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Credit to Author: Hugh Lindsay| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:09:50 +0000

With digitization driving rapid change in the commercial real estate industry, systems integrators and EcoXperts are challenged to meet changing customer demands for smart buildings and IoT solutions while reducing… Read more »

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ScadaICS Schneider

October 21, 2019 admin

Beyond CapEx: 3 Assurances Executives Look For When Weighing Funding for Energy and Sustainability Projects

Credit to Author: Frederic Abbal| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 07:12:24 +0000

Corporate leadership in sustainability is gaining momentum. But for many companies, innovation in energy and sustainability remains an untapped source for improved financial and operational performance. Why? Research demonstrates that… Read more »

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Magazine Security VirusBulletin

October 21, 2019 admin

VB2019 paper: Geost botnet. The story of the discovery of a new Android banking trojan from an OpSec error

OpSec mistakes are what lead to many malware discoveries, and in the case of the Geost Android botnet the mistake was a really interesting one. Today we publish the VB2019 paper by Sebastian García, Maria Jose Erquiaga and Anna Shirokova on the Geost botnet, as well as the recording of Sebastian and Anna presenting their research in London.

Security Wired

October 21, 2019 admin

Microsoft’s Secured-Core PC Feature Protects Critical Code

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:00:00 +0000

The “secured-core PC” feature for Windows looks to head off firmware hacks.

ComputerWorld Independent

October 21, 2019 admin

Train to be a certified cyber security professional for just $39

Credit to Author: DealPost Team| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 07:56:00 -0700

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MalwareBytes Security

October 21, 2019 admin

A week in security (October 14 – 20)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:45:45 +0000

Cybersecurity news for October 14 – 20, including the future of the password, the lingering threat of ransomware, and new security features from Instagram.

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A week in security

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Microsoft Security

October 21, 2019 admin

Microsoft and partners design new device security requirements to protect against targeted firmware attacks

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:00:56 +0000

We’ve been working with partners to design what we call Secured-core PCs, devices that meet a specific set of device requirements that apply the security best practices of isolation and minimal trust to the firmware layer.

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