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Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 10:03:55 +0000

For any business, suffering a data breach is bad. But, not informing its customers about the breach is downright worse. And Uber, a global transportation app company, has made itself into a glaring example of the above statement. Last Tuesday (21.11.2017), Uber Technologies revealed that hackers were able to compromise…

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ScadaICS Schneider

November 23, 2017 admin

Mining Industry Transformation: Agile Mining Operations of Critical Importance to Mining Success

Credit to Author: Joseph McMullen| Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 09:00:09 +0000

By Rachel K. Carson (MarCom Intern for Process Industries) Adapted from IDC Perspective: Mining Industry Transformation written by Emilie Ditton. Change is something we are all accustomed to at some… Read more »

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Fortinet Security

November 22, 2017 admin

Black Alps 2017 Wrap Up

Credit to Author: Rommel Abraham D Joven| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 17:50:59 +0000

Black Alps 2017 was an inaugural Cyber Security Conference held last November 13 at Y-Parc, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland. With support from previous cyber security events, such as CyberSec Conference and Application Security Forum – Western Switzerland, there is no doubt that Black Alps 2017 is headed for success. The conference lasted for two days, and aimed to discuss the latest threats, mitigations, and advances in cyber security.

Fortinet Security

November 22, 2017 admin

CVE-2017-11826 Exploited in the Wild with Politically Themed RTF Document

Credit to Author: Jasper Manuel, Joie Salvio, Wayne Low| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 17:50:59 +0000

Recently, FortiGuard Labs found an interesting malware campaign using the recently documented vulnerability CVE-2017-11826 that was patched by Microsoft in October of this year. A detailed analysis of this exploit is also included in this article.

Independent Securiteam

November 22, 2017 admin

SSD Advisory – Cambium Multiple Vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: SSD / Maor Schwartz| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 06:26:27 +0000

Vulnerabilities Summary The following advisory describes three (3) vulnerabilities found in Cambium Network Updater Tool and Networks Services Server. The Network Updater Tool is “a free-of-charge tool that applies packages to upgrade the device types that the release notes for the release that you are using list as supported. Because this tool is available, an … Continue reading SSD Advisory – Cambium Multiple Vulnerabilities

MalwareBytes Security

November 22, 2017 admin

Terdot Trojan likes social media

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 18:47:17 +0000

The Terdot Trojan is a banker, but it loves to steal your social networks credentials as well.

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Security TrendMicro

November 22, 2017 admin

Uber: How Not To Handle A Breach

Credit to Author: Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 17:18:01 +0000

Uber is a company that is embattled on all fronts. From a very public power struggle to labour issues to regulatory challenges to a reportedly toxic culture, Uber sits in a precarious position. Yesterday, a new strike against the company came to light. In October 2016, Uber was hacked resulting in the exposure of 57…

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November 22, 2017 admin

Why Do Home Electrical Fires Still Happen?

Credit to Author: Romain Grand| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:39:55 +0000

Unless the power goes out, we don’t think much about the electricity coursing through the wires in its walls and ceilings. But your electrical system could be harboring problems that… Read more »

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