There are nearly as many smartphone models in the world as there are drops of water in the sea. Finding the right one is hard. This interactive product chart, however, simplifies the process dramatically.
Cisco Annual Security Report Exposes Widening Gulf between Perception and Reality of Cyber Threats
The Cisco 2015 Annual Security Report released today, which examines both threat intelligence and cybersecurity trends, reveals that organizations must adopt an ‘all hands on deck’ approach to defend against cyber attacks. Attackers have become more proficient at taking advantage of gaps in security to evade detection and conceal malicious activity.
For a complete copy of Cisco’s Annual Security Research report go to https://www.cisco.com/go/asr2015.
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability found in IE 11
A new Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been found in IE 11. According to an email sent by David Leo, a researcher with information security company Deusen, to the Full Disclosure mailing list, the vulnerability can allow an attacker to steal anything from a third party domain, and likewise inject anything into a third party domain.
Insurance giant Anthem hit by massive data breach
Hackers have stolen information on tens of millions of Anthem Inc. customers, in a massive data breach that ranks among the largest in corporate history. The information stolen from the insurance giant includes names, birthdays, medical IDs, social security numbers, street addresses, e-mail addresses and employment information, including income data.
How to Organize Your Entire Life with Trello
Trello is an awesome project management tool that makes collaboration easy. This visual list tool can do so much more, whether you’re organizing work projects, family chores, travel plans, or just about anything else.
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How to Install Free, Effective Antivirus Software (for Beginners)
Anyone running a Windows computer knows how important it is to have good anti-virus software—but you don’t need to pay for good protection! If someone you know still doesn’t have anti-virus software running, here’s a quick guide you can send them to help them set it up – recommendations for quality free anti virus software.
Five key IT security trends for 2015
Here’s a look at five key IT security trends and solutions for 2015 as identified by Ian Kilpatrick, Chairman of Wick Hill Group.
1) Rise in security breaches
2) Cloud / Virtualization
3) Mobile and Wireless
4) Big Data
5) Visibility Reporting and Remediation systems
Read the full article at Net-Security.
Infographic: The state of enterprise security
This infographic by SysCloud features cyber security trends in the enterprise and showcases how data breaches in the enterprise can be prevented.
Infographic link:
https://www.net-security.org/images/articles/Infographic_State-Enterprise-Security.jpg
Google makes Earth Pro available to virtual travelers for free
While we’re sure Google Earth works just fine for your daily virtual ’round-the-world travels, the Pro version comes with some really useful features — even better, it’s now completely free. Google Earth Pro, which used to cost an eye-watering $399 per year, gives you the tools to measure 3D buildings and other locations, print high-resolution screenshots, view demographic and traffic layers, and even record your virtual trips. To use it for free, you’ll first need to sign up for a license and make sure your PC or Mac meets the minimum system requirements needed to run the program.
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Singapore Forms New Cyber Security Agency
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, to be established on April 1, will provide dedicated and centralized oversight of national cyber security functions.
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