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Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:00:09 +0000

The first quarter of 2017 brought with it some significant changes to the threat landscape and we aren’t talking about heavy ransomware distribution either. Threats which were previously believed to be serious contenders this year have nearly vanished entirely, while new threats and infection techniques have forced the security community to reconsider collection and analysis efforts.

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QuickHeal Security

April 13, 2017 admin

Quick Heal partners Rising Pune Supergiant to spread mass awareness on Internet security

Credit to Author: Ankita Ashesh| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 08:20:04 +0000

Quick Heal Technologies Limited has associated with Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) as ‘Security Partner’ for IPL 2017. With this association, the IT giant plans to spread the importance of cyber security to the masses. Quick Heal will roll-out its IPL themed campaign across OOH, digital and social media channels to…

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Security Wired

April 12, 2017 admin

Suing to See the Feds’ Encrypted Messages? Good Luck

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 23:37:55 +0000

Conservative watchdog Judicial Watch is suing the EPA for staffers’ Signal messages. It may hit the encrypted limits of federal transparency. The post Suing to See the Feds’ Encrypted Messages? Good Luck appeared first on WIRED.

Security Wired

April 12, 2017 admin

The Carter Page Surveillance Doesn’t Prove Anyone’s Conspiracy Theory

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 21:03:31 +0000

Keep the focus where it belongs: on Russia’s efforts to undermine US democracy. The post The Carter Page Surveillance Doesn’t Prove Anyone’s Conspiracy Theory appeared first on WIRED.

ComputerWorld Independent

April 12, 2017 admin

Privacy and the common man (or the FBI director)

CSO's Joan Goodchild and Steve Ragan discuss some of the latest security news, including how the FBI director inadvertently (or on purpose?) revealed his Twitter ID and what the new regulations regarding ISPs being able to sell your private data without your consent really entails.

Independent Securiteam

April 12, 2017 admin

Know your community– Tessy (Takayuki Terashima)

Credit to Author: Maor Schwartz| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:07:37 +0000

Takayuki Terashima, also known as Tessy (@tessy_jp), is one of AVTOKYO founder, Vice Executive Committee Chairman at SecCon and CTF team leader! Questions Q: How many years have you been involved in the security field, what was your motivation to get into it the first place? A: About 16 years. I started to work for … Continue reading Know your community– Tessy (Takayuki Terashima)

ComputerWorld Independent

April 12, 2017 admin

Microsoft kills off security bulletins after several stays

Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:21:00 -0700

Microsoft this week retired the security bulletins that for decades have described each month’s slate of vulnerabilities and accompanying patches for customers — especially administrators responsible for companies’ IT operations.

One patch expert reported on the change for his team. “It was like trying to relearn how to walk, run and ride a bike, all at the same time,” said Chris Goettl, product manager with patch management vendor Ivanti.

The move to a bulletin-less Patch Tuesday brought an end to months of Microsoft talk about killing the bulletins that included an aborted attempt to toss them.

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Security Sophos

April 12, 2017 admin

What makes a great firewall?

Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 17:42:31 +0000

We know that a firewall is the first line of defense against external threats. It can block hackers, isolate potentially harmful information and stop targeted malware attacks from getting into your network and affecting your users. But, what are the defining characteristics of a great firewall? We think it comes down to four critical areas: […]