Two new studies this week give us some insight into how government at all levels is doing at protecting their – excuse me – our information. First the Feds. Here are some disturbing stats from a MeriTalk/Palo Alto Networks study: Federal IT Managers estimate at 44% of the endpoints that access agency network are at […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]It’s Friday, so here is a collection of odds and ends – Rep. Chaffetz (R-Utah) introduced a bill this week to require state and local law enforcement to follow the same rules the FBI started following recently. As a result of the policy that the DoJ just released, DoJ agencies now have to get a […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]iPhones can store multiple fingerprint images – some phones can store up to 10 different fingerprints. HOWEVER, if you use Apple Pay, you might want to think twice about storing more than one fingerprint on that phone. Like the fingerprint of your spouse. This is where old school businesses and new school tech need to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Microsoft VP Joe Belfiore recently admitted that home users are going to be hard pressed to stop the Windows 10 upgrade train. Windows 10 has been reclassified as an optional update now so that if you have Windows configured to install optional updates, Windows 10 will be installed by default. Early next year, Microsoft will […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Android community is slowly beginning to understand that they are going to have to step up to the plate and deal with security like Apple has done from the beginning. The challenge is that unlike Apple, where there is one master in control, the Android community is fractured. The only one who has any […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Some of you may remember that the FCC fined Marriott $600,000 a year ago when it was disclosed that Marriott was blocking personal WiFi hot spots so that customers were forced to use the Hotel’s convention centers WiFi, which often costs hundreds of dollars a day or more. This summer, the FCC fined Smart City, an […]
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