Month: February 2018

ScadaICSSchneider

Operational Excellence: Likely the Most Overused Term in the Process Industries

Credit to Author: Livia Wiley| Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 06:03:44 +0000

Operational Excellence is one of those terms that has numerous definitions and just as many overuses. It can mean everything from operator training and knowledge retention to process automation and… Read more »

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ScadaICSSchneider

How the IIoT Is Delivering on the Promise of Asset Performance Management, Part 4

Credit to Author: John Boville| Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 18:34:57 +0000

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

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ComputerWorldIndependent

Mac: What does 'System Scan is Recommended' mean?

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:03:00 -0800

Many Mac users may have come across a small window that appears on top of their browser when surfing the Web that warns them, ‘System Scan is Recommended’. So, what is this message, and what should you do if you see it?

TL;DR: Don’t panic

The first thing to learn is that this is not a Mac system message. If you ever come across this message you can be utterly certain that it is a scam. Whoever is behind the message (and it may not be the website owner, but some poorly policed ads network) wants you to agree to something that will probably cost you money, leave your data at risk, or otherwise cause you unwanted problems. While scams like these are nowhere near as widespread on Macs as they are on other platforms, they do appear sometimes.

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ComputerWorldIndependent

Microsoft wants to use blockchain to secure your identity

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:29:00 -0800

Microsoft is working to create a blockchain-based, decentralized digital identity management platform that would allow users to own and secure access to their online persona via an encrypted database hub.

Over the past year, Microsoft said it has been exploring how to use Blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies to create new types of digital identities designed to enhance personal privacy, security and control.

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MalwareBytesSecurity

Online security tips for Valentine’s Day: how to beat the cheats

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:07:19 +0000

Love is in the air, and so are the hopes of scammers wanting to make a quick buck at your expense. Shore up your digital defenses this Valentine’s Day with a look at some of the common problem areas.

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MicrosoftSecurity

How artificial intelligence stopped an Emotet outbreak

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:43:26 +0000

At 12:46 a.m. local time on February 3, a Windows 7 Pro customer in North Carolina became the first would-be victim of a new malware attack campaign for Trojan:Win32/Emotet. In the next 30 minutes, the campaign tried to attack over a thousand potential victims, all of whom were instantly and automatically protected by Windows Defender

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