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April 20, 2017 admin

Join Fortinet at the 2017 Internet2 Global Summit: Industry Experts Will Examine the Importance of Cybersecurity in Higher Education.

Credit to Author: Susan Biddle| Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 05:28:05 -0700

The 2017 Internet2 Global Summit is scheduled to take place at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel from April 23–26. Internet2, a consortium that operates the nation’s largest coast-to-coast research and education network, has developed the Global Summit event to provide attendees with an opportunity to connect with the world’s preeminent leaders in research and education. Fortinet will be in attendance as a platinum sponsor and will be sponsoring the Internet2 Opening General Session on Monday, April 24th.

Fortinet Security

April 20, 2017 admin

Fortinet Fabric-Ready Partner Spotlight: Attivo Networks

Credit to Author: Darlene Gannon| Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 05:10:26 -0700

Q&A with Carolyn Crandall, CMO at Attivo Networks Fortinet sits down with Fabric-Ready Partner, Attivo Networks, to learn what’s top of mind for its customers, the key IT challenges they are facing, and how Attivo Networks’ approach to integrated security is helping drive business and customer success. Tell us a bit about Attivo Networks business and the types of customers that you serve. Attivo Networks® is the leader in deception for cyber security defense. Founded on the premise that even the best security systems…

Independent Securiteam

April 19, 2017 admin

SSD Advisory – Linksys PPPoE Multiple Vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: Maor Schwartz| Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 13:52:33 +0000

Vulnerabilities Summary The following advisory describes two (2) vulnerabilities found in Linksys EA, XAC and AC series devices. The vulnerabilities has been found in the way the Linksys devices (EA, XAC and AC series) handle the Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) Discovery (PPPoED) process allowing an unprivileged active attacker on the same network segment (layer2) … Continue reading SSD Advisory – Linksys PPPoE Multiple Vulnerabilities

Independent Krebs

April 19, 2017 admin

Tracing Spam: Diet Pills from Beltway Bandits

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:56:10 +0000

Reading junk spam messages isn’t exactly my idea of a good time, but sometimes fun can be had when you take a moment to check who really sent the email. Here’s the simple story of how a recent spam email advertising celebrity “diet pills” was traced back to a Washington, D.C.-area defense contractor that builds tactical communications systems for the U.S. military and intelligence communities.

Security TrendMicro

April 19, 2017 admin

4 ways mobile devices still threaten your business

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 20:24:26 +0000

Mobile vulnerabilities still threaten businesses in a number of ways. There are four ways mobile devices continue to threaten businesses and put their sensitive data at risk.

ComputerWorld Independent

April 19, 2017 admin

DHS's ICS-CERT warns of BrickerBot: IoT malware that will brick vulnerable devices

Credit to Author: Darlene Storm| Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 08:21:00 -0700

Since the emergence of Mirai, you may have wondered if your IoT device has ever been infected with malware; you even may have rebooted the device which would remove the infection. But if your IoT device becomes infected with BrickerBot, you will know because the malware will “brick” it. Just the same, some people will believe the hardware failed.

Radware security researchers previously said BrickerBot malware was responsible for permanent denial of service attacks (PDoS) that would “destroy” the infected devices. PDoS, also known as “phlashing,” is “an attack that damages a system so badly that it requires replacement or reinstallation of hardware. By exploiting security flaws or misconfigurations, this type of cyberattack can destroy the firmware and/or basic functions of system.”

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Security Wired

April 19, 2017 admin

North Korea’s Failed Missile Launch Eases Experts’ Worst-Case Scenario Fears

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:37:22 +0000

Rather than showing off North Korea’s military might, as intended, the country’s most recent failed launch put observers at relative ease. The post North Korea’s Failed Missile Launch Eases Experts’ Worst-Case Scenario Fears appeared first on WIRED.