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Facebook creates a chatbot to help employees deal with criticism

By James Farrell Dec 2, 2019

Facebook Inc. created a bot called “Liam” to help employees better deflect criticism, the New York Times reported Monday. According to that report, the bot was introduced for the holiday period when staff might…

Security

Draft directive would force federal agencies to adopt vulnerability disclosure polices

By Duncan Riley Dec 2, 2019

The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released a draft version of a directive that would require federal agencies to establish vulnerability disclosure policies. The draft Binding Operational Directive 20-01…

Cloud

Q&A: New FSx for Windows features further simplify Windows file server management on the AWS Cloud

By Betsy Amy-Vogt Dec 2, 2019

In the cloud market, Amazon Web Services Inc. is the largest public cloud provider, accounting for nearly 50% of the entire market, according to global analyst Gartner Inc. Yet, until last year’s introduction of FSx…

Security

Exposed database belonging to SMS text provider TrueDialog puts millions at risk

By Duncan Riley Dec 2, 2019

Private data including tens of millions of SMS text messages linked to communication company TrueDialog have been found exposed online putting data related to millions of Americans at risk. Found and publicized today by security researchers at vpnMentor,…

Cloud

AWS Storage Gateway upgrades to support uninterruptible, latency-sensitive workloads

By Betsy Amy-Vogt Dec 2, 2019

As cloud-computing strategies mature, more companies are choosing a hybrid model for data management. Combining private and public cloud with existing on-premises infrastructure is a practical approach, but it introduces a new issue: how…

Security

Android ‘StrandHogg’ vulnerability allows attackers to insert fake login screens

By Duncan Riley Dec 2, 2019

A newly discovered Android vulnerability being exploited in the wild allows attackers to insert fake login screens into legitimate apps to steal credentials as well as undertake various other nefarious activities. Detailed today by security researchers at…

Security

21M customer records stolen from music streaming service Mixcloud

By Duncan Riley Dec 2, 2019

U.K.-based music streaming service Mixcloud Ltd. has been hacked, with about 21 million customer records stolen. The hack is believed to have occurred in November and only came to light after a “dark web”…

Security

Qualys to create an orchestrated cybersecurity platform

By Silvia Fregoni Dec 2, 2019

Better than solving security issues is to avoid them. Cybersecurity software provider Qualys Inc. wants to enable security tools to be built into the DevOps device chain to eliminate potential issues before they become real problems.…

Big Data

UK antitrust watchdog investigates Google’s acquisition of Looker

By Mike Wheatley Dec 2, 2019

The U.K.’s competition watchdog today said it’s probing Google’s $2.6 billion acquisition of business intelligence startup Looker Data Sciences Inc. The Competition and Markets Authority said it was considering whether the deal could hurt…

Security

Ancestry.com: Cybersecurity is the key to keeping business alive

By Silvia Fregoni Dec 2, 2019

There is no doubt that cybersecurity is important for all types of companies given the high investments in it. However, for some enterprises, security is an essential part of their business. Such is the…

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Facebook creates a chatbot to help employees deal with criticism

Draft directive would force federal agencies to adopt vulnerability disclosure polices

Exposed database belonging to SMS text provider TrueDialog puts millions at risk

Android ‘StrandHogg’ vulnerability allows attackers to insert fake login screens

21M customer records stolen from music streaming service Mixcloud

UK antitrust watchdog investigates Google’s acquisition of Looker

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