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Cloudflare wants to secure IoT connections to the internet

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Many people are worried about putting smart internet-connected devices in their homes or offices because of flaws that could allow attackers into their private networks.

Web optimization and security firm Cloudflare is trying to alleviate those fears with a new service that could allow internet-of-things manufacturers to protect devices from attacks and deploy patches much quicker.

Cloudflare’s content delivery network is used by millions of people and companies to increase the performance of their websites and to protect them from malicious traffic. The company’s servers work as invisible proxies between websites and visitors, providing on-the-fly encryption and firewall protection.

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Simple Steps Will Secure Your WiFi From Hackers

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Now a days hackers become more smart and always find a network to hack. So to secure your WiFi from hackers here … to monitor network traffic and break into accounts. If you enable MAC address filtering, you will only allow devices with registered …
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Blockchain can help secure medical devices, improve patient privacy

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BOSTON — Blockchain can help secure medical devices and improve patient privacy, but the key is proper implementation, according to a top security pro at Partners Healthcare.

The downsides would include mistrust of the technology because of blockchain’s potential performance problems, and its association with ransomware and use as payment for illegal items on the Dark Web, Partners’ Deputy CISO Esmond Kane told the SecureWorld audience this week in Boston.

On the other hand, the decentralized, encrypted public ledger could have a wealth of applications in healthcare, Kane says. These include streamlining the resolution of insurance claims, management of internet of things medical devices and providing granular privacy settings for personal medical data.

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BlackBerry readies a more secure version of the Samsung Galaxy S7 – Good Gear Guide

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BlackBerry readies a more secure version of the Samsung Galaxy S7
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In the case of SecuSuite for Samsung Knox, certification authorities can examine the source code to ensure that Android's memory protections have not been bypassed, and rely on Samsung's secure boot system to be sure the signed OS image that is loaded …

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