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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.

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

CTOvision

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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Unknown threat actor targeting Juniper routers with backdoor: Report

Network World

Even more bad news: In a commentary, SANS Institute instructor Moses Frost noted that Juniper is installed in many internet service providers backbones, and so having a backdoor on these systems can be a major problem. Management interfaces should never be exposed to the internet.

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Critical Vulnerability Found, Exploited, Patched in Internet Explorer

CTOvision

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

CTOvision

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. Today those assets are built on a variety of platforms and operating systems; the software is rarely patched and their communications are not secured.

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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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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.