FortinetSecurity

How to Achieve Automated, Intelligence-Driven Security

Credit to Author: Michael Xie| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:50:59 +0000

Over the last couple of years, cyberattacks have evolved in both scale and effectiveness, affecting organizations across all industries and geographic regions. Successful cyberattacks are a growing industry-wide problem in spite of billions being spent on cybersecurity solutions. Part of the reason is that new techniques- and in fact a mature supporting cybercrime ecosystem- for penetration and evading detection have reduced the effectiveness of many traditional defenses. The lingering effects of a successful attack often have devastating consequences,…

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ScadaICSSchneider

Want a safe, reliable electrical distribution system? Start early.

Credit to Author: Didier Fulchiron| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 13:00:53 +0000

This is the second in a 2-part blog series discussing the safety and reliability of medium voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) electrical distribution systems. In my first post, I… Read more »

The post Want a safe, reliable electrical distribution system? Start early. appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

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ComputerWorldIndependent

Amazon wants to deliver groceries to your car trunk — not a good idea

Credit to Author: Evan Schuman| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 03:00:00 -0700

In the minds of mobile shoppers, where is the line between convenience and personal space/privacy? We now have two retailers — Walmart and Amazon, the giants of in-store and online shopping, respectively — separately testing programs to deliver purchases directly into your home or your car trunk when the shopper is nowhere near. 

Both efforts rely on mobile devices connecting shoppers to the scene of the delivery, where customers can theoretically watch the delivery in real time. It isn’t practical or likely, but that’s the idea. Mobile is what justifies these attempts.

Walmart’s efforts, focused entirely on shoppers letting the retailer unlock a home’s front door and put away the groceries in the shopper’s kitchen and refrigerator/freezer, is an idea that begs for a privacy/security disaster to happen. A prudent executive looks at any cutting-edge plan and asks, “What could go wrong with this and how bad is it for our customers if it does?”

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