June 2017 – Page 32 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 03:00:00 -0700

This city government is going through an extended validation process with one of its IT security providers, according to a pilot fish in the loop.

“I got an email that said to call them, since they couldn’t reach me at the number they had,” fish says. “That’s no surprise, because the number isn’t mine — it’s our Human Resources main line.

“I’ve told them in the past to call me at my actual number for this, but they always insist that they need a ‘published’ number.”

After yet another round of this for the new security certification, fish calls customer support for the security outfit and suggests they replace the HR number with the number for the city’s IT department. That’s on the city’s official website, so it should qualify as “published.”

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June 15, 2017 admin

The Electrical Distribution System: A Ticking Time Bomb?

Credit to Author: Ratnesh Pandey| Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 04:35:45 +0000

When was the last time you went to your building basement or to the ground floor and checked the Electrical Distribution System of your building? Or let’s start by asking,… Read more »

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Independent Securiteam

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Know your community – Berend-Jan Wever (SkyLined / @berendjanwever)

Credit to Author: SSD / Maor Schwartz| Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:09:29 +0000

Aspiring ASCII artist, a chef, a gardener, bug bounty hunter and one of the leading browsers vulnerability researchers. Please meet Berend-Jan Wever AKA SkyLined! Questions Q: How many years have you been working in the security field? A: Probably about 30 years. My first experience in security was as a kid, when my computer got … Continue reading Know your community – Berend-Jan Wever (SkyLined / @berendjanwever)

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June 15, 2017 admin

Building Cybersecurity Knowledge Is Critical First Step to Secure Industrial Networks

Credit to Author: Daniel Desruisseaux| Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 18:33:00 +0000

Cybersecurity is a critical topic for industrial control systems that will continue to accelerate in importance over the coming years. Personnel working with industrial control systems everywhere in the world… Read more »

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June 15, 2017 admin

Interxion and Schneider Electric Meet the Challenge: A State-of-the-Art Colocation Data Center Deployed in Just Two Months

Credit to Author: Greg Jones| Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 16:02:40 +0000

Success in the colocation and cloud computing markets often comes down to being in the right place at the right time. If you’ve got reliable, efficient data center capacity in… Read more »

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MalwareBytes Security

June 15, 2017 admin

Announcing Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection, a next-generation antivirus replacement for businesses

Credit to Author: Marcin Kleczynski| Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 15:00:07 +0000

Today, I am happy to announce Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection, its equivalent for businesses. Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection is an advanced threat prevention solution for Windows endpoints featuring a cloud-based management console, delivered through a unified endpoint agent.

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Independent Krebs

June 15, 2017 admin

Inside a Porn-Pimping Spam Botnet

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:35:27 +0000

For several months I’ve been poking at a decent-sized spam botnet that appears to be used mainly for promoting adult dating sites. Having hit a wall in my research, I decided it might be good to publish what I’ve unearthed so far to see if this dovetails with any other research out there. In late October 2016, an anonymous source shared with KrebsOnSecurity.com a list of nearly 100 URLs that — when loaded into a Firefox browser — each displayed what appeared to be a crude but otherwise effective “counter” designed to report in real time how many “bots” were reporting in for duty. Here’s a set of archived screenshots of those counters illustrating how these various botnet controllers keep a running tab of how many “activebots” — hacked servers set up to relay spam — are sitting idly by and waiting for instructions.

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June 15, 2017 admin

Simple Ways to Improve Hospital Efficiency – 3 Tips for Hospital Facility Managers

Credit to Author: Estelle Schweizer| Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 13:08:42 +0000

Rising energy costs. Tighter operating budgets. Staff spread thin and asked to do more with less. If you run a hospital, these operating constraints sound all too familiar. Facility managers… Read more »

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Computer Security Articles

Month: June 2017

The price of security is eternal phone calls

The Electrical Distribution System: A Ticking Time Bomb?

Know your community – Berend-Jan Wever (SkyLined / @berendjanwever)

Building Cybersecurity Knowledge Is Critical First Step to Secure Industrial Networks

Interxion and Schneider Electric Meet the Challenge: A State-of-the-Art Colocation Data Center Deployed in Just Two Months

Announcing Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection, a next-generation antivirus replacement for businesses

Inside a Porn-Pimping Spam Botnet

Simple Ways to Improve Hospital Efficiency – 3 Tips for Hospital Facility Managers