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Credit to Author: Atin Chhabra| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 04:25:54 +0000

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is essentially a network connectivity system of industrial devices working in sync to collect and interpret data in order to enable new-age insights and… Read more »

The post The Importance of Safeguarding an IIoT Network appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

ComputerWorld Independent

September 30, 2019 admin

Microsoft Patch Alert: Botched IE zero-day patch leaves cognoscenti fuming

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:16:00 -0700

So you think Windows 10 patching is getting better? Not if this month’s Keystone Kops reenactment is an indicator.

In a fervent frenzy, well-meaning but ill-informed bloggers, international news outlets, even little TV stations, enjoyed a hearty round of “The Windows sky is falling!” right after the local weather. It wasn’t. It isn’t – no matter what you may have read or heard.

The fickle finger of zero-day fate

Microsoft has a special way of telling folks how important its patches might be. Every individual security hole, listed by its CVE number, has an “Exploitability Assessment” consisting of:

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MalwareBytes Security

September 30, 2019 admin

A week in security (September 23 – 29)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 15:43:14 +0000

A roundup of the security news from September 23–29 including Emotet, checkm8, securing webcams, insurance data, Nodersok, voting machines, iHandy, CCleaner, encryption and breaches.

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A week in security

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Microsoft Security

September 30, 2019 admin

TLS version enforcement capabilities now available per certificate binding on Windows Server 2019

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Microsoft is pleased to announce a powerful new feature in Windows to make your transition to a TLS 1.2+ world easier.

The post TLS version enforcement capabilities now available per certificate binding on Windows Server 2019 appeared first on Microsoft Security .

Kaspersky Security

September 30, 2019 admin

Simjacker: SIM-based phone hacking

Credit to Author: Ilja Shatilin| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 11:20:31 +0000

Hacked SIM cards allow spying. We explain how and why.

ScadaICS Schneider

September 29, 2019 admin

The importance of a flexible work environment for Matt

Credit to Author: Employee Voices| Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 16:00:11 +0000

A lot of organisations claim that they support flexible work but very few actively encourage it. I am beyond appreciative of being a part of one of these few companies… Read more »

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Independent Krebs

September 28, 2019 admin

German Cops Raid “Cyberbunker 2.0,” Arrest 7 in Child Porn, Dark Web Market Sting

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 23:25:48 +0000

German authorities said Friday they’d arrested seven people and were investigating six more in connection with the raid of a Dark Web hosting operation that allegedly supported multiple child porn, cybercrime and drug markets with hundreds of servers buried inside a heavily fortified military bunker. Incredibly, for at least two of the men accused in the scheme, this was their second bunker-based hosting business that was raided by cops and shut down for courting and supporting illegal activity online.

Security Wired

September 28, 2019 admin