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Palo Alto Networks firewall bug being exploited by threat actors: Report

Network World

Admins with firewalls from Palo Alto Networks should make sure the devices are fully patched and the management interface blocked from open internet access after the discovery this week of a zero-day login authentication bypass in the PAN-OS operating system. Greynoise said exploitation began around Tuesday of this week.

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Microsoft acquires Express Logic for its real-time internet of things operating system

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Microsoft today announced that it’s acquired Express Logic, a 23-year-old San Diego, California-based developer of real-time operating systems (RTOS) for the internet of things (IoT) and edge devices powered by microcontroller units (MCUs), for an undisclosed amount.

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Critical Vulnerability Found, Exploited, Patched in Internet Explorer

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Microsoft acknowledged a zero day vulnerability in Internet Explorer – the default web browser for many computers, laptops, and tablets – in a security advisory released last weekend. Vulnerable Internet Explorers include versions 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. Help Secure Internet Explorer from Operation Clandestine Fox (groovypost.com).

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The Internet of (Secure) Things – Embedding Security in the IoT

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We’re seeing a glimmer of the future – the Internet of Things (IoT) – where anything and everything is or contains a sensor that can communicate over the network/Internet. Homes/Offices : Companies and utilities are building sensors into major appliances and HVAC systems. By George Romas.

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What is IoT?

Network World

The Internet of Things, at its simplest level, is smart devices - from refrigerators that warn you when you’re out of milk to industrial sensors – that are connected to the Internet so they can share data, but IoT is far from a simple challenge for IT departments.

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Remote code execution is possible by exploiting flaws in Vxworks

Network World

Eleven zero-day vulnerabilities in WindRiver’s VxWorks, a real-time operating system in use across an advertised 2 billion connected devices have been discovered by network security vendor Armis. How the internet of things works. How the internet of things works. Most powerful Internet of Things companies.

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How CIOs can survive CEO tech envy

CIO Business Intelligence

Your CEO, not to mention the rest of the executive leadership team and other influential managers and staff, live in the Realm of Pervasive Technology by dint of routinely buying stuff on the internet and not just shopping there, but having easy access to other customers experiences with a product, along with a bunch of other useful capabilities.