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Credit to Author: Zhouyuan Yang| Date: Thu, 04 May 2017 17:05:00 -0700

Joomla! is one of the world's most popular content management system (CMS) solutions. It enables users to build custom Web sites and powerful online applications. More than 3 percent of Web sites are running Joomla!, and it accounts for more than 9 percent of CMS market share. As of November 2016, Joomla! had been downloaded over 78 million times. Over 7,800 free and commercial extensions are also currently available from the official Joomla! Extension Directory, and more are available from other sources. This year, as a FortiGuard researcher…

Security Wired

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US Sanctions Didn’t Stop Russia’s Election Hacking—Or Even Slow It Down

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 04 May 2017 16:07:32 +0000

The Fancy Bear group’s continued attacks on electoral campaigns shows how easily the Kremlin brushed off Obama’s sanctions. The post US Sanctions Didn’t Stop Russia’s Election Hacking—Or Even Slow It Down appeared first on WIRED.

MalwareBytes Security

May 4, 2017 admin

OWASP Top Ten – Boring security that pays off

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 04 May 2017 16:00:28 +0000

OWASP recently published a draft list of the top 10 security vulnerabilities of 2017. While intended for developers seeking to code more secure applications, the top 10 list is based on actual survey data of threats seen in the wild and serves as a great starting point for organizations struggling with security priorities. Let’s take a look and see how long they’ve been around prior to publication.

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Tags: enterprise OWASP Threat Intel zero day

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Microsoft Security

May 4, 2017 admin

Windows Defender ATP thwarts Operation WilySupply software supply chain cyberattack

Credit to Author: msft-mmpc| Date: Thu, 04 May 2017 16:29:18 +0000

Several weeks ago, the Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Windows Defender ATP) research team noticed security alerts that demonstrated an intriguing attack pattern. These early alerts uncovered a well-planned, finely orchestrated cyberattack that targeted several high-profile technology and financial organizations. An unknown attacker was taking advantage of a silent yet effective attack vector: the compromised…

Fortinet Security

May 4, 2017 admin

Video Gallery: Fortinet Employees Spotlight SIEM and Secure Access at HIMSS17

Credit to Author: Susan Biddle| Date: Thu, 04 May 2017 08:49:44 -0700

This past February, thousands of healthcare IT professionals gathered in Orlando for the 2017 HIMSS conference to get an expansive view of the current healthcare landscape. Fortinet was also in attendance, presenting as well as walking the floors of the conference to connect with other vendors and discuss how their solutions can help clinicians and IT professionals keep their organization’s network secure. During our time at HIMSS, we spoke with customers, prospects, and of course, Fortinet employees. In this video gallery we will hear…

MalwareBytes Security

May 4, 2017 admin

Why you don’t need 27 different passwords

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Thu, 04 May 2017 14:00:33 +0000

People have to remember an average of 27 different passwords today—and they need to be long, not obvious, have special characters, and you can’t write them down. We’re here to tell you: stop doing that. Here’s how you can protect your data and your sanity without having to remember all those passwords.

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Tags: password manager password security passwords World Password Day

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Security TrendMicro

May 4, 2017 admin

Leading by Example at the HITRUST Annual Healthcare Cybersecurity Conference

Credit to Author: Blake Sutherland| Date: Thu, 04 May 2017 13:00:37 +0000

If we’ve learned anything from the past year in cybersecurity, it’s that cybercriminals do not discriminate when it comes to their victims. Hospital systems have been forced to shut down for crucial periods, denying patients vital treatment as healthcare organizations struggle to contain the ransomware epidemic spreading across the globe. It’s clear from new trends…