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6. Normal open and normal close can be controlled by external button.(for group pass) 7. Auto detect and reset function.
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COVID-19 has led to major changes to daily life for Americans, including a shift toward remote and at-home work. While these changes have led to more flexible working conditions for employees, they have also increased data security risks. New data from the Federal Trade Commission and the Identity Theft Resource Center indicates that heightened security risks brought on by more remote work are of particular concern when considering that data breach and identity theft reports doubled between 2014 and 2019.
Certain sectors are more vulnerable to data breaches than others. In 2019, the largest number of breaches occurred in the business and healthcare sectors, at 644 and 525 total data breaches, respectively. The business sector has become increasingly vulnerable to data security issues, as breaches in this sector increased by nearly 150 percent between 2014 and 2019. In contrast, data security remains strongest in the banking and government sectors, both of which saw a decline in total data breaches between 2018 and 2019.
Data breaches often compromise a company’s most sensitive records. The majority of data breaches stem from hacking and intrusion cases and unauthorized access to records, which comprised more than 75 percent of all data breaches in 2019. On the other hand, employee error and negligence accounted for less than 11 percent of data breaches in 2019. However, with an increase in at-home and remote work, breaches stemming from a lack of employee knowledge or training is now more of a priority among employers.
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To profile the most significant data breaches of U.S. companies, researchers at Spanning analyzed data from the Identity Theft Resource Center and the Federal Trade Commission, while also reviewing major news reports. Data breaches were defined as any unauthorized exposure to a company’s records, and incidents were ordered based on the total number of records exposed.
Between 2013 and 2019, companies involved in social networking and media, such as Yahoo and Facebook, were the most vulnerable to data breaches. For these companies, data breaches were most likely to occur through hacking and intrusion or accidental internet exposure. Emails, passwords, and other personal information were the most frequently compromised types of information. Here are the 10 largest data breaches of U.S. companies.
Aggregate statistics on data breaches (historical and for 2019) are from the Identity Theft Resource Center. Aggregate statistics on identity theft are from the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book.
The list of data breaches, representing the 10 largest data breaches of U.S. companies between 2013 and 2019, were compiled from news reports. Rankings were based on the total number of records exposed, regardless of record type.
The real threat to data security stems from the lack of preparation and resources among companies transitioning to remote work, coupled with the lack of awareness among employees on best practices for working securely at home or from remote environments. One example is the use of personal devices to conduct work-related tasks, which highly compromises data security. Addressing best practices to avoid security risks when working remotely will be a top priority for companies moving forward, especially considering the uncertainty surrounding the return to traditional work environments.
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Then, in the "General" tab, find the "Home Page" and change it to "google.com".
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Verizon Communications’ Marcus Sachs has joined the National Cyber Security Alliance‘s board of directors.
NCSA is a nonprofit public private partnership bringing together government, corporate, nonprofit and academic organizations to educate and raise awareness among citizens on how safely the Internet. Verizon joins NCSA’s expanding and diverse board with representatives from Cisco, Google, McAfee, Microsoft, SAIC and Symantec, among others.
“Providing millions around the globe with Internet and mobile communication services, Verizon brings a new and exciting voice to our board,” said NCSA Executive Director Michael Kaiser. “NCSA welcomes Verizon to our board and we look forward to partnering with Marcus Sachs to educate Americans about how to stay safe and protected in the digital world.”
In his current role at Verizon, Sachs assists federal, state and local officials with cyber-policy coordination specific to the communications sector. He also serves as secretary of the Communications Sector Coordinating Council and as co-chair of the Workforce Development Subgroup of the Department of Homeland Security’s Industrial Control Systems Joint Working Group. He also heads the all-volunteer SANS Internet Storm Center.
Before joining Verizon, Sachs served in the U.S. Army for 20 years and was a presidential appointee to the National Security Council staff.
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These responsibilities are a general job description, but most companies have their own policies and procedures for security testing. Some vulnerability researchers are responsible for identifying flaws in current security policies and making suggestions for changes to key management.
In some cases, a security researcher is an outside consultant that manages his own procedures but must document policies for business clients.
While many people in the IT industry have a degree from a certified college, many others have years of experience with no college degree. Most IT people opt for degrees in computer science, but others include information security and information science. Most employers care more about experience, but some also require a degree.
Another option is taking certification tests. These certifications are recognized as legitimate proof of a vulnerability researcher’s skill set.
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When it comes to security systems, access control is one of the most important aspects. The greater the control required, the more effective your access control system will be.
The choice of access control systems to install in a building is largely determined by the user requirements and the degree of control the user seeks. For example, you can install the more cost effective, standalone range of control systems with proximity readers and digital keypads on standalone doors, where access and egress are the only requirement. On the other hand, you can opt for a system with advanced capabilities such as door monitoring, gate control and scalable card access control systems, if you want to secure a medium or large-scale commercial property.
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The line between the security operations center (SOC) and the network operations center (NOC) in some organizations is starting to blur, as the pressure intensifies on today's businesses to prevent more sophisticated and damaging security breaches -- and to do it on a budget.
Boston Medical Center, for example, recently merged its NOC and SOC operations, and is currently cross-training both groups, says Arsen Khousnoudinov, manager of network and security infrastructure for the medical center. "This is about efficiency and effectiveness and doing more with less."
Some security tools and network management tools, meanwhile, are obvious candidates for integration. The medical center's intrusion prevention system (IPS), Web filtering tools, and other security and networking tools, for instance, are already converging, Khousnoudinov says. "These devices are becoming appliance-based."
Khousnoudinov says he's been toying with the idea of integrating the medical center's McAfee IPS and its ArcSight Network Configuration Manager (NCM) tool. "Then that device based on policy [NCM] will decide whether or not to disconnect a user from the network," he says. "But we're not there yet."
But that doesn't mean the NOC and SOC will completely merge. In fact, security analysts say you need a healthy separation between some duties, especially where security policy implementation and auditing is concerned.
"There will be areas of convergence, but with boundaries," says Marc Nicolett, research vice president with Gartner. "There must still be a segregation of [some] duties."
Even Boston Medical, which is ahead of most organizations with its fusion of NOC and SOC duties, still keeps policy and auditing as well as its Windows Active Directory security separate from the overall NOC operation, according to Khousnoudinov.
That prevents conflicts of interest or other related problems when, say, security must investigate internal access of the company's resources, says Nicolett. "The security group in charge of investigations might [have to work on something] that involves privileged users," he says. "And some privileged users happen to sit in the NOC."
The first place the NOC and SOC are converging is in event monitoring. "But control over what's monitored and drilling down on this needs to be retained by the security staff," Nicolett says.
So start looking at your redundant call center or trouble-ticket systems, for instance, says Rob Enderle, principal analyst with the Enderle Group. "You need to start by aligning management and metrics."
Integrate tools that report security and network events, Enderle says, as well as tools that link trouble tickets and repair events to keep everyone on the same page. "So that one side always knew, or could know, what the other side is doing, and either help or get out of the way."
Merging even just the mundane management tasks can also solve operational problems such as security experts with little networking experience deploying network-based security tools, like an IPS. "We had security guys trying to implement all these network devices without true knowledge of network foundations in routing and switching, for instance," Boston Medical's Khousnoudinov says. "This eliminates that problem from a political and management" standpoint.
The bottom line is it doesn't make sense to keep an impermeable wall, either physical or virtual, between the two anymore. One of ArcSight's customers has its NOC and SOC groups located next to one another, separated by cubicles, says Hugh Njemanze, CTO and executive vice president of research and development at ArcSight, and the setup is symbolic of the problem of two separate groups.
"When something happened, such as the server going down, two sets of heads would pop up over the cube walls," he says. "They weren't sure if it was an operations issue or a security threat."
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A wide swath of US voters believe Russia "will be back" to influence the outcome of the nation's elections, according to a Carbon Black survey.
The poll of 5,000 US voters finds 44% of survey participants hold this view, while only 45% believe their states and voting districts have the capability to safeguard their voting information.
The results come amid the backdrop of Congressional testimony by former FBI Director James Comey, who told a Senate committee he has "no doubt" the Russian government was involved in hacking emails of former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party.
Some 45% of survey respondents suspect the mid-term elections next year will be influenced by cyberattacks, with 27% of voters considering taking a pass at hitting the voter booths because of cybersecurity concerns.
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Are those codes valid for a year from date of issue, or date of activation? If it is the former, all of them will simultaneously expire in a short while.
Date of activation. I'm still use codes from the 13 cent promotion to re-up computers all the time. Kinda wish I bought more now... I thought 20 would be more than enough!
I just call bitdefender they told me .
You can buy this now and when you old lisence expire you can use it for renew for example after 3 month your old one expire, you can use this key for renew, it count from the day you install and active the key, not from the day you buy.
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On behalf of McCurrie & McCurrie, L.L.C. posted in Estate Planning on Friday, August 23, 2013.
Many people in the Hudson County area are already aware of the importance of planning for the future, including life after death for their loved ones. Estate planning is important and there are many aspects to be aware of. However, there is a relatively new issue arising that many people may have overlooked. What happens to your digital identity when you pass away?
