August 2019 – Page 2 – Computer Security Articles

August, 2019 Patch Tuesday Targets Remote Desktop and Active Directory

August 30, 2019 admin ChakraCore, DHCP, Edge, Hyper-V, Internet Explorer, Patch Tuesday, RDP, SophosLabs Uncut, windows

Credit to Author: SophosLabs Offensive Security| Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 16:28:14 +0000

Among the 94 vulnerabilities fixed this month by Microsoft, 29 are rated as Critical. Most importantly, the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and its associated service (RDS) collect a total of 6 CVEs, which seems to show a renewed interest in the RDP protocol by vulnerability researchers; two of those classified as wormable (CVE-2019-1181 and CVE-2019-1182) […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/1hDq4cmGQ80″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

Everything you need to know about the Heartbleed vulnerability

August 30, 2019 admin cryptography, EKs, exploit kits, Exploits, Exploits and vulnerabilities, heartbeat extension, heartbleed, heartbleed vulnerability, IT, IT teams, Open Source, OpenSSL, SSL, TSL

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 16:16:00 +0000

The Heartbleed vulnerability was discovered and fixed in 2014, yet today—five years later—there are still unpatched systems.

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Exploits and vulnerabilities

Tags: cryptography EKs exploit kits exploits heartbeat extension heartbleed heartbleed vulnerability IT IT teams open source OpenSSL SSL TSL

Kaspersky Security

VLAN as an additional security layer

August 30, 2019 admin Business, Network, Security, SMB, subnets, Tips, VLAN

Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 13:52:13 +0000

Some employees handle lots of external e-mails, running the risk of getting hit by malicious spam. We explain how to protect company systems from possible infection.

QuickHeal Security

PowerShell: Living off the land!

August 30, 2019 admin malware

Credit to Author: Aniruddha Dolas| Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 13:14:28 +0000

Trend of PowerShell based malware is increasing. General trend observed shows that malware authors use new techniques for infection and propagation of malwares along with open source tools. PowerShell gets executed with high privileges and that’s why it easily performs its activity and propagates through network. Quick Heal Security Lab…

Security Wired

Everything We Know About the Capital One Hacking Case So Far

August 29, 2019 admin Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 18:48:20 +0000

A new indictment against alleged Capital One hacker Paige Thompson includes a few fresh details about the case.

ScadaICS Schneider

Making hospital microgrids affordable to implement and operate

August 29, 2019 admin healthcare, hospital microgrids, microgrids, Microgrids for healthcare series, Power Distribution and Management, white paper

Credit to Author: Markus Hirschbold| Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 13:00:30 +0000

This is my last post in a four-post series on microgrids for hospitals. In my first post, I discussed the operational and budget issues driving hospitals to increasingly adopt microgrid… Read more »

The post Making hospital microgrids affordable to implement and operate appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

ScadaICS Schneider

5 reasons why working with an employer who prioritizes your continuous learning, should be your priority!

August 29, 2019 admin continuous learning, Education, learn everyday, learning, Life @ Schneider Blog, Networking

Credit to Author: Employee Voices| Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 13:00:07 +0000

Natalja Kissina,Vice President HR for Gulf Countries at Schneider Electric is an advocate for continuous education in the workplace. Throughout her career, she has narrowed down the key reasons and… Read more »

The post 5 reasons why working with an employer who prioritizes your continuous learning, should be your priority! appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

Security Wired

What the Jetflicks and iStreamItAll Takedowns Mean for Piracy

August 29, 2019 admin Security, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 12:00:00 +0000

In a sweeping indictment, the feds came down hard on two unauthorized streaming services that allegedly crossed a very important line.