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Brian Gallutia
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Democratic senators have proposed data breach legislation that could lead to jail time for some executives who conceal breaches and fail to disclose them to consumers. I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
A keyboard data leak by mobile developer Ai.type exposed millions of personal records through misconfigured database settings. I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
European Union member states have drafted a diplomatic document which states serious cyber-attacks by a foreign nation could be construed as an act of war. I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
The best defense against ransomware on your Windows 10 system is a feature called Controlled Folder Access. I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
A Canadian hacker pleads guilty in huge Yahoo hack case. I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
A 2016 Uber breach affecting data for 57 million users was covered up by the company, including a $100,000 payment to the attackers to keep the incident quiet. I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
So what are the pros and cons of net neutrality? Let’s end this week’s series with the cons. I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
So what are the pros and cons of net neutrality? Let’s start with the pros. I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
Let’s talk about net neutrality! I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
A judge has blocked Ring from selling its security system pending the outcome of a lawsuit. I’m Brian Gallutia with Today’s Managed Services Minute.
All complex tasks take longer to complete than originally estimated? There should be a law! I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
The anonymous Twitter employee who pulled the plug on President Donald Trump’s Twitter account last Thursday night before leaving the company may want to lawyer up, according to experts on computer law. I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
Newly uncovered information indicated that all 3 billion users were affected by the 2013 Yahoo data breach. I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
It took Yahoo three years to realize a data breach had occurred in August 2013 and another 11 months to understand the full scope of user accounts impacted by that breach.
Previously, it was reported that 1 billion user accounts were compromised during the 2013 Yahoo data breach — which was separate from the 2014 Yahoo data breach affecting 500 million users — but a new filing has corrected that number by admitting that all 3 billion user accounts that existed in 2013 were impacted.
Last week, the first of many hearings with Kaspersky Labs was held. I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
Back in August, the Managed Services Minute reported that Kaspersky Labs was banned from US government contracts due to suspicion of collusion with the Russian government.
Last week, hearings began to further investigate the matter. Kaspersky Labs has vehemently denied the accusations and has launched its own internal investigation into the issues raised.
Beware of Bad Rabbit. I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
Organizations in Russia, Ukraine and now the U.S. are under siege from Bad Rabbit, a new strain of ransomware which is basically a new, improved NotPetya version 2.
The outbreak started last Tuesday and froze computer systems in several European countries. Department of Homeland Security’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team issued an alert saying it had received “multiple reports” of infections.
AOL will end its long-standing instant messenger service. I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
The iPhone’s constant password pop-up screens are a big security risk. I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
Microsoft is no longer supporting Office 2007. I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
Millennials View Their Smartphone Home Screen as a Status Symbol? I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.
A new threat is emerging that targets the popular web content management system, Wordpress. I’m Brian Gallutia with today’s Managed Services Minute.