Millions of people who own online accounts on social media sites and other subscriptions will pass away each year. When someone dies there is no agency of any kind employed to wipe out his or her digital identity. This is just one reason that a person needs to be aware of his or her digital assets when one is planning for the future. Just as a person makes plans for his or her bank accounts, home and other physical assets, he or she should make his or her digital assets a part of estate planning.
There are some helpful steps people can take as they consider their online presence. First, one can speak with his or her loved ones about one’s online information and assets and how he or she wants them handled. Another helpful measure could be to store all of one’s passwords and other sensitive online information so his or her family members can have access after a person dies.
Planning for life after death includes so many aspects. That is why speaking with a knowledgeable estate-planning attorney is another good idea in your planning process.
Source: The Patriot-News, “When planning for death, remember your digital assets,” Jeffrey A. Johnson, August 9, 2013
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Arm Holdings is positioning its chips as the main processors in the low-end laptop market, but does not expect these chips to account for a significant part of its revenue, an executive said on Friday.
It decided to enter this market mainly to counter Intel’s moves in the mobile phone market, Simon Segars, Arm’s executive vice president and general manager of its Physical IP Division, said in an interview.
The company forecasts that royalties from its microprocessors in laptops and other entry-level computing devices may account for between 5 to 10 percent of its royalty revenue in five years, he added.
Unit sales in the mobile phone market are likely to be far larger than the low-end laptop market, Segars said. There is also the trend for sophisticated mobile phones to have up to four or five Arm processors in them, he added.
The main reason why Arm is targeting the low-end laptop and desktop market is that it would like to place significant hurdles to Intel’s bid for the mobile phone market in which Arm has a dominant position, Segars said.
If mobile phone vendors like Nokia and Samsung want to get into computing devices, Arm would prefer they use its chips rather than look to alternate suppliers like Intel, he added.
“We are more worried about Intel encroaching into the high-end of smartphones, than we are about netbooks,” said Segars. If Arm is successful in devices like netbooks, it will be a nice incremental revenue for the company, he added.
Arm designs processor cores that are licensed to chip makers and vendors like Freescale, Texas Instruments, Marvell, and Nvidia. These chip vendors then use the cores in chips known as SoCs (system-on-chip) designed for mobile phones, including smartphones, and some of these companies are now targeting the entry-level laptop market. Some small computer makers like Pegatron have announced entry-level laptops and desktops built around these processors.
Arm last month increased the clock speed of its Cortex A9 processor to 2GHz, positioning it against Atom, Intel’s processor for the entry-level computing market. Arm’s low power, and low cost technology helps drive down system costs on fans, and makes the devices power-efficient, Segars said.
Though the Arm architecture can run Linux, including a distribution from Ubuntu, Microsoft has said its upcoming Windows 7 operating system will not support the Arm architecture. A mobile version of Windows is already ported to the Arm architecture.
If Windows 7 is ported to its architecture it would certainly help, but its absence is not “the end of the world” for Arm, Segars said. Linux computing is taking off, and a lot of people are happy doing web browser based computing, and accessing office and other applications in the cloud, he added.
Kids and many other users do not run office applications but use their computers for YouTube, Facebook, e-mail and other online applications, according to Segars. “For that you don’t need office applications, but things like video codecs,” he added.
Arm announced earlier this month that Adobe Flash Player 10.1 will be supported on Arm-powered devices. “Our view is that Microsoft would have to be crazy to ignore us forever,” Segars said.
Google’s Chrome operating system could also change the low-end laptop market in favor of Arm, as the operating system will support both Arm and x86 processors. As it is backed by Google, the new operating system may also make Microsoft change its mind on a port of Windows 7 on Arm, Segars said.
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An anti-spam group says a large cyber-attack that slowed down parts of the Internet in recent days appears to have subsided.
The London-based group Spamhous said in a web posting early Thursday that it was still seeing some "distributed denial of service" attacks on its computer servers, but the size of the attacks was smaller.
Spamhous and the company it hired to fight cyber-attacks, Cloudflare, said the assault began on March 18 and appeared to originate with an anonymous group or individuals unhappy with efforts to block junk email, known as spam. Spamhous said it had not identified the attackers.
Security engineers say the attack came from a network of thousands of computers that had been infected with a computer virus to become part of what is known as a "botnet," which then was used to send huge amounts of data to targeted servers in an effort to overwhelm them.
Spamhous said the recent attack on its servers was the largest it had ever seen, and it said by attacking one link in the Internet infrastructure the botnet was able to slow down other parts of the Internet as well.
Some information for this report provided by AP and Reuters.
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https://www.voanews.com/a/antispam-group-says-cyber-attack-has-subsided/1630480.html
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.NEMTY_VFF file virus, .NEMTY_VFF file virus Removal Guide, .NEMTY_VFF file Virus, Block .NEMTY_VFF file virus, Delete .NEMTY_VFF file virus, Eliminate .NEMTY_VFF file virus, Get Rid of .NEMTY_VFF file virus, Remove .NEMTY_VFF file virus, Uninstall .NEMTY_VFF file virus .NEMTY_VFF file virus is a kind of very dangerous computer virus. Being a crypto-malware it is quite good at encrypting files. Usually, it sneaks into the targeted computer by stealth when users download freeware application or open spam emails in their system. Once installed, it will certainly proves to be a very devastating malware for your system. It find and encrypt all kind of file stored in your hard drive including texts, documents, presentations, PDF’s music files, videos, pictures and many more. It simply makes all your important files completely inaccessible. The sole motive of this vicious ransomware virus is to force victim to pay money. It blackmails you using your own files. Moreover, it is such a troublesome computer virus that can eventually delete all your important data. Hence, users should remove .NEMTY_VFF file virus at the earliest from their PC.
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Type “msconfig” into Run box and click OK button.
“System configuration box” will appear on your PC.
Go to “boot” tab and select “safe boot” option and press “Step”.
Double Click on My Computer or This PC icon on your computer screen.
Press the View tab, choose Show hidden files and folders and then clean the checkbox for Hide protected system operating files.
Press Yes on the warning and then press OK, you will find if any hidden files has been created in that specific drive by .NEMTY_VFF file virus.
Right Click on the Start menu and select Control Panel.
Under “Program” select “program a Uninstall”.
Search the .NEMTY_VFF file Virus Related programs and uninstall them.
Click Programs and Feature option in Control Panel window.
From the list of all programs select .NEMTY_VFF file Virus and hit Uninstall tab.
Note : .NEMTY_VFF file virus usually modifies can also modifies your browser settings that’s why you should must be reset your browser settings.
Step 5: Remove .NEMTY_VFF file Virus From Registry Entries
Press “Windows logo + R” buttons together on your keyboard.
The Run box will appear type regedit in the box and click on OK button..
Now find out .NEMTY_VFF file Virus related malicious registry entries.
Delete all the harmful registry keys created by .NEMTY_VFF file virus.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREsupWPM HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesWpm HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain “Default_Page_URL” HKEY_LOCAL_Machine\Software\Classes\[.NEMTY_VFF file Virus] HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[.NEMTY_VFF file Virus]
Note :- Be very careful while deleting registry files as deleting an important registry can completely mess up your computing machine. It can simply make your system unusable. Hence, before taking any further step make sure what you are doing is right..
Open your Google Chrome browser then click menu button right corner on Chrome browser then select More Tools then select Extensions (visit directly from address bar “chrome://extensions”).
Firstly disable the strange extensions related with .NEMTY_VFF file Virus and delete from your Google Chrome browser.
Reset your Google Chrome Browser
Press Menu button from right corner on the Google Chrome browser then visit directly from address bar “chrome://settings”.
Press on the “Settings” option and scroll down your mouse to search “ Show advance settings…” option.
Click on “ Reset settings” for removing unwanted settings from your Google Chrome Browser.
Oftentimes a noxious malware modifies the core system files that you can’t undo manually.
Then after press on the Extension tab, from add-ons Manager tab.
Search all noxious extensions including .NEMTY_VFF file Virus
Press Disable or Remove button next to desired extension.
Then at last Finally restart your browser.
Firstly open your IE, Press on the Tools option and select Manage add-ons.
Choose Toolbar and Extensions option left side of your window.
Then choose .NEMTY_VFF file Virus extension.
Then after Remove option shows on your computer screen and if the add-on can be deleted. Press Remove then click on close button.
If you don’t find remove button then click on the Disable button.
Press on More (…) icon and go to Extensions.
Find all unwanted extension including .NEMTY_VFF file Virus.
Finally click on Uninstall button to remove .NEMTY_VFF file Virus..
Reset Search Engine
Choose More (…) and then press on Settings buttons.
Press the View advanced settings option.
Press the < Add new> under “Search in the address bar with”.
Enter the search engine you want and press Add as default.
If you have followed the above guide carefully then you have successfully removed this nasty virus from your computer. This section is specially written to help you in avoiding these kind of threats in future. As prevention is always better than cure, so you can also avoid threats like .NEMTY_VFF file Virus from your system by following these simple tips :-
Use a powerful anti-virus application for the safety of your PC.
Do not download freeware application from unsafe sites.
Always scan any email attachment before opening.
Keep checking your system for updates regularly.
Always prefer official websites to update your system programs.
