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Group Behind VenusLocker Switches From Ransomware to Monero Mining

Credit to Author: Joie Salvio| Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 22:59:59 +0000

  There is no doubt that cryptocurrency has been on a steady rise. According to a research paper by the University of Cambridge, the market capitalization of cryptocurrency has increased more than three-fold since early last year and it’s not likely to stop there. With more and more people realizing that cryptocurrency is potentially a significantly profitable investment, this rise is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. And where there is profit, that is where malware attacks will gather. Which is why we have been expecting…

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Come to Vegas in February for Accelerate 2018!

Credit to Author: Mike Morgan| Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 22:59:59 +0000

We have just announced our annual Fortinet Accelerate global partner and user conference, taking place on February 26 – March 1, 2018 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. This year we are expecting more than 2,000 customers, partners, industry leaders, and technical experts to come together to share industry trends and discuss the latest advances in technologies and strategies. This year’s Accelerate 2018 event includes: Premier cybersecurity and threat trends education and labs, including Network Security Experts (NSE) training…

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Microsoft Patch Alert: Few problems in December, unless you’re running Win10 version 1709

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 11:01:00 -0800

It’s hard to remember the last time we had a Patch Tuesday as inoffensive as this month’s. February 2017 comes to mind — but then again, we didn’t have a Patch Tuesday in February, as Microsoft called it off.

Part of the reason for the relatively easy going this month, I’m convinced, is the lack of attention showered on Windows 7 and earlier versions of Windows 10 (including the Fall Creators Update, version 1703, which has become more-or-less fully baked and remains my version of choice). Aside from a few lackluster security patches, the December update for Win10 1607 fixed the “CDPUserSvc_XXXX has stopped working” bug introduced in a security patch two months ago, and the rest is largely routine.

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