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Introduction Incident response teams in enterprise environments beholden to regulatory requirements can conduct drills that will help satisfy auditors and keep their incident handlers sharp. A quick search through the latest PCI DSS, version 2.0, for the term “incident response” will reveal a number of requirements and testing procedures; following is a summary of those requirements. In particular, 12.9 states “implement an incident response plan. Be prepared to respond immediately to a system breach....

What’s missing Let’s start with those omissions. On the one hand, I’m shocked, having been a big audio jack proponent for years – and I thought Samsung was on my side here. On the other, having heard the superlative audio from the best Type C-driven external DACs, like this HIDIZS one, and also having got used to good Bluetooth audio – I use a ROCKJAW T5 conjoined set – even I don’t miss a jack too much in 2020....

Earlier this month, Samsung pulled the wraps from Galaxy S21 series. Thanks to teardowns, we get to know some exciting things about Galaxy S21 Ultra. The teardown is performed on Galaxy S21 Ultra international variant and reveals details about the camera module. The Galaxy S21 Ultra teardown offers a closer look at the hardware and how easy/hard it is to repair the device. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is the premium most device in the lineup....

Samsung’s ‘Active’ range of Galaxy S handsets are known for packing high-end internals and their rugged nature and surviving even the toughest of conditions out there. However, in Consumer Reports testing, the Galaxy S7 Active failed to pass their water-resistance test, which ideally should have not been a child’s play for it. The Galaxy S7 and S7 edge that come with an IP68 certification passed the same water-resistance test with flying colors....

The latest leak shows off how powerful the Galaxy S7 is although the benchmarks might be different for the production spec model. The test results show that Galaxy S7 will be running the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and will be supported by the Adreno 530 GPU unit. Galaxy S7 was listed as SM-G935A and it was running Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Previous round of leaks had inadvertently pointed that the Galaxy S7 would either be powered by the Snapdragon 820 or the Samsung Exynos 8890....

This phablet would be the star of Samsung but has proved to be a nightmare and a stain on the image of the firm. However, the South Korean giant is determined not to abandon the Note range, and in this 2017 will see the arrival of a Note 8. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 which was the hottest Android smartphone that the world had seen until it went up in flames....

Samsung’s Norwegian team has taken a hilarious shot all the rumors of the Galaxy S6 that we have been hearing over the last couple of months. On its Is This The Next? website, the company’s PR team has posted some exaggerated concept images based on the rumors surrounding the device. The concept images are truly hilarious and mock rumors like the S6 coming with a three-sided display, an all-glass body, front-facing stereo speakers and more....

OneUI 4.1.1 based on Android 12L is now available on the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3, the company has announced. In addition, Samsung has also started rolling out Wear OS 3.5 for the Galaxy Watch 4 series. Samsung recently announced the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 foldables. These devices come with a new version of One UI based on Android 12L with some exclusive features for the large screen foldables....

Samsung already has phones with curved screens, like the Galaxy S6 ge (pictured above). A fully bendable phone, however, is a big step forward. Based on the drawings, the phone is just a stard cy bar-style smartphone that can fold in half. en folded, the phone in the drawings looks like it has a hinge similar to the Microsoft Surface Book‘s. ether a real phone would actually have that design—or if it would even be practical to put a folded phone in your pocket—is far from clear....

The pair’s collaboration began earlier this year and the multi-year contract is worth over $1 billion, the South Korean tech giant said in a statement sent to ZDNet. It’s Samsung’s second-largest deal in the US to supply network equipment so far. In 2020, the company won a deal worth $6.6 billion from US carrier Verizon to supply 4G and 5G network equipment. Under its latest agreement with Dish, Samsung will be supplying its Open RAN-compliant solutions for the carrier’s 5G rollout....

Earlier this month, Bluebox unveiled a major security exploit in Android that allowed the hacker to directly modify the contents of an APK without any intervention from the user. The vulnerability, apparently, affected nearly 99% of Android devices out there. While Google and other popular ROM makers quickly patched the exploit, none of the OEMs have rolled out an update for their Android devices that actually fixes the exploit. Now, Saurik, the developer behind Cydia Jailbreak for iOS and Substrate for Android, has released an in-depth write-up about the bug #8219321....

