study from Google and UC Berkeley examined the various ways accounts are compromised, and determined that phishing attacks – not data breaches – pose the most risk to users when it comes to lost access. Read More ▶ Video Ransomware marketplaces and the future of malware | Salted Hash Ep 6 Would you give up a customer's data or credentials if that was the demand in a ransomware attack? That's just one of the nightmare scenarios that Steve Ragan and Rick McElroy talk about on this week's episode. Watch Now ▶ Land a Lifetime of Linux Training for a Price You Choose - Deal Alert Jump in and discover the essentials behind working with operating systems and Linux V7. With this deal, you name your own price. Read More ▶ Supercomputing is becoming super-efficient, Top500 list shows The highest climber in the latest Top500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers is also one of the highest scorers on the Green500 ranking of the world's most efficient. Read More ▶ What's new in TensorFlow machine learning Google's TensorFlow 1.4 machine learning library adds the contributed Dataset API for working with data sources, but watch out for breakage caused by the update Read More ▶ What is Apache Spark? The big data analytics platform explained Fast, flexible, and developer-friendly, Apache Spark is the leading platform for large-scale SQL, batch processing, stream processing, and machine learning Read More ▶ How hackers crack passwords and why you can't stop them Password crackers have access to more stolen passwords and better password hacking software and tools than ever before. Read More ▶ Mozilla seeks return to glory with release of Firefox Quantum The company said re-engineered browser – Firefox 57 – represents its biggest release since the debut of Firefox 1.0 in 2004 and showcases a significant speed boost. Read More ▶ What is a cyber attack? Recent examples show disturbing trends From virtual bank heists to semi-open attacks from nation-states, this year has been rough on IT security. Here are some of the major cyber attacks of 2017 and what we can learn from them. Read More ▶ Best Android antivirus? The top 10 tools There are plenty of antivirus tools for Android. Here's how the top 10 measure up in protection, usability and features. Read More ▶ White Paper: Digital Shadows The Pressing Need for Digital Risk Management: ITworld White Paper CISOs and risk officers must adopt a thorough digital risk management strategy that includes monitoring, filtering, prioritizing, and responding to threats across the public Internet and dark web. Read More ▶

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