Month: February 2019

ComputerWorldIndependent

It's time to block Windows Automatic Updating

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 05:15:00 -0800

Those of you who feel it’s important to install Windows and Office patches the moment they come out – I salute you. The Windows world needs more cannon fodder. When the bugs come out, as they inevitably will, I hope you’ll drop by AskWoody.com and tell us all about them.

For those who feel that, given Microsoft’s track record of pernicious patches, a bit of reticence is in order, I have some good news. Microsoft’s Security Response Center says that only a tiny percentage of patched security holes get exploited within 30 days of the patch becoming available.

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SecuritySophos

Extensión de Chrome avisa si las credenciales del usuario están comprometidas

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:15:40 +0000

Google escogió el Día de Inter Segura para anunciar Password Checkup, una extensión de Chrome diseñada para avisar a los usuarios cuando introducen un nombre de usuario y contraseña que la empresa ha detectado en alguna filtración. Al igual que el recientemente lanzado Mozilla Firefox Monitor, Password Checkup tiene un nivel superficial sencillo en el [&#8230;]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/uJitph82Rbs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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MalwareBytesSecurity

Compromising vital infrastructure: communication

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 19:09:33 +0000

In the series about vital infrastructure we look at communication. How vital is it? How is malware a threat and even how does malware show us the way to secure communication?

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