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Critical Vulnerability Found, Exploited, Patched in Internet Explorer

CTOvision

Microsoft acknowledged a zero day vulnerability in Internet Explorer – the default web browser for many computers, laptops, and tablets – in a security advisory released last weekend. Vulnerable Internet Explorers include versions 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. Help Secure Internet Explorer from Operation Clandestine Fox (groovypost.com).

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DIDComm and the Self-Sovereign Internet

Phil Windley

Because of its general nature and inherent support for self-sovereign relationships, DIDComm provides a basis for a self-sovereign internet much more private, enabling, and flexible than the one we've built using Web 2.0 A Self-Sovereign Internet. technologies. DID Communications Protocol.

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Microsoft is beating Google at its own game

Vox

Google, for example, started out as a nimble, innovative upstart and eventually bested Microsoft in browsers, email, and mobile operating systems. Its main revenue source is the digital ads that consumers see as they navigate the internet, and the majority of them are using Google services while they do it.

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Invincea Names Former Verizon Terremark CISO as Chief Operating Officer

CTOvision

GARTNER SECURITY & RISK MANAGEMENT SUMMIT, NATIONAL HARBOR, MD —June 23, 2014 – Invincea, Inc., the market leader in the use of secure virtual containers for user protection against advanced cybersecurity threats, today announced the appointment of Norm Laudermilch as the company’s first chief operating officer.

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The Advantages of DRM in the Publishing Industry

Kitaboo

We all know how simple and easy it is to distribute and share content on the Internet. The very nature of the Internet makes file sharing a piece of cake. In the case of sharing material on the internet, traditional copyright laws don’t hold good because it is very difficult to monitor those who break the law. Increased ROI.

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You Told Your Apps To Stop Tracking You, but They Didn't Listen

Gizmodo

In 2014, some very pervy creeps stole some very personal iCloud photos from some very high-profile celebs and put them on the open web, creating one very specific PR crisis for Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook. The company was about to roll out Apple Pay as part of its latest software update, a process that took more than a… Read more.

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The secrets Google spilled in court

Vox

The Department of Justice is accusing Google of using its monopoly over internet search to freeze out its competitors — real or potential. In the meantime, here’s what we learned in the landmark trial, the result of which may change your internet experience. In 2014, the first year these numbers are available, Google paid $7.1

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