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Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a secure networking option

CIO Business Intelligence

When making decisions about network access, businesses need to be aware of and assess the security implications associated with network technology to help keep their digital assets protected. Cyber hygiene best practices include device security , cyber security education , and secure networking strategies.

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Why You Need to Get on the Zero Trust Network Access Express Lane

CIO Business Intelligence

Today’s work from anywhere culture, escalating ransomware, and an explosion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices are among the trends that are driving enterprises to rethink their approach to secure network access. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have long been the go-to method for providing remote users secure access to the corporate network.

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Don’t Let Your iPhone Even Get Near This Cursed Wifi Network

Gizmodo

Based on his experience, we now know about yet another cursed wifi network that we must avoid. But this time, your iPhone doesn’t even have to connect to the network to mess up. A security researcher and his iPhone’s wifi have gotten strangely familiar with Murphy’s law in the past few weeks. Read more.

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Technology Short Take 173

Scott Lowe

Networking This article on running WireGuard in Docker may prove useful if that’s an approach I decide to adopt for my AWS lab infrastructure. Russ White laments some of the issues facing network engineering. The flaws, referred to as PixieFail, specifically affect the PXE network boot process.

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Facebook is secretly building a smartwatch and planning to sell it next year

The Verge

It also says Facebook is working on building its own operating system for hardware devices and that future iterations of the wearable may run that software instead. The social networking giant’s hardware ambitions are no secret. Facebook declined to comment regarding any planned smartwatch projects.

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Facebook and Instagram Are Down for Some Users, Again

Gizmodo

This would be the second time in a week that the world’s biggest social network hasn’t been able to keep its s**t together. In what appears to be another major outage for Facebook, thousands of its users are reporting problems on Friday afternoon. Read more.

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Instagram Finally Lets You Post From Your Desktop

Gizmodo

The social network is finally allowing folks to post photos and videos through a browser rather than relying on the phone app. Instagram users everywhere, rejoice (I know I am). The feature will launch globally later this week. Read more.

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