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Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| Multiple new pieces of Mac malware have appeared in December, all distributed through different means, but all opening backdoors on infected computers. Categories: Tags: backdoorsmac malwaremacrosmicrosoft wordSocial Engineeringword |
The post Flurry of new Mac malware drops in December appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Maria Vergelis| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 14:00:19 +0000
The 5 most common ways spammers can trick you into paying them or giving up your personal information.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Greg Young (Vice President for Cybersecurity)| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 13:05:01 +0000
What Makes For Really Good Security Predictions Each year Trend Micro releases its annual Security Predictions Report. Good security predictions are very difficult to develop, and companies and consumers need to be selective about the security advice they take. What makes a good security prediction? Four key aspects: 1. It is the prime directive that…
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Sharky| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 03:00:00 -0800
It’s more than a few years back, and this oilfield services company is implementing a new email filter, says a pilot fish working there.
“It was part of an email security product,” fish says. “The filter could identify emails containing language that was not considered business appropriate.
“We’d had HR incidents involving inappropriate language in the past, especially from field hands emailing to office staff — it gave a new meaning to ‘crude oil workers’ — so it was decided we should enable the feature with its default settings and give it a run.
“Only a few hours later we received an alert that a message had been identified with inappropriate language.
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 20:40:05 +0000
Back in April 2015, I tweeted about receiving a letter via snail mail suggesting the search engine rankings for a domain registered in my name would suffer if I didn’t pay a bill for some kind of dubious-looking service I’d never heard of. But it wasn’t until the past week that it become clear how many organizations — including towns, cities and political campaigns — actually have fallen for this brazen scam.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:00:07 +0000
Ready to delete your Twitter account? Here’s how. But you’d better back up your tweets first.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 19:19:11 +0000
A month after Google had already decided to shut down Google+, a new bug made its problems much, much worse.
Read MoreCredit to Author: João Rodrigues| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 15:25:42 +0000
To face climate change, several green island projects are taking place across the globe. Island residents want to be part of a more efficient and sustainable world. To support ecological transition and help stop global warming, electric utilities who supply islands… Read more »
The post Advanced Smart Grid Solutions at the Core of Island Sustainability Projects appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.
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