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Kansas City Was First to Embrace Google Fiber, Now Its Broadband Future Is ‘TBD’

August 30, 2017 admin Broadband Land, digital divide, google, internet, Kansas, kansas city

Credit to Author: Kaleigh Rogers| Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:00:00 +0000

The dream of a fully-connected gig city may never come to be.

Tech Firms Team Up to Take Down ‘WireX’ Android DDoS Botnet

August 28, 2017 admin Akamai, Allison Nixon, Android malware, Chad Seaman, ddos, distributed denial-of-service attack, Flashpoint, google, Mirai, Other, Play store, WireX botnet

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 14:06:08 +0000

A half dozen technology and security companies — some of them competitors — issued the exact same press release today. This unusual level of cross-industry collaboration caps a successful effort to dismantle ‘WireX,’ an extraordinary new crime machine comprising tens of thousands of hacked Android mobile devices that was used this month to launch a series of massive cyber attacks. Experts involved in the takedown warn that WireX marks the emergence of a new class of attack tools that are more challenging to defend against and thus require broader industry cooperation to defeat.

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A week in security (August 21 – August 27)

August 28, 2017 admin Android, digital forensics, Facebook, google, Mac, Malwarebytes for Android, Malwarebytes for Mac, real time protection, Security world, user agent, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 17:38:08 +0000

A compilation of security news and blog posts from the 21st of August to the 27th of August. Big news from Malwarebytes was the introduction real-time protection for Mac and Android.

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Tags: Android digital forensics facebook Google mac Malwarebytes for Android Malwarebytes for Mac real time protection user agent weekly blog roundup

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Mobile Menace Monday: Implications of Google Play Protect

August 28, 2017 admin Android, cybercrime, google, malware scanner, Mobile, mobile malware, play protect

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 17:00:21 +0000

Along with the recent release of Google’s new OS Android 8.0 Oreo, they also released a new security suite known as Google Play Protect.

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Tags: Android Google malware scanner mobile malware play protect

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Is James Damore’s Law Firm Preparing a Class Action Lawsuit Against Google?

August 23, 2017 admin class-action lawsuit, Dhillon Law Group, discrimination, google, james damore, labor violations, National Labor Relations Board

Credit to Author: Sarah Emerson| Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 17:18:06 +0000

The firm is looking for employees who have been “defamed/slandered/smeared/blacklisted at Google for political views, or views about affirmative action at Google.”

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