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Lessons cyberdefense may be able to teach us about managing Ebola

By iftttpYoHns6

Monday, October 20th, 2014

We in the computer world are all too familiar with what we’ve long called “viruses,” the malware that infects our machines and networks.

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Poll Shows Broad Impact of Cyberattacks

Just fewer than half of Americans say that a retailer, bank or credit-card company has told them or a household member that their payment card details were stolen in a data breach, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.

Posted on: December 20, 2014 12:28 pm

Cheap Android smartphones pre-loaded with malware

Malware that cannot be uninstalled by the end user is being pre-loaded onto some cheap Android smartphones. The malware is pre-loaded into the system directory of the handsets at an unknown point within the supply chain.

Posted on: December 5, 2014 2:11 pm

DDoS attack leaves Dutch websites offline for hours

People in the Netherlands with government-related business to take care of would probably agree that yesterday was not the best of days to do it.

Posted on: February 11, 2015 11:32 am

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