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Cybersecurity awareness month. Here are some useful social media content and links:
Hashtags for Cybersecurity Awareness Month: #CyberAware #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth Content to share online via NCSAM: Keep a Clean Machine → Having the latest security software, web browser and operating system is the best defense against viruses, malware and other online threats. Did you know? Your cell phone and tablet need to be kept up to date with […]
Envoy raises $43 million to digitize your office.
Jon Russell@jonrussell / 7 hours ago The office might not seem like an area in desperate need of disruption, but Envoy — a Silicon Valley company used to sign in over 100,000 visitors at offices across the world each day; and a TechCrunch SF office neighbor! — has raised $43 million to do just that. The company started life five years digitizing the sign-in […]
Major browsers simultaneously drop support for old security standards
Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer and Safari are all dropping support for older versions of the online security protocol TLS, used in practically any encrypted exchange online. While few people or machines are using the long-unsafe TLS 1.0 and 1.1, they’re still permitted in many connections — but not for long. Transport Layer Security is […]
Chinese chip spying report shows the supply chain remains the ultimate weakness
Zack Whittaker@zackwhittaker / 1 week ago Comment Thursday’s explosive story by Bloomberg reveals detailed allegations that the Chinese military embedded tiny chips into servers, which made their way into data centers operated by dozens of major U.S. companies. We covered the story earlier, including denials by Apple, Amazon and Supermicro — the server maker that was reportedly targeted by the Chinese government. Apple didn’t respond […]
Google+ to shut down after coverup of data breach
Josh Constine@joshconstine / 35 mins ago Google is about to have its Cambridge Analytica moment. A security bug allowed third-party developers to access Google+ user profile data since 2015 until Google discovered and patched it in March, but decided not to inform the world. When a user gave permission to an app to access their public profile data, […]
Facebook Messenger internally tests voice commands for chat, calls
Josh Constine@joshconstine / 3 hours ago Facebook Messenger could soon let you use your voice to dictate and send messages, initiate voice calls and create reminders. Messenger for Android’s code reveals a new M assistant button atop the message thread screen that activates listening for voice commands for those functionalities. Voice control could make Messenger simpler to use hands-free […]