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Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:00:16 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about schemes used in phishing and other email-based attacks. Also, learn how ransomware continues to make a significant impact in the threat landscape. Read on: New…

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QuickHeal Security

April 25, 2019 admin

Miners snatching open source tools to strengthen their malevolent power!

Credit to Author: Anant Pulgam| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 07:02:51 +0000

From the last one year, Quick Heal Security Labs has been observing a boost in the number of mining malware. One of the ways to earn cryptocurrencies is to mine them. Nowadays cryptocurrency miner malware have become hot attack vectors for cybercriminals due to its ease of deployment and instant…

Security Wired

April 25, 2019 admin

GoDaddy Takes Down 15,000 Spammy ‘Snake Oil’ Subdomains

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 13:00:00 +0000

You know those ads hawking bogus brain pills? Security researchers just helped take out a bunch of the spammers behind them.

Security Wired

April 25, 2019 admin

‘If You Want to Kill Someone, We Are the Right Guys’

Credit to Author: Mara Hvistendahl| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:00:00 +0000

In a small Minnesota town, an IT technician found his way to the darkest corner of the web. Then he made a deadly plan.

ScadaICS Schneider

April 25, 2019 admin

Be Your Best: Our Keys to a Safer, Healthier and Happier Schneider Electric

Credit to Author: Xavier Houot| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:19:09 +0000

More than 180 years of excellence At Schneider, safety is everyone’s responsibility. Nurturing a safe, clean and orderly work environment is both our collective responsibility and a function of every… Read more »

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ScadaICS Schneider

April 25, 2019 admin

Results are in! Our Study Measuring the Different Levels of Data Center Air Containment

Credit to Author: Victor Avelar| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:18:07 +0000

In an earlier blog I explained the problem with “percent leakage” in regards to air containment and I proposed some more practical metrics. To quantify these metrics, we set up… Read more »

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ScadaICS Schneider

April 25, 2019 admin

Why four types of residual current devices? It’s all about the load.

Credit to Author: Natacha Lucius| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 12:00:23 +0000

Protecting people from shocks has always been a priority in AC electrical system design. Equipment is typically designed to provide a barrier to anyone making physical contact with a live… Read more »

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ScadaICS Schneider

April 25, 2019 admin

Q&A: What are the dangers of aging medium voltage switchgear?

Credit to Author: Matan Marom| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 08:57:44 +0000

Aging electrical equipment and components are not only inefficient, they are potentially dangerous. Overheating in medium-voltage switchgear and electrical enclosures, often caused by loose connections or friction (due to lack… Read more »

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