It’s a done deal. Trend Micro said on Wednesday that it has completed its $300 million acquisition of the TippingPoint network security portfolio from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).
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Google Patches Three High Risk Flaws in Chrome 49
Google on Tuesday released a security update for Chrome 49 to resolve three vulnerabilities assessed with a High risk score.
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Security Trends From RSA Conference 2016 in San Francisco
The RSA Conference in San Francisco is the largest annual gathering of people working in, selling to, reporting on or analyzing the security industry. Each year there are general trends that come out of the show, although trends can be in the eye of the beholder.
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Let’s Encrypt Issues More Than 1 Million Digital Certificates
Free and open Certificate Authority (CA) Let’s Encrypt announced this week that it has issued more than 1 million certificates since issuing its first Digital Certificate last year.
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Microsoft Updates Windows, Browsers to Patch Critical Flaws
The 13 security bulletins released by Microsoft as part of the March 2016 Patch Tuesday address tens of vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Edge, Office, Server Software, and the .NET Framework.
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Adobe Patches Flaws in Acrobat, Reader, Digital Editions
Adobe released updates on Tuesday for its Acrobat, Reader and Digital Editions products to address several critical vulnerabilities that can lead to code execution.
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IRS Suspends Identity Protection PIN Tool Over Security Concerns
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on Monday that it has temporarily suspended its Identity Protection (IP) PIN tool while it further strengthens its security.
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Google Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Android
Google has patched another series of Critical vulnerabilities in Android, including a remote code execution (RCE) flaw in mediaserver and several elevation of privilege (EoP) issues in various drivers and components.
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The Mobile App is the New Endpoint
The landscape of enterprise endpoints has shifted dramatically in the last few years, as typical endpoints have evolved from laptops to mobile devices—a shift that’s likely to grow as mobile devices offer increased screen sizes and resolutions, better onscreen keyboards and more processing power.
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Google Open Sources Vendor Security Assessment Framework
Google Releases Source Code of Security Assessment Questionnaire
Google announced on Monday that it has decided to open source its Vendor Security Assessment Questionnaire (VSAQ) framework to help companies improve their security programs.
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