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Security researcher finds a way to run code on Apple, PayPal, and Microsoft’s systems

The Verge

Security researcher Alex Birsan has found a security vulnerability that allowed him to run code on servers owned by Apple, Microsoft, PayPal, and over 30 other companies ( via Bleeping Computer ). Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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A Spring Break Conversation Topic With Your College Kid

Forrester IT

Of course as an analyst in technology and …not to brag …but as a professional who has had many roles in IT (Programmer, System Administrator, Computer & Information System Analyst) my first initial thought was to suggest to her to look into Computer Information Systems or Computer Science.

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Years of Research Reveals Holy Grail of Password Strength

SecureWorld News

A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University claim they have found it after nearly a decade of hunting. Password best practices: 10 years of research. And during the decade of research, it wasn't just passwords that changed; it was the people, too. "We Password security and usability: Carnegie Mellon research.

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Microsoft warns of Windows ‘PrintNightmare’ vulnerability that’s being actively exploited

The Verge

The vulnerability, dubbed PrintNightmare, was uncovered earlier this week after security researchers accidentally published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit. While Microsoft hasn’t rated the vulnerability, it allows attackers to remotely execute code with system-level privileges, which is as critical and problematic as you can get in Windows.

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Microsoft warns of critical Windows DNS Server vulnerability that’s ‘wormable’

The Verge

Researchers at Check Point discovered the security flaw in Windows DNS and reported it to Microsoft back in May. A DNS server breach is a very serious thing,” warns Omri Herscovici, Check Point’s vulnerability research team leader. There are only a handful of these vulnerability types ever released.

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Chances to Speak at O’Reilly Media’s Upcoming Conferences

CTOvision

As we shift to focusing on distributed systems, we’re moving away from web performance talks as part of the Velocity program. As we shift our focus to designing and operating distributed systems, we're moving away from frontend web performance talks as part of the Velocity program.

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Cyberspies tap free tools to make powerful malware framework

Network World

The attack, analyzed by researchers from antivirus firm Bitdefender , shows that cyberespionage groups don't necessarily need to invest a lot of money in developing unique and powerful malware programs to achieve their goals.

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