January 2018 – Page 32 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 18:25:26 +0000

KrebsOnSecurity heard from a reader whose friend recently received a remarkably customized extortion letter via snail mail that threatened to tell the recipient’s wife about his supposed extramarital affairs unless he paid $3,600 in bitcoin. The friend said he had nothing to hide and suspects this is part of a random but well-crafted campaign to prey on men who may have a guilty conscience.

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How do you get the most out of your equipment and increase your OEE?

Credit to Author: Keith Chambers| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 16:28:44 +0000

In the world of F&B, investment budgets are tight and ROI is carefully assessed, especially for CAPEX heavy projects. At the same time, companies must meet expanding demand in areas such as… Read more »

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Semiconductor Megatrends are Driving the Need for Critical Power Solutions

Credit to Author: Nadia Cheraitia| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:28:21 +0000

For semiconductors, technological change is a constant. Today, the semiconductor industry is faced with the three major megatrends – Internet of Things (IoT), self-driving cars and the continued push for… Read more »

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5 Ways to Reduce Data Center Operations Costs

Credit to Author: Anthony DeSpirito| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:06:24 +0000

There’s no getting around the fact that owning and operating a data center is expensive. But following a few simple, sound best practices can help you reduce your ongoing operations… Read more »

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IoT for Power Distribution: taking reliability and efficiency to new

Credit to Author: Estelle Barré| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:00:55 +0000

Dire predictions about energy and the environment continue to make news, including the report from the U.S. energy forecasting agency. The agency projects that, despite gains in energy efficiency, global… Read more »

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Russian ‘Fancy Bears’ Hackers Target International Olympic Committee in Latest Email Dump

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 23:30:53 +0000

A state-linked hacking group is once again trying to discredit antidoping investigators.

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Microsoft reinstates Meltdown/Spectre patches for some AMD processors — but which ones?

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 09:38:00 -0800

As we rappel down the Patch Tuesday rabbit hole this month, Microsoft just announced that it’s going to start pushing its January Windows security patches onto AMD processors again. But it neglects to mention which ones. Per a late-night change to KB 4073707:

Microsoft has resumed updating the majority of AMD devices with the Windows operating system security update to help protect against the chipset vulnerabilities known as Spectre and Meltdown.
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Meltdown and Spectre fallout: patching problems persist

Credit to Author: Jérôme Boursier| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:00:00 +0000

In the days since Meltdown and Spectre have been made public, we’ve tracked which elements of the design flaw, known as speculative execution, are vulnerable and how different vendors are handling the patching process.

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Tags: Google Project Zero Intel Meltdown processor Spectre vulnerabilities

Computer Security Articles

Month: January 2018

Bitcoin Blackmail by Snail Mail Preys on Those with Guilty Conscience

Semiconductor Megatrends are Driving the Need for Critical Power Solutions

5 Ways to Reduce Data Center Operations Costs

IoT for Power Distribution: taking reliability and efficiency to new

Russian ‘Fancy Bears’ Hackers Target International Olympic Committee in Latest Email Dump

Microsoft reinstates Meltdown/Spectre patches for some AMD processors — but which ones?

Meltdown and Spectre fallout: patching problems persist