Month: July 2018

MalwareBytesSecurity

A week in security (June 25 – July 1)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 17:56:24 +0000

A round up of the security news from June 25 – July 1, including a look at the EU cyber force proposal, cryptomining dialing things down, and the risks of handing out personal information online.

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ScadaICSSchneider

What Cloud and Colocation Providers Say is Impacting Their Businesses the Most

Credit to Author: Jason Walker| Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Artificial intelligence (AI) and edge computing are the most anticipated potential disruptors to the data center business over the next 3-5 years. The majority of colocation providers are seeking sustainable… Read more »

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SecurityTrendMicro

Summer Vacation Plans? Be Safe When Connecting!

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:00:31 +0000

Tips to Protect Yourself While Traveling Summer travel should be a respite from work, when you relax and don’t have to worry about business. And your mobile devices can help make it easier, whether it’s booking a flight or a hotel room, ordering a cab or an Uber driver, browsing websites for your next destination,…

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MicrosoftSecurity

Taking apart a double zero-day sample discovered in joint hunt with ESET

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 15:00:00 +0000

In late March 2018, I analyzed an interesting PDF sample found by ESET senior malware researcher Anton Cherpanov. The sample was initially reported to Microsoft as a potential exploit for an unknown Windows kernel vulnerability. During my investigation in parallel with ESET researchers, I was surprised to discover two new zero-day exploits in the same

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ComputerWorldIndependent

Get the Microsoft June patches applied, but watch out for Win7 NICs and old antivirus

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 07:05:00 -0700

Windows 7 customers should be on the lookout for a couple of, uh, challenges this month, as the Win10 1803 trail of tears continues and Win10 1709 finally looks pretty solid.

The Win7/Server 2008R2 network card bugs continue

First, the good news. If you installed last month’s Win7/Server 2008R2 patches and your network connections didn’t go kablooey, you’re almost undoubtedly OK to proceed with this month’s patches.

On the other hand, if you’ve been waiting to install patches on your Win7 or Server 2008R2 machine, you need to be aware of a bug that Microsoft has acknowledged. It was introduced by a patch back in March, according to the KB articles, and hasn’t been fixed yet:

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