Month: April 2024

In order to remove Smashapps.net Search Redirect completely you will need to reset Chrome back to its initial settings. Doing these steps will erase all configuration information from Chrome such as your home page, tab settings, saved form information, browsing history, and cookies. This process will also disable any installed extensions. All of your bookmarks,…

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NVPROFILEUPDATER64.EXE Information This is an undesirable program. This file has been identified as a program that is undesirable to have running on your computer. This consists of programs that are misleading, harmful, or undesirable. If the description states that it is a piece of malware, you should immediately run an antivirus and antispyware program. If…

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Web applications often have the ability to interface with system functions and critical databases to add or modify data. By design, web applications need to enable customers and users to access this data.  This capability means that attackers are often able to leverage the same forms or other data entry methods to exploit flaws in…

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SolarWinds this month responded to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s October 2023 allegations that the company defrauded investors in concealing poor cybersecurity practices and heightened cybersecurity risk prior to the 2020 Sunburst attack by saying the company indeed warned of the possibility of such issues and that providing the level of detail sought by…

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The expanded Accelerate with Confluent initiative offers resources and expertise to help systems integrators develop repeatable services and solutions around the Confluent data streaming platform and help customers realize value more quickly. Data streaming technology developer Confluent has launched a revamped partner program to help systems integrators better develop and deliver solutions based on the…

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From Broadcom-VMware to Google Gemini, CRN breaks down the 12 biggest product launches and news from Google Cloud Next that partners and customers need to know about. Google Cloud ramped up its artificial intelligence and generative AI charge at Google Cloud Next 2024 last week with some huge product launches and news—including a new partnership…

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The long-running struggle between cybersecurity and hackers has existed in computing since the beginning of the 1970s. Its impact on users and businesses has escalated over the past decades: the expansion of the internet to all corners of the world, and the ever-growing digitization of society, with all the benefits of the digital revolutions, has…

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Apply appropriate updates provided by Google to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing. (M1051: Update Software) Safeguard 7.1: Establish and Maintain a Vulnerability Management Process: Establish and maintain a documented vulnerability management process for enterprise assets. Review and update documentation annually, or when significant enterprise changes occur that could impact this Safeguard. Safeguard 7.4: Perform…

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For the 2024 Internet of Things 50 CRN picked the coolest and most noteworthy channel-friendly vendors driving innovation forward and delivering real value, whether they’re focused on hardware, software, networking and connectivity, security or industrial solutions. There is continued demand to deploy sensors and connect machines so that data from the real world can be…

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The massive amounts of data possessed by Google and Apple could make each company a strong contender in generative AI. Microsoft and OpenAI may have a first-mover advantage in the exploding market for AI chatbots, but don’t count out some of the other tech giants that have access to massive quantities of AI-training data, such…

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