Month: January 2019

IndependentKrebs

Cloud Hosting Provider DataResolution.net Battling Christmas Eve Ransomware Attack

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 18:32:37 +0000

Cloud hosting provider Dataresolution.net is struggling to bring its systems back online after suffering a ransomware infestation on Christmas Eve, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. The company says its systems were hit by the Ryuk ransomware, the same malware strain that crippled printing and delivery operations for multiple major U.S. newspapers over the weekend.

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MalwareBytesSecurity

The new landscape of pre-installed mobile malware: malicious code within

Credit to Author: Nathan| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 18:15:46 +0000

We are now seeing malware authors target system apps that are required for mobile devices to function properly. By injecting malicious code within these necessary apps, threat actors have reshaped the landscape of pre-installed malware for the worse.

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The post The new landscape of pre-installed mobile malware: malicious code within appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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ScadaICSSchneider

Go Green in the City: Fighting World Hunger with Innovative Energy Solutions

Credit to Author: Employee Voices| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 11:16:38 +0000

Zvirevo Chisadza and Tariro Cynthia Mutsindikwa of Team Latent Innovations are students from the Pan African University Institute of Water and Energy Sciences in Algeria. Zvirevo and Tariro created a new… Read more »

The post Go Green in the City: Fighting World Hunger with Innovative Energy Solutions appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

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ComputerWorldIndependent

If the CTO says it's OK, what could go wrong?

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 03:00:00 -0800

Medical rehab facility is facing a compliance deadline for HIPAA privacy regulations, and that could be a problem, says a cybersecurity pilot fish working there.

“The HIPAA regulations are strewn with potential issues,” fish says. “When some aspect isn’t followed and a patient’s data privacy is compromised, the fines can be substantial.”

And that’s the headache fish faces because of his facility’s use of Gmail. As the site’s cybersecurity engineer, fish knows that ordinary Gmail isn’t HIPAA compliant.

Fortunately, there’s a fix — one that involves additional paperwork and agreements, along with some added security verification. But that’s still easier and less complex than moving everyone off Gmail.

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