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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 07:23:00 -0700

On Patch Wednesday of this week, Microsoft said it released 14 non-security Office updates, covering such fascinating topics as improved Dutch translations in Word 2013, Danish translations in Access, and Finnish and Swedish translations in Excel. Typical first Tuesday stuff.

Microsoft neglected to mention that it also shipped a fix for the bugs introduced by last month’s patches to Outlook 2010. Dubbed KB 4011042, the neglected fix appears to be a non-security patch that fixes bugs created by a security patch — a red flag for many advanced patchers.

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Fortinet Security

July 6, 2017 admin

Google Chromebook Security: At The Forefront of Education Discussions

Credit to Author: Susan Biddle| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 12:58:00 +0000

During a 2015 event at the Northwestern Institute for Policy Research, participating panelists discussed the digital revolution and the classroom’s exposure to it. At the time, school districts had begun to adopt 1:1 policies, where each student would have access to laptops or tablets. Google was at the forefront of this surge, gaining a healthy chunk of new users each year across the education industry. Today, the formidable duo of the Google Chromebook and the G Suite for Education has changed the way education is approached. In this…

Kaspersky Security

July 6, 2017 admin

Quiz: How much do you know about DDoS?

Credit to Author: Sergey Lurye| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 13:00:16 +0000

Do you know enough about DDoS attacks to ensure your company never faces one? Take our quiz and find out!

ComputerWorld Independent

July 6, 2017 admin

The ancient Microsoft networking protocol at the core of the latest global malware attack

Credit to Author: Preston Gralla| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 03:20:00 -0700

Another day, another global malware attack made possible by a Microsoft security hole. Once again, attackers used hacking tools developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), which were stolen and subsequently released by a group called Shadow Brokers.

This time around, though, the late-June attack apparently wasn’t ransomware with which the attackers hoped to make a killing. Instead, as The New York Times noted, it was likely an attack by Russia on Ukraine on the eve of a holiday celebrating the Ukrainian constitution, which was written after Ukraine broke away from Russia. According to the Times, the attack froze “computers in Ukrainian hospitals, supermarkets, and even the systems for radiation monitoring at the old Chernobyl nuclear plant.” After that, it spread worldwide. The rest of the world was nothing more than collateral damage.

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Security Wired

July 5, 2017 admin

North Korea’s Latest Missile Launch Hastens the Day It Can Launch Nuclear Weapons

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2017 23:36:25 +0000

Despite its frequent missteps, experts agree that North Korea will achieve the ability to launch a nuclear missile.

Fortinet Security

July 5, 2017 admin

Visit Fortinet at Microsoft Inspire 2017

Credit to Author: Mike Morgan| Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Fortinet is proud to be a Sponsor at Microsoft Inspire 2017. This year’s worldwide partner conference is being held July 9-13 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Visit us at Booth #1015, or Table #SC3-11 in the Connect meeting area We will be providing security demos, including cloud-based solutions designed for Microsoft Azure, at Fortinet Booth #1015. Attendees can also schedule a meeting with the Fortinet team at table SC3-11 in the Connect meeting area through their personal MyInspire page….

Security Sophos

July 5, 2017 admin

How easily can a smart home be hacked? James Lyne shows ABC’s Good Morning America

Credit to Author: matthewphillion| Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:20:32 +0000

Sophos’ illustrates the importance of securing Internet of Things devices on ABC’s Good Morning America.<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=40532&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/8kJzu8cKFnA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

July 5, 2017 admin