Month: May 2017

SecurityTrendMicro

Accelerating AI Research to Improve Threat Protection

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 12:00:21 +0000

AI could remake cyber security.Once the realm of science fiction, artificial intelligence (AI) is now very much science fact. The potential of this ground-breaking technology – and related disciplines including deep learning and machine learning – is so great that even governments in the UK and US have released reports on its long-term impact on society. Nowhere are the…

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ComputerWorldIndependent

Third party antivirus programs interfere with Windows Defender critical patch

Credit to Author: Michael Horowitz| Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 15:37:00 -0700

Like others running Windows, I have been dutifully updating Window Defender the last few days with a fix for a critical bug. The update procedure is simple. Open the Control Panel, click on Windows Defender, and then check for updates.

The only thing out of the ordinary, on Windows 7, is that the update check is hidden behind a downward pointing triangle just to the right of a white question mark (this is not true in Windows 8 or 10). The “about” panel is also here. If the Engine Version is less than 1.1.13704.0 then it needs to be updated immediately.

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SecuritySophos

How you helped give Sophos its security heartbeat

Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 21:49:42 +0000

You said antivirus itself was no longer enough – and we brought you Sophos Synchronized Security in a heartbeat<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&#038;blog=834173&#038;post=33566&#038;subd=sophos&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/qsKX3Zb2ym0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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IndependentSecuriteam

SSD Advisory – Cisco DPC3928 Router Arbitrary File Disclosure

Credit to Author: SSD / Maor Schwartz| Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 07:43:17 +0000

Vulnerability Summary The following advisory describes an arbitrary file disclosure vulnerability found in Cisco DPC3928AD DOCSIS 3.0 2-PORT Voice Gateway. The Cisco DPC3928AD DOCSIS is a home wireless router that is currently "Out of support" but is provided by ISPs world wide. Credit An independent security researcher has reported this vulnerability to Beyond Security’s SecuriTeam … Continue reading SSD Advisory – Cisco DPC3928 Router Arbitrary File Disclosure

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