Make sure that your Firewall protection is active.
Do not click on fake pop-ups and misleading advertisements.
Try to avoid visiting suspicious or pornographic websites.
Use Advanced or custom installation method.
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Ransomware is one the easiest way to have money by threatening people after locking their data in the server & asking for money in lieu of money. Cyber criminals are very fond of using this tool for money.
The days of Trojan & malware are gone , now through some clicks you can lock someone & ask for money. The ransomware has evolved from just a software to a service. Now people are selling ransomware as a service in the dark web. Now ransomware is so easy to use that a person who is just able to use computer can throw a ransomware to any security service & demand money for it.
Recently security researchers have found a new ransomware of same nature. The interface of this ransomware is so easy to use that you can lock someone in just one infection.
This ransomware is built on open source malware toolkit popularly known as Hidden tear. This ransomware is sold by a Russian hacker for $175, named as Karmen. Karmen is being sold by Russian Hacker selling Ransomware service on the dark web
Karmen is a strong ransomware product that is based on AES-256 encryption which is almost impossible to crack until the victim pays the demanded money to the attacker & gets the encryption key.
Keep your anti-virus software up to date.
Always keep the data backup of important files.
Never open any e-mails from unknown sources.
Russian Hacker selling Ransomware
The dashboard is even equipped with the calculation of money that you can generate by injecting it multiple times. Anyone with minimum knowledge is able to use the interface & earn the desired amount of money using the interface.
After the ransomware is executed in the computer , it encrypts all the data & displays the message that all the data is locked & don’t mess with it otherwise all the data will be lost.
The most interesting feature of Karmen is that it also detects the sandbox & anti-ransomware software that do not let anyone detect its existence.
Initially it was started in 2016 & attacked Germany & US. The commercialization of this software started in 2017 march. Until 20 customers have purchased it & 3 of them left a positive response for it on the Interface.
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QQPass. TA is a Trojan, which although seemingly inoffensive, can actually carry out attacks and intrusions.
It captures certain information entered or saved by the user, with the corresponding threat to privacy: .
It sends the gathered information to a remote user by any available means: email, FTP, etc.
It uses several methods in order to avoid detection by antivirus companies:
It terminates its own execution if it detects that it is being executed in a virtual machine environment, such as VMWare or VirtualPC.
QQPass. TA uses the following propagation or distribution methods:
Exploiting vulnerabilities with the intervention of the user: exploiting vulnerabilities in file formats or applications. To exploit them successfully it needs the intervention of the user: opening files, viewing malicious web pages, reading emails, etc.
Via Internet, exploiting remote vulnerabilities: attacking random IP addresses, in which it tries to insert a copy of itself by exploiting one or more vulnerabilities.
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Today, businesses are beginning to enjoy the immense possibilities that come with deep learning and artificial intelligence operations in the programming world. More than ever before, deep neural networks have been successfully integrated into tasks like detection of objects, translation of language, sorting out of customer preferences by observing the consumer buying behavior.
Crispersoft has already implemented AI and Neural networks for businesses, and we are always ahead in offering you be best and shaping the future. Security is an essential part of business, and since a secure internet base now backs most transactions, cybersecurity is now a need and not a luxury.
Cybersecurity protocols have, however, been the least explored aspect of Neural networks. Thanks to the successful integration of frameworks through AI that can successfully detect malware and network intrusions. By careful analysis of countless data, artificial intelligence is breaching the gap between emotional intelligence and natural actions, thus helping in the prevention of crime before they happen.
Taking actions like alerting authorities or preventing the user from accessing the network.
Governments, Businesses, organizations, and even private individuals can leverage the limitless benefits of Neural networks to protect themselves from cyber attacks that can lead to loss of life, money or both.
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According to the Provisory Measure, the National Data Protection Authority is an organ of the federal public administration, integrating the Executive. Articles 55-A to 55-K, 58-A and 58-B of the Provisory Measure No. 869/2018 contain detailed provisions regarding its composition, the mandate of its members and its attributions. The statutes of the authority shall be established by the President in a separate act.
A poisoned gift? It is true that the authority is the one competent to issue fines and take other enforcement actions. On the other hand, the European experience shows that data protection authorities have a very important role in providing clarity and guidance as to the interpretation of data protection provisions and how to implement them in practice. Perhaps this will be the same in Brazil.
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The Provisory Measure shall now be appreciated by Legislative organs within 45 days. It is valid for 60 days, but its validity may be extended by another 60 days. Under certain circumstances a Provisory Measure may be reedited by the President. Issues regarding the (apparently inexistent) financial and administrative autonomy of the authority, as well as how it will function concretely, are still open and will certainly be the topic of discussions and criticism in the coming weeks and months.
This article was originally published on AllAboutIP – Mayer Brown’s blog on relevant developments in the fields of intellectual property and unfair competition law. For intellectual property-themed videos, Mayer Brown has launched a dedicated YouTube channel.
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Marc-Étienne M. LéveilléWindows The Mac OS X information stealing malware OSX/Imuler, initially discovered last fall, has resurfaced. This time, instead of being installed by the OSX/Revir. A dropper, this new variant of OSX/Imuler hides itself inside a ZIP archive, right in the middle of an array of erotic pictures, waiting for the user to open the malicious application.
This new variant is very similar to its ancestors in terms of command-and-control (C&C ) communication and functionalities. (OSX/Imuler is an information stealer that can gather and transmit files, screenshots, and other data to a remote server.) The network protocol is still HTTP-based and the payload is compressed with zlib. The hardcoded C&C domain now being used is a new one, registered on February 13th, 2012 via a Chinese registrar. The domain points to the same IP address as the previous variants, located in the USA and still active at time of writing.
This all seems to indicate that the new variant was most likely released to improve its anti-virus evasion.
OSX/Imuler has the functionality to upload arbitrary local files to the C&C. A specialized separate executable named CurlUpload, downloaded from the C&C every time the malware starts, is used to perform the operation. This stand-alone executable, first seen in early 2011, presents interesting strings that suggest it was initially built for Win32 but later recompiled for OS X:
ESET security software (including ESET Cybersecurity for Mac) since signature update 6970 detects this new variant as OSX/Imuler.C.
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http://www.welivesecurity.com/2012/03/16/osximuler-updated-still-a-threat-on-mac-os-x/
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Get Rid Of W32.Emotet. B from Chrome
Look at various different errors caused by W32.Emotet. B 0x00000021, 0x000000A7, 0x8024400D WU_E_PT_SOAP_CLIENT Same as SOAP_E_CLIENT – SOAP client found the message was malformed; fix before resending., 0x80244015 WU_E_PT_REFRESH_CACHE_REQUIRED The reply from the server indicates that the server was changed or the cookie was invalid; refresh the state of the internal cache and retry., 0x000000FA, 0x00000074, 0x00000117, 0x00000069, 0x8024001E WU_E_SERVICE_STOP Operation did not complete because the service or system was being shut down., Error 0x80070070 – 0x50011, 0x80240FFF WU_E_UNEXPECTED An operation failed due to reasons not covered by another error code., 0x80240020 WU_E_NO_INTERACTIVE_USER Operation did not complete because there is no logged-on interactive user., 0x8024200E WU_E_UH_NOTIFYFAILURE The update handler failed to send notification of the status of the install (uninstall) operation., 0x0000010E, We could not Update System Reserved Partition, 0x80246007 WU_E_DM_NOTDOWNLOADED The update has not been downloaded.
W32.Emotet. B is a kind of pernicious application which penetrates inside OS adopting the deceptive techniques. Its presence may result in various kind of troubles which makes user’s PC more or less worthless. The most problematic thing is that because of it users become unable to access their files saved onto PC and also they face difficulties in executing their another work associated with OS. Moreover it disables the security mechanism of infected W32.Emotet. B spreads through email, text messages attachments, Internet File Download, social media scam links. It initiates its function getting connected with another program in such a way that previously existing program supports the further action of introduced W32.Emotet.B as well. Apart from all these, another issues have been noticed on account of W32.Emotet. B like users begins to get redirected on other malicious or unknown sites without their intention, their files get encrypted and PC screen gets locked. The web browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and IE which are being used in frequent way get occupied and later their homepage, default search engine and new tab URL get manipulated. Further large number of ads ans pop ups may be delivered which eventually turns so irritating. Such kind of software is generally developed by cyber crooks who intends to make money on the basis terrifying to innocent users. W32.Emotet. B helps its developers to collects user’s confidential data which might be exploited to accomplish their other evil intention.
W32.Emotet.B infiltration tactics onto OS
Usually W32.Emotet.B infiltrates inside OS through junk mails that comes with malicious attachments with the secured look. Users keeps visiting to shady websites and tap on unknown links which might be vicious. In addition to these, they are in habit of making installation of application from unofficial websites and also the cost free programs without opting for Advance and custom installation option and their OS gets victimized with the troublesome elements very easily.
Symptoms for the Presence of W32.Emotet. B onto OS
Installation of W32.Emotet. B onto OS turns the user’s stored file inaccessible.
It targets Chrome and changes their homepage, default search engine and new tab URL.
It deteriorates the function of installed anti virus application so that more malware may get injected inside OS .
