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CEO Of CrowdStrike Is NJ Billionaire George Kurtz Working To Remedy Microsoft Meltdown
Friday, July 19 is not a good day for George Kurtz. Kurtz is the CEO of CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm that appears to be responsible for the global outage that disrupted flights, stock markets, media outlets, and banks. Kurtz, 59, is also a Parsippany-Troy Hills native and graduate of Seton Hall University who according to Forbes is worth about $3.1 billion. How has Kurtz spent his morning? Assuring the world that all will soon be right again after the issue with a Falcon content update for Windows Hosts that caused the global outage. Today was not a security or cyber incident. O…
Politics
NY Post Fires Employee For False, Racist, Violent Content Targeting Politicians
A series of racist, violent headlines that were posted on the website and Twitter account of the New York Post on Thursday, Oct. 27, were carried out by an employee, Variety reports. In a statement to the outlet, a spokesperson for the Post said an investigation had revealed that the “unauthorized conduct” was an inside job and the employee responsible has been fired. “This morning, we immediately removed the vile and reprehensible content from our website and social media accounts,” the spokesperson said. The news organization did not reveal the employee’s name. The New York Post ha…
Business
Wegmans Announces Breach Of Customers' Personal Information
Wegmans is warning customers that some personal information may have been exposed to hackers due to a recent data breach. The grocery giant issued an alert this week to notify customers that two databases used for Wegmans internal business purposes were inadvertently left open to potential outside access due to a configuration issue. Officials said that customer names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, Shoppers Club numbers, e-mail addresses and passwords for access to Wegmans.com accounts were included in the databases. "However, all impacted Wegmans.com account passwords were, in t…
Business
'Update Now' Warning Issued To All iPhone Users: Here's Why
Owners of iPhones, Macs, iPads, and Apple Watches are being encouraged by Apple to update their devices as soon as possible to protect their products from a security flaw. A series of updates for those products to address the security vulnerability, with macOS Big Sur 11.2.3, watchOS 7.3.2 and iOS and iPadOS 14.4.1 becoming available for download. Apple said that it the update “is important and recommended for all users.” According to the company, the latest patch resolves a memory corruption bug in WebKit, the engine that powers Safari. The application is installed on all devices, and e…
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Apple Urging iPhone, iPad Users To Update Operating Systems To Fix Security Flaws
Apple is urging iPhone and iPad users to immediately update their devices' operating system to the newly released iOS and iPadOS 14.4 to fix security flaws that may have been exploited by hackers in previous versions. On its support webpage, the company said that there was a trio of security flaws that “may have been actively exploited,” though little other information has been provided about the potential breach. “Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available,” they noted on the webpage. According to …
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