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Content posted in June 2007
Opening Up A Can Of Spam, I Mean Worms
Commentary  |  6/28/2007  | 
When I wrote my story yesterday about a self-proclaimed anti-spam activist's feud with a company he accused of being a "spammer", I knew I was touching on a sensitive issue, but I didn't realize just how sensitive until today. Both sides took exception to the wording of passages in my story, particularly those that used the "s" word, and I'm sure that neither side will be looking to shake hands and laugh abou
Enterprise 2.0--Changing Corporate Culture Before Changing The Tech
Commentary  |  6/18/2007  | 
At the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston this week I quickly caught on that this business/technology move isn't so much about the tech behind it but about harnessing what evangelists call the 'collective intelligence.' What they're getting at is that blogs and wikis aren't just cool and fun, they could help smart employees who are never heard find a corporate voice.
How Happy Are You With Your Salary?
Commentary  |  6/11/2007  | 
I got an interesting piece of information last week. Alan Paller of the SANS Institute tells me people who see their salaries increasing each year are more satisfied with their salaries than those who are paid well but who don't see it getting any better.
Forget Security 3.0. What Will Security 4.0 Look Like?
Commentary  |  6/4/2007  | 
Believe it or not, people already are starting to ask this question as it becomes painfully obvious that today's teens, whose dexterous thumbs have grown up tapping away on cell phone keypads as they check out the latest action on MySpace or YouTube, will be part of the workforce before you know it.


WebAuthn, FIDO2 Infuse Browsers, Platforms with Strong Authentication
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Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading,  9/13/2018
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CVE-2018-11982
PUBLISHED: 2018-09-20
In Snapdragon (Mobile, Wear) in version MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9655, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 810, SD 820, SD 835, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, a double free of...
CVE-2018-5837
PUBLISHED: 2018-09-20
In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version IPQ8074, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, QCA6574AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 625, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, SDA660, SDM429, SDM439, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM710, Snapdragon_Hig...
CVE-2018-5871
PUBLISHED: 2018-09-20
In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, QCA6574AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, SDA660, SDM429, SDM439, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SD...
CVE-2018-11269
PUBLISHED: 2018-09-20
In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, SDA660, SDM429, SDM439, SDM630, S...
CVE-2018-11277
PUBLISHED: 2018-09-20
In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SDA660, the com.qualcomm.embms is a vendor package deployed in the system image which has an inadequate...