W32.Emotet.B also elevates the condition of redirection towards the undesired website for users.
Delete W32.Emotet. B From Windows XP/VISTA
First of all make click on Start menu and then choose Restart button.
Hold F8 button for little duration when your PC begins booting.
Thereafter you can see the appearance of Advance boot menu on your computer.
Thereafter tap on the Advanced option.
Now select the startup settings option.
After this choose the Enable Safe Mode option and tap on resart button.
Delete W32.Emotet. B From Windows 8/10
In first step tap on ALT+CTRL+DEL button together on your keyboard.
There the Windows task manager option will appear, select that on screen.
Finally choose the W32.Emotet.B and make click on End Task option.
Thereafter select the System menu.
Tap on Apps and Features option present under the system menu.
Here make selection of malicious process from the appeared list.
In last step make click on Uninstall Button to Efface from OS.
Delete W32.Emotet. B From Chrome 58.0.3026.0
First of all make click on Chrome 58.0.3026.0 in your PC.
Tap on Icon present on top right corner of your browser to open chrome menu.
First of all launch the Mozilla Firefox:38.0.5 on your PC.
Thereafter tap on gear icon present on the top right corner to open the browser.
Now choose the Add-ons to open the add-ons manager.
In next step select the Extension or Appearance panel present in the Add-ons Manager tab.
Choose the unwanted add on that you wish to eliminate. Tap on remove button.
In last step make click restart now if you see the pop ups on your System screen.
First of all launch IE on your PC.
Make click on ALT+T buttons or tap on gear Icon present on the right top of the corner to open tools.
Thereafter tap on manage Add-ons option.
Choose the toolbars and extensions tab.
To know about more information make click on more information button.
In last step tap on Remove button to Efface.
Delete W32.Emotet. B From Microsoft Edge
To remove the unwanted programs from Microsoft edge users will need to reset their browsers homepage as edge is not contained with extensions.
In first step open Microsoft Edge browser on your PC.
Now make click on more icon which is present on the top of right corner and then proceed to the settings.
Thereafter choose a specific page or pages which is available under the open option.
In last step choose the Custom option and enter the URL of the page that you are willing to set as browser homepage to Efface.
Reset of Chrome 58.0.3026.0 to Delete W32.Emotet.B
First of all open Chrome 58.0.3026.0 and then make Click on Chrome menu.
In second step Tap on Setting option from drop down list.
Now proceed towards the search box and type RESET.
In last step make click on the Reset Button to finish the process.
Thereafter make click on View Advanced Settings option.
Now tap on <Add new> option from search in the address bar with option.
In last step enter your desired search engine URL and tap on Add as default.
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Keylog Monitor secretly monitor everything: instant messages, emails, websites, internet activities, facebook and twitter, pictures, keystrokes, programs, CD-Rom, documents and files, USB drives, printers, clipboard, any website they visited, any program they run, any character they typed on the computer. With Keylog Monitor, you can easily know that who is doing what on the computer. The logs will be automatically emailed to your mailbox.
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• Network Attack Protection – Firewall Guard also shields your Mac from man-in-the-middle (MitM) hacking. One of the most popular hacking techniques today is the Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) attack, where the attacker is able to intercept, modify, and even stop your network traffic. This can lead to them stealing your bank account information, social security number, credit card information, spreading adware to your computer, or worse. ARP Spoofing is a way for them to carry out these MITM attacks.
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ESET, the leader in proactive protection, is expanding its portfolio of security solutions to protect devices running on the popular Android platform. ESET now offers ESET Mobile Security for three operating systems including Symbian, Windows Mobile and Android. The BETA version is available to download from the company’s website, ESET.com.
According to recent research by Gartner, the worldwide sales of smartphones amounted to 297 million units last year, an increase of more than 72 per cent from 2009. The Android operating system alone acccounts for 22.7 per cent of this total. With its latest addition, ESET’s Mobile Security solutions are now able to protect more than 60 per cent of smartphone users from emerging threats.
“As Android-powered smartphones become increasingly popular, the users often rely on them to store significant amounts of sensitive data, in many cases without realizing this. What’s more, personal information intended to be kept private is continually shared or transferred wirelessly. Files, e-mails, text and multimedia messages deserve the highest level of protection in order to avoid misuse when placed in the wrong hands,” says Miroslav Majtaz, Mobile Security Specialist at ESET. “ESET Mobile Security is our answer to rising security concerns in the mobile communication sector,” he adds. Key Features Unique behaviour-based detection ̶ Gives warnings about any suspicious activity against your phone. All applications, files, folders and SD memory cards are continually scanned for emerging threats, including hidden files and processes. SMS/MMS Antispam ̶ Allows user to define trustworthy contacts via customizable black- or whitelist or to simply block messages from unknown numbers. Call Intercept ̶ This feature blocks unwanted calls in both directions – incoming and outgoing. This is a powerful tool especially suitable for parents to control their children’s phone bills.
Security Audit with Built-in Task Manager ̶ Provides information about all vital phone functions, including battery life, free disk space, running processes, Bluetooth, and device visibility.
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I already have a lifetime giveaway license of this for ver. 10.8.
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Google has struck a licensing agreement with The Associated Press that grants the search engine company permission to use the wire service’s material in a broader manner than it currently does.
The news comes as Google is embroiled in litigation with another global wire service, Agence France Presse, which is suing Google for including its material in the Google News search and aggregation website.
That case centers on the inclusion of Agence France Presse text snippets, photo thumbnails and headlines linked to articles in external websites. Google News aggregates links to online articles and accompanying photos from about 4,500 news outlets.
Agence France Presse maintains that the practice amounts to copyright violation because Google hasn’t licensed the material it is using. Google counters that it is protected by the fair-use principle, which allows for limited use of copyright material. Google also argues that copyright law doesn’t protect headlines, text snippets and thumbnail images.
The licensing agreement with The Associated Press is intended to let Google use original content for future features and products, and it doesn’t affect the current use of AP material in Google News, a Google spokeswoman said via e-mail on Thursday.
“We are very excited about the innovative new products we will build with full access to this [Associated Press] content,” she wrote. “Google News is fully consistent with fair use and always has been.”
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How to remove RDN/Trojan.worm!055BCCAC9FEC
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RDN/Trojan.worm!055BCCAC9FEC Trojan is thought to be a serious contamination that could seriously damage your device. Trojans work silently so unless your anti-malware identifies it, you might not notice the infection. Trojans can operate as a gateway for other malware to enter o machine or authorize hackers to spy on you. The Trojan may be spying on you in the background, thus malevolent parties might have access to your personal data, like bank information. If you are observant, you may identify the symptoms of an infection, which include slow Internet, a strange process in Task Manager and just general sluggish computer activity. If you realize what these symptoms indicate, even if you do not have security program, you would know something is not right. If you notice it, or your anti-malware is alarming you about it, you need to erase RDN/Trojan.worm!055BCCAC9FEC as quickly as possible.
The Trojan might grant cyber criminals access to your OS, as well as private information, like banking details. If criminals chose to further infect your computer with damaging software, it’s doubtful know, at least not from the start. Your logins, passwords, bank details and other sensitive details could be exposed to extremely dubious people. A Trojan isn’t an insignificant infection, so the longer you delay RDN/Trojan.worm!055BCCAC9FEC elimination, the more danger it poses to your machine. We advise that you have a malware removal software running in the background constantly as it might identify the infection immediately. The security software would instantly spot the infection, and your operating system wouldn’t be endangered. If you want to completely erase RDN/Trojan.worm!055BCCAC9FEC you will need to get a malware removal utility anyway.
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We encourage you act quickly, and erase RDN/Trojan.worm!055BCCAC9FEC as soon as you are able. The most basic method to uninstall RDN/Trojan.worm!055BCCAC9FEC would be via an anti-malware tool, so consider obtaining it. As soon as the safety program discovers the infection, it shouldn’t be hard to delete RDN/Trojan.worm!055BCCAC9FEC. If you have little experience when it comes to computers, and decide manually RDN/Trojan.worm!055BCCAC9FEC uninstallation, you could do further damage.
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Monitoring and alerting are essential to keeping your infrastructure up and running.
Allow Tidal Media Group to help free up your IT personnel from constantly monitoring your infrastructure, giving them time to focus on higher-value projects and services. Instead of having to switch between systems with Tidal Media Group, all alerts are gathered in one place where our experienced technicians handle all triage and remediation. Scans are automatically run on a regular basis searching for any potential issues that they may be having or causing that could interrupt your smooth-running infrastructure.
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As soon as this story hits Drudge be prepared for all sorts of Chicken Little-related doom and gloom predictions. This ominous photo illustrates the absolute terror we all face. :cough:
A team of security researchers, an innocent-sounding catch-all description if there ever was one, have discovered a new type denial of service attack that not only does the usual damage, but it also appears to be some sort of permaban. That is to say, your machine is attacked and it will never come back online again, even after the attack itself has stopped. Neat!
Scary as that sounds, there’s no real reason to be afraid. The researchers behind the attack aren’t script kiddies looking to create mischief; they’ve already started contacting the proper folks, including the companies that create firewalls, operating system folks, and so on. As hard as it may seem, the researchers are trying to help.
