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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 10:30:00 -0700

An enormous number of patches spewed out of Microsoft this month, with two ponderous cumulative updates for each version of Windows 10, a third “bonus” bug fix for Win10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709), and a just-described bug in Windows 7 that’ll leave you begging for a Win7 patch that works.

There’s also a bit of comic relief with a patch for Win10 1709, KB 4094276, that “makes improvements to ease the upgrade experience to Windows 10 Version 1709.” That’s a wonderful example of a self-referential fix.

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MalwareBytes Security

March 28, 2018 admin

An in-depth malware analysis of QuantLoader

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000

QuantLoader is a Trojan downloader that has been used in campaigns serving a range of malware, including ransomware, Banking Trojans, and RATs. In this post, we’ll take a high-level look at the campaign flow, as well as a deep dive into how the malware executes.

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Microsoft Security

March 28, 2018 admin

Working towards a more diverse future in security

Credit to Author: Jenny Erie| Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 16:00:31 +0000

Last year I embarked on an exercise to examine diversity in cybersecurity. As one full year has passed, I decided to revisit this topic and the ongoing challenges of recruiting AND retaining diverse talent in the cybersecurity field. This past year saw the #MeToo movement in the spotlight, and while womens issues were brought to

MalwareBytes Security

March 28, 2018 admin

10 ways to protect your Android phone

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0000

How can Android users balance the power of better tech with the safety of best cybersecurity practices? Here are a few tried and true methods to protect your Android phone.

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Security Sophos

March 28, 2018 admin

Intercept X: the engineer’s view

Credit to Author: Editor| Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 14:39:56 +0000

Machine learning requires amazing people, so let’s meet one…<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/X7A0fin8AtQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

ScadaICS Schneider

March 27, 2018 admin

How Virtual Reality Compresses Operators Learning Curve in Oilfields

Credit to Author: Eddy Lek| Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 07:47:24 +0000

Oil and Gas producers had laid off experienced staffs and shut down unprofitable wells to reduce their operations costs when the oil prices dipped to a low of $20 two… Read more »

The post How Virtual Reality Compresses Operators Learning Curve in Oilfields appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

ScadaICS Schneider

March 27, 2018 admin

Deployment Advancements with Pod-based Approach to Data Center

Credit to Author: Damien Wells| Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:48:03 +0000

Using a pod-based approach when deploying equipment racks in data center IT – or white – space, provides advantages in design, build, and operation. This is especially true for larger… Read more »

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Security Wired

March 27, 2018 admin

The Facebook Privacy Setting That Doesn’t Do Anything at All

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000

For years, Facebook has left a privacy setting on its site that addresses a problem that no longer exists.

Computer Security Articles

Author: admin

Microsoft Patch Alert: Windows 7 takes the brunt of March patching problems

An in-depth malware analysis of QuantLoader

Working towards a more diverse future in security

10 ways to protect your Android phone

Intercept X: the engineer’s view

How Virtual Reality Compresses Operators Learning Curve in Oilfields

Deployment Advancements with Pod-based Approach to Data Center

The Facebook Privacy Setting That Doesn’t Do Anything at All