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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 08 May 2018 20:38:16 +0000

Microsoft today released a bundle of security updates to fix at least 67 holes in its various Windows operating systems and related software, including one dangerous flaw that Microsoft warns is actively being exploited. Meanwhile, as it usually does on Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday — the second Tuesday of each month — Adobe has a new Flash Player update that addresses a single but critical security weakness. First, the Flash Tuesday update, which brings Flash Player to v. 29.0.0.171. Some (present company included) would argue that Flash Player is in itself “a single but critical security weakness.” Nevertheless, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer/Edge ship with their own versions of Flash, which get updated automatically when new versions of these browsers are made available.

ScadaICS Schneider

May 8, 2018 admin

Creating and Sustaining a High-Performing Team: An HRSS Teambuilding Event

Credit to Author: Employee Voices| Date: Tue, 08 May 2018 12:30:25 +0000

Written by Guest Blogger, Mariana C. Gonzalez On Saturday April 7th, I attended a Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS) teambuilding event at the Holiday Inn Parque Fundidora, in Monterrey, NL Mexico…. Read more »

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Kaspersky Security

May 8, 2018 admin

An uncertain path to quantum supremacy: Notes from RSA

Credit to Author: Sergey Lurye| Date: Tue, 08 May 2018 12:58:10 +0000

How can we get prepared for the decryption capabilities of upcoming quantum computers?

MalwareBytes Security

May 8, 2018 admin

Kuik: a simple yet annoying piece of adware

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 08 May 2018 16:00:27 +0000

Kuik adware, which forces affected machines to join a domain controller, is using this unusual technique to push Google Chrome extensions and coin miner applications. In this blog, we’ll provide technical analysis of the adware and custom removal instructions.

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Microsoft Security

May 8, 2018 admin

Securing the modern workplace with Microsoft 365 threat protection – part 3

Credit to Author: Microsoft Secure Blog Staff| Date: Tue, 08 May 2018 16:00:58 +0000

This post is authored by Debraj Ghosh, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft 365 Security. Detecting ransomware in the modern workplace Over the last two weeks, we have shared with you the roots of Microsoft 365 threat protection and how Microsoft 365 threat protect helps protect the modern workplace from ransomware. This week, we discuss how

ComputerWorld Independent

May 8, 2018 admin

Countdown to the GDPR deadline: Are you ready? | Salted Hash Ep 28

Host Steve Ragan reports from the RSA 2018 show floor, talking with Greg Reber, founder and CEO at AsTech Consulting, about the looming GDPR deadline and what IT security professionals should be getting done now.