But again, tell this story to Fox News or CNN and it’s fear and panic for everyone.
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In 2017 alone, the IT industry’s contribution to real financial output exceeded that of the professional and enterprise providers, finance and insurance, and manufacturing sectors, based on BEA figures on business contributions to GDP. Despite the altering cost structure of the technological distribution channel, rising IT spending should proceed to have a web positive influence on the industry and on combination actual financial output. The IT business is rising in dominance throughout the companies-producing sector, powered in large part by a vibrant technology sector. But the business is relatively small in absolute size, accounting for under 6 percent of the total financial system, says BEA. Integrating Twitter into undergraduate medical education to promote lively studying.
Apple has locked developers into their platform through the App Store and takes a 30% payment on any transaction. The App Store is the one portal for developers to access Apple’s massive and useful person ecosystem, leaving these developers with out an possibility but Computer & Technology to pay the 30% charge. As a result, market consolidation has happened around Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google . FAANG firms have built up networks that ‘lock’ users into their platforms via powerful network results.
Customers had been drawn to the Windows platform as it had the biggest number of appropriate applications. As a result, Microsoft’s operating system was operating on ninety seven% of all computing devices by the late 90s. Therefore, value generation transitioned up the technology stack to the software layer, the place a brand new, close to unbounded design house was enabled. An instance of computer technology is the event of a software program that enables people to accomplish work at home which has been routinely assigned from computer systems at their job location. That’s why finding out Computers and Technology is a superb selection, no matter what trade you’re interested in.
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With increasingly technological advances simply across the corner, our civilization will continue to develop faster and faster than ever before. Many completely different areas, such as healthcare, mass media, transport, education, drugs, include utilizing applied sciences of all kinds that guarantee the proper functioning of each subject. You can use computers to check your account balance, transfer money, or repay credit cards. You can also use computer technology to access data on inventory markets, trade stocks, and handle investments. Banks store customer account information, in addition to detailed info on buyer behavior which is used to streamline advertising.
Called a “advanced instruction set computer,” VAX systems have been backward compatible and so preserved the investment homeowners of previous DEC computers had in software program. The success of the VAX family of computers remodeled DEC into the second-largest computer firm in the world, as VAX methods grew to become the de facto standard computing system for trade, the sciences, engineering, and research. CTEC presently presents the Computer Support program with degree Technology and certificates choices to offer students with abilities for employment as computer technicians, assist desk employees and other technical assist roles. The department additionally offers an AAT degree in Web Development, which focuses on getting ready college students for careers that feature web programming abilities. It is clear that information technology has performed an enormous function in making this world pandemic more bearable.
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Under its Advanced Threat Control suite, Bitdefender extracts known patterns of malware and viruses and looks for similar patterns in new, emerging threats. By watching over all active processes, it marks any malicious behaviour against a score. Should the active threat receive a score that passes the suspicious threshold, Bitdefender will remove and quarantine the malicious code.
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Numerous, high-profile breaches over the last couple years have raised concerns over whether the hotel industry is serious about cyber security. The last 12 months alone have seen multiple data breaches in some of the biggest chains, including independent HEI Hotels, which operates hotels for the likes of Marriott, Starwood and Hyatt[ ]. Unlike other industries, the hotel industry has a very specific set of challenges, due to the business model in which many chains operate.
Whenever a large or well-known hotel chain becomes the target of a publicised breach, it’s the brand that takes the reputation hit, even though the breach might originate from the franchisee’s property or property management company. Actual liability, however, depends on the contract between the brand and franchisee, but may vary considerably in the way they account for responsibility. In addition, most franchisees have multiple properties, each with their own brands and corresponding contracts which, more often than not, differ from another franchise’s.
Cyber-attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using methods and techniques designed to evade detection. The problem is, many of today’s hotel franchise contracts fail to take these complex security challenges into consideration. Given that headline-grabbing remote payment card breaches have shifted from large retailers in 2014 to hotels chains in 2015 (according to the 2016 Verizon Data Breach Report), these chains and their franchisees need to be asking whether these contracts are fit for purpose.
This question takes on more importance with the looming European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – which comes into effect in 2018 – where companies can face fines of up to 4% of global turnover if they fail to protect personally identifiable information (PII).
Many hotel owners as individuals often don’t consider the impact of data security, because they themselves don’t directly collect or store PII; they engage managers and brands to handle these activities through reservation systems. However, owners must recognise that the business has a legal obligation to protect this information. Most hotel franchise agreements also state that the hotel – and its owners – will be responsible for defending the franchisor, even if the data breach originates from their reservation system. Likewise, independent properties using third-party reservation systems will almost always hold the owner responsible for a breach[ ].
As you can see, there doesn’t seem to be a definitive answer as to who is responsible for cyber security in a hotel franchise, but there are ways in which a hotel owner can help minimise the cost and damage, should they become a victim of an attack. The use of cyber insurance, for example, is widely increasing and comes in a wide variety of forms and costs. Hotel franchisees (and their owners) should look at themselves as leaders in the fight for cyber security. They already take responsibility for the physical safety and security of their guests, so why not their data, too?
Solutions available on the market today offload the responsibility for data compliance to a third party. Engaging with providers offering compliant data management environments is one way to reduce data breach risk. In turn, franchisors and their corporate security teams should take responsibility for fully explaining the threats and contractual obligations of franchisees. They should provide incentives and a clear direction on how to solve all security issues in all areas of the business, not just those that are perceived to be the biggest risk.
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http://www.hotel-magazine.co.uk/owns-cyber-security-hotel-franchise
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Researchers found that some hackers have created one false page, which is supposed to offer a formal application of PayPal. In fact, it aims at spreading a new variant of Nemty ransomware.
We've seen it lately various variants of this particular ransomware. It seems that the hackers behind it are constantly looking for new ways to share it with the unsuspecting users.
In the case of the fake Paypal page, the hackers try to attract them victims promising them a return 3-5% of purchases made through the payment system.
There are many indications that one can understand that this is scam. For example, many browsers mark the page as dangerous. However, there are many users who are unsuspecting and may fall into the trap of hackers and download and execute malicious software, known as “Cashback.exe”.
The security researcher who discovered the new variant of Nemty ransomware and distributed it through the fake Paypal site is nao_sec. The researcher used the test environment AnyRun to run it malicious software and keep track of the problems it creates on infected systems.
The researcher found that ransomware needed approx seven minutes to encrypt the files of the victim. However, time may vary depending on system affected by ransomware.
The good thing is that the new variant is detected by most popular antivirus programs.
"Homoglyph" attack
If one does not pay much attention, then the page will look authentic. Hackers have tried hard to make the page as plausible as possible.
To make it even more convincing, the scammers use what is called “Homograph domain name spoofing” for its various links websitesuch as Help & Communication, Security and more.
Security researcher Vitali Kremez analyzed this variant of Nemty ransomware and found it to be 1.4 version.
The researcher observed that the control "IsRU", which checks if the infected computer is on Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan or Tajikistan has changed. In this variant of ransomware, if the test results positive, then the systems are not infected (their files are not encrypted).
However, hackers are targeting other countries and they are in risk.
Nemty ransomware has been known lately. It's been circulating on hacking forums for quite some time now. However, the wider community learned about it in late August, when researcher Vitali Kremez discovered and published his findings.
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Norwegian software developer Opera released a second beta version of its browser on Saturday. Beta 2 plugs a recently discovered vulnerability that could be used in phishing attacks.
The problem arose because certain browsers support a standardised way of representing domain names in the letters or characters of any language. The Internationalised Domain Names (IDN) vulnerability, which affects non-Microsoft browsers such as Opera, Apple's Safari and Firefox, could help phishers create legitimate-looking Web sites.
Christen Krogh, vice-president of engineering at Opera, explained that when visiting secure Web sites, the browser will now display a yellow security bar containing the name of the organisation owning the site’s security certificate and only display ‘trusted’ top level domains (TLDs).
"One of the most important measures to counter phishing attacks is the use of security certificates. The challenge for browser vendors is to better explain the verification of certificates and to make the user more aware of this additional verification before entering into secure transactions," said Krogh.
To specifically address the IDN vulnerability, Opera's updated browser will only display certain TLDs that have been registered with the company.
According to a statement from Opera, the company "will regularly update its list of trusted TLDs, ensuring maximum protection and the best possible user experience".
In addition to improved security, Opera has made Beta 2 easier to customise and added support for Atom newsfeeds. The browser is available for download from the Opera Web site.
The Mozilla Foundation last week updated its Firefox Web browser to fix the IDN vulnerability, among other bugs.
Is your browser vulnerable to the IDN issue? Security Web site Secunia has constructed a test that can check if your browser is affected.
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http://www.zdnet.com/article/opera-fixes-idn-vulnerability/
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The number of businesses unable to recover data after an incident nearly doubled from 2016, according to the Global Data Protection Index.
Dell EMC announced the results of the third Global Data Protection Index indicating that, although most businesses worldwide now recognize the value of data, they continue to struggle with implementing adequate data protection.
Specifically, the Index uncovered an increase in the average amount of data managed – from 1.45 petabytes (PB) in 2016 to 9.70PB in 2018 – and a high awareness of the value of data.
