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US athletes told to use burner phones at Beijing Winter Olympics

The Verge

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee is telling athletes to ditch their personal phones for burners ahead of next month’s Winter Olympics in China, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal (via Android Central ). Every device, communication, transaction and online activity may be monitored”.

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Data Security and its Importance on the Internet

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Data Security and its Importance on the Internet - Information Technology Blog. In 2015, the Wall Street Journal estimated that the cost of cyber crime in the U.S. Enable a firewall and a comprehensive malware removal program like Malwarebytes to detect and keep all types of malware away.

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Turns out that Florida water treatment facility left the doors wide open for hackers

The Verge

More importantly, and here I will just quote the Massachusetts report verbatim: Further, all computers shared the same password for remote access and appeared to be connected directly to the Internet without any type of firewall protection installed. No, we’re not sure why this report is coming from MA instead of FL.

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Guidance Software Federal Summit 6 March 2014

CTOvision

As an information security trailblazer, Mr. Bigman participated in developing security measures for Government computers well before commercial industry found the Internet. He then developed creative solutions to allow the CIA to use the Internet to further its mission without exposure. Mary’s University School of Law.

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IoT Adoption in Healthcare Brings Security Opportunities

CIO Business Intelligence

By Anand Oswal, Senior Vice President and GM at cyber security leader Palo Alto Networks Connected medical devices, also known as the Internet of Medical Things or IoMT, are revolutionizing healthcare, not only from an operational standpoint but related to patient care. But ransomware isn’t the only risk.

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How Can CIOs Teach Their Employees About Cybersecurity?

The Accidental Successful CIO

CIOs know that training employees is the key to keeping their network secure Image Credit: Merrill College of Journalism Press Releases. However, no matter how many firewalls we put in place or how effectively we implement two-factor authentication we still need to understand the weakest link in our security system: our employees.

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Content Rights and Permissions: Protecting Intellectual Property in the Digital Age

Kitaboo

The rapid rise of the internet has further made it incredibly easy for anyone to access and distribute copyrighted content/material without any authorization. In today’s digital age, the internet has made it much simpler for people to access publications, journals, and other similar pieces of information available on the web.

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