More Funding for HIPAA Audits? (InfoRiskToday) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at February 10, 2016, 11:57 pm)

First Steps Towards Network Transparency For Wayland Slashdotby timothy on graphics at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at February 10, 2016, 11:32 pm)

munwin99 writes: For the longest time, when bringing up Wayland a recurring question was 'what about network transparency?!' Well, Samsung's Derek Foreman has today published the set of Wayland patches for providing Wayland network transparency by pushing the Wayland protocol over TCP/IP.

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Ceasefire talk as 50,000 Syrians flee Aleppo fighting AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at February 10, 2016, 11:27 pm)

Report says Russia has proposed a March 1 ceasefire as Syrian government offensive on Aleppo intensifies.
Can the dream of Yemen's revolution be salvaged? AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at February 10, 2016, 11:27 pm)

Five years since the start of Yemen's revolution, fighting continues.
Testing Your ERP Implementation (IT Toolbox Blogs) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at February 10, 2016, 11:27 pm)

What to Look For with Production Scheduling in ERP (IT Toolbox Blogs) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at February 10, 2016, 11:27 pm)

Process Manufacturing ERP (IT Toolbox Blogs) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at February 10, 2016, 11:27 pm)

Crims unleashed IRS-stabbing malware in bid to rob 101,000 people (The Register) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at February 10, 2016, 11:27 pm)

AWS Terms of Service Offer a Break If Zombie Apocalypse Occurs Slashdotby timothy on programming at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at February 10, 2016, 11:02 pm)

v3rgEz writes: Running at over 50 sections and hundreds of subsections, Amazon AWS's terms of service are somewhat exhaustive, but there's one paragraph that might catch your eye. As of yesterday's update, Amazon has added a section that nullifies restrictions on the use of their Lumberyard game platform in the event of a zombie outbreak. Pre-apocalypse, the terms of service prohibit the use of the engine to manage life-or-death situations, but being able to spin up a zombie firefight simulator at a moment's notice might come in handy. You do have to wonder, though: Does Jeff Bezos know something we don't? Lawyers typically don't approve of Easter Eggs in legal documents.

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Republican Carly Fiorina quits race for US presidency AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at February 10, 2016, 10:57 pm)

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie expected to join ex-HP CEO on sidelines after poor result in New Hampshire primary.
US Congress locks and loads three anti-encryption bullets (The Register) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at February 10, 2016, 10:57 pm)

Dell Packs Xeon and Quadro GPU In 4lb Laptop Slashdotby timothy on intel at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at February 10, 2016, 10:32 pm)

MojoKid writes: To look at the Dell Precision 15 5510, you wouldn't know that it sits in the middle of Dell's workstation lineup. The laptop is thinner and sleeker than you might expect a workstation-class laptop to be and the premium carbon fiber palm rest gives the system a decidedly high-end vibe. Not to mention, like the XPS 15, Dell equipped this machine with its 4K IGZO Infinity Edge display that has almost no bezel on three of its sides. However, the Precision 15 5510 is actually Dell's mid-range mobile workstation that also supports Intel Xeon E3 processors and NVIDIA's Quadro M1000 series GPUs. It's essentially a mobile workstation version of Dell's XPS 15 line but along with an NVMe PCIe Solid State Drive, delivers professional grade performance and the pro app certifications that go with it. Compared to Lenovo's ThinkPad W550 line, the Precision 15 is a more sleek, stylish machine and in testing it packs more punch as well. Lenovo may already have their Skylake Xeon refresh in the works for the ThinkPad W series, however.

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Pro tip: How to use secure shell from your Chromebook (TechRepublic) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at February 10, 2016, 10:27 pm)

Carly Is Out Slashdotby timothy on hp at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at February 10, 2016, 10:02 pm)

MouseTheLuckyDog writes: I don't like stories that are not nerd oriented, but given Carly Fiorina's disastrous time as HP's CEO, the second only to Stephen Elop's tenure at Nokia, I think it is appropriate to announce that as of now Carly Fiorina is out of the Presidential race.

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Trane Takes 2 Years To Remove Hard-Coded Root Passwords From IoT Thermostat Slashdotby timothy on security at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at February 10, 2016, 10:02 pm)

An anonymous reader writes: It took 22 months for Trane to patch three security bugs in its ComfortLink II XL950 smart Wi-Fi thermostat product, the ComfortLink II XL950, a modern IoT device along the lines of Google Nest, which offers a simple way to manage your apartment's or building's internal temperature. Researchers contacted Trane about their three issues in April 2014, the company fixed the RCE flaws in April 2015 and recently released a firmware update at the end of January to fix the last issue. During all this time, the company barely answered emails and continued to sell an exposed product.

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