Day: August 15, 2019

Our favorite back to school picks for 2019 – CNET

The best gifts for students, hands down. …read more Source:: CNet


Unique Kaspersky AV User ID Allowed 3rd-Party Web Tracking

Kaspersky antivirus solutions injected in the web pages visited by its users an identification number unique for each system. This started in late 2015 and could be used to track a user’s browsing interests. From a report: Versions of the antivirus product, paid and free, up to 2019, displayed this behavior that allows tracking regardless…


HTTP Bugs Open Websites to DoS Attacks

Eight vulnerabilities in the HTTP/2 server implementations were found in vendors Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Apache. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Google memo criticizes firm over diversity, ‘burden’ of being a black employee – CNET

A former Google employee reportedly called out the search giant in a memo as he prepared to leave the company. …read more Source:: CNet


Cisco axes hundreds, shares tumble amid China cut-off – but we’re winning the trade war, right? So much winning

Small percentage of workforce but sign of the times Cisco is laying off 500 programmers in its home state of California amid disappointing financial results and a sagging share price.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Cloudflare Says Cutting Off Customers Like 8chan is an IPO ‘Risk Factor’

Networking and web security giant Cloudflare says the recent 8chan controversy may be an ongoing “risk factor” for its business on the back of its upcoming initial public offering. From a report: The San Francisco-based company, which filed its IPO paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, earlier this month took the…


Energy Sector Phish Swims Past Microsoft Email Security via Google Drive

The savvy technique of avoiding malicious links in the email allowed the phishing attack to reach its targets. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Get a Theragun-like massage gun for $78 – CNET

These incredibly popular tools previously sold for hundreds of dollars. …read more Source:: CNet


Apache Security Advisories Red Flag Wrong Versions in Patching Gaffe

Up to 24 Apache Struts Security Advisories listed the wrong versions that were impacted by vulnerabilities, researchers warn. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Virtually all polled enterprises say they’ll use SD-WAN in next two years. Do you know what it is? Let us fill you in

SD-WAN, bam, thank you, ma’am Backgrounder Businesses relying on hybrid clouds need to be especially mindful of how they protect the sensitive data that flows between their on- and off-premises systems. Employees can be anywhere, using multiple devices (sometimes simultaneously) and any type of network (including public Wi-Fi) to access cloud services, all of which…