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Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 05:49:59 +0000

Lo scorso venerdì l’epidemia informatica del ransomware worm WannaCry ha infettato centinaia di migliaia di computers in tutto il globo. Un tipico attacco ransomware inizia con una email phishing con allegati ovvero link fraudolenti, che l’utente è indotto con l’inganno ad aprire. Tuttavia, i SophosLabs hanno stabilito che l’attacco WannaCry non è verosimilmente iniziato in […]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=36825&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/2Za-kHtbT34″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security TrendMicro

May 30, 2017 admin

The Jetson’s Cyber Concerns – Future Smart Cities Cybersecurity Checklist

Credit to Author: Jon Clay| Date: Tue, 30 May 2017 12:00:36 +0000

As cities continue to grow smarter, they will also become easier to hack. With millions (if not billions) of dollars going into research for urban domains and the Internet of Things (IoT), there will be more opportunities to utilize technology to define, access and improve smart city services and infrastructure. In these smart cities, information…

ComputerWorld Independent

May 30, 2017 admin

Answering the WannaCry wake-up call

Credit to Author: Selena J. Linde, T. Markus Funk, Todd M. Hinnen and Jonathan G. Hardin| Date: Tue, 30 May 2017 04:35:00 -0700

The widespread WannaCry attack demonstrated the acute vulnerability of computer systems to ransomware attacks. There is no reason to think that larger, more sophisticated attacks aren’t already being planned — the perpetrators of WannaCry reportedly profited handsomely — and companies that have not assessed and addressed the risk posed to their systems by such attacks may remain vulnerable.

Companies can take prophylactic steps to protect their systems against ransomware, focusing on improving data security hygiene, establishing effective governance and raising employees’ awareness of the threat.

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Security Sophos

May 30, 2017 admin

Enhance the performance and stability of your XG Firewall

Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Tue, 30 May 2017 09:19:06 +0000

Keeping your firewall up to date is important – and here’s why.<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=34568&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/cWyKAPmksQw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Wired

May 29, 2017 admin

Instead of Banning Cheaters, Pokémon Go Trolls Them Hard

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Mon, 29 May 2017 11:00:53 +0000

A new “shadowban” leaves Pokémon Go bot runners stuck in a sea of Pidgeys. The post Instead of Banning Cheaters, Pokémon Go Trolls Them Hard appeared first on WIRED.

Independent Securiteam

May 29, 2017 admin

SSD Advisory – Trend Micro Deep Security Multiple Vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: SSD / Maor Schwartz| Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 11:52:44 +0000

Vulnerabilities Summary The following advisory describes three (3) vulnerabilities found in Trend Micro Deep Security version 6.5. “The Trend Micro Hybrid Cloud Security solution, powered by XGen security, delivers a blend of cross-generational threat defense techniques that have been optimized to protect physical, virtual, and cloud workloads. It features Trend Micro Deep Security, the market … Continue reading SSD Advisory – Trend Micro Deep Security Multiple Vulnerabilities

MalwareBytes Security

May 29, 2017 admin

A stolen version of DMA Locker is making the rounds

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 29 May 2017 14:21:41 +0000

Pirated versions of DMA-locker are doing the rounds, but there is some good news. All the encrypted data can be decrypted with the same key and we can give it to you.

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