Month: January 2019

ScadaICSSchneider

UMass Medical Center Data Center efficiency takes a big leap forward with EcoStruxure IT Software

Credit to Author: Customer Voices| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 21:36:00 +0000

Technology. It’s ever-changing. Fast-paced. Complex. How can any company or organization, no matter which industry or market, keep up? The answer lies in flexible, adaptable, and agile data center physical… Read more »

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IndependentKrebs

How the U.S. Govt. Shutdown Harms Security

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:51:22 +0000

The ongoing partial U.S. federal government shutdown is having a tangible, negative impact on cybercrime investigations, according to interviews with federal law enforcement investigators and a report issued this week by a group representing the interests of FBI agents. Even if lawmakers move forward on new proposals to reopen the government, sources say the standoff is likely have serious repercussions for federal law enforcement agencies for years to come. One federal agent with more than 20 years on the job told KrebsOnSecurity that the shutdown “is crushing our ability to take the fight to cyber criminals.”

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MicrosoftSecurity

Azure AD helps lululemon enable productivity and security all at once for its employees

Credit to Author: Sue Bohn| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:00:01 +0000

Not another portal, not another password! Learn how lululemon implemented Azure AD for cloud Identity and Access Management, simplifying user access without reducing business flexibility.

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SecurityTrendMicro

Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Roadways: How Smart Cities Create New Risks

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 14:14:39 +0000

Advanced technology has changed countless facets of everyday life, from internal enterprise processes to consumer pursuits and beyond. Even the design, management and support for large and small cities has shifted thanks to innovative smart city systems. While advanced components to support utilities, critical infrastructure, traffic and more can bring numerous benefits, these solutions also open…

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MalwareBytesSecurity

2019 State of Malware report: Trojans and cryptominers dominate threat landscape

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 08:01:36 +0000

The 2019 State of Malware report is here. Learn what Malwarebytes Labs researchers discovered about the top global threats for businesses and consumers in 2018, and predictions for 2019.

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IndependentKrebs

Bomb Threat, Sextortion Spammers Abused Weakness at GoDaddy.com

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 02:44:28 +0000

Two of the most disruptive and widely-received spam email campaigns over the past few months — including an ongoing sextortion email scam and a bomb threat hoax that shut down dozens of schools, businesses and government buildings late last year — were made possible thanks to an authentication weakness at GoDaddy.com, the world’s largest domain name registrar, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Perhaps more worryingly, experts warn this same weakness that let spammers hijack domains registered through GoDaddy also affects a great many other major Internet service providers, and is actively being abused to launch phishing and malware attacks which leverage dormant Web site names currently owned and controlled by some of the world’s most trusted corporate names and brands.

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MalwareBytesSecurity

Browser push notifications: a feature asking to be abused

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 18:03:05 +0000

Whoever invented browser push notifications must have been able to guess they would be abused for advertising. This post explains what they are and how to disable them.

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