October 2018 – Page 8 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:09:00 -0700

Apple has apparently been able to permanently block de-encryption technology from a mysterious Atlanta-based company whose blackbox device was embraced by government agencies to bypass iPhone passcodes.

Atlanta-based Grayshift is one of two companies that claimed it could thwart Apple iPhone passcode security through brute-force attacks.

The blackbox technology purportedly worked, as Grayshift’s technology was snapped up by regional law enforcement and won contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Secret Service.

Another vendor, Israel-based Cellebrite, also discovered a way to unlock encrypted iPhones running iOS 11 and marketed its product to law enforcement and private forensics firms around the world. According to a police warrant obtained by Forbes, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security tested the technology.

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MalwareBytes Security

October 25, 2018 admin

Huge breach affects 9 million Cathay Pacific customers

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 17:57:20 +0000

Airline company Cathay Pacific revealed that a huge breach took place in March 2018, affecting around 9 million customers. We take a look at some of the potential fallout.

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ScadaICS Schneider

October 25, 2018 admin

State of the Data Center Market: What to Consider if Choosing the Cloud for Your Business

Credit to Author: Frank Nash| Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0000

According to a recent Synergy research report, Microsoft, Google, Alibaba and AWS drive 75% of the revenue in the cloud provider space of the data center market. In the U.S.,… Read more »

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ScadaICS Schneider

October 25, 2018 admin

Out of Control Asset Performance!

Credit to Author: Peter Martin| Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:16:24 +0000

Elevated levels of asset performance are being attained for non-industrial assets. Look at the progress made with autonomous automobiles. Twenty years ago, how many would have guessed there would be… Read more »

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ScadaICS Schneider

October 25, 2018 admin

World’s largest pulp producer increases capacity through Schneider solution

Credit to Author: Customer Voices| Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 19:59:00 +0000

Aracruz Celulose Pulp Mill in Espírito Santo, Brazil uses eucalyptus trees for making pulp, which is shipped around the world to paper producers who make tissue, fine printing, writing, and… Read more »

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Security Wired

October 25, 2018 admin

The Feds Just Hit Notorious Swatter Tyler Barriss With 46 New Charges. He Intends to Plead Guilty

Credit to Author: Brendan Koerner| Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 16:53:57 +0000

Prosecutors in California have filed 46 new counts against Tyler Barriss for bomb threats, fraud, and swatting incidents nationwide. He’s angling to get the case transferred to Kansas and intends to plead guilty.

Security Wired

October 25, 2018 admin