MalwareBytesSecurity

A week in security (March 26 – April 01)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2018 16:03:51 +0000

A roundup of notable security news from March 26 to April 1, including data breaches, encryption, exploit kits, and more.

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MicrosoftSecurity

Take these steps to stay safe from counterfeit software and fraudulent subscriptions

Credit to Author: Microsoft Secure Blog Staff| Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2018 16:00:51 +0000

This post is authored by Matt Lundy, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft. Software piracy and fraudulent subscriptions are serious, industry-wide problems affecting consumers and organizations around the world. In 2016, 39 percent of all software installed on computers was not properly licensed, according to a survey conducted by BSA and The Software Alliance. And each year,

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ComputerWorldIndependent

Windows patches for Total Meltdown, bluescreens, an IP stopper — and little documentation

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2018 07:33:00 -0700

As many of us were getting ready for the holiday weekend, after the surprise announcement about Windows being torn into three pieces, Microsoft shoveled yet another load of patches out the Automatic Update chute. Think of it as the software equivalent of a Friday night news dump.

A destructive fix for Total Meltdown

KB 4100480 kicked off the two days from patching purgatory with a Windows 7/Server 2008R2 kernel update for CVE-2018-1038, the “Total Meltdown” bug Microsoft introduced in Win7 back in January. Total Meltdown, you may recall, is a huge security hole implemented by all of these Microsoft security patches:

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ScadaICSSchneider

IEC 62443 Security Assurance Levels Explained

Credit to Author: Daniel Desruisseaux| Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 19:16:02 +0000

Industrial Control Systems have experienced an exponential increase in cyber-attacks over the last decade.  The industry has responded to cybersecurity threats by creating standards to assist end users and equipment… Read more »

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