The Virtual CIO -- Andrew S. Baker

Andrew S. Baker is the President and Founder of BrainWave Consulting Company, LLC, where he provides Virtual CIO services (Information Security, IT Operations, IT/Business Strategy & Integration) for small and mid-sized businesses. http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker

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United Airlines hacked by same group that #breached Anthem and OPM -- http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18683 -- More breaches with delayed discovery

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What amateurs can learn from security pros about staying safe online | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/07/what-amateurs-can-learn-from-security-pros-about-staying-safe-online/

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Uber wins, liberals lose - CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/23/opinions/siegel-uber-de-blasio/index.html -- #Money always wins.

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Hackers can control medical pumps to administer fatal doses | ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-can-control-medical-pumps-to-administer-fatal-doses/ -- If this isn't a serious enough #security issue to warrant immediate fixes, then nothing is.

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Microsoft releases emergency #patch for all versions of Windows | ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-releases-emergency-patch-for-critical-windows-flaw/ -- Must be serious to be released right after Patch Week #security

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UCLA Health hit by hack; medical data on 4.5 million people exposed | ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/article/ucla-health-hit-by-hack-millions-affected/ -- Not encrypted eh? Sigh... #breach #security

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Reports: #Windows 10 just went RTM | InfoWorld http://www.infoworld.com/article/2948490/microsoft-windows/reports-windows-10-build-10240-rtm-released-to-oem-system-manufacturers.html -- #Windows10 is ready to roll, it seems

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mSpy Denies #Breach, Even as Customers Confirm It — Krebs on Security http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/05/mspy-denies-breach-even-as-customers-confirm-it/#more-31025 -- Being breached = bad; Denying it = #criminal

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HTTPS-crippling attack threatens tens of thousands of Web and mail servers | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/05/https-crippling-attack-threatens-tens-of-thousands-of-web-and-mail-servers/

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Logjam: How Diffie-Hellman Fails in Practice https://weakdh.org/ -- There's a new #vulnerability out there. Time to get your #security back on track.

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Takata’s Airbag Recall a Result of Converging Forces http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/21/business/international/takata-airbag-recall-came-after-pressure-from-converging-forces.html -- When money and reputation are involved, organizations try to avoid taking any blame #recalls

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Feds Say That Banned Researcher Commandeered a Plane | WIRED http://www.wired.com/2015/05/feds-say-banned-researcher-commandeered-plane/ -- Maybe he did it, maybe he didn't, but #discretion is *still* the better part of valor #security #risk

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Ultra HD Blu-ray spec finalized, brings 4K video to discs - TechSpot http://www.techspot.com/news/60658-ultra-hd-blu-ray-spec-finalized-brings-4k.html

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What happens inside Amazon when there’s a Xen vulnerability | Network World http://www.networkworld.com/article/2892313/cloud-computing/what-happens-inside-amazon-when-there-s-a-xen-vulnerability.html

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This release increases the version to 4.0. This switch from 3.x to 4.0 version numbers is, however, entirely meaningless and it should not be associated to any important changes in the kernel. This release could have been 3.20, but Linus Torvalds just got tired of the old number, made a poll, and changed it. Yes, it is frivolous. The less you think about it, the better. Linux 4.0 - Linux Kernel Newbies http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_4.0

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TrueCrypt security audit is good news, so why all the glum faces? | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/04/02/truecrypt-security-audit-is-good-news-so-why-all-the-glum-faces/

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Lazarus 1.4 Release http://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,28126.msg175232/topicseen.html#new -- Lazarus IDE for FreePascal has been released #development #Pascal #Delphi

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