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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 12:22:00 -0700

We just got a smattering of patches that seem to be in the “Oh yeah, we forgot” bucket. Windows 7 and 8.1 received Previews (which you should never install, of course). Win10 1607 (out of support for Home and Pro on April 10) and 1703 got the usual laundry list of minor fixes.

I bet Win10 1709 and 1803 updates will be out soon.

Here’s the roundup:

KB 4103713 – Win7 Monthly Rollup preview. Doesn’t solve the network driver uninstallation bug, but does add a new “SMB1 access auditing on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.” You have to turn on the auditing with a registry change.

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May 17, 2018 admin

3 Ways to Improve Workforce Knowledge Retention in Oil & Gas

Credit to Author: Kim Custeau| Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 20:25:45 +0000

This is the first blog in a four-part series on digital transformation in Oil & Gas. Stay tuned next week for part two on reducing total cost of ownership. Also… Read more »

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May 17, 2018 admin

Gruesome Jihadi Content Still Flourishes on Facebook and Google+

Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Despite improvements to algorithmic filtering, Facebook and Google+ still host scores of ISIS and related content and accounts that sometimes stay up for months.

Security Wired

May 17, 2018 admin

4 Key Takeaways From Mueller’s First Year—and What’s Next

Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 11:00:00 +0000

One year in, Robert Mueller’s investigation into Trump and Russia appears poised to connect all the pieces of the puzzle.

Security Wired

May 17, 2018 admin

Inside the Takedown of Scan4You, a Notorious Malware Clearinghouse

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 23:07:02 +0000

How security researchers caught the creators of counter antivirus services Scan4You.

Security Wired

May 17, 2018 admin

Senators Grill Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Christopher Wylie

Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 19:46:36 +0000

Christopher Wylie testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that Cambridge Analytica specialized in “disinformation, spreading rumors, *kompromat*, and propaganda.”

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May 17, 2018 admin

Exploring the virtual worlds of advergaming

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 16:00:53 +0000

With a spot of tracking-related controversy ruffling feathers in gaming circles, now is a good time to become familiar with some of the advertising methods used for, and in, video games. Ladies and gents, welcome to advergaming.

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Tags: advergaming analytics games gaming security Social Engineering tracking

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May 17, 2018 admin

A Five-Year Journey: How Trend Micro Helped Bring Down Scan4You

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 16:24:41 +0000

Trend Micro has always had a close relationship with law enforcement around the globe, because we believe that only together can we make the world a safer place in which to exchange digital information. As the business of cybercrime continues to grow and evolve, so must our response. That’s why we were delighted to be…

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