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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:08:00 -0700

I’m seeing many reports, in various locations, about this month’s Windows security patches breaking custom programs that import and export Excel XLS files. Programs that have worked for years are suddenly, mysteriously, turning belly-up. The most common symptom is an error message that says “Unexpected error from external database driver” followed by a number.

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Security Wired

October 17, 2017 admin

Google’s ‘Advanced Protection’ Locks Down Accounts Like Never Before

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Google offers a powerful new security setting aimed its most (rightfully) paranoid users.

ComputerWorld Independent

October 17, 2017 admin

Amazon wants to deliver groceries to your car trunk — not a good idea

Credit to Author: Evan Schuman| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 03:00:00 -0700

In the minds of mobile shoppers, where is the line between convenience and personal space/privacy? We now have two retailers — Walmart and Amazon, the giants of in-store and online shopping, respectively — separately testing programs to deliver purchases directly into your home or your car trunk when the shopper is nowhere near.

Both efforts rely on mobile devices connecting shoppers to the scene of the delivery, where customers can theoretically watch the delivery in real time. It isn’t practical or likely, but that’s the idea. Mobile is what justifies these attempts.

Walmart’s efforts, focused entirely on shoppers letting the retailer unlock a home’s front door and put away the groceries in the shopper’s kitchen and refrigerator/freezer, is an idea that begs for a privacy/security disaster to happen. A prudent executive looks at any cutting-edge plan and asks, “What could go wrong with this and how bad is it for our customers if it does?”

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Security TrendMicro

October 16, 2017 admin

Small Business: A Target for Cyber Criminals

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:55:53 +0000

SMBs are a major target for cyber security attacks. No matter how small your business is, it still serves as a lucrative target for cyber criminals.

ComputerWorld Independent

October 16, 2017 admin

Microsoft shuts down Krack with sneaky Windows update

Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 13:44:00 -0700

Microsoft today revealed that it quietly patched Windows last week against vulnerabilities in the Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) protocol used to secure wireless networks.

Details of the security update were only published Monday to Microsoft’s Security Update Guide, the catalog-like portal that earlier this year replaced the decades-old practice of delivering explanatory bulletins.

All supported versions of Windows received the update, according to the catalog listing, including Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2016.

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ComputerWorld Independent

October 16, 2017 admin

Microsoft shuts down Krank with emergency Windows update

Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 12:20:00 -0700

Microsoft today issued an emergency Windows security update to patch vulnerabilities in the Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) protocol used to secure wireless networks.

Details of the security update were published to Microsoft’s Security Update Guide, the catalog-like portal that earlier this year replaced the decades-old practice of delivering explanatory bulletins.

All supported versions of Windows will receive the update, according to the catalog listing, including Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2016.

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Independent MotherBoard Security

October 16, 2017 admin