January 2018 – Page 34 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: John Boville| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:53:09 +0000

Part 1 of this 4-part series introduced ways in which increasing digitization might improve plant operations. Part 2: we focused on how IIoT can improve the productivity of reactive, preventive,… Read more »

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ScadaICS Schneider

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Improving Power Grid Reliability and Operational Efficiency

Credit to Author: Sandra Pedro| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:00:59 +0000

As developed and digital as today’s world has become, there are still regions around the globe rural enough that towns are few and far between, and dial-up internet connections still… Read more »

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ScadaICS Schneider

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Digital Transformation or Operations Transformation?

Credit to Author: Greg Johnson| Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2018 20:35:42 +0000

In 2008 I was the product marketing manager for a mining-industry MES package called Ampla (still going strong today). In those days, we would focus on the relationship between people,… Read more »

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Security Wired

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WhatsApp Encryption Security Flaws Could Allow Snoops to Slide Into Group Chats

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 12:00:00 +0000

German researchers say that a flaw in WhatsApp’s group-chat feature undermines its end-to-end encryption promises.

Security Wired

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How the Government Hides Secret Surveillance Programs

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 01:10:10 +0000

A new report from Human Rights Watch sheds light on a troubling law enforcement practice called “parallel construction.”

ComputerWorld Independent

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A mess of Microsoft patches, warnings about slowdowns — and antivirus proves crucial

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 09:22:00 -0800

Welcome to another banner Patch Tuesday. Microsoft yesterday released 56 separately identified security patches for every supported version of Windows, Office, .Net, Internet Explorer and Edge. Out of that monstrous pile, only one patch cures a currently exploited problem — a flaw in Word’s Equation Editor that should have been fixed in November.

If you’re a “normal” user, your first priority shouldn’t be Microsoft’s patches, notwithstanding the fabulous PR job performed on Meltdown and Spectre’s behalf. Assuming you don’t open random Word docs with dicey embedded equations, your main concern right now should be getting your antivirus house in order.

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Independent Krebs

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Microsoft’s Jan. 2018 Patch Tuesday Lowdown

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 16:07:35 +0000

Microsoft on Tuesday released 14 security updates, including fixes for the Spectre and Meltdown flaws detailed last week, as well as a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Office that is being exploited in the wild. Separately, Adobe pushed a security update to its Flash Player software.

Fortinet Security

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Mitigating Vulnerabilities in Your Customer’s Security Protocol with a Cyber Threat Assessment

Credit to Author: Carl Cayton| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:45:59 +0000

While organizations are adopting new technologies and services, cybercriminals are developing sophisticated methods of attack to target new attack vectors, exploit unforeseen vulnerabilities, and gain access to user data and other network resources. With this increased threat landscape and growing sophistication of cyberattacks, visibility into existing security measures, and identifying those places where there may be gaps is especially important.