The research, which surveyed 2,200 IT decision makers from both public and private organisations with 250 plus employees across 18 countries and 11 industries, provides a comprehensive understanding of the state of data protection and the maturity of data protection strategies.
In fact, 92 per cent of respondents realise the potential value of data and 36 per cent are already monetising their data. While this acknowledgement is positive, most respondents are struggling to properly protect their data. The combination of these factors is driving many of the survey’s findings.
Disruption Incidents Are Costly
The sheer volume of data and its importance to business operations make data protection that much more challenging. Disruption incidents are occurring frequently, but more alarming is the increasing amount of irreversible data loss. More than three-quarters (76 per cent) of respondents globally experienced some type of disruption within a 12-month period, and 27 per cent were unable to recover data using their existing data protection solution – nearly double the amount (14 per cent) in 2016.
Coincidently, 76 per cent of respondents worldwide are also using at least two data protection vendors, which makes them 35 per cent more likely to experience some type of disruption during the same 12-month period, compared to those with a single vendor. Unplanned systems downtime was the most common type of disruption (43 per cent) for those using two or more vendors, followed by ransomware attack that prevented access to data (32 per cent) and data loss (29 per cent).
Although unplanned systems downtime is more prevalent, data loss is far more expensive. For example, those who encountered downtime experienced 20 hours of downtime on average in the last 12 months, costing $526,845, while those who lost data, lost 2.13 terabytes on average with a price tag of nearly $1 million. Additionally, many of those who experienced a disruption also indicated it had far-reaching business impacts from customer trust to brand equity to employee productivity, to name a few.
Not only does the amount of data lost increase the price, but so does the value of data itself. It’s clear that organisations recognise this as 81 per cent said they take data protection more seriously for categories of data that have the greatest monetary value.
Challenges Surrounding Data Protection
While those classified as data protection “adopters” sprang forward by nearly 50 percentage points (from 9 per cent in 2016 to 57 per cent in 2018) and “leaders” increased 10 percentage points (from 2 percent in 2016 to 12 percent in 2018), most businesses are struggling to implement a solution that adequately suits their needs. The majority (95 per cent) of respondents face at least one challenge in relation to data protection. The top three challenges globally include:
The complexity of configuring and operating data protection software/hardware, and the ballooning costs of storing and managing backup copies due to rapid data growth tied for first at 46 per cent.
The lack of data protection solutions for emerging technologies ranked second at 45 per cent.
Ensuring compliance with regulations like GDPR ranked third at 41 per cent.
For those who are struggling to find adequate data protection solutions for newer technologies, more than half (51 per cent) said they could not find suitable data protection solutions for artificial intelligence and machine learning data, followed by cloud-native applications (47 per cent) and IoT (40 per cent).
The challenges presented by emerging technologies and the rapid growth of data are just beginning to take shape. As such, only 16 per cent believe their current data protection solutions will be able to meet all future business challenges.
Cloud Is Changing the Data Protection Landscape
According to the Global Data Protection Index, public cloud use has increased from 28 per cent of the total IT environment in respondents’ organisations in 2016 to 40 per cent in 2018, on average. Nearly all (98 per cent) organisations using public cloud are also leveraging it as part of their data protection infrastructure. The top use cases for data protection within public cloud include:
Backup/snapshot services to protect workloads developed in public cloud using new application architectures (41 per cent).
Backup of on-premises workloads/data (41 per cent).
Protecting specific SaaS apps (40 percent).
Cloud-enabled versions of on-premises data protection software to protect public cloud workloads (40 per cent).
Backup/snapshot services to protect workloads developed in public cloud using legacy application architectures (38 per cent).
When considering data protection solutions in a public cloud environment, the growing data universe plays an especially critical role as indicated by 64 per cent of respondents who named scalability options as important. Specifically, 41 per cent cited the impact of data protection infrastructure or services required to protect at scale, while 40 per cent cited the ability to scale services as public cloud workloads increase.
Regulation Is an Impending Catalyst for Evolution
Data privacy regulations like the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are relatively new, and the true impact on the data industry has yet to be realised. However, it has quickly become a focal point as regulation compliance was ranked in the top three data protection challenges by 41 per cent of respondents.
Moreover, only 35 per cent felt very confident that their organisation’s current data protection infrastructure and processes are compliant with regional regulations. That sentiment is beginning to translate into reality as 12 per cent of respondents whose organisation experienced data loss or unplanned downtime in the past 12 months reported paying punitive fines as a result.
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https://devinieke.com.ng/most-businesses-struggle-with-implementing-adequate-data-protection-study/
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Yesterday, several companies had their websites hijacked by pro-Palestinian hackers. We can confirm that there was also a hacker attempt against the AVAST site – we assume from the same group – but we took immediate steps and therefore were able to contain it.
According to published reports, the hacked companies’ accounts, used to manage their DNS records at their vendor, Network Solutions, have been reset. This allowed the hackers to take control of the websites in question. It’s unlikely that any of the sites that were attacked lost control of any of their own servers, so customer data most likely was not compromised.
“We ourselves received a notification from Network Solutions saying our email had been changed. We knew we had not requested that so we immediately took action and changed our passwords, which protected us,” said Vincent Steckler, AVAST CEO
Stay cyber aware when company accounts get hacked
Hackers have been busy recently– Adobe announced on Thursday that it has been the target of a major security breach in which sensitive and personal data about millions of its customers have been put at risk.
If you get a notification from an online provider that your email address or a password was changed – no matter if it’s from your bank, an online shop, or any other online site – and you didn’t request these changes, you need to take steps to protect yourself by immediately changing your passwords for these sites.
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From the “It-could-happen-to-you” file: We innocently clicked on a link which was promoted today on a trustworthy company’s Facebook page. To our surprise, avast! blocked it as a malicious URL.
When we attempted to open the URL, it was redirected to dumb.cn.mn which triggered the blocking action. The only content on dumb.cn.mm is one word – GOTCHA!
Senior Virus analyst, Jan Sirmer confirmed the attack when we couldn’t repeat the block. “The site, smcitizens.com, was hacked for sure, and redirects to a black hole site,” he said. “Malicious script on the site is checking visitor’s cookies, which is the reason why you don’t see the warning more than once.” Read more…
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http://blog.avast.com/tag/hack/
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Mobile devices are one of the weakest links in corporate security. Executives are wrestling with managing a proliferation of devices, protecting data, securing networks, and training employees to take security seriously. In our Tech Pro Research survey of chief information officers, technology executives, and IT employees, 45% of respondents saw mobile devices as the weak spot in their company’s defenses. (Employee data was cited by 37%, followed by wireless access of networks at 34% and bring-your-own-device efforts at 29%.).
Meanwhile, the potential for mobile attacks continues to expand. In July comScore reported that half of all digital time was spent on smartphone apps, and 68% percent of time was spent on a mobile device. If mobile security isn’t a problem for your company yet, it will be.
Consider the following recent events:
1. A flaw called “Quadrooter” left more than 900 million Android devices vulnerable to attacks. The code was published online. Google has since patched Android.
2. Pokémon Go became a global phenomenon, but people in regions without the game downloaded it from unauthorized marketplaces, exposing their devices to malicious attacks.
3. Researchers at Binghamton University found that wearable devices and smartwatches can give away PINs and passwords through an algorithm that has 80% accuracy on the first try and 90% after three attempts.
Securing mobile devices is tricky. Android is a fragmented mobile operating system. Security researchers are anticipating more attacks on Apple’s iOS. Employees lose their devices and can be lax with security compliance. Toss in people bringing their own unsupported devices to work and you can see why security executives are stressed.
Now for the good news: These challenges can be overcome. Our previous survey work at Tech Pro Research found that only 12% of companies have been hit by a mobile security breach. There’s still time for businesses to improve their mobile security practices. Yes, mobile devices can be a problem, but like most things in the security world, the issue isn’t necessarily the smartphone, tablet, or laptop. The problem is us. The solution is following security best practices, protecting corporate data, and educating humans — the real weakest link.
In a July report on mobile security, we noted that mobile devices are breached largely because people lose them or don’t practice good security habits (including not applying the latest security updates) — not because of inherently weak security in devices.
Simply put, most corporate mobile security incidents are due to humans failing to follow basic security procedures. Given that reality, mobile security needs to be part of the broader policy and procedure mix.
Tech Pro Research analyst Jack Wallen outlines the following recommendations to shore up security overall and fortify corporate mobile defenses. These recommendations are based on best practices as well as responses to our surveys.
1. Educate employees and upper management. People need to learn how their actions can have consequences. Sessions on protecting corporate data and thwarting social engineering efforts could be useful. Educating upper management is a different task for information technology executives. The education job here is to make sure upper management know how dire security breaches can become. Employees traveling abroad can also become easy targets without security know-how.
2. Continue to invest in systems to encrypt data, protect networks and various endpoints — internet of things sensors, point of sale terminals, mobile devices, etc.
4. Audit networks, retool and continually update security policies, and migrate systems to a more secure provider. These efforts have to incorporate mobile risks from devices currently in the workplace today, such as smartphones, as well as devices that will be soon, such as wearables.
