Mobile beasts and where to find them — part four
Credit to Author: Ilja Shatilin| Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:26:57 +0000
We explain the types of malware that can take control of your device, and the dangers of multifunctional infection.
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Who Is Agent Tesla?
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 19:55:32 +0000
A powerful, easy-to-use password stealing program known as Agent Tesla has been infecting computers since 2014, but recently this malware strain has seen a surge in popularity — attracting more than 6,300 customers who pay monthly fees to license the software. Although Agent Tesla includes a multitude of features designed to help it remain undetected on host computers, the malware’s apparent creator seems to have done little to hide his real-life identity.
Read MoreTake steps to secure your business and users with our security business assessment
Credit to Author: Microsoft Secure Blog Staff| Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 18:00:58 +0000
The Microsoft Security Assessment can help you discover where you are vulnerable and provide personalized recommendations to improve your security posture.
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Read MoreTIPs to Effectively Maintain Industrial Control System Security
Credit to Author: Daniel Desruisseaux| Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:57:27 +0000
Industrial Control System (ICS) operators recognize the need to improve cybersecurity, but many lack the understanding on how to operate a system in a secure manner. Schneider Electric has authored… Read more »
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Read MoreA week in security (October 15 – 21)
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:23:14 +0000
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| A roundup of the security news from October 15–21, including how to build your own security camera, the FIDO standard, Twitter information operations, and our Q3 CTNT report. Categories: Tags: a week in securityCTNT reportfacebookfidograndcrabgreyenergyoceansaltpentagonsecurity camerastwitter |
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Read MoreVoice of the Customer: Walmart embraces the cloud with Azure Active Directory
Credit to Author: Guest Blogger| Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:00:31 +0000
Learn how Walmart embraced the cloud with Azure Active Directory.
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Read MoreSafeguarding the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure
Credit to Author: William “Bill” Malik (CISA VP Infrastructure Strategies)| Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:43:06 +0000
In May of 1998, President Clinton issued Presidential Decision Directive 63: Protecting America’s Critical Infrastructures. This Directive proposed steps to enact the recommendations of the President’s Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection, published in October 1997. Twenty years on, how are things going? The US Federal government has identified critical infrastructure sectors and associated each with…
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Read MoreWonder if they'll ever tell HIM what's going on…
Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 03:00:00 -0700
This IT pilot fish has been supporting a customer remotely through a VPN that’s usually pretty solid — but definitely not always.
“Every now and then it disconnected me randomly,” says fish. “Then it continued disconnecting me repeatedly every 30 to 60 seconds.
“I went through the usual litany of rebooting, trying a different computer, trying a different network, etc. Every time I got the help desk involved, they pulled a bunch of different logs that basically just said ‘disconnected’ without any cause given.
“After several rounds of changes that miraculously fixed it, then suddenly stopped working again, the issue got escalated to a high-enough tier that an answer was forthcoming.