ScadaICSSchneider

How can electric utilities minimize the chance of substation shutdown?

Credit to Author: Ed Jarvis| Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 11:32:19 +0000

At the center of electric utilities’ mission comes a very straightforward mandate: manage risk to minimize, observe, and reduce the effect of negative events and take advantage of opportunities. Minimizing… Read more »

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Bloomberg Recognises Schneider Electric’s Commitment to Diversity

Credit to Author: Employee Voices| Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 09:44:57 +0000

This blog was adapted from a recent article in WhereWomenWork. Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation has featured among the 104 companies included in the 2018… Read more »

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SecuritySophos

What is… SPF?

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:15:29 +0000

SPF is short for Sender Policy Framework, and it can help you get rid of spam and phishing emails without even looking at the email content.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/AUJjnbhdDtM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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MicrosoftSecurity

IGF proves the value of bottom-up, multi-stakeholder model in cyberspace policy-making

Credit to Author: Jenny Erie| Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 17:00:28 +0000

In December, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) brought the world together to talk about the internet. I tend to take a definite interest in cybersecurity, but there were many more important topics discussed. They ranged from diversity in the technology sector through to philosophy in the digital age. Cybersecurity was, nonetheless, a major theme. My

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ComputerWorldIndependent

KBNew: Look behind the scenes at Microsoft’s changing KB articles

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 06:45:00 -0800

If you’ve been playing the cat-and-mouse Microsoft patching game for a while, you know that Microsoft changes its Knowledge Base articles from time to time, without warning and at times without documentation. Now there’s a resource for those who need to know who moved their cheese — and when.

Several times in the past month, the eagle-eyed crew at AskWoody, led by @MrBrian, have found out about new Windows patches before they were announced. They’ve also looked at the raw data showing which KB articles have been changed — even if Microsoft doesn’t document the changes. The secret? A new monitoring program called KBNew.

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IndependentKrebs

File Your Taxes Before Scammers Do It For You

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:44:23 +0000

Today, Jan. 29, is officially the first day of the 2018 tax-filing season, also known as the day that fraudsters start requesting phony tax refunds in the names of identity theft victims. Want to minimize the chances of getting hit by tax refund fraud this year? File your taxes before the bad guys can! Tax refund fraud affects hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of U.S. citizens annually. Victims usually first learn of the crime after having their returns rejected because scammers beat them to it. Even those who are not required to file a return can be victims of refund fraud, as can those who are not actually due a refund from the IRS.

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