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Byline: Healthcare in the Crosshairs

Credit to Author: Susan Biddle| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2017 06:22:23 -0700

Healthcare systems are consistently a preferred target of cybercriminals. Today, whenever a cyberattack occurs, healthcare networks seem to be right in the crosshairs. There are reasons for this. Historically, healthcare networks have been reasonablely easy to break into. Despite the implementation of new EHR systems and critical infrastructure for healthcare data exchanges, healthcare generally hasn’t kept up with other vertical markets in terms of security, creating “low-hanging fruit” for would-be attackers. These networks…

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Lascia perdere il popcorn e aggiorna il tuo lettore multimediale

Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 17:08:50 +0000

I ricercatori hanno scoperto un allarmante buco di sicurezza &#8220;resistenza zero&#8221; nel modo in cui diversi lettori multimediali gestiscono i sottotitoli nei film. Si tratta di una vulnerabilità che potrebbe consentire agli attaccanti di prendere pieno controllo del computer dell&#8217;utente. I file di sottotitoli, che esistono in ben 25 diversi formati, vengono normalmente caricati da [&#8230;]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&#038;blog=834173&#038;post=36897&#038;subd=sophos&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/qQZBxEx-92g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google presenta un nuovo modo per seguire le tue tracce sul web

Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 05:50:04 +0000

E’ stato durante la conferenza annuale Marketing Next di Google a San Francisco, quella in cui bigG rilascia i suoi più recenti strumenti per Ads, analytics e DoubleClick, che la società ha annunciato di essere pronta a rispondere alla domanda che assilla i marketers da anni: &#8220;Il mio marketing funziona?&#8221; In che modo? Grazie ad [&#8230;]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&#038;blog=834173&#038;post=36886&#038;subd=sophos&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/FCBo7hMDqoU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google Play apps hit by Judy Malware

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2017 06:48:43 +0000

It’s turning out to be a bad month for the digital world. While the world is recovering from the WannaCry Ransomware outbreak, we now have a new malware on the loose and it is targeting Android devices. The malware is called Judy and it has infected around 41 apps in…

The post Google Play apps hit by Judy Malware appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

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Credit Card Breach at Kmart Stores. Again.

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2017 02:27:12 +0000

For the second time in less than three years, Kmart Stores is battling a malware-based security breach of its store credit card processing systems. Last week I began hearing from smaller banks and credit unions who said they strongly suspected another card breach at Kmart. Some of those institutions received alerts from the credit card companies about batches of stolen cards that all had one thing in comment: They were all used at Kmart locations. Ask to respond to rumors about a card breach, Kmart’s parent company Sears Holdings said some of its payment systems were infected with malicious software:

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IndependentSecuriteam
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SSD Advisory – Cisco DPC3928AD DOCSIS Wireless Router Information Disclosure

Credit to Author: SSD / Maor Schwartz| Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 07:33:40 +0000

Vulnerability Summary The following advisory describe information disclosure vulnerability in Cisco DPC3928AD DOCSIS wireless router. The Cisco DPC3928AD DOCSIS is a home wireless router that is currently “Out of support” but is provided by ISPs on a large scale in many countries. Credit An independent security researcher has reported this vulnerability to Beyond Security’s SecuriTeam … Continue reading SSD Advisory – Cisco DPC3928AD DOCSIS Wireless Router Information Disclosure

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