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Credit to Author: Nicholas Thompson| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:00:00 +0000

The DoD’s Strategic Capabilities Office wants to tap into the videogame industry for real-world innovations.

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Incarceration Is Skyrocketing in Rural America

Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 04:01:00 +0000

Even as the president promises a crime crackdown, a deep data dive finds jail populations are soaring fastest in areas that backed him heavily.

Security Wired

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Crash Override Malware Took Down Ukraine’s Power Grid Last December

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:00:00 +0000

In Ukraine, researchers have found the first real-world malware that attacks physical infrastructure since Stuxnet.

MalwareBytes Security

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Cheers to a successful time at Infosec Europe 2017

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:00:53 +0000

With over 350 exhibitors, well over 10,000 visitors, and many widely respected speakers, Infosec Europe is one of Europe’s biggest security events. Our stand there was very popular.

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ComputerWorld Independent

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Microsoft resurrects Windows XP patches for second month straight

Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:22:00 -0700

Microsoft today followed May’s unprecedented release of security updates for expired operating systems, including Windows XP, by issuing another dozen patches for the aged OS.

The Redmond, Wash. company cited fears of possible attacks by “nation-states,” a label for government-sponsored hackers or foreign intelligence services, for the updates’ release. “In reviewing the updates for this month, some vulnerabilities were identified that pose elevated risk of cyberattacks by government organizations, sometimes referred to as nation-state actors, or other copycat organizations,” said Adrianne Hall, general manager, issues and crisis management, for Microsoft.

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Security TrendMicro

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FIRST and Beyond – a History of Elevating Research through Partnerships

Credit to Author: Martin Roesler (Director, Threat Research)| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:30:53 +0000

At the FIRST conference in San Juan, Trend Micro’s Forward-looking Threat Research team will be presenting four sessions on a wide range of topics. These sessions will demonstrate a sliver of the research going on at Trend Micro, and some of the partnerships that elevate the research to benefit the global business community. For the…

QuickHeal Security

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CertLock Trojan can disable your antivirus software

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:29:05 +0000

An antivirus software keeps your computer safe from malware, viruses, online threats, and suspicious or harmful elements. Although bypassing this protective guard is a difficult task for attackers, they never stop trying to do so. Recently, we came across a malware that is designed to interfere with the infected system’s…

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Kaspersky Security

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