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Tim Eades of vArmour on Expanding From Banking to Government

ICYMI: CEO Dishes on How Government Has Struggled to See Across Its Application Terrain While vArmour has enjoyed success in banking, the U.S. government is now the fastest-growing part of its business. CEO Tim Eades says much of the government doesn’t understand the relationships and dependencies among vArmour’s applications or the consequences of an application…
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DuckDuckGo Email Privacy Service Beta Released

ICYMI: DuckDuckGo has a reputation for protecting the privacy of its users far more than most other companies.  Last year, the tiny search engine announced that they were experimenting with a free service …http://dlvr.it/SZW1lS

North Korea Trojanizing Open-Source Software

ICYMI: Lazarus Group Uses Social Engineering to Manipulate Victims to Download Malware North Korea is using weaponized versions of open-source utilities to spy on the technology, defense and entertainment sectors worldwide. Microsoft says it spotted fake profiles of supposed job recruiters who really are Pyongyang hackers manipulating victims into downloading Trojans.http://dlvr.it/SZVQQ9

Digital Identity Bill Passes Key Senate Milestone

ICYMI: Jeremy Grant Explains How Bill Would Create Standards, Funding for Online IDs A Senate committee this week approved a bill that would create governmentwide standards for identity verification and provide grants to help states and local agencies upgrade ID systems and offer online digital identity services. Supporter Jeremy Grant hopes to see a full…
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Shangri-La Hotels Hit by Data Breach Incident

Hong Kong Privacy Office Says It Is ‘Disappointed’ With Breach Notification Upscale Asian hotelier Shangri-La Group has copped to a data breach incident that may affect hundreds of thousands of guests. The hotel detected unauthorized access to its guest database in July but didn’t notify guests or regulators until September.http://dlvr.it/SZRtgH

Tim Eades of vArmour on Expanding From Banking to Government

CEO Dishes on How Government Has Struggled to See Across Its Application Terrain While vArmour has enjoyed success in banking, the U.S. government is now the fastest-growing part of its business. CEO Tim Eades says much of the government doesn’t understand the relationships and dependencies among vArmour’s applications or the consequences of an application going…
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Windows 11 2022 Update

Microsoft released the “first major update” for Windows 11 on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, as Windows 11 nears its first anniversary. According to a blog posted by Microsoft, the Windows 11 update …http://dlvr.it/SZRgDv

Digital Identity Bill Passes Key Senate Milestone

Jeremy Grant Explains How Bill Would Create Standards, Funding for Online IDs A Senate committee this week approved a bill that would create governmentwide standards for identity verification and provide grants to help states and local agencies upgrade ID systems and offer online digital identity services. Supporter Jeremy Grant hopes to see a full Senate…
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North Korea Trojanizing Open-Source Software

Lazarus Group Uses Social Engineering to Manipulate Victims to Download Malware North Korea is using weaponized versions of open-source utilities to spy on the technology, defense and entertainment sectors worldwide. Microsoft says it spotted fake profiles of supposed job recruiters who really are Pyongyang hackers manipulating victims into downloading Trojans.http://dlvr.it/SZR7CV

Apple Products Released at Far Out Event

ICYMI: On September 7, 2022, Apple hosted its annual product release event at one pm Eastern Time (ET). Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, took the stage at the Far Out event held at the …http://dlvr.it/SZNkHC