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Credit to Author: William “Bill” Malik (CISA VP Infrastructure Strategies)| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 13:00:24 +0000

On April 6, 2019, a ten-bit counter rolled over. The counter, a component of many older satellites, marks the weeks since Jan 1, 1980. It rolled over once before, in the fall of 1999. That event was inconsequential because few complex systems relied on GPS. Now, more systems rely on accurate time and position data:…

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Security TrendMicro

April 17, 2019 admin

Is Your Baby Monitor Susceptible to Hacking?

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:00:19 +0000

There’s no doubt that digital technology, in many of its forms, brings everyday tasks much closer-to-hand. From discovering breaking news, to online shopping, to keeping tabs on your home via security cameras—everything is within the touch of a button. Even so, with the growing reach of the Internet of Things (IoT), new and unsuspected threats…

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Kaspersky Security

April 17, 2019 admin

Weaponized USB devices as an attack vector

Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 11:42:14 +0000

Trojanized HID devices as well as surveilling or malicious cables are serious threats that can be used to compromise even air-gapped systems.

Kaspersky Security

April 17, 2019 admin

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 88

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:42:04 +0000

This episode brings you stories of Amazon Alexa, a UK government BCC error, and so-called smart-car apps with hard-coded passwords.

ScadaICS Schneider

April 16, 2019 admin

Save installation time: round holes are not only for pushbuttons

Credit to Author: Gregory Bouchery| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 19:02:56 +0000

If you have ever mounted manually a panel or if you are regularly doing some handicraft at home, you do know that creating a square cut-out with a jigsaw is… Read more »

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Security Wired

April 16, 2019 admin

Microsoft Email Hack Shows the Lurking Danger of Customer Support

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:33:26 +0000

Hackers spent months with full access to Outlook, Hotmail, and MSN email accounts—and got in through Microsoft’s customer support platform.

Kaspersky Security

April 16, 2019 admin

Startups and information security

Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 12:15:33 +0000

What makes startups dependent on data protection for success?

ComputerWorld Independent

April 16, 2019 admin

Win7/8.1/Server patch conflicts abated, somewhat, but it’s still too early to install the April crop

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 08:02:00 -0700

A week ago, Microsoft released six patches that brought many machines to their knees. As I explained last Friday, when the dust cleared, it was apparent that all six of these April patches:

Win7 and Server 2008 R2 Monthly Rollup (KB 4493472) and Security-only (KB 4493448) patches
Win8.1 and Server 2012 R2 Monthly Rollup (KB 4493446) and Security-only (KB 4493467) patches
Server 2012 Monthly Rollup (KB 4493451) and Security-only (KB 4493450 ) patches

would trigger blue screens on reboot on most systems running Sophos antivirus products, and many systems running AV products from Avast and Avira.

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