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Credit to Author: Nathan| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 18:15:46 +0000

We are now seeing malware authors target system apps that are required for mobile devices to function properly. By injecting malicious code within these necessary apps, threat actors have reshaped the landscape of pre-installed malware for the worse.

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ScadaICS Schneider

January 2, 2019 admin

Go Green in the City: Fighting World Hunger with Innovative Energy Solutions

Credit to Author: Employee Voices| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 11:16:38 +0000

Zvirevo Chisadza and Tariro Cynthia Mutsindikwa of Team Latent Innovations are students from the Pan African University Institute of Water and Energy Sciences in Algeria. Zvirevo and Tariro created a new… Read more »

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ScadaICS Schneider

January 2, 2019 admin

A Day in The Life of An Intern: Andrea Chu in Hong Kong

Credit to Author: Employee Voices| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 06:00:50 +0000

Andrea Chu is a Global Marketing Graduate Trainee and Intern at Schneider Electric’s Hong Kong Hub. A graduate from the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom, she is… Read more »

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Microsoft Security

January 2, 2019 admin

Two new Microsoft 365 offerings help address security and compliance needs

Credit to Author: Microsoft Secure Team| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 17:00:10 +0000

The new Microsoft 365 Identity & Threat Protection and Microsoft 365 Information Protection & Compliance packages will be available for purchase on February 1, 2019.

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ComputerWorld Independent

January 2, 2019 admin

If the CTO says it's OK, what could go wrong?

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 03:00:00 -0800

Medical rehab facility is facing a compliance deadline for HIPAA privacy regulations, and that could be a problem, says a cybersecurity pilot fish working there.

“The HIPAA regulations are strewn with potential issues,” fish says. “When some aspect isn’t followed and a patient’s data privacy is compromised, the fines can be substantial.”

And that’s the headache fish faces because of his facility’s use of Gmail. As the site’s cybersecurity engineer, fish knows that ordinary Gmail isn’t HIPAA compliant.

Fortunately, there’s a fix — one that involves additional paperwork and agreements, along with some added security verification. But that’s still easier and less complex than moving everyone off Gmail.

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QuickHeal Security

January 2, 2019 admin

Beware! Your website might be delivering Emotet malware

Credit to Author: Bajrang Mane| Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2018 08:28:45 +0000

In 2018, we saw a surge in Emotet activity. Emotet started as a banking trojan but this blog will shed light on how it has also become a “threat distributor”. We will also discuss server-side and client-side activity and how it spreads. Its self-propagation makes it all the more challenging…

Security Wired

January 1, 2019 admin

Tor Is Easier Than Ever. Time to Give It a Try

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Been curious about Tor but worried it’s too complicated to use? Good news: The anonymity service is more accessible than ever.

Security TrendMicro

December 31, 2018 admin

Incident Response In The Public Eye

Credit to Author: Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)| Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 17:00:44 +0000

Cyberattacks happen constantly. Every day organizations are attackers online whether they realize it or not. Most of these attacks are passing affairs. The mere fact that systems are on to the internet makes them a target of opportunity. For the most part, these attacks are non-events. Security software, bugs in attack code, and updated applications…

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