4. Hire a digital forensics specialist. Of companies with 1,000 employees or more, 41% percent have a digital forensics expert on staff. These specialists are critical to investigating security issues on all fronts, including mobile. Smaller companies or companies with fewer resources to devote to forensics may find themselves to be easier targets for cyberattacks.
Cybersecurity also involves a heavy dose of individual responsibility. Employees and consumers should follow these best practices, from security firm Kaspersky and TechRepublic, to secure their devices.
5. Set a lock and PIN on your phone.
6. Turn on your phone’s auto-lock.
7. Use container technologies such Samsung’s Knox, which adds a layer of security to work items and segments them away from personal items.
8. Back up information to cloud services, and store as little as possible on the device.
9. Use basic security common sense, such as ignoring spam email and avoiding downloads that don’t come from an approved app marketplace (Apple’s App Store, Google Play, or a company-specific area).
10. Keep devices close to you and within sight at all times.
10. Use two-factor authentication whenever possible.
11. If device is lost or stolen, notify your employer right away for remote wiping procedures. For a personal device, Android and Apple’s iOS offer remote wiping features.
12. Avoid unsecure Wi-Fi connections.
13. Keep Bluetooth out of discovery mode when not in use.
14. Encrypt corporate data using the security software your company provides.
15. Connect your smartphone to company networks via VPN connections.
Mobile security is likely to become the next frontier for corporate security executives as exploits and hacks become more creative. Making mobile a regular part of your company’s broader security policy and procedure framework will be critical.
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http://donokereke.blogspot.com/2016/09/why-your-biggest-cybersecurity-weakness.html
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Security Information and Event Management with QRadar provides deep visibility into network, user, and application activity. It provides collection, normalization, correlation, and secure storage of events, flows, assets, and vulnerabilities. Suspected attacks and policy breaches are highlighted as offenses. In this class, you learn to navigate the user interface and how to investigate crimes. You hunt and examine the data from which QRadar SIEM concluded a suspicious activity. Hands-on exercises reinforce the skills learned.
Audience: This basic class is suited for security analysts, security technical architects, offense managers, network administrators, and system administrators.
Identify the role and capabilities of the QRadar SIEM licensed program.
Describe how QRadar SIEM collects data and performs vulnerability assessment.
Find out how to navigate and customize the dashboard tab.
Determine how to investigate the data incorporated in an offense and react to an offense.
Discover how to detect, filter, and group events in society to gain vital insights about the crime.
Discover how to make and edit a search that monitors the events of suspicious hosts.
Learn how asset profiles are created and updated, and how to apply them every bit part of an offense investigation.
Determine how to investigate the flows that give to an offense, create and tune false positives, and investigate superfluous.
Discover how to find custom rules in the QRadar SIEM console, assign actions and responses to the rule, and how to configure rules.
Determine how to utilize charts and use advanced filters to analyze specific activities in your surroundings.
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https://www.koenig-solutions.com/security-information-event-management-qradar-administration-training
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Sinowal. WRJ is a Trojan, which although seemingly inoffensive, can actually carry out attacks and intrusions.
It captures certain information entered or saved by the user, with the corresponding threat to privacy: passwords saved by certain Windows services.
It terminates its own execution if it detects that it is being executed in a virtual machine environment, such as VMWare or VirtualPC.
Sinowal. WRJ uses the following propagation or distribution methods:
Exploiting vulnerabilities with the intervention of the user: exploiting vulnerabilities in file formats or applications. To exploit them successfully it needs the intervention of the user: opening files, viewing malicious web pages, reading emails, etc.
Via Internet, exploiting remote vulnerabilities: attacking random IP addresses, in which it tries to insert a copy of itself by exploiting one or more vulnerabilities.
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https://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/security-info/about-malware/encyclopedia/overview.aspx?idvirus=215653
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Editor’s note: Today we’re hearing from S4 Agtech, a risk management solutions company for agriculture that is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina; São Paulo, Brazil; and St. Louis, Missouri. S4 integrates multiple sources of agricultural data with its machine learning and other algorithms to determine agronomic and financial risk for farmers, seed developers, insurance and financial companies, traders and governments. With those tools, customers can make the best decisions for planting and planning, and transfer away climate risk to the financial markets. Read on for details on how the company is using Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to bring real-time data insights to users.
Like countless other industries, farming is going digital and undergoing big changes—driven by access to more actionable information. The agriculture business can now gather and analyze georeferenced data from satellites, combined with data from IoT sensors in fields, crop rotation and yield histories, weather patterns, seed genotypes and soil composition to help increase the quantity and quality of crops. This is essential for businesses in the agriculture industry, but it’s also critical to address growing food shortages around the world.
According to recent research, climate extreme events like drought, heat waves, and heavy precipitation are responsible for 18-43% of global variation in crop yields for maize, spring wheat, rice, and soybeans. This is a clear trend for other crops as well. Such variation poses risks of food shortages as well as large financial risks to farmers, insurers, and regions dependent on successful crop yields. Also, it creates vast humanitarian difficulties.
Our mission at S4 is to help de-risk crop production by matching the right data with analytics tools so farmers and other participants in the agricultural value chain can plan better, resulting in more reliable food supplies. In a nutshell, we create indices out of biological assets. These indices measure yield losses on crops that are caused by the effects of weather and other factors, which are then used as underlying assets for products, such as swap/derivative contracts and parametric insurance policies, to transfer risk to the financial markets. We enable insurers and lenders to buy and sell agricultural risks through the futures market. Also, our other products help farmers and seed and fertilizer companies provide customized genotype recommendations and fertilization requirements. This helps to optimize planting by geography, resources, and crop species, monitor phenological, pests and humidity evolution throughout the crop season, and estimate yields.
Local communities benefit from S4’s technology, as the ability to manage weather risks allows farmers to stabilize their cash flows, invest more to produce more with fewer risks, and develop in a more sustainable manner.
Growing data sources, reducing costs, accelerating performance
With the volume of diverse data sources and analytical complexity both growing at a very fast pace, we decided that using a major cloud services provider with a broad roadmap and global partnerships would be beneficial to S4’s future evolution. At the same time, we wanted to bring our services to users faster and cut costs by consolidating our on-premises technology stack. When we started evaluating providers, our leading criteria included a powerful geospatial database and data analytics tools along with excellent support, all at a competitive price. GCP prevailed in nearly all criteria categories among the 50 companies we measured.
Our previous platform architecture included a hybrid relational database that used Compute Engine for virtual machines and Cloud Storage for database backup. The RDBMS was slow. Maintaining our own data warehouse was complex and expensive. We wanted to use machine learning and neural networks, but couldn’t do so easily and affordably. The complexity of that system meant that products or services requiring small changes or additions to the data model translated to expensive expansions of infrastructure or project time. Also, agronomical or product teams couldn't test these changes by themselves, always requiring the intervention on no small part of the IT team, which led to further delays.
We added GCP services like BigQuery as S4’s cloud data warehouse and use BigQuery GIS for geospatial analysis, Cloud Dataflow for simplified stream and batch data processing, and Cloud SQL for queries to the S4 database platform, which have all made a huge impact on our services and bottom line. Database and analytics costs have decreased by 40% and customers are receiving our analytical results 25% faster. In addition, we’ve eliminated the time-consuming downloading of images, reducing storage and processing costs by 80%, because we no longer need expensive tools licenses, and have greatly reduced classification processing times.
Our customers working in the agriculture industry are also benefiting from this infrastructure change. They are now able to speed up their data analytics using our GCP-based platform.
"S4 products and technologies unlock the full potential of satellite imagery for crop prescriptions, monitoring and yield estimates,” says Nicolás Loria, Manager of Marketing Services, Southern Cone, Corteva Agriscience. “We've worked with S4 for the last three (and starting year number four) crop seasons as its team capabilities, data integration capacities, and analytics insights have allowed Corteva to perform an entire new solution. Thanks to S4's customized 360° approach, fast response and delivery times, we have safely outsourced our remote crop analytic technical needs.”
This image is one example of the detailed data we’re able to provide to our customers, so they can better map crop land and plan as efficiently as possible. The image on the left shows automatic crop classification methods, while the image on the right shows manual methods with operator-assisted supervision. The results we get from these automated classifications using Google Earth Engine and BigQuery GIS are much faster and less expensive to produce.. They correlate strongly to what actually happens in the field.
Crop classification using satellite data. Yellow=soy; light green=fallow; dark green=corn; red=pastures; orange=non-cultivable areas.
Also, this new architecture has allowed us to scale our models and databases with almost no limits, at a fraction of the cost vs. the previous models. We’ve saved a lot of time on executing processes and reduced work needed by our internal teams to do certain tasks, like preparing images, converting them, validating results, and more. Using Google Earth Engine has decreased the execution time of daily tasks anywhere from 50% to 90% of the previous time, going from an average time of 30 minutes to between four and 15 minutes, depending on the task.
In addition to saving money and time, we are able to focus on innovation with the GCP performance and features we’re using. We’re able to seamlessly add satellite data to analytics using both public datasets and our own private data, and deliver GIS data management, analytics, crop classification and monitoring in real time. We can do semi-automatic crop classification and classification using spectral signatures with Google Earth Engine. Later this year, we’ll be using neural networks for pattern recognition and machine learning in new applications to improve crop yields and fine-tune risk models. And using GCP and Google Earth Engine infrastructure means we can run models for customers in South America and around the world, since Google Earth Engine has global satellite imagery available.
