Uncovering fake news bots
Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 12:18:51 +0000
How to expose fake news bots based on their behavior and what insights one can get while doing this.
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If you’re running Windows XP, 7 or associated Servers, patch them
Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 07:13:00 -0700
As of very early Wednesday morning, I don’t hear any loud screams of pain from the May Patch Tuesday bumper crop of patches. There’s still much we don’t know about the “WannaCry-like” security hole in pre-Win8 versions of Windows — more about that in a moment — but all indications at this point lead me to believe that it’s smarter to patch now and figure out how to fix any damage later.
The cause is a bug in Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Services that can allow an attacker to take over your earlier-generation Windows PC if it’s connected to the internet. Not all machines are vulnerable. But the number of exposed machines — the size of the honey jar — makes it likely that somebody will come up with a worm shortly.
3 Ways Cloud-Service and Colocation Providers Can Use Renewables
Credit to Author: John Powers| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 18:50:37 +0000
There’s a renewable revolution under way. Driven by the rapidly falling price of utility-scale wind and solar power, companies are committing to and procuring clean energy in ever increasing numbers…. Read more »
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Read MoreExtend your electrical equipment assets lifetime with Preventive Maintenance
Credit to Author: Roger Casellas| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 10:00:22 +0000
The idea of “prevention is better than cure” is applicable to many situations and sectors in life, and in business. I’m sure you know the importance of keeping your Electrical… Read more »
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Read MoreTips to be a finalist at Go Green in the City 2019
Credit to Author: Employee Voices| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 08:22:54 +0000
Pedro Henrique Godoi Silva was global finalist of Go Green in the City 2018. Visionary and very curious, Pedro studied Mandarin at Tianjin University (China), where he was awarded with… Read more »
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Read MoreMay, 2019 Patch Tuesday addresses critical remote desktop, DHCP bugs
Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 17:34:07 +0000
The vulnerabilities were so potentially harmful, Microsoft released updates for no-longer-supported Windows XP and Server 2003<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/wDsmYlJCQ2o” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read MoreIntel Flaw Lets Hackers Siphon Secrets from Millions of PCs
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 17:00:00 +0000
Two different groups of researchers found another speculative execution attack that can steal all the data a CPU touches.
Read MoreHow Hackers Broke WhatsApp With Just a Phone Call
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 16:05:52 +0000
All it took to compromise a smartphone was a single phone call over WhatsApp. The user didn’t even have to pick up the phone.
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