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Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:30:05 +0000
There are few more exciting frontiers of the Internet of Things (IoT) than connected cars. Gartner predicts that there will be 61 million vehicles with built-in connectivity on our roads by 2020. But as we drive ever closer to a future where autonomous vehicles are a commonplace sight, we must be alert to the implications…
Credit to Author: FortiGuard SE Team| Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:40:59 +0000
FortiGuard Labs just released our latest Quarterly Threat Landscape report for Q4 of 2017. As usual, there are a lot of take-aways for CISOs, but a few items stood out. In particular, attacks were up per firm by 82% and swarm cyber attacks targeted the Internet of Things (IoT) with growing intensity.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Sharky| Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 03:00:00 -0800
This pilot fish supervises the IT help desk, so he’s on the scene when one of his support techs takes a call that’s very ordinary — mostly.
“It was some normal problem like ‘install this printer’ or ‘the computer forgot my password, please reset it,'” says fish.
“But at the end of the call, when they were discussing various things, the user happened to mention, very proudly, that she always turns off her computer at the end of the day every Friday, so it can get its updates over the weekend.
“The tech didn’t have the heart to break the bad news to her. He just told her that was a good idea and to have a nice day.”
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 11:51:12 +0000
Patrick Reames had no idea why Amazon.com sent him a 1099 form saying he’d made almost $24,000 selling books via Createspace, the company’s on-demand publishing arm. That is, until he searched the site for his name and discovered someone has been using it to peddle a $555 book that’s full of nothing but gibberish.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Lucas Icandri| Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 10:20:37 +0000
The 21st century has brought us many innovations. One that’s having a big impact on everyday life is the internet of things (IoT) – smart objects that can connect to… Read more »
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 16:55:49 +0000
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| A roundup of notable news stories from February 12–18, including Android cryptomining, phishing on a massive scale, Apple scams, and bug bounties. Categories: Tags: Androidcryptomininghealthcareinfosecsecurityvalentine’s dayweekly roundup |
The post A week in security (February 12 – February 18) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jenny Erie| Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 17:00:04 +0000
This last October we saw more countries than ever participate in initiatives to raise cybersecurity awareness. What was once largely a US approach has evolved into events and initiatives around the world by governments, civil society groups, and private sector partners. This increased breadth and depth of activity reflects governments increased understanding of the importance
Read MoreCredit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 17:05:19 +0000
Quick Heal Security Labs has come across a new ransomware called ‘Saturn’ currently doing the rounds which upon encryption appends “. Saturn” extension to the encrypted files. Behaviour of Saturn Ransomware Upon arrival on the host machine, Saturn ransomware checks whether it is a virtual environment or has any debuggers….
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