Sting Explains the Importance of IoT Threat Defense

By Steve Caimi Most of you know Sting, the Grammy-winning solo artist and singer/bassist for English rock band The Police. So many great hits over the years. But how many of you know his late-80’s song “Englishman in New York?” I’m an alien The song opens with Sting, the Englishman, feeling somewhat out of place in New York City: His […]

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GDPR Compliance: Weather You Like it or Not

By Steve Caimi Imagine this: A weather app that tracks you without your knowledge or consent! An Innocuous Weather App? Weather apps are great. Who doesn’t have one? Like everyone else, you downloaded a free weather app to your smartphone years ago. At that time it asked you to share your current location, as it promises the best […]

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GDPR Compliance: Weather You Like it or Not

By Steve Caimi Imagine this: A weather app that tracks you without your knowledge or consent! An Innocuous Weather App? Weather apps are great. Who doesn’t have one? Like everyone else, you downloaded a free weather app to your smartphone years ago. At that time it asked you to share your current location, as it promises the best […]

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Working Wherever: Digital Safety Beyond the Company Walls

By Steve Martino Imagine you’re a business traveler at the airport with a little time to spare before your flight. You fire up your laptop, access the airport’s free wi-fi, log on to your bank account, and pay your credit card bill to free up credit for your trip. Efficient use of time, right? Well, also imagine that […]

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Working Wherever: Digital Safety Beyond the Company Walls

By Steve Martino Imagine you’re a business traveler at the airport with a little time to spare before your flight. You fire up your laptop, access the airport’s free wi-fi, log on to your bank account, and pay your credit card bill to free up credit for your trip. Efficient use of time, right? Well, also imagine that […]

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Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple vulnerabilities in Computerinsel Photoline

By Talos Group These vulnerabilities are discovered by Piotr Bania of Cisco Talos. Today, Talos is releasing details of multiple vulnerabilities discovered within the Computerinsel GmbH PhotoLine image processing software. PhotoLine, developed by Computerinsel GmbH, is a well established raster and vector graphics editor for Windows and Mac OS X that can also be used for desktop publishing. […]

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Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple vulnerabilities in Computerinsel Photoline

By Talos Group These vulnerabilities are discovered by Piotr Bania of Cisco Talos. Today, Talos is releasing details of multiple vulnerabilities discovered within the Computerinsel GmbH PhotoLine image processing software. PhotoLine, developed by Computerinsel GmbH, is a well established raster and vector graphics editor for Windows and Mac OS X that can also be used for desktop publishing. […]

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Securing the Campus

By Larry Payne From student data and intellectual property, to reputation and grant funding…higher education institutions are at risk if cybersecurity is not a foundational element in their operations. This fall, more than 20 million students returned to their college or university. Each student will walk on campus with at least three personal connected devices. At a university with […]

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Securing the Campus

By Larry Payne From student data and intellectual property, to reputation and grant funding…higher education institutions are at risk if cybersecurity is not a foundational element in their operations. This fall, more than 20 million students returned to their college or university. Each student will walk on campus with at least three personal connected devices. At a university with […]

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“Pitching Packets” Game Teaches Cyber Security with Beanbags

By Jennie Kam This October, the 14th year of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) focuses on educating consumers on Internet safety. Consumers can be of all ages and backgrounds, so in the spirit of NCSAM, I’d like to share how beanbags and laundry baskets can be used to teach anyone the basics of Internet routing, security, and […]

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