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Credit to Author: Phil Keeley| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:50:59 +0000

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is upon us, with the digital transformation of business largely consisting of automation, AI, and rapid technological innovation. Industrial processes and machines are becoming smarter and more modular. A critical enabler of this transformation is the Internet of Things (IoT). Smart, always-connected devices provide real-time contextual information with low overhead to optimize processes and improve how companies and individuals interact, work, and live. Over a million new IoT devices are connected to the Internet…

Security TrendMicro

October 10, 2017 admin

Bargains and brotherhood: The underground Digital Souks of the Middle East

Credit to Author: Rik Ferguson (VP, Security Research)| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:00:29 +0000

The release of our report “Digital Souks: A glimpse into the Middle Eastern and North African underground” marks the 12th in our Cybercriminal Underground Economy Series (CUES). Having previously published several papers covering the Japanese, French, German, North American, Chinese, Russian and Brazilian undergrounds this is the first report of its kind focusing on this…

ComputerWorld Independent

October 10, 2017 admin

Duck! Windows and Office patches are coming

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 04:30:00 -0700

If you’re running Windows, do yourself a favor and put Automatic Update on a temporary hold. Then wait and see if anything comes bursting apart at the seams.

Last month, there was good reason to install specific patches shortly after they were released — at least if you couldn’t train yourself to avoid the “Enable Editing” button in Word. But by and large, if you could avoid that button, there were myriad reasons why waiting a bit before installing the September patches paid off.

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Security Wired

October 10, 2017 admin

Hacking North Korea Won’t Stop Its Nuclear Program

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Security researchers say penetrating North Korea’s hacking operations and even its domestic intranet is possible. But not enough to stop its nuclear threat.

ScadaICS Schneider

October 10, 2017 admin

How You Can Optimize Your Maintenance Today with the IoT

Credit to Author: Kim Custeau| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 10:29:10 +0000

Plant operations and maintenance professionals today work in a challenging environment. Operators and engineers across multiple industries are being pushed to reduce maintenance costs, extend the asset lifecycle and increase… Read more »

The post How You Can Optimize Your Maintenance Today with the IoT appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

QuickHeal Security

October 9, 2017 admin

A fileless malware uses a unique technique – an analysis by Quick Heal Security Labs

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 05:39:51 +0000

Spam email campaigns have increased with the use of multiple random techniques which improve the efficiency of payload distribution to spread malware to more number of users. These attacks have been randomly observed to have increased rapidly in numbers; similar techniques, observed first time in mid-2014, were used in the…

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Independent Securiteam

October 9, 2017 admin

SSD Advisory – QNAP HelpDesk SQL Injection

Credit to Author: SSD / Maor Schwartz| Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2017 14:26:28 +0000

Vulnerability Summary The following advisory describes a SQL injection found in QTS Helpdesk versions 1.1.12 and earlier. QNAP helpdesk: “Starting from QTS 4.2.2 you can use the built-in Helpdesk app to directly submit help requests to QNAP from your NAS. To do so, ensure your NAS can reach the Internet, open Helpdesk from the App … Continue reading SSD Advisory – QNAP HelpDesk SQL Injection

Independent Securiteam

October 9, 2017 admin

SSD Advisory – PHP Melody Multiple Vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: SSD / Maor Schwartz| Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2017 13:03:25 +0000

Vulnerabilities Summary The following advisory describes three (3) vulnerabilities found in PHP Melody version 2.7.3. PHP Melody is a “self-hosted Video CMS which evolved over the last 9 years. SEO optimization, unbeaten security and speed are advantages you no longer have to compromise on. A truly great CMS should help you save time and make … Continue reading SSD Advisory – PHP Melody Multiple Vulnerabilities