August 2018 – Page 4 – Computer Security Articles

Calculate and Compare the TCO of your Lithium-Ion vs. VRLA Batteries

August 29, 2018 admin battery management system, CapEx, Data Center, lithium ion, TradeOff Tools, VRLA batteries

Credit to Author: Wendy Torell| Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:00:00 +0000

We’ve seen lithium-ion battery adoption grow at a rapid rate over the last couple of years. In fact, Bloomberg New Energy Finance report forecasts that 40% of data center battery… Read more »

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Security Wired

The Fight Over California’s Privacy Bill Has Only Just Begun

August 29, 2018 admin Security

Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:27:57 +0000

The tech industry lobby has made it clear that they want changes to California’s sweeping privacy protections—and they’ve got plenty of time left to get them made.

Security Wired

Android Devices Can Be Exploited With Decades Old-Telephone Tech

August 29, 2018 admin Security

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:00:00 +0000

So-called Attention commands date back to the 80s, but they can enable some very modern-day smartphone hacks.

MalwareBytes Security

Fileless malware: getting the lowdown on this insidious threat

August 29, 2018 admin file history, fileless infections, fileless malware, fileless malware attacks, Kovter, magnitude EK, malware, poweliks, Powershell, Ram, SamSam, samsam ransomware, semi-fileless, SOC team, Threat analysis, windows

Credit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 16:48:35 +0000

In this series of articles, we provide an in-depth discussion of fileless malware and their related attacks. In part one, we cover a brief overview of the problems with and general features of fileless malware, laying the groundwork for technical analysis of various samples employing fileless and semi-fileless methods.

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Tags: file history fileless infections fileless malware fileless malware attacks kovter magnitude EK poweliks powershell RAM samsam samsam ransomware semi-fileless SOC team windows

Kaspersky Security

MitM and DoS attacks on domains through the use of residual certificates

August 29, 2018 admin black hat, blackhat, Browsers, Business, certificates, def con, DEF CON 26, dos, https, MITM, SSL, Threats, tls

Credit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:43:09 +0000

Due to certification centers specifics, it is not rare for other people to hold a valid HTTPS certificate for your domain. What can go wrong?

Kaspersky Security

Global Transparency Initiative status update

August 29, 2018 admin data processing, Global Transparency Initiative, GTI, kaspersky lab, Special Projects, Switzerland, transparency

Credit to Author: Kaspersky Team| Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:00:54 +0000

Current status and updates regarding the implementation of our Global Transparency Initiative.

ScadaICS Schneider

Embarking on the digitization journey in mining: think strategy first, technology second

August 28, 2018 admin agile mining operations, digital mining, digital supply chain, digitalization, digitization, EcoStruuxre, future of mining, Industrial Internet of Things, Internet of Things, Machine and Process Management, Mining, mining operations, mining safety, Mining/Metals/Minerals, next generation workforce

Credit to Author: Rob Moffitt| Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 17:52:59 +0000

The World Economic Forum in January 2017 highlighted that digitization in the mining industry has the potential to deliver over $425 billion in shareholder, customer and environmental value by 2025…. Read more »

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Smart Load Monitoring Helps University of Lille Reduce Energy Consumption

August 28, 2018 admin Acti 9 Smartlink, Acti9, BMS, building efficiency, Building Management, building management system, Case study, circuit breaker, connected devices, EcoStruxure Building, Energy Management/Energy Efficiency, Energy Regulations, Power Distribution and Management, PowerTag, RT2012, SmartLink, University of Lille, video

Credit to Author: Thomas Peregrin| Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:00:33 +0000

Located in northern France, the University of Lille is spread across six campuses and hosts more than 110,000 students. As one of several modernization initiatives, the university made the decision… Read more »

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