Angela Lang/CNET Apple’s newest iPhone operating system is set to land on Monday, but iPhone users should still use the weekend to update their phones before it drops, in order to install a critical security patch. On Sept. 13, Apple released security updates for its iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and Mac computers […]
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COVID-19 vaccination certificates at risk of forgery after discovery of another security flaw
The federal government’s COVID-19 vaccination certificate can be forged using a widely known technique to bypass the protections. Key points: The protections against editing the PDF vaccination certificate can be bypassed in seconds Security experts warn of booming demand for forged vaccine passports This could create problems when granting extra freedoms to the fully vaccinated […]
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Get Smarter Online with the Virtual Security Academy
Though Hank Kistler has worked in information technology at Duke for 34 years, he attended every session of last year’s “Virtual Security Academy” — and learned something new from each one. In seven sessions of the “Virtual Security Academy,” Kistler, an IT manager in the Office of Academic Solutions and […]
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Chief Information Security Officer Dennis Leber Honored by National Security Leaders
Dennis E. Leber, PhD, assistant vice chancellor and chief information security officer for Information Technology Services at UTHSC, has been named to the inaugural Top 100 CISOs (C100) listing by CISOs Connect. Honorees were selected among distinguished security leaders across the U.S. by the CISO Board of Judges. “This award […]
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Katie Finn Named Information Technology Manager at Blackleaf Solutions — Security Today
Katie Finn Named Information Technology Manager at Blackleaf Solutions Blackleaf Solutions, the strategic IT partner and Managed Service Provider (MSP) that specializes in helping small and mid-sized electronic security companies leverage technology as they grow, announces the appointment of Katie Finn as Information Technology Manager. Finn is a strategic, results-driven […]