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Protecting customers from being intimidated into making an unnecessary purchase

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 22:00:05 +0000

There has been an increase in free versions of programs that purport to scan computers for various errors, and then use alarming, coercive messages to scare customers into buying a premium version of the same program. The paid version of these programs, usually called cleaner or optimizer applications, purportedly fixes the problems discovered by the

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Trend Micro Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms

Credit to Author: Eric Skinner| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 21:12:12 +0000

The endpoint security marketing is quite dynamic right now, with lots of new entrants, and ongoing innovation for improving threat detection and response. In the midst of all this market energy we are very pleased to be named a Leader in Gartner’s 2018 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP)1. Three vendors were named to…

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Drugs Tripped Up Suspects In First Known ATM “Jackpotting” Attacks in the US

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 17:26:06 +0000

On Jan. 27, 2018, KrebsOnSecurity published what this author thought a scoop about the first known incidence of U.S. ATMs being hit with “jackpotting” attacks, a crime in which thieves deploy malware that forces cash machines to spit out money like a loose Las Vegas slot machine. As it happens, the first known jackpotting attacks in the United States were reported in November 2017 by local media on the west coast, although the reporters in those cases seem to have completely buried the lede.

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Meltdown/Spectre Update

Credit to Author: Val Saengphaibul| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:00:59 +0000

In addition to establishing an aggressive and proactive patch-and-replace protocol, it is essential that organizations have layers of security in place designed to detect malicious activity and malware, and to protect vulnerable systems.

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FortiGuard Labs Discovers Vulnerability in Asus Router

Credit to Author: David Maciejak| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:00:59 +0000

Over the last few weeks, ASUS released a series of patches aimed at addressing a number of vulnerabilities discovered in their RT routers running AsusWRT firmware. The models listed at the end of this post are known to be vulnerable. If you are not sure which model or firmware you are using, I recommend double-checking the ASUS support website to get the latest information and updates.

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The IoT convergence: making buildings more efficient and reliable

Credit to Author: Barry Coflan| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 14:00:36 +0000

The UN weather agency recently announced that carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere increased at record-breaking speed in 2016, meaning that rapid cuts to CO2 and other greenhouse gases are… Read more »

The post The IoT convergence: making buildings more efficient and reliable appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

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IoT Delivers Guaranteed Energy Savings and Multiple Awards for Cinnamon Grand Colombo Hotel

Credit to Author: Kathleen Batcheller| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 13:57:00 +0000

As Sri Lanka’s largest hotel and one of the Cinnamon Group’s premiere properties, the five-star Cinnamon Grand Colombo hotel is a bona fide crown jewel in their chain of fourteen… Read more »

The post IoT Delivers Guaranteed Energy Savings and Multiple Awards for Cinnamon Grand Colombo Hotel appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

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