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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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F5 Networks will buy Volterra cloud computing startup for $500M in latest major acquisition

GeekWire

F5 Networks CEO Francois Locoh-Donou at the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting. F5 Networks announced an agreement to acquire cloud computing startup Volterra Inc. It’s part of a broader transformation of F5 Networks under CEO François Locoh-Donou in recent years. Haiyan Song (F5 Networks Photo).

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IDG Contributor Network: Many people abandon security, risky behavior surges

Network World

People are sick and tired of being told to be more secure in their use of computers and when participating in online activities. Department of Commerce-operated lab recently published a report (subscription) on the subject in IEEE’s IT Professional Journal. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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The Three Most Common Myths in Enterprise Security

CTOvision

I’ll say it up front, your security program does not work because it is based on three common myths we hold as unquestionable truths in enterprise security: Myth 1: We can patch our way to security. If you held these truths in the year 2010, it’s time to update not only your security program, but also your thinking.

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Technology Short Take 176

Scott Lowe

This Tech Short Take is a bit heavy on security-related links, but there’s still some additional content in a number of other areas, so you should be able to find something useful—or at least interesting—in here. I also enjoyed Ivan’s realistic take on rollbacks in a network automation environment. (TL;DR:

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Coca-Cola Names Alan Boehme CTO, Replacing Jim Scholefield

CTOvision

The Wall Street Journal reported that Coca-Cola has named Alan Boehme as CTO: Mr. Boehme has led Coke’s enterprise architecture, innovation and emerging technologies for the past four years. At a security conference in March, Mr. Boehme said Coke is experimenting with a new approach to security that makes use of software virtualization.

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Climate campaign pushes Bitcoin network to drop energy-hungry code

The Verge

Greenpeace and other environmental groups launched a new campaign today to push the Bitcoin network to slash its growing greenhouse gas emissions. And some fans of proof of work maintain that it’s the most secure way to maintain the ledger. “We Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images. Bitcoin has gotten even dirtier.

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