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Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:21:00 -0700

Microsoft this week retired the security bulletins that for decades have described each month’s slate of vulnerabilities and accompanying patches for customers — especially administrators responsible for companies’ IT operations.

One patch expert reported on the change for his team. “It was like trying to relearn how to walk, run and ride a bike, all at the same time,” said Chris Goettl, product manager with patch management vendor Ivanti.

The move to a bulletin-less Patch Tuesday brought an end to months of Microsoft talk about killing the bulletins that included an aborted attempt to toss them.

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April 12, 2017 admin

Crafty Ohio inmates scavenged parts, built PCs for hacking and hid them in ceiling

Credit to Author: Darlene Storm| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 06:51:00 -0700

What can a computer recycle program and a little shoulder-surfing get you? For inmates at Ohio’s Marion Correctional Institution, it got them a great deal, enough to build two PCs from the yanked parts and then hide them in the ceiling, use a former employee’s credentials obtained by looking over his shoulder, and then commit “possible identity fraud along with other possible cyber-crimes.”

The Ohio Inspector General’s 50-page report (pdf) includes a big list of fails for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. The report reads like a mini novel of intrigue, weaving lax security as well as players across the prison system and prisoners into the story.

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April 12, 2017 admin

Securing Driverless Cars From Hackers Is Hard. Ask the Ex-Uber Guy Who Protects Them

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 11:00:09 +0000

In his Uber exit interview, top car hacker Charlie Miller warns of the dangers of insecure autonomous vehicles. The post Securing Driverless Cars From Hackers Is Hard. Ask the Ex-Uber Guy Who Protects Them appeared first on WIRED.

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April 12, 2017 admin

What prevents breaches: process, technology or people? One answer is PC, and one is right.

Credit to Author: Ira Winkler| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 04:00:00 -0700

When I served on a panel about data breaches at the ISACA Silicon Valley chapter conference recently, the moderator asked, “To prevent data breaches, which is more important: process, technology or people?”

My fellow panelists (three CISOs and two highly experienced consultants) all answered ahead of me: “People.” I was surprised. Here I was the only awareness specialist on the panel, yet my answer was process.

Without process, I explained, the people don’t know what to do. Without process, there is no right way to implement technology. Process is implemented through governance. As I discuss in Advanced Persistent Security, without governance your security program is an accident.

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7 tips to strengthen online security

Credit to Author: Ryan Francis| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 04:00:00 -0700

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April 11, 2017 admin

If You’re Somehow Still on Windows Vista, Upgrade Right Now

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 21:53:38 +0000

Time to upgrade. Today is the first day that Windows Vista is no longer supported by Microsoft. The post If You’re Somehow Still on Windows Vista, Upgrade Right Now appeared first on WIRED.

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Hacked Dallas sirens get extra encryption to fend off future attacks

Credit to Author: Matt Hamblen| Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 14:37:00 -0700

Dallas city officials have added extra encryption and other security measures to the outdoor warning sirens hacked early Saturday.

The hack also prompted the city to evaluate critical systems for potential vulnerabilities, City Manager T.C. Broadnax said in a statement late Monday. City officials are reviewing security for financial systems, a flood warning system, police-fire dispatch and the 911/311 system.

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How the FBI Took Down Russia’s Spam King—And His Massive Botnet

Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 14:38:38 +0000

The arrest of Peter Yuryevich Levashov notches another win for the FBI’s top cyber talent. The post How the FBI Took Down Russia’s Spam King—And His Massive Botnet appeared first on WIRED.