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Tech Trends in 2014: Actionable Insights For Your Career

CTOvision

Drawing from her 20+ years of recruitment experience across financial services, technology, healthcare, biotech, professional services, and the Internet space, Lenzner has some interesting perspectives about top trends. Q: In your opinion what are the Top 5 anticipated tech trends for 2014? As data breaches brought the U.S.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Scanning the Internet

ForAllSecure

Traditional anti-malware research relies on customer systems but what if a particular malware wasn’t on the same platform as your solution software? éveillé from ESET joins The Hacker Mind podcast to talk about the challenges of building his own internet scanner to scan for elusive malware. That's over 3.7

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Security attacks and countermeasures

Cloud Musings

Cyber attacks are on the increase, with six of the top 10 largest incidents occurring in 2013 (402M) and 2014 (469M to date) [1]. For example, in the first half of 2014, 84.6% The resulting breaches occur primarily through malware, including Trojan horses, adware, worms, viruses and downloaders [6]. Most Active Malware Today.

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BGP: What is border gateway protocol, and how does it work?

Network World

In the latter case, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), the routing protocol used by the global internet, is used to find the best path by weighing the latest network conditions based on reachability and routing information. BGP has been called the glue of the Internet and the postal service of the internet.

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Why a Reactive Security Strategy Costs Companies Millions Each Year

CTOvision

The Internet is both a blessing and a curse for businesses. 16 million mobile devices were infected by malware in 2014, which could then be used as entry points into secure networks. While malware can lead to costs of millions of dollars for a company, it doesn’t have to. According to Inc. ,

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FBI Provides An Update On #SonyHack Investigation Including Some Tech Details On Attribution

CTOvision

December 19, 2014 FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691. The FBI has determined that the intrusion into SPE’s network consisted of the deployment of destructive malware and the theft of proprietary information as well as employees’ personally identifiable information and confidential communications. Washington, D.C.

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History of Computer Hacking and Cybersecurity Threats: From the 50s to Today

ForAllSecure

However, hacking did not always involve computers or networks, and its history is much older than the internet era. The virus was created by Bob Thomas, a programmer at BBN Technologies, and it spread through the ARPANET, the precursor to the modern internet. In 1971, the first computer virus, known as the Creeper virus , was released.

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