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Credit to Author: Steve Quane| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 12:00:35 +0000
The month of March marks the one year anniversary of Trend Micro closing our acquisition of TippingPoint from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). In that past year, we made a commitment to continue to innovate the TippingPoint solution while at the same time solidly executing for our customers and seamlessly continuing business operations. I’m pleased to…
Credit to Author: John Ribeiro| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 04:10:00 -0700
An appeals court has barred an Ethiopian-born U.S. citizen from filing a civil suit against the African country, which allegedly infected his computer with spyware and monitored his communications.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that foreign states are immune from lawsuits in a U.S. court unless an exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) applies.
The person, who is referred to in court documents by the pseudonym Kidane, was born in Ethiopia and lived there for 30 years before seeking asylum in the U.S. He lives in Maryland.
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Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:52:57 +0000
It’s easy to neglect digital maintenance. Take our quiz to find out if you have the symptoms of digital cluttering.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:00:27 +0000
Modern Android users have, on average, 66 apps installed on their devices. Most of these apps start working without users launching them.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 18:18:36 +0000
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| We explain what adware and ad fraud are and point out the differences by discussing the methods and the classification of the malware that is involved. Categories: Tags: ad fraudad supportedadvertisingadwarespoofingstackingstuffing |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Maor Schwartz| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017 07:15:01 +0000
Vulnerabilities Summary SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor version 6.1.1 has been found to contain multiple vulnerabilities: Node Custom Properties Persistent XSS Audit Events Module Persistent XSS Custom “Data Source” and ‘Where Clause’ Persistent XSS “Build Dynamic Query Name” Persistent XSS Multiple Persistent XSS Vulnerabilities Via ‘Title’ field Application Monitor Template Persistent XSS NOC View Name … Continue reading SSD Advisory – SolarWinds Multiple Vulnerabilities
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017 19:58:50 +0000
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| A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 6th to the 12th of March. This week, we look back at Ransomware, exploit kits and Mac security myths. Categories: Tags: exploitmacransomwarescannertorweekly blog roundup |
The post A week in security (Mar 6th – Mar 12th) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017 13:17:00 -0700
Microsoft today postponed the retirement of the security bulletins that for nearly two decades have described in detail the month’s slate of vulnerabilities and accompanying patches.
The bulletins’ last stand was originally scheduled for January, with a replacement process ready to step in Feb. 14. Rather than a set of bulletins, Microsoft was to provide a searchable database of support documents dubbed the “Security Updates Guide” or SUG.
But just hours before February’s security updates were to be released, Microsoft announced that it was postponing the entire collection to March 14, citing “a last-minute issue” that might impact some customers. The Redmond, Wash. company never spelled out exactly what led it to decide on the unprecedented delay.
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