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Facebook and Google recently acknowledged data breaches affecting millions of users. This won't be the last time that happens. CSO's J.M. Porup and Computerworld's Ken Mingis examine what's really going.

Independent Krebs

October 11, 2018 admin

Patch Tuesday, October 2018 Edition

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 07:34:56 +0000

Microsoft this week released software updates to fix roughly 50 security problems with various versions of its Windows operating system and related software, including one flaw that is already being exploited and another for which exploit code is publicly available.

ScadaICS Schneider

October 10, 2018 admin

Smart services get the most from smart circuit breakers

Credit to Author: Eric Quesnot| Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 13:00:07 +0000

Over the course of this blog series we’ve discussed the many benefits of smart circuit breakers for applications as diverse as wind turbines, industrial plants, hospitals, data centers, and large… Read more »

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Security Wired

October 10, 2018 admin

Pentagon Weapons Systems Are Easy Cyberattack Targets, New Report Finds

Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:40:50 +0000

A new report says the Department of Defense “likely has an entire generation of systems that were designed and built without adequately considering cybersecurity.”

MalwareBytes Security

October 10, 2018 admin

Bloomberg blunder highlights supply chain risks

Credit to Author: Adam McNeil| Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:00:00 +0000

A potentially erroneous report from Bloomberg claimed that Chinese spies were able to infiltrate US hardware supplier Supermicro, and therefore, our technology supply chain. Learn how this unverified story could ultimately come true—and what, if anything, can be done to stop it.

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Kaspersky Security

October 10, 2018 admin

No, your account on Facebook was not hacked

Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 15:31:57 +0000

The “another friend request from you” hoax on Facebook is gaining traction. Don’t fall for it.

ComputerWorld Independent

October 10, 2018 admin

Why Apple must be looking into using blockchain

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 08:23:00 -0700

Everyone who can is looking into using Blockchain and Apple is no exception, though it will be a long time before we see any consumer-facing implementations of this.

Apple looks at lots of technologies

If it’s on the Gartner Hype Cycle you can bet a few bucks Apple is looking at it.

That’s why I think it will eventually introduce a 3D printer that works in conjunction with ARKit (unverified prediction), and also why it must be thinking about how to use blockchain.

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Computer Security Articles

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Mingis on Tech: Data breaches in a world of 'surveillance capitalism'

Patch Tuesday, October 2018 Edition

Smart services get the most from smart circuit breakers

Pentagon Weapons Systems Are Easy Cyberattack Targets, New Report Finds

Bloomberg blunder highlights supply chain risks

No, your account on Facebook was not hacked

Why Apple must be looking into using blockchain

Apple looks at lots of technologies