Security – Page 1631 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 09:46:49 +0000

In a new kind of attack, cybercriminals are infecting computers with a banking Trojan simply by fooling users into hovering over a link embedded in a malicious PowerPoint file. Attackers are sending malicious PowerPoint Show (PPS) or Open XML Slide Show (PPSX) to users via spam emails. These files only…

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Security Wired

June 20, 2017 admin

Russia’s Cyberwar on Ukraine Is a Blueprint For What’s to Come

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Blackouts in Ukraine were just a trial run. Russian hackers are learning to sabotage infrastructure—and the US could be next.

Security Wired

June 20, 2017 admin

VIDEO: Watch Hackers Take Over the Mouse of a Power Grid Engineer

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 13:29:21 +0000

As intruders caused a blackout by hijacking the network of a Ukrainian energy company, spooked engineers recorded this video.

MalwareBytes Security

June 20, 2017 admin

A week in security (Jun 12 – Jun 18)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:56:41 +0000

A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 12th to the 18th of June. We touched on topics like more tech support scams, a new Mac Malware as a Service, and more.

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Fortinet Security

June 20, 2017 admin

Strengthening the Security Fabric of Blockchain

Credit to Author: Hemant Jain| Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:56:00 +0000

Blockchain is a shared and continuously reconciled database used to maintain a list of digital records, called blocks. It is quickly becoming an important tool not just for financial information, but also for managing and recording virtually all types of data, such as medical and other records, identity management, and transaction processing. Because a blockchain database is distributed and interconnected, it provides several essential services. The first is transparency. Because data is embedded within the network as a whole, it is by definition…

Kaspersky Security

June 20, 2017 admin