Double Whammy: When One Attack Masks Another Attack
Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:29:06 +0000
Let’s take a closer look at what happens when one attack masks another.
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Trend Micro Protects VMware on Amazon Web Services
Credit to Author: David Clement| Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 14:57:13 +0000
Organizations are taking advantage of changes in computing technology to position themselves for a more agile future. Technology leaders and architects see value beyond the data center with new public cloud models and are keen on adopting hybrid infrastructure approaches to their compute environments. In August VMware announced VMware Cloud on AWS. This gives businesses…
Matrix Banker malware spreads to multiple industries | Salted Hash Ep 7
The Matrix Banker malware, first found in Latin America, is now gaining a foothold in diversified targets. Steve Ragan breaks down the threat with Justin Fier, director for cyber intelligence and analysis at Darktrace.
The Pentagon Left Data Exposed in the Cloud
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 14:00:00 +0000
Face ID, WikiLeaks, and more of this week’s top security news.
Read MoreStrong and stable: The iOS security guide
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 08:36:00 -0800
Apple’s smartphones are highly secure, but if your private or enterprise data matters to you, it’s essential to ensure your iPhone (or iPad) is as secure as possible.
Why security matters
Just because almost all mobile malware targets Android doesn’t mean iPhone users can be complacent.
Quite the reverse:
We need to be even more alert in case attackers use complacency against us. What follows are a few simple tips to help you secure your iPhone (and iPad).
There’s no way to deny that iPhones are in the ascendant, particularly in enterprise IT. Beyond business, you’ll see them used by educators, doctors, police and politicians and in each one of those cases the information on those smartphones is confidential and must not be abused.
Everything Attorney General Jeff Sessions Has Forgotten Under Oath
Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:03:40 +0000
Over the course of four recent congressional hearings, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has somehow forgotten dozens of people, places, and events. Here’s all of them in one place.
Read MoreTippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of November 13, 2017
Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 16:46:19 +0000
The dreaded white, blank screen in Microsoft Word is taunting me, with its blinking cursor asking for words to be written. Just when I thought I wouldn’t get any inspiration for this week’s blog, inspiration came to me from beyond through our late CTO Raimund Genes. Earlier this week, the third annual Trend Micro Capture…
Patch alert: Microsoft acknowledges printer bug; forced 1709 upgrades continue
Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 06:06:00 -0800
The patches have been out for only a few days, but as best I as can tell at this early juncture, November’s Patch Tuesday bugs aren’t as bad as they were in October. Thank Redmond.
If you use an Epson dot matrix printer, if you’re seeing an error that CDPUserSvc has stopped working, or if you were forcibly upgraded from Win10 Creators Update, version 1703, to Fall Creators Update, version 1709, I have some good news and some bad news.
Dot matrix dissed
Microsoft has acknowledged a bug in its Patch Tuesday updates that causes “some Epson SIDM and Dot Matrix printers” to fail. The bug appears in this month’s patches for every version of Windows: