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Load Shedding and EcoStruxure Put the Odds in Favor of Reduced Energy Bills at Renowned Australian Racecourse

Credit to Author: Tom McDonald| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:57:31 +0000

Tom is the Business Development Director, Airmaster Australia Pty Ltd. Airmaster is a Master-level BMS EcoXpert™. Following on from my recent blog about how demand response can be both an… Read more »

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March 2, 2020 admin

VB2019 paper: Pulling the PKPLUG: the adversary playbook for the long-standing espionage activity of a Chinese nation state adversary

The activities of China-based threat actor PKPLUG were detailed in a VB2019 paper by Palo Alto Networks researcher Alex Hinchliffe, who described the playbook of this long-standing adversary. Today we publish both Alex’s paper and the recording of his presentation.

Security Wired

March 2, 2020 admin

WireGuard Gives Linux a Faster, More Secure VPN

Credit to Author: Klint Finley| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000

The virtual private network software from security researcher Jason Donenfeld wins fans with its simplicity and ease of auditing.

MalwareBytes Security

March 2, 2020 admin

Lock and Code S1Ep1: On RSA, the human element, and the week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:15:47 +0000

We look at all the interesting security news from last week and also present the latest episode of our podcast, Lock and Code.

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Fortinet Security

March 2, 2020 admin

Offense and Defense – A Tale of Two Sides: PowerShell

Read the first installment of the new blog series, “Offense and Defense – A Tale of Two Sides,” for an analysis of the ever-popular tool: PowerShell.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fortinet/blog/threat-research/~4/xvj9txvRg6Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Kaspersky Security

March 2, 2020 admin

Why you should try listening to your cookies

Credit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:22:43 +0000

Listen to your cookies with the Listening Back browser extension to understand the real scale of Web tracking.

ComputerWorld Independent

March 2, 2020 admin

Memory-Lane Monday: The cruelest password

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 03:00:00 -0800

After a network manager unexpectedly tightens up the rules for passwords and forces the expiration of all user passwords on the main application system, calls flood into the help desk, reports a pilot fish on the scene. They’re having trouble because of the new complexity rules.

One of the calls:

User: I can’t seem to change my password.

Help desk tech: Your new password needs to contain letters, numbers and punctuation. Do not use any words such as you’d find in a dictionary.

User: OK. (Pause.) No, it still won’t let me change it.

Tech: What is the password you are trying to use?

User: April.

Tech: “April” is a word.

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Security Sophos

March 2, 2020 admin

Sophos opens new chapter with take-private acquisition

Credit to Author: Kris Hagerman| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 09:13:27 +0000

Accelerating the next-gen transition to deliver enhanced cybersecurity solutions for our customers<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/PfQuj_7a1OA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>