February 2018 – Page 12 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 17:05:26 +0000

One of the key use cases for our customers is the protection of their data center environments, which can involve moving off the perimeter into the data center or segmenting their data center from the rest of the organization. It is imperative that a data center security solution not only deliver high inspection throughput and…

Kaspersky Security

February 20, 2018 admin

Sofacy APT turns to the East

Credit to Author: John Snow| Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 15:42:18 +0000

Kaspersky Lab publishes an update on Russian-speaking Sofacy APT activity in 2017

Security TrendMicro

February 20, 2018 admin

Securing Our Connected Car Future with Panasonic

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:30:05 +0000

There are few more exciting frontiers of the Internet of Things (IoT) than connected cars. Gartner predicts that there will be 61 million vehicles with built-in connectivity on our roads by 2020. But as we drive ever closer to a future where autonomous vehicles are a commonplace sight, we must be alert to the implications…

Fortinet Security

February 20, 2018 admin

Swarming IoT Attacks, Cryptojacking, and Ransomware Drive Dramatic Spike in Malware

Credit to Author: FortiGuard SE Team| Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:40:59 +0000

FortiGuard Labs just released our latest Quarterly Threat Landscape report for Q4 of 2017. As usual, there are a lot of take-aways for CISOs, but a few items stood out. In particular, attacks were up per firm by 82% and swarm cyber attacks targeted the Internet of Things (IoT) with growing intensity.

ComputerWorld Independent

February 20, 2018 admin

Time for a wake-up call…

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 03:00:00 -0800

This pilot fish supervises the IT help desk, so he’s on the scene when one of his support techs takes a call that’s very ordinary — mostly.

“It was some normal problem like ‘install this printer’ or ‘the computer forgot my password, please reset it,'” says fish.

“But at the end of the call, when they were discussing various things, the user happened to mention, very proudly, that she always turns off her computer at the end of the day every Friday, so it can get its updates over the weekend.

“The tech didn’t have the heart to break the bad news to her. He just told her that was a good idea and to have a nice day.”

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Independent Krebs

February 20, 2018 admin

Money Laundering Via Author Impersonation on Amazon?

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 11:51:12 +0000

Patrick Reames had no idea why Amazon.com sent him a 1099 form saying he’d made almost $24,000 selling books via Createspace, the company’s on-demand publishing arm. That is, until he searched the site for his name and discovered someone has been using it to peddle a $555 book that’s full of nothing but gibberish.

ScadaICS Schneider

February 19, 2018 admin

The medium voltage switchgear of the future is here

Credit to Author: Lucas Icandri| Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 10:20:37 +0000

The 21st century has brought us many innovations. One that’s having a big impact on everyday life is the internet of things (IoT) – smart objects that can connect to… Read more »

The post The medium voltage switchgear of the future is here appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

MalwareBytes Security

February 19, 2018 admin