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Credit to Author: hasherezade| Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 18:00:00 +0000

The Avzhan DDoS bot is back in the wild again, this time being dropped by a Chinese drive-by attack. In this post, we’ll take a deep dive into its functionality and compare the sample we captured with the one described in the past.

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The post Avzhan DDoS bot dropped by Chinese drive-by attack appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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February 23, 2018 admin

Digital transformation creates competitive advantage and new revenue streams for smart machines

Credit to Author: Ali Haj Fraj| Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 16:04:42 +0000

New industrial technologies in the form of smart machines, smart factories, cloud-based services and advanced data analytics have begun to transform machine shops and factory landscapes across the globe. The… Read more »

The post Digital transformation creates competitive advantage and new revenue streams for smart machines appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

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February 23, 2018 admin

Women in Energy and Sustainability at Schneider Electric

Credit to Author: Employee Voices| Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 05:45:40 +0000

This blog has been adapted from a recent article in Where Women Work A recent article by Schneider Electric’s International Marketing Manager, Lucie Frideling, has highlighted the experience of being a… Read more »

The post Women in Energy and Sustainability at Schneider Electric appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

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February 23, 2018 admin

New Energy Companies: “Green,” Sustainable, and Profitable

Credit to Author: Chris Dartnell| Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 21:11:33 +0000

Future growth hinges on the appropriate response to present conditions while strategically developing longer-term plans. For most industries, social, environmental, and political issues are having increasingly greater impact in reshaping… Read more »

The post New Energy Companies: “Green,” Sustainable, and Profitable appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

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February 23, 2018 admin

Facebook’s Mandatory Anti-Malware Scan Is Invasive and Lacks Transparency

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:26:28 +0000

Facebook is locking users out of their accounts until they download antivirus software that sometimes doesn’t even work on their computers.

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February 23, 2018 admin

US Border Patrol Hasn’t Validated E-Passport Data For Years

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 00:08:07 +0000

For over a decade, US Customs and Border Protection has been unable to verify the cryptographic signatures on e-Passports, because they never installed the right software.

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February 23, 2018 admin

Deepfakes FakeApp tool (briefly) includes cryptominer

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:20:00 +0000

We take a look at what happens when one of the most popular DIY Deepfakes programs decides to monetise with a spot of coin mining. Surprise: it doesn’t end well.

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February 23, 2018 admin

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of February 19, 2018

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 15:44:45 +0000

Earlier this week, Trend Micro released its Security Roundup for 2017, which reveals an increase in ransomware, cryptocurrency mining and business email compromise (BEC) attempts over the past year as cybercriminals refined and targeted their attacks for greater financial return. Surprisingly, some of the biggest attacks still rely on known vulnerabilities that have available patches….