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November 29, 2017 admin

Technical Analysis of ‘IcedID’: a new sophisticated banking Trojan – an analysis by Quick Heal Security Labs

Credit to Author: Bajrang Mane| Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:23:03 +0000

IcedID is a new player in the banking Trojan family. It has a modular architecture and capable of stealing banking credentials of the user by performing a man-in-the-middle attack (MITM). IcedID sets up a local proxy and redirects all Internet traffic through it. Additionally, it can download and execute components…

Security TrendMicro

November 29, 2017 admin

Our Exposed World – How Exposures Translate into Attacks

Credit to Author: Natasha Hellberg (Senior Threat Researcher)| Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:00:41 +0000

One of the questions I am asked often is why am I not more concerned about sophisticated attacks? Why do I not deeply investigate new exploits as they are released? To which I reply “because the old ones still cause more damage.” After 30 years of looking at the security of networks, the main trend…

Security Wired

November 29, 2017 admin

Supreme Court Must Understand That Cell Phones Aren’t Voluntary

Credit to Author: Andrew D. Selbst| Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 12:00:00 +0000

Opinion: The US argues that police can access cell phone records freely because customers volunteer that data. But cell phones are no longer optional.

ComputerWorld Independent

November 29, 2017 admin

What to do about Apple’s shameful Mac security flaw

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 04:13:00 -0800

Complacency and incompetence are the biggest computer security threats, and Apple’s latest Mac security flaw seems to combine both of these. The flaw means anyone with physical access to your Mac can get inside the machine and tinker with it.

What’s the problem?

The problem (which first got disclosed here) was first revealed in a Tweet by Lemi Orhan Ergin, who wrote:

Dear @AppleSupport, we noticed a *HUGE* security issue at MacOS High Sierra. Anyone can login as “root” with empty password after clicking on login button several times. Are you aware of it @Apple?
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Security Wired

November 28, 2017 admin

North Korea’s Missile Test Puts the Entire US in Range

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 23:46:54 +0000

The bad news: Tuesday’s missile test shows that North Korea’s ICBM can likely hit the US. The slightly less bad news: It’s still a long way off from actually doing so.

Security Wired

November 28, 2017 admin

Apple MacOS High Sierra Security Flaw Lets Anyone Get Root Access, No Password Required

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 22:47:10 +0000

A Turkish company found a glaring flaw in Apple’s desktop operating system that gives anyone deep access, no password required.

MalwareBytes Security

November 28, 2017 admin

A week in security (November 20 – November 26)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 19:25:39 +0000

Learn what happened in the world of security during the week of November 20 to November 26.

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ComputerWorld Independent

November 28, 2017 admin

Microsoft Patch Alert: November’s forced upgrades, broken printers and more

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 13:08:00 -0800

There are so many issues with this month’s security patches that it’s hard to decide where to begin. Let’s start with the problems that have been acknowledged, then move into the realm of what’s not yet fully defined.

Forced upgrades

Many users have remarked about how much the forced 1703-to-1709 Windows 10 upgrades feel like Microsoft’s detested forced upgrades from Win 7 and 8.1 to 10 – the “Get Windows X” campaign. Although the situation’s different on the surface, the net result is the same. Many people who were happily using Windows 10 Fall Update – version 1703 – were forcibly upgraded this month to the Fall Creators Update – version 1709 – even on systems that were not supposed to be upgraded.

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