VMware removes hard-coded root access key from vSphere Data Protection
- Brian Burke-Gaffney
- Dec-21-2016
- Business Technology
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VMware has released a hotfix for vSphere Data Protection (VDP) to change a hard-coded SSH key that could allow remote attackers to gain root access to the virtual appliance.VDP is a disk-based backup and recovery product that runs as an […]
Read MoreThe 10 biggest hacks, breaches, and security stories of 2016
- Brian Burke-Gaffney
- Dec-21-2016
- Business Technology
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Biggest badsImage by ThinkstockIt’s been a long, depressing, breach-filled year in the world of computer security.Yahoo broke the record for allowing the largest hack in history—twice. Millions of zombified webcams and DVRs took down the Internet for users in the […]
Read MoreThe 10 biggest hacks, breaches, and security stories of 2016
- Brian Burke-Gaffney
- Dec-21-2016
- Business Technology
- Comments Off on The 10 biggest hacks, breaches, and security stories of 2016
Biggest badsImage by ThinkstockIt’s been a long, depressing, breach-filled year in the world of computer security.Yahoo broke the record for allowing the largest hack in history—twice. Millions of zombified webcams and DVRs took down the Internet for users in the […]
Read MoreTech companies like Privacy Shield but worry about legal challenges
- Brian Burke-Gaffney
- Dec-21-2016
- Business Technology
- Comments Off on Tech companies like Privacy Shield but worry about legal challenges
Privacy Shield, the new international framework allowing companies to transfer customer data between the EU and the U.S., is getting good reviews so far, but some companies aren’t betting on it for the long term.Companies using Privacy Shield worry that it […]
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