We’ve heard from our customer Indigo Argentina that they’re able to bring customers data insights faster. “We are working with S4 in the development of two different applications for satellite crop monitoring and yield assessment,” says Carlos Becco, CEO, Indigo Argentina. “S4’s technology allowed us to manage and analyze multiple sources and layers of information in real time, letting us uncover valuable insights in Indigo’s own microbiome technologies, and at a very competitive cost.”
Analytical products and app development thrive with GCP
With GCP, we are updating and improving algorithms that we built manually with machine learning processes to develop drought indices for upcoming crop seasons. Algorithms can recognize specific phases of crop phenology (e.g., bud burst, flowering, fruiting, leaf fall) and correlate them with photosynthetic activity, light, water, temperature, radiation, and plant genetics factors. Other analytical products like crop monitoring, pre-planting recommendations, financial scoring, and yield estimation can now do a lot more for users by offering multiple layers and datasets, faster image processing, and real-time access via APIs.
We also replaced our bare-metal S4 app deployment with the App Engine serverless application platform. It provides tighter integration between the S4 platform and our BigQuery data warehouse for integration with marketplaces and third-party solutions. We get all of these Google Cloud features with all the benefits of managed cloud services, from multiversioning and security to automatic backups and high availability.
At S4, we trust technology to decode plant growth and help protect farmers and their communities from climate change. With growing food shortages due to increasing populations and intensifying weather, data and analytics can have a huge impact in lowering financial risks and improving agricultural yields. It’s one sector where cloud, database, analytics, and other technologies are combining to improve business outcomes and affect the lives of billions of people. Learn more about S4’s work and learn more about data analytics on Google Cloud.
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https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/s4-agtech-picks-google-cloud-to-transform-agricultural-risk-management?hl=tr&skip_cache=true
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Good Technology announced a simpler way for users to access their corporate approved apps and for IT to cost-effectively deliver new corporate apps and updates.
Good is ushering in the next generation of mobile application management (MAM), providing one tap access to an enterprise app store through Good Launcher, which is now integrated into Good apps for even greater productivity. New enhancements to the Good Dynamics Secure Mobility Platform provide simplified management of Good-secured apps and mobile workflows.
As organizations move beyond first-generation enterprise mobility management (EMM) and look to deploy apps, many find that device management-only approaches lack easy management, distribution and monitoring of business apps. With integrated MAM in the Good Dynamics Platform, Good provides investment protection as IT adds mobile application management capabilities without having to replace infrastructure or receive additional training.
“Apps drive mobile business transformation, and a fully integrated enterprise mobility management platform that is tailored to both users’ and IT’s needs is critical for adoption,” said John Herrema, senior vice president of product management at Good Technology. “With this next generation enterprise app store, Good is making the process of finding, accessing and managing mobile apps easier for both users and IT.”
Many organizations have deployed enterprise app stores to provide a single place to distribute and manage corporate mobile apps. However, IT has found it challenging and expensive to educate users, and even those users who are aware may visit infrequently.
Good delivers direct access to the enterprise app store from Good Work, Good Access, Good Connect, and Good for Salesforce1 via Good Launcher, facilitating increased app adoption and greater ROI. IT can provide visibility to any Good-secured app as well as any IT-approved enterprise app. Using Good Launcher, users can also quickly transition between apps and into contextual workflows, allowing them to achieve greater productivity between apps.
Separately, Good also announced enhanced mobile service management (MSM) with app server monitoring and management for greater reliability and faster problem resolution. As organizations increasingly mobilize apps, they require capabilities to provide service levels similar to a desktop experience. Likewise, they need to extend desktop applications such as Microsoft to mobile devices. To support these demands, Good recently announced Dynamics CRM for Good as well as support for OneDrive for Business, in addition to Exchange, hosted Exchange, Office 365, and SharePoint in both cloud-hosted and on-premise architectures.
“The next generation of EMM is centered on the growth and management of apps,” said Maribel Lopez, principal and founder of Lopez Research. “For organizations to maintain success with enterprise mobility, they need to move beyond managing devices and consider how to effectively develop, distribute, and manage content, apps and access.”
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https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/cybersecurity/good-technology-enables-next-generation-mobile-application-management-distribution-and-integration/
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One of the most common questions I get from people is 'what is the best anti-virus protection to have for computers and smart devices'. There are a ton of anti-virus tools, such as McAfee, Norton, or Kaspersky, Avira, Avast, and AVG that offer features such as malware removal, spam blocking, and identity protection.
Well, you will be shocked when I tell you the best anti-virus protection is nothing.
Why? Windows and Macintosh computers already have it built-in and if you educate yourself, you don't need it for your smartphones or tablets.
Read on to see how you can save your money and learn how to keep your devices safe without spending hundreds on protection software.
99% of cybersecurity threats require user interaction which means as long as you aren't falling victim to those phishing emails, texts, and phone calls, your devices, and your data and your devices will stay safe.
In recent years, cybercriminals have turned to social engineering as a way of getting your personal information. They are also focused more on collecting your information that has already been leaked to the dark web.
These methods of gathering information are much easier and profitable than the work that it takes for hackers to maneuver past personal and business firewalls.
Cybercriminals have evolved from kids hanging out in the basement to see what computers they can infiltrate to plant a pesky virus to large criminal organizations whose main goal is to steal your information to make a profit.
Also, the term anti-virus is almost dated as it goes back to a time 20 years ago when worms, trojan horses were running rampant on the Internet.
Protection for your Windows Computer.
If you have a computer running Windows 7, 8, and 10. You already have an anti-virus program installed called Windows Defender. It offers solid protection for your Windows devices. It works in the background automatically updating itself only alerting you when there is a problem.
If you're using a third party anti-virus solution, especially a free one, you'll be constantly bombarded with updates asking if you want more protection. Also, you have to deal with an endless supply of software installed on your computer and web browser that could potentially slow your computer down.
Protection for your Macintosh Computer.
Macintosh computers have a program called Xprotect or File Quarantine which works in the background protecting your Mac from a variety of threats. Unlike Windows Defender, it only works when you are using a function on your Mac that brings a new file onto the computer, such as checking email, downloading files in Safari, even checking iChat and messenger.
It works in this manner to save those precious computer resources that can slow down a computer when you have programs like Anti-Virus running in the background.
Protection for your Android and Apple Devices.
There are threats out there that can infect smartphones and tablets, but for the most part, as long as you download apps for these devices from the Apple App Store or the Google Play store, you can keep your gadgets from getting infected.
Good cybersecurity habits are what will keep you safe.
There is almost an unlimited number of virus threats on the web and although anti-virus companies attempt to keep up with them, they can never really keep up which is why you should get cyber smart.
Along with anti-virus protection, you need to make sure you're using secure passwords, two-factor authentication for your online accounts, automatic backups of your devices, and data encryption. You also need to be careful of what programs download to your computers, smartphones, and tablets, as well as avoiding opening email attachments unless you are expecting them.
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https://www.grainvalleynews.com/news/you-dont-need-to-buy-antivirus-software-for-your-computers-smartphones-and-tablets
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If you notice that your Google Chrome browser has a colored background upon opening, it is quite possible that Magic-Bar extension has managed to crawl onto your system under questionable circumstances; well, unless you have installed this useless browser extension on purpose. This extension has nothing magical about it apart from the possibility that it may show up in your browser without your knowledge or remembering installing it. Of course, this tool does have more to offer than just a changeable background color for your Chrome browser; it also displays a toolbar with basic information as well as provides you with a search engine. Our researchers concluded that this is yet another potentially unwanted program (PUP) created by Via Advertising Group Limited who also released play-bar.net and play-bar.net, which are virtually identical clones. Since this questionable PUP can slither onto your system along with malicious software installers, it is quite likely that this is not even the most severe problem you are facing right now. This is why it is important that after you remove Magic-Bar from your browser, you make sure that you detect and eliminate all other possibly harmful applications as well.
If you find this PUP in your browser, chances are you clicked on the wrong content while surfing the net. There are basically two ways to install such a PUP when it comes to shady channels. First, you may directly install it and may not even know about it if you click on a fake downloader pop-up. You may see such a third-party pop-up when you land on a suspicious website, for example, torrent and freeware pages, or websites that claim to offer you online TV series and movies to watch. This pop-up can tell you that your Adobe Flash driver needs to be updated or you need a special application to be able to play a video or other content on the page. A lot of users fall for this and click on this pop-up only to download such a PUP or even worse threats for that matter. Magic-Bar screenshot
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Second, it is clearly the worse case when you download a whole bundle of PUPs and malicious threats, and this also starts with a click on the wrong content. This is why you should stay away from suspicious websites and clicking on third-party advertisements. This already could save you a lot of unnecessary headaches. However, you could also be introduced to such unsafe third-party content when your PC is infected with malware like adware. Such an infection can spy on you and flood you with all kinds of ads that may related to you, thus luring you to click. But once you click on a corrupt ad, you could drop PUPs like this one or a bundle of unwanted surprises, or you could