Mon Nov 16 2020: Chromebooks Up, Ransomware vs industry, and do you own your computer?

Mon Nov 16 2020: Chromebooks Up, Ransomware vs industry, and do you own your computer?

Three things to know today * Quarterly PC Sales data exposes the next thing https://channellife.co.nz/story/canalys-chromebooks-on-top-of-2020-pc-market * Which industries are most susceptible to ransomware https://www.datto.com/blog/7-key-statistics-on-the-state-of-ransomware https://channeldailynews.com/news/if-ransomware-doesnt-kill-you-the-downtime-will-says-datto-report/72504 AND * macOS security implications are bigger than the headlines https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/16/21569316/apple-mac-ocsp-server-developer-id-authentication-privacy-concerns-encryption-promises-fix https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2020/11/16/apple-apps-on-big-sur-bypass-firewalls-vpns-analysis-macos/ https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/ https://www.security-embedded.com/blog/2020/11/14/application-trust-is-hard-but-apple-does-it-well

Three things to know today

  • Quarterly PC Sales data exposes the next thing

https://channellife.co.nz/story/canalys-chromebooks-on-top-of-2020-pc-market

  • Which industries are most susceptible to ransomware

https://www.datto.com/blog/7-key-statistics-on-the-state-of-ransomware

https://channeldailynews.com/news/if-ransomware-doesnt-kill-you-the-downtime-will-says-datto-report/72504

AND

  • macOS security implications are bigger than the headlines

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/16/21569316/apple-mac-ocsp-server-developer-id-authentication-privacy-concerns-encryption-promises-fix

https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2020/11/16/apple-apps-on-big-sur-bypass-firewalls-vpns-analysis-macos/

https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/

https://www.security-embedded.com/blog/2020/11/14/application-trust-is-hard-but-apple-does-it-well

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