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Credit to Author: Lionel Beehner| Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2018 13:00:00 +0000

Opinion: Research shows that millennial cadets’ digital skills don’t help them on the virtual battlefield.

Security Wired

January 5, 2018 admin

What Happens If Russia Attacks Undersea Internet Cables

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2018 12:00:00 +0000

The world’s internet infrastructure is vulnerable, but snipping a couple of lines is the least of your concerns.

Security Wired

January 5, 2018 admin

Critical “Meltdown” and “Spectre” Flaws Break Basic Security for Intel, AMD, ARM Computers

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2018 20:00:02 +0000

Still-unidentified researchers have found a critical chip flaw that developers are scrambling to patch in millions of computers.

Security TrendMicro

January 5, 2018 admin

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of January 1, 2018

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2018 16:45:25 +0000

Happy New Year! It’s out with the old, in with the new, right? Except we all know that the old tends to stick around, especially when it comes to vulnerabilities and patching them. Trend Micro predicts that that 2018’s biggest attacks will originate from known vulnerabilities. And speaking of known vulnerabilities, the Zero Day Initiative…

Security Sophos

January 5, 2018 admin

The problem with next-gen firewall app control

Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2018 17:45:02 +0000

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Fortinet Security

January 5, 2018 admin

A Security Fabric for Digital-Age Healthcare: A Preview of HIMSS 2018

Credit to Author: Susan Biddle | Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2018 13:45:59 +0000

HIMSS 2018 will be held this year on March 5-9th at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas. Fortinet is excited to be attending this event yet again to meet with healthcare IT professionals standing on the front lines of digital transformation initiatives at their organizations, and to attend the various workshops, roundtables, and keynotes presented by thought leaders.

Kaspersky Security

January 5, 2018 admin

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 18

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2018 12:23:48 +0000

In this week’s edition of Kaspersky Lab’s podcast, Jeff and Dave discuss Alexa ads and helping police, Intel’s “meltdown,” and more.

Fortinet Security

January 4, 2018 admin

Fortinet Advisory on New Spectre and Meltdown Vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: Fortinet| Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2018 18:45:59 +0000

Earlier this week, it was announced that researchers uncovered two new side channel attacks that exploit newly discovered vulnerabilities found in most CPU processors, including those from Intel, AMD, and ARM. These vulnerabilities allow malicious userspace processes to read kernel memory, thereby potentially causing sensitive kernel information to leak. These vulnerabilities are known as Meltdown and Spectre.