Ads that install the apps automatically…
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Posted on October 13, 2021 by

If malware can do it anything could do it. This is a pretty scary idea, when will carriers stop install garbage on devices?

https://www.androidpolice.com/apps-are-using-scummy-ads-to-bypass-google-play-and-install-without-your-consent/

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Why we need encrypted messengers…
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Posted on October 5, 2021 by

Company That Routes Billions of Text Messages Quietly Says It Was Hacked for several years from cybersecurity

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Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies: New ‘Business’ subscription is here • The Register
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Posted on August 31, 2021 by

An interesting move by Docker, I never found their desktop app to be useful and preferred command line or third-party tools to do management.

“Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies: New ‘Business’ subscription is here • The Register” https://www-theregister-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.theregister.com/AMP/2021/08/31/docker_desktop_no_longer_free/?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a6&usqp=mq331AQIKAGwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16304505457918&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theregister.com%2F2021%2F08%2F31%2Fdocker_desktop_no_longer_free%2F

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Azure Cosmos DB users beware…
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Posted on August 28, 2021 by

This is pretty bad. It just goes to show security isn’t easy when even Microsoft can have a vulnerability like this.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/08/worst-cloud-vulnerability-you-can-imagine-discovered-in-microsoft-azure/

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Half of US Hospitals shutdown their network due to ransomware
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Posted on August 17, 2021 by

I wonder how many people lost their lives due to ransomware. Organizations need to take the security much more seriously.

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/half-us-hospitals-shut-networks/

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