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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 06:07:00 -0700

If you’re using Symantec Endpoint Protection or any Norton Antivirus product on a Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2 machine, you didn’t get the August patches. Shortly after the August Monthly Rollup and Security-only patches were released, Microsoft put a freeze on systems running Symantec or Norton antivirus products.

The conflict stemmed from a long-anticipated change in the way Microsoft signed the August patches: Starting in August, all patches are signed using the SHA-2 encryption method. Somehow, Symantec didn’t get the message back in November that the shift was underway, and missed the deadline.

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ComputerWorld Independent

August 28, 2019 admin

What is phishing? Learn how this attack works

Phishing is a method of trying to gather personal information using deceptive e-mails and websites. Here's what you need to know about this increasingly sophisticated form of cyberattack.

Security TrendMicro

August 27, 2019 admin

Three Common Email Security Mistakes That MSPs Make

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 20:20:02 +0000

MSPs can generate recurring revenue by being proactive about educating customers about email threats and how to defeat them—if they avoid three common mistakes. Businesses have come to rely on cloud email and file-sharing applications for communication and productivity. But, too often, they assume these platforms’ built-in security delivers enough protection against email-borne…

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Security Wired

August 27, 2019 admin

OpenAI Said Its Code Was Risky. Two Grads Re-Created It Anyway

Credit to Author: Tom Simonite| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 11:00:00 +0000

The artificial intelligence lab cofounded by Elon Musk said its software could too easily be adapted to crank out fake news.

Security Wired

August 26, 2019 admin

A History of Plans to Nuke Hurricanes (and Other Stuff Too)

Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:46:23 +0000

If you think dropping a nuclear bomb into the eye of a hurricane is a bad idea, wait’ll you see what they had in mind for the polar ice caps.

Security Wired

August 26, 2019 admin

OpenAI Said Its Code Was Risky. Two Grads Recreated It Anyway

Credit to Author: Tom Simonite| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 11:00:00 +0000

The artificial intelligence lab cofounded by Elon Musk said its software could too easily be adapted to crank out fake news.

ComputerWorld Independent

August 26, 2019 admin

Microsoft offers free post-2020 Windows 7 support for Win 10 Enterprise subscribers

Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 03:00:00 -0700

Microsoft is giving away one year of post-retirement support for Windows 7 to customers with active Windows 10 subscriptions.

“Enterprise Agreement and Enterprise Agreement Subscription (EA and EAS) customers with active subscription licenses to Windows 10 Enterprise E5, Microsoft 365 E5, or Microsoft 365 E5 Security will get Windows 7 Extended Security Updates for Year 1 as a benefit,” Microsoft said in a FAQ about the end of support for Windows 7 and Office 2010.

Windows 10 Enterprise E5 and Microsoft 365 E5 are the top-tier subscriptions of the OS or packages that include the operating system. They are the highest-priced plans in their specific lines.

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Security Wired

August 24, 2019 admin

Alleged ‘Snake Oil’ Crypto Firm Sues Over Boos at Black Hat

Credit to Author: Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica| Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2019 14:00:00 +0000

The paper being presented suggested that the two researchers had a method to quickly find large semiprime numbers and essentially break RSA-2048 and any other semiprime-based encryption.