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Nord Security, the startup behind NordVPN, raises its first-ever funding, $100M at a $1.6B valuation

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VPN usage has surged in the last several years, with growing concerns over data privacy and security — and sometimes completely different motivations like people wanting to access content otherwise blocked in their regions — driving an estimated 30% of all internet consumers globally to use a VPN at some point this year.

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Bridging continents: The role of connectivity in Africa’s digital transformation

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Africas IT landscape is experiencing accelerated digital transformation due to a young, tech-savvy population, aboost in thegross domestic product (GDP), and anincrease in demand for low-latency connectivity. This has fast-tracked infrastructure projects to upgrade or create energy systems in less developed countries in the SADC trade bloc.

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CVE-2020-1350: Wormable Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Windows DNS Server Disclosed (SIGRed)

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On July 14, Microsoft patched a critical vulnerability in Windows Domain Name System (DNS) Server as part of Patch Tuesday for July 2020. CVE-2020-1350 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windows DNS servers due to the improper handling of DNS requests. Background. It was assigned a CVSSv3 score of 10.0,

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Microsoft’s February 2020 Patch Tuesday Addresses 99 CVEs Including Internet Explorer Zero-Day (CVE-2020-0674)

Tenable

This month’s updates include patches for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Office Service and Web Apps, Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool and Windows Surface Hub. CVE-2020-0706 | Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability.

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Collabio lets you co-edit documents without the cloud

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Document collaborating will be possible from anywhere in the future, not only (as now) via a local network: A major release slated for next month will add p2p collaboration that works via the Internet — but still without the privacy risk of having a remote server in the loop. Image credit: XCDS/Collabio.

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How African CIOs can serve as agents of adoption for digital currencies

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Despite an evolving internet penetration rate of 47% in 2020, according to Internet World statistics, the social use of ICTs remains the main cause of digital illiteracy in Africa. This educational gap is also driven by some companies exploiting the system, perpetuating a lack of inaccurate information and confidence of populations.

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The Sony Hack in Context

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So let’s take a step back and briefly review the big picture, economically, militarily and politically, in which the Sony attack resides. A telling statistic comes from a 2012 study of cyber crime by the Pokemon Institute. At most, this is perhaps 1% of the costs US companies will incur this year due to computer compromises.

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