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Credit to Author: Kaspersky Team| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:18:26 +0000

What is the story with Microsoft, Kaspersky and KB 4524244 security update all about?

February 17, 2020 admin

How blockchain could help block fake news

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 03:00:00 -0800

In 2018, a video of former President Barrack Obama surfaced on YouTube explaining how easily technology could be used to manipulate video and create fake news. It got more than 7.2 million views.

In the video, Obama explains how we live in dangerous times when “enemies” can make anyone say anything at any point in time. Moments later, it’s revealed that the video was itself faked.

Whether its news articles, images or video, fake and misleading content has proliferated across the internet over the past five or so years. One possible solution to the problem now being proposed would standardize how content is delivered online, with anything outside those standards not trusted.

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Security Wired

February 16, 2020 admin

Over 500 Chrome Extensions Secretly Uploaded Private Data

Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000

A researcher discovered that hundreds of extensions in the Web Store were part of a long-running malvertising and ad-fraud scheme.

Security Wired

February 15, 2020 admin

The ‘Robo Revenge’ App Makes It Easy to Sue Robocallers

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Mac malware, a Bitcoin mixer, and more of the week’s top security news.

ComputerWorld Independent

February 15, 2020 admin

Microsoft springs last-minute demand on buyers of Windows 7 after-expiration support

Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2020 05:35:00 -0800

Microsoft this week threw a wrench into the workings of its long-touted Windows 7 post-retirement support, telling IT administrators that there was a brand new prerequisite that must be installed before they can download the patches they’d already paid for.

The last-minute requirement was titled “Extended Security Updates Licensing Preparation Package” and identified as KB4538483 in Microsoft’s numerical format.

The licensing prep package can be downloaded manually from the Microsoft Update Catalog. It should also appear in WSUS (Windows Server Update Services), the patch management platform used by many commercial customers. It will not, however, be automatically delivered through the Windows Update service, which some very small businesses rely on to provide them necessary patches.

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MalwareBytes Security

February 14, 2020 admin

Securing the MSP: why they’re their own worst enemy

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Behind each cyberattack on the MSP is typically a system left unpatched, asset management undone, security officer not hired, or board who sees investment in security as a cost center rather than a long-term investment.

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Tags: advanced persistent threat advanced persistent threats APT breach credential management credentials data breach hacking managed service provider MSP MSPs phishing

Fortinet Security

February 14, 2020 admin

ViperSoftX – New JavaScript Threat

Learn more about the newly discovered JavaScript-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) and cryptocurrency stealer, which we have dubbed “ViperSoftX” recently captured by our FortiGuard Labs team.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fortinet/blog/threat-research/~4/CousvluoJc0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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