Security Technology

Netflix Inc is expected to announce in the next few days that it has poached media finance veteran Spencer Neumann from Activision Blizzard to be its chief financial officer, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. from Reuters: Technology News https://reut.rs/2EYhdqt

Activision Blizzard Inc on Monday said it intends to terminate Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann for reasons unrelated to the video game publisher's financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures. from Reuters: Technology News https://reut.rs/2SrJf0E

Cyberattacks happen constantly. Every day organizations are attackers online whether they realize it or not. Most of these attacks are passing affairs. The mere fact that systems are on to the internet makes them a target of opportunity. For the most part, these attacks are non-events. Security software, bugs in attack code, and updated applications stop most attacks. With 20 billion+ devices connected to the internet, it’s easy enough for the attack to move on. But every couple of weeks there is a big enough attack to draw headlines. You’ve seen a steady stream of them over the past few years. 10 million records here, thousands of systems there, and so on. When we talk about these attacks, for most people, it’s an abstract discussion. It’s hard to visualize an abstract set of data that lives online somewhere. The recent attack on the Tribune Publishing network is different. This attack had a real world impact. Around the United States, newspapers arrived late and missing signi...

Tesla Inc had over 3,000 Model 3s left in inventory in the United States as of Sunday, automotive news website Electrek reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. from Reuters: Technology News https://reut.rs/2Ar2iRP

Tesla Inc had over 3,000 Model 3 vehicles left in inventory in the United States as of Sunday, automotive news website Electrek reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. from Reuters: Technology News https://reut.rs/2Spls1f

From the Marriott and Facebook meltdowns to state-sponsored assaults, 2018 was an eventful year for cybercrime. from Security Latest http://bit.ly/2H0KeE3

As enterprise cloud adoption on AWS accelerates, security remains a top of mind concern for many businesses. Traditional security approaches don’t fit with the dynamic nature of the cloud, leaving business exposed to a host of new threats. Especially now where deployments have a hybrid solution with workloads sitting in AWS as well as in the corporate datacenter, security needs to be rethought from an end to end perspective. As a result, security teams require a few key capabilities to secure connectivity between workloads across AWS VPCs and from/to on-prem resources: 1. Cloud Perimeter Firewall – customers want to inspect all incoming traffic into the VPCs. 2. Inter-Tenant Inspection – for workloads communicating across VPCs, a security policy needs to be applied and traffic to allow for deep packet inspection 3. Internet Bound Inspection – for workloads communicating to the internet, traffic needs inspection before leaving the IGW. 4. Hybrid Cloud Protection – for workloads that ne...

From Donald Trump to Russian hackers, these are the most dangerous characters we've been watching online in 2018. from Security Latest http://bit.ly/2VmhdFA

Bezeq Israel Telecom said on Sunday it received notice of an 11.2 million shekel ($3 million) fine from the country's telecoms regulator for failure to sell wholesale landline phone service to competitors. from Reuters: Technology News https://reut.rs/2EV3zUj

A cyber attack caused major printing and delivery disruptions on Saturday at the Los Angeles Times and other major U.S. newspapers, including ones owned by Tribune Publishing Co such as the Chicago Tribune and Baltimore Sun. from Reuters: Technology News https://reut.rs/2ETUCdT

A lawsuit filed against Google by consumers who claimed the search engine's photo sharing and storage service violated their privacy was dismissed on Saturday by a U.S. judge who cited a lack of "concrete injuries." from Reuters: Technology News https://reut.rs/2CEX9XX

China on Saturday approved the release of 80 online video games after a freeze on such approvals for most of the year. from Reuters: Technology News https://reut.rs/2QbnMag

Intellectual property rights cases can from next month be taken to China's Supreme Court, the government said on Saturday, as the country seeks to strengthen protections in the face of complaints from the United States about the issue. from Reuters: Technology News https://reut.rs/2EX9DMd

The U.S. satellite startup OneWeb, which plans to create a worldwide internet network using satellites, said on Friday that it had not offered the Russian government a stake in the project. from Reuters: Technology News https://reut.rs/2AkGVS0

Tesla Inc on Friday named Oracle Corp co-founder Larry Ellison, a shareholder and self-described close friend of Chief Executive Elon Musk, to its board to provide the independent oversight demanded by U.S. regulators after Musk tweeted about taking the electric carmaker private. from Reuters: Technology News https://reut.rs/2BJ68pf

Original release date: December 28, 2018 During the holidays, internet-connected devices also known as Internet of Things (IoT) are often popular gifts—such as smart TVs, watches, toys, phones, and tablets. This technology provides a level of convenience to our lives, but it requires that we share more information than ever. The security of this information, and the security of these devices, is not always guaranteed. The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC), part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), recommends these important steps you should consider to make your Internet of Things more secure: Evaluate your security settings . Most devices offer a variety of features that you can tailor to meet your needs and requirements. Enabling certain features to increase convenience or functionality may leave you more at risk. It is important to examine the settings, particularly security settings, and select options that meet y...

Dell Technologies Inc returned to public markets on Friday, nearly six years after the company's founder and Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell took it private in what was then the biggest buyout since the financial crisis of 2008. from Reuters: Technology News https://reut.rs/2ESZsYI

Citi Research on Friday slashed its first-quarter production estimates for Apple Inc's iPhones and nearly halved expectations on the costliest iPhone XS Max, joining other brokerages in lowering forecast amid reports of weak demand. from Reuters: Technology News https://reut.rs/2AjAiQb