Month: August 2018

ScadaICSSchneider

My Experience Visiting The Hive: Schneider Electric Headquarters in Paris

Credit to Author: Employee Voices| Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:00:43 +0000

Written by guest blogger, Abhijeet Shegokar Arriving in Paris In February, I was fortunate to visit our Schneider Electric headquarters in Paris, also known as “The Hive” for the first… Read more »

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ComputerWorldIndependent

Patch Tuesday fallout: Bad docs, but so far no major problems

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 08:46:00 -0700

Microsoft may have fixed July’s horrible, no good, very bad patches. Although the initial documentation for this month’s patches included warnings about many of the bugs that persisted from July, it ends up that the docs were wrong, and most of the known problems seem to be fixed.

As of early Reboot Wednesday morning, the patches seem to be behaving themselves. Of course, it frequently takes days or even weeks for bugs to appear, so you’d be well advised to avoid jumping into the unpaid battle zone for now.

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IndependentKrebs

Patch Tuesday, August 2018 Edition

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:52:21 +0000

Adobe and Microsoft each released security updates for their software on Tuesday. Adobe plugged five security holes in its Flash Player browser plugin. Microsoft pushed 17 updates to fix at least 60 vulnerabilities in Windows and other software, including two “zero-day” flaws that attackers were already exploiting before Microsoft issued patches to fix them.

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MalwareBytesSecurity

Under the hoodie: why money, power, and ego drive hackers to cybercrime

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:00:00 +0000

We know what cybercriminals do. We know how they do it. Now we ask: why? This in-depth profile examines what makes hackers turn to cybercrime, and what could change their minds.

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SecurityTrendMicro

Carrier Grade Security Means … Using Carrier Grade Security

Credit to Author: Greg Young (Vice President for Cybersecurity)| Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 12:05:57 +0000

It’s a common mistake in enterprises to copy-paste security solutions from a peer. Strategies can be recycled, but sadly with even very similar businesses almost always have radically different IT and security requirements. I recall one hospital that looked at a nearly identical peer hospital that was only a few miles away. Much of the…

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ScadaICSSchneider

How digitization is bringing critical power distribution out of the dark

Credit to Author: Markus Hirschbold| Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 13:00:41 +0000

In the face of rising competition and mandates to improve operational efficiency, large and critical power facilities need to keep power distribution systems running safety, reliably, efficiently, and in compliance… Read more »

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