March 2017 – Page 21 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Grant Gross| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 08:36:00 -0700

The FBI is actively investigating Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election and possible cooperation from President Donald Trump’s campaign, agency director James Comey confirmed.

The existence of an investigation isn’t a surprise, but Comey’s announcement Monday is the first time the FBI has acknowledged an active case. The FBI typically does not comment on active investigations, but the Russian actions targeting the U.S. election represents an “unusual” case, he told members of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee.

Comey told lawmakers he couldn’t comment more on the investigation, but he said the FBI is looking into possible contacts and cooperation between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. The FBI is looking into “the nature of any links” between the Trump campaign and the Russian government, he said.

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Chinese PUPs and backdoor drivers: making systems less secure since 2013

Credit to Author: Zammis Clark| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:00:03 +0000

In this blog, we expose a family of backdoor drivers that have been included in various PUPs of Chinese origin for several years.

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Fortinet Security

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Join Fortinet at IBM InterConnect 2017

Credit to Author: Neil Prasad| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 08:24:38 -0700

Fortinet is participating in IBM’s premier industry event, the IBM InterConnect 2017 conference, this week, from March 19-23 in Las Vegas

Fortinet Security

March 20, 2017 admin

FortiGuard Labs Telemetry – Round up of 2016 IoT Threats (Part 3) – IP Cameras

Credit to Author: Gavin Chow| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 08:19:11 -0700

IP cameras were the second most attacked devices in 2015, at around 363,000 hits. But in 2016 the number dropped to approximately 36,000 hits

MalwareBytes Security

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Twitter app spams Fappening bait and Amazon surveys

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 13:37:07 +0000

With news of another so-called Fappening (nude photos of celebrities distributed without permission) doing the rounds, it was inevitable that scammers would look to take advantage. We’ve already seen message board aficionados warn others of dodgy download links and random Zipfiles claiming to contain stolen nude photos and video clips, but today we’re going to look…

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Microsoft Security

March 20, 2017 admin

Tax-themed phishing and malware attacks proliferate during the tax filing season

Credit to Author: msft-mmpc| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 12:50:12 +0000

Tax-themed scams and social engineering attacks are as certain as (death or) tax itself. Every year we see these attacks, and 2017 is no different. These attacks circulate year-round as cybercriminals take advantage of the different country and region tax schedules, but they peak in the months leading to U.S. Tax Day in mid-April. Cybercriminals are using a variety of…

ComputerWorld Independent

March 20, 2017 admin

Cebit showcases security after Snowden

Credit to Author: Peter Sayer| Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2017 23:00:00 -0700

It’s been almost four years since Edward Snowden leaked U.S. National Security Agency documents revealing the extent of the organization’s surveillance of global internet traffic, but he’s still making the headlines in Germany.

At the Cebit trade show in Hannover, Germany, he’ll be looking back at that period in live video interview from Moscow on Tuesday evening.

There have been a lot of changes on the internet in those four years, but one of the biggest is the growth in the use of encryption.

In 2013, the NSA had free rein and could listen in on almost any communication it wanted. Now, it’s commonplace to encrypt traffic to webmail services and even popular websites such as Microsoft.com or Google.com using the https protocol. And you don’t have to be an enemy of the state to use an end-to-end encrypted messaging system such as WhatsApp simply to chat with friends.

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ComputerWorld Independent

March 19, 2017 admin

Ubiquiti called out for security flaw

Credit to Author: Michael Horowitz| Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2017 18:48:00 -0700

When it comes to evaluating networking devices (routers, Access Points, switches), almost everyone focuses on the hardware. Not me. My RouterSecurity.org site is devoted to software.

But, there is yet another crucial aspect to evaluating devices – the personality of the company behind it. Specifically, how it reacts to the inevitable software flaws.

At the end of 2016 assorted bugs in Netgear routers were made far worse by the company’s slow reaction. Now, Netgear has a whole new procedure for dealing with bug reports. Time will tell how well it works.

This week, the focus is on Ubiquiti Networks. Over at SmallNetBuilder.com, Tim Higgins just reviewed their latest access points and started off the review pointing out how popular Ubiquiti access points are with the Ars Technica crowd.

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Computer Security Articles

Month: March 2017

FBI confirms probe of Russian hack of U.S. election, possible Trump involvement

Chinese PUPs and backdoor drivers: making systems less secure since 2013

Join Fortinet at IBM InterConnect 2017

FortiGuard Labs Telemetry – Round up of 2016 IoT Threats (Part 3) – IP Cameras

Cebit showcases security after Snowden

Ubiquiti called out for security flaw