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Credit to Author: Atin Chhabra| Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 07:22:26 +0000

Globally, we are witnessing a new wave of development, propelled by technology and efficient human understanding. An exciting and prominent technological concept that’s at the forefront of this rapid innovation… Read more »

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Independent Krebs

February 23, 2019 admin

Payroll Provider Gives Extortionists a Payday

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 00:16:06 +0000

Payroll software provider Apex Human Capital Management suffered a ransomware attack this week that severed payroll management services for hundreds of the company’s customers for nearly three days. Faced with the threat of an extended outage, Apex chose to pay the ransom demand and begin the process of restoring service to customers.

Security Wired

February 23, 2019 admin

A Hidden Nest Secure Mic, Facebook’s Dead VPN, and More Security News This Week

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 14:00:00 +0000

The 2020 disinformation campaigns have started, DrainerBot is coming for your smartphone’s battery, and more security news this week.

Security Wired

February 23, 2019 admin

The (Non-Trump) Surprise Inside Andrew McCabe’s Memoir

Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 20:30:37 +0000

In *The Threat*, the former FBI deputy director paints a familiar portrait of Trump, but deepens our understanding of a dark time for agency.

ComputerWorld Independent

February 23, 2019 admin

Get ready for the age of sensor panic

Credit to Author: Mike Elgan| Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 03:00:00 -0800

A passenger on a Singapore Airlines flight this week noticed a small, circular indentation below the image playing on the seatback in-flight entertainment system in front of him. Could that be, he wondered, a camera?

The passenger did the only logical thing: He tweeted out a photo and asked the Twitterverse for opinions, setting off a chorus of complainers on Twitter.

Singapore Airlines also responded to the tweets, saying that the camera was not used by the airline to capture pictures or video. It then told media outlets in a statement that the embedded cameras “have been intended by the manufacturers for future developments. These cameras are permanently disabled on our aircraft and cannot be activated on board. We have no plans to enable or develop any features using the cameras.”

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Microsoft Security

February 22, 2019 admin

Recommendations for deploying the latest Attack surface reduction rules for maximum impact

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP team| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 22:10:22 +0000

The keystone to good security hygiene is limiting your attack surface. Attack surface reduction is a technique to remove or constrain exploitable behaviors in your systems. In this blog, we discuss the two attack surface reduction rules introduced in the most recent release of Windows and cover suggested deployment methods and best practices. Software applications

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MalwareBytes Security

February 22, 2019 admin

The Advanced Persistent Threat Files: APT1

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 17:59:13 +0000

Next up in the Advanced Persistent Threat Files: APT1, a unit of the People’s Liberation Army of China known for wide-scale and high-volume data collection on mostly English-speaking companies.

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Tags: advanced persistent threats APT groups APT1 china Chinese malware mimikatz

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ScadaICS Schneider

February 22, 2019 admin

From 5% to 94% Grid Visibility: How Ecuador Modernized Its Energy Distribution Network with ADMS

Credit to Author: Jose Angel Rios Blanco| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 13:27:18 +0000

Energy distribution modernization requires a coordinated, strategic, research and development effort, and an implementation that involves collaboration between public and private sectors. Economic growth and prosperity, national security and the… Read more »

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