Month: May 2018

MalwareBytesSecurity

Engaging students in cybersecurity: a primer for educators

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 04 May 2018 16:52:20 +0000

The continuing rise of cybercrime calls for a new breed of fighters. Are teachers prepared to take on the challenge of training the current and future generations of cybersecurity professionals? How can they introduce and engage students in this fast-growing field of study?

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This Week in Security News: Zippy’s and Flynn

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 04 May 2018 13:00:12 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, Hawaii-based restaurant Zippy’s suffered a POS data breach. In addition, Uber executive John Flynn argued that user expectations on data protection are rising, but consumers still aren’t…

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TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of April 30, 2018

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 04 May 2018 12:00:08 +0000

When I was little, I discovered the joy of jumping on the bed. While it was fun to jump on the bed, I wanted to make it more challenging so I started to imitate the ski jumpers I had seen during the 1976 Winter Olympics and jump from my parents’ dresser to the bed. I…

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IndependentKrebs

Twitter to All Users: Change Your Password Now!

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 03 May 2018 22:40:48 +0000

Twitter just asked all 300+ million users to reset their passwords, citing the exposure of user passwords via a bug that stored passwords in plain text — without protecting them with any sort of encryption technology that would mask a Twitter user’s true password. The social media giant says it has fixed the bug and that so far its investigation hasn’t turned up any signs of a breach or that anyone misused the information. But if you have a Twitter account, please change your account password now.

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Why Commercial and Industrial Applications Often Require a Mix of Centralized and Distributed UPSs

Credit to Author: Gael Souchet| Date: Thu, 03 May 2018 17:00:00 +0000

When deciding how to best provide power protection in a commercial or industrial environment, you will inevitably run into the question of whether a centralized or distributed uninterruptible power supply… Read more »

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