CTOvision

MAY 6, 2014

The vulnerability presents a particular threat to PC owners who still use Windows XP, as Microsoft stopped providing technical support for the old operating system in April. But patching systems requires actions. 10 Ways to Keep Windows XP Machines Secure (cio.com). Did your enterprise patch your version?

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Microsoft says groups connected to governments in China, Iran, North Korea and Turkey have begun exploiting vulnerabilities in the Apache Software Foundation’s widely used open-source Log4j software library. Hackers can use the software flaws to gain control of compromised computers and systems.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Security researchers from Kaspersky have discovered a previously unidentified data wiper, which they have named CryWiper, that was used to attack Russian government agencies, including mayors' offices and courts. It will also ignore Windows, System, and Boot directories so that the victim's computer still works to an extent.

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GeekWire

JUNE 29, 2021

Smith said Microsoft needs to adapt to new rules governing how tech companies conduct their business, rather than “fighting against it.” ” “In part this is because we have been adapting for two decades to antitrust rules for a product like Windows, and we have learned from our experience,” he wrote.

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Vox

JANUARY 26, 2023

Google, for example, started out as a nimble, innovative upstart and eventually bested Microsoft in browsers, email, and mobile operating systems. It’s a label the company lost a long time ago after a series of small startups grew to become Microsoft’s biggest competitors. And it’s all thanks to OpenAI.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows operating systems, particularly through Remote Desktop Protocol, the group has perfected the art of double extortion. They brazenly demand exorbitant payments for decryption tools, coupled with the threat of releasing stolen data.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 3, 2014

An introduction to Napatech: Imagine you find an open window into your company’s system. You quickly realize that nefarious individuals are attempting to break into your system and steal sensitive information. Napatech is committed to stopping criminals before they get into your systems. By Katie Kennedy.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In the investigation, it was uncovered that LightBasin put energy towards Linux and Solaris systems, avoiding the more robust monitoring systems by Windows. ". The group began by focusing on one of the most salient areas of Cybersecurity Awareness Month: weak passwords. The Chinese embassy in the U.S.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Another factor that has increased the security risks in this sector is that critical infrastructure often relies heavily on legacy systems. This means many systems are running older, unsupported operating systems. There are remote operations. There are OT devices and networks (for example, the factory floor.)

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 21, 2022

The threat actors use social engineering to encourage individuals to download trojanized cryptocurrency applications on Windows or macOS operating systems. government refers to as 'TraderTraitor.'. runtime environment using the Electron framework. The text 'Update Finished' is then logged to the shell for the user to see.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s time to evolve beyond the UNIX operating system. So while I was editing this podcast on self-healing operating systems, I was reminded of an article that I never finished for Fobes.com. It’s a radical rethinking of how we even view our current choices of UNIX-derived operating systems.

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CTOvision

APRIL 7, 2014

in new contracts for advanced cybersecurity projects for defense and federal government agencies in the areas of cloud-based advanced malware analysis, spear-phishing attacks against Android, and big data analytics for compromise detection. FAIRFAX, VA—April 7, 2014 —Invincea, Inc., contract with the U.S. “The

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Galido

JUNE 18, 2016

Opening FTP sites used to be built into old versions of Microsoft Windows. AnyClient Web is a zero-installation web based file transfer client that is easy-to-use and supports all major operating systems including Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. What file transfer protocols does it support? Is it secure?

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

It was because Microsoft leveraged its dominance over computer operating systems to force its browser onto users. Internet Explorer was bundled with Microsoft’s Windows operating system, and Microsoft ensured it was just about impossible to remove. If the government gets the door slammed on its face.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 8, 2022

In California, Riverside County government initially relied on a decentralized IT environment but the adoption and implementation of new county-wide solutions required a greater level of departmental collaboration. “VMware is the glue that holds our multi-cloud strategy together,” says Salvatore Cassara, CIO, SGB-SMIT Group. “It

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GeekWire

JUNE 29, 2021

“My first job was as a software design engineer at Microsoft in the Windows NT team at that time (what is today the core Windows Operating system).”. My role was to develop the “Distributed File System” in Windows. Governments are severely underfunded when it comes to infrastructure.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 2, 2021

Here is a brief summary on the new version from the ANSSI: "Through the use of scheduled tasks, the malware propagates itself—machine to machine—within the Windows domain. Once launched, it will thus spread itself on every reachable machine on which Windows RPC accesses are possible. Who are the targets of Ryuk ransomware attacks?

