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Credit to Author: Michael Horowitz| Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2017 12:56:00 -0700

TLS is the protocol invoked under the covers when viewing secure websites (those loaded with HTTPS rather than HTTP). There are multiple versions of the TLS protocol, and the most recent version, 1.2, is the most secure. Last time, I discussed tweaking Firefox so that it only supports TLS version 1.2 and not the older versions (1.0 and 1.1) of the protocol.

But that begs the question: what happens when a security-reinforced copy of Firefox encounters a website that does not support TLS 1.2? The answer is shown below.

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Independent Krebs

July 16, 2017 admin

Porn Spam Botnet Has Evil Twitter Twin

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2017 12:11:35 +0000

Last month KrebsOnSecurity published research into a large distributed network of apparently compromised systems being used to relay huge blasts of junk email promoting “online dating” programs — affiliate-driven schemes traditionally overrun with automated accounts posing as women. New research suggests that another bot-promoting botnet of more than 80,000 automated female Twitter accounts has been pimping the same dating scheme and ginning up millions of clicks from Twitter users in the process.

ComputerWorld Independent

July 15, 2017 admin

Microsoft yanks bad Outlook patches-of-patches KB 3191849, 3213654, 401042

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2017 13:16:00 -0700

I just received word from Gunter Born that Microsoft has pulled three of its Outlook patches:

KB 4011042 – July 5, 2017, update for Outlook 2010
KB 3191849 – June 27, 2017, update for Outlook 2013
KB 3213654 – June 30, 2017, update for Outlook 2016

As I mentioned last week, Microsoft still hasn’t fixed any of the Office 2007 bugs it introduced in the June security patches.

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Security Sophos

July 14, 2017 admin

Sophos named a Radicati Top Player two years running

Credit to Author: Peter Craig| Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 19:00:02 +0000

Sophos has been named a Top Player in Radicati’s Corporate Web Security Market Quadrant. <img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=40707&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/waQhX5mSim0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

July 14, 2017 admin

Keeping up with the Petyas: Demystifying the malware family

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 16:29:04 +0000

Last June 27, there was a huge outbreak of a Petya-esque malware with WannaCry-style infector in the Ukraine. Since there is still confusion about how exactly this malware is linked to the original Petya, we have prepared this small guide on the background of the Petya family.

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Tags: Anti-Ransomware EternalPetya Goldeneye ransomware green petya janus Mischa ransomware NotPetya Petrwrap petya origins Petya ransomware ransomware red petya

ScadaICS Schneider

July 14, 2017 admin

Demystifying Artificial Intelligence for Data Centers

Credit to Author: Steven Carlini| Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:13:07 +0000

Not long ago artificial intelligence (AI) and associated technologies always seemed futuristic, but today there is no shortage of companies offering AI solutions and claiming business benefits from the technology…. Read more »

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Kaspersky Security

July 14, 2017 admin

End user agreement survival guide

Credit to Author: Sarah Pike| Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:56:04 +0000

Can I interest you in a nice, long, legally binding document? It’ll only take a few hours and maybe a law degree. No? You’re not alone.

Fortinet Security

July 14, 2017 admin

Visit Fortinet at Black Hat 2017

Credit to Author: Mike Morgan| Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:58:00 +0000

Fortinet is proud to be a Platinum Plus Sponsor at Black Hat’s 20th anniversary conference, being held this July 22-27 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. Our booth is #915. This year’s booth includes a live theater, and we have lined up great presentations from Fabric-Ready Partners, as well as from some of Fortinet’s top solutions experts. The presentation schedule will be posted online before the show, and a schedule will also be available at the booth. In addition, Derek Manky, Fortinet’s…