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Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2017 10:02:59 +0000

Die Menge an weltweit verschicktem Spam ist dramatisch gesunken. Wir reden hier nicht über Phishing Mails, billige Viagra-Pillen oder endlose Umfragen, bei denen man ein iPhone gewinnen kann – dieser Spam müllt nach wie vor unser Postfach voll. Nein, wir reden über eine andere Sorte von heimtückischen E-Mails: Versandinformationen über angebliche Paketlieferungen, falsche Lebensläufe in […]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=789&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/cAJZ7pmTdGk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

ScadaICS Schneider

July 7, 2017 admin

Are you Seizing all the Digital Opportunities in your Oil and Gas Downstream Operations to Improve Profits?

Credit to Author: Eddy Lek| Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2017 09:22:04 +0000

Oil prices have been declining since reaching a record of almost $150/barrel nearly a decade ago (2008). The price volatility has caused, and continues to cause, a lot of distress across… Read more »

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MalwareBytes Security

July 6, 2017 admin

Report: Second quarter dominated by ransomware outbreaks

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 19:06:53 +0000

The second quarter of 2017 left the security world wondering, “What the hell happened?” With leaks of government-created exploits being deployed against users in the wild, a continued sea of ransomware constantly threatening our ability to work online, and the lines between malware and potentially unwanted programs continuing to blur, every new incident was a wakeup call.In this report, we are going to discuss some of the most important trends, tactics, and attacks of Q2 2017, including an update on ransomware, what is going on with all these exploits, and a special look at all the breaches that happened this quarter.

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ScadaICS Schneider

July 6, 2017 admin

Customer Centricity: From Concept to Reality.

Credit to Author: Iram Shah| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 21:15:11 +0000

The concept of customer centricity is not new. In 1954, Peter Drucker wrote in his book The practice of Management: “It is the customer who determines what a business is,… Read more »

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Independent Securiteam

July 6, 2017 admin

SSD Advisory – Skype For Business XSS

Credit to Author: SSD / Maor Schwartz| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 05:45:53 +0000

Vulnerability Summary The following advisory describes an XSS vulnerability found in Skype for Business. Credit An independent security researcher has reported this vulnerability to Beyond Security’s SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure program. Vendor response The vendor has released patches to address this vulnerability and has only provided these details in response to our query on the status: … Continue reading SSD Advisory – Skype For Business XSS

Fortinet Security

July 6, 2017 admin

Wannacry and Petya: The Circus Comes to Town

Credit to Author: Michael Xie| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 20:00:00 +0000

By now, you will have all heard about the rampant spread of ransomware through countless press pieces, blog articles, and far too often, the outrageous claims of some security vendors. But let’s stop and think for a minute or two. How did these attacks happen? Are companies focusing on valid threats, fixing the right problems, or developing correct processes? Have so-called disruptive technologies disrupted our thinking? Let’s not go tactical. Instead, we need to consider, “what is our best strategy?” Ever since the…

MalwareBytes Security

July 6, 2017 admin

All this EternalPetya stuff makes me WannaCry

Credit to Author: Adam McNeil| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 18:15:09 +0000

Get more background on the EternalPetya ransomware. Learn about its origin, attribution, decryption, and the methods of infection and propagation.

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Tags: attribution decryption DoublePulsar EternalBlue EternalPetya EternalRomance hasherazade m.e.doc NotPetya NSA petya Petya ransomware ShadowBrokers WannaCry WannaCrypt WannaCryptor

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MalwareBytes Security

July 6, 2017 admin

The key to old Petya versions has been published by the malware author

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:06:15 +0000

As research concluded, the original author of Petya, Janus, was not involved in the latest attacks on Ukraine. As a result of the recent events, Janus released his private key, allowing all the victims of the previous Petya attacks, to get their files back.

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Tags: Chimera Chimera ransomware EternalPetya Goldeneye ransomware janus NotPetya petya Petya ransomware ransomware teslacrypt