The Definition of Security Awareness Security awareness is a formal process for training and educating employees about IT protection. It involves: Programs to educate employees Individual responsibility for company security policies Measures to audit these efforts Obviously, the first bullet point is the main component of a security awareness program, but it’s just as important that employees are held accountable and steps are taken to gauge the effectiveness of an organization’s security measures....

9 New Security Awareness Modules for Healthcare Professionals Staying compliant with HIPAA and PPI regulations just became simpler with SecurityIQ’s new security awareness modules for healthcare professionals. Our nine new modules will help you educate your team on how to keep your patients’ sensitive data secure. New modules include: Phishing for Healthcare Professionals & Providers Safe Browsing for Healthcare Professionals & Providers Mobile Security for Healthcare Professionals Working Remotely for Healthcare Professionals & Providers Password Security for Healthcare Professionals & Providers Physical Security & PHI Removable Media & PHI Social Engineering for Healthcare Professionals & Providers Social Engineering for Healthcare Executives...

The Samsung Galaxy S10 series comes with impressive rear camera setup. While the primary 12MP rear shooter remains the same as the one found on the Galaxy S9/Note 9 from last year, Samsung has worked on improving its post-processing for improved dynamic range and sharpness. Despite Samsung’s best efforts though, the Galaxy S10’s camera is simply not as good as the Pixel. But you know what? You can use the Google Camera app to further improve the quality of photos taken from the Galaxy S10....

This time, the controversy revolves around the alleged use of fingerprint recognition technology on Samsung’s “next big thing”. Everyone seems to agree the actual feature will be found on the S5, but the implementation is the question mark. First, sources claimed the entire screen should be able to recognize fingerprints, then just parts of it, and now it appears you’ll have to actually swipe the home button to get the thing to work....

Samsung is failing to plug the leaks as another video of the yet-unannounced Galaxy Z Flip 5G has appeared ahead of its official unveiling. The design and specifications of the upcoming foldable smartphone from the South Korean tech giant were leaked already. Now, the new video leaves us with no doubts regarding the phone’s design and features. A new promotional video of the Galaxy Z Flip 5G was published on Twitter by noted leakster Evan Blass (@evleaks)....

I’ve been using this notebook for a few weeks now, and it’s quickly become one of my favorite note-taking tools. The pages feature different display options, like project managers, calendars, dotted pages, and lined pages to ensure you have the tools to organize and succeed in your workday. The Rocketbook Fusion comes with a dedicated Pilot Frixion Ball pen, and it’s a fluid writing tool. When you’re finished taking notes, you can use the dedicated app to scan and upload your pages to the Rocketbook cloud....

Not every user has the same security needs, but every Windows 10 host requires minimum security. Windows 10 starts secure at a basic level, then gives users the option to make nearly every aspect of their system as secure as it can be. Here is an overview of the ways Windows 10 can be configured to create secure environments for Windows 10 hosts. Data security in Windows 10 Windows 10 data security begins with military-grade encryption called BitLocker which protects sensitive information and prevents unauthorized access....

On March 23, Best Buy ran a very limited sale of the Nexus 9, and now the big box retailer is running another mobile-focused sale, this time with a bit broader strokes. For anyone interested in checking out a new Samsung-branded smartphone or tablet, now might be the best time to take advantage of a Samsung-oriented sale Best Buy is running for the next four days. Within the offerings is the Galaxy Note 4, which Best Buy is offering for $199....

Last week, we got a look at the ‘Grace’ TouchWiz UX that will be making its debut on the Galaxy Note 7. The upcoming version of TouchWiz sports less cartoonish icons, with the overall system UI looking a lot more mature and polished. YouTuber XEETECHCARE has done another video that shows Grace UX in action on his Galaxy Note 5 and has also compared it to the current version of TouchWiz found on the Galaxy S7....