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Gizmodo

MARCH 16, 2022

Russian developers are preparing to launch their own photo-sharing Instagram clone less than a week after government officials placed Meta’s app behind a digital Iron Curtain that shut the majority of social media out. Read more.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 30, 2023

A great analogy here is what we’ve seen in operating systems. We had Windows, which billions and billions and dollars went into. And I also think that the government has a role to play in making resources available. But we also had Linux, which the open-source movement championed.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 15, 2022

The leaked information included software tools the CIA was using to surveil people in the United States; specifically, how the agency was able to use cars, smart TVs, web browsers, and common desktop and mobile operating systems like Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS to monitor whomever it needed to.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 23, 2021

Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report, Electricity Grid Cybersecurity , detailing concerns with the cybersecurity of the grid in the U.S. Safety and efficiency goals of the grid conflict with the goal of security in the design and operation of the systems. including the electricity grid.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 4, 2023

With this unwavering government support and recognition, it’s a great time to be in this space. For instance, some software developers still use Windows 2007 servers, which are completely end-of-life, and don’t have the necessary security patches. India’s Vande Bharat trains are powered by WABTEC’s technology.

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Galido

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Windows Azure is one of the well-known clouds that provides PaaS. Data storage, networking, operating system services come under this category where users pay for the amount of resources they have utilized. Many government organizations and 95% of fortune 500 companies run on Microsoft Azure cloud.

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Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Twitter has blocked the accounts of at least 500 people and groups involved in the current protests by farmers in India at the request of the Indian government, according to a new report from Bloomberg News. Some of the accounts have even been permanently deleted. Read more.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 3, 2013

” Programs such as these can help get students into the cyber track and interested in performing cyber capabilities for the government. Windows 8 brushes up against 10% user share mark – As the new OS becomes more prevalent (especially in the mobile world) we’ll start to see threats targeting the OS specifically.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 25, 2021

India’s government reportedly ordered Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to censor dozens of posts criticizing the administration’s response to the pandemic, arguing that they were misleading or could hinder emergency response efforts. The crackdown comes amid an unprecedented surge in covid-19 cases and deaths in India… Read more.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 13, 2023

Critical Start today released its biannual Cyber Intelligence Report, featuring the top threats observed in the first half of 2023 and emerging cybersecurity trends impacting the healthcare, financial services, and state and local government industries.

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Galido

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

The victims could be big companies, small agencies, governments, or even individual users. For achieving the set goal, a malware program must execute without being noticed or deleted, or without shutting down the targeted system. Well, these three criteria also show the way to stop malware attacks and online identity theft.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Organisations can run virtual machines for security-based isolation with application compatibility, across different operating systems. In addition, virtualised security software, such as Windows Defended Credential Guard and Application Guard are boosted through Intel’s own virtualization capabilities.

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Gizmodo

MAY 12, 2021

The UK’s conservative government will ban technology companies from “discriminating” against particular political viewpoints, according to a press release about the country’s new proposed Online Safety Bill. The anti-censorship clause is just a minor part of a much larger draft bill, but will likely get attention from… Read more.

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Galido

AUGUST 22, 2016

Asterisk turns an ordinary computer into a communications server and powers IP PBX systems, VoIP gateways, conference servers and is in use today by small businesses, large businesses, call centers, carriers and governments worldwide. Here’s an example of an Asterisk installation in Linux Cent OS.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

You’ll want someone with years of pen testing experience, some one who knows the operating system like no other. So in general, an operating system that eventually allows you to gain more information about the context within which attack was made. Maybe your first concern is to make sure the company is functional.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

JULY 18, 2018

As we all know, Microsoft makes the very popular Windows 10 operating system that is used the world over. However, a while back in China the government conducted a cybersecurity crackdown and the result of this was that a number of Microsoft’s products stopped being purchased by the Chinese government.

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Chief Seattle Greek Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

The one I’ve set for the government. Oh sure, if you buy a new computer for home or personal use, you get Vista as the operating system. But if you are a large corporation, Windows XP rules. For a specific example at the City of Seattle, we use PeopleSoft Government Financials Version 8.8, And XP works fine for us.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

I suppose such things happen, but what I remember was her telling her surprise when the system booted up and the Windows 95 splash screen came up … wait, what? Here we were in the 21st century, and the lab was using an operating system that was no longer supported by Microsoft. First, this is a supply chain issue.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

I suppose such things happen, but what I remember was her telling her surprise when the system booted up and the Windows 95 splash screen came up … wait, what? Here we were in the 21st century, and the lab was using an operating system that was no longer supported by Microsoft. First, this is a supply chain issue.

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Chief Seattle Greek Blog

JUNE 1, 2010

Any human being in a developed country knows “windows” doesn’t refer to that wonderful device for seeing through walls, the “glass window”, but rather the portal into the world of computers, an operating system developed and marketed by Microsoft. And these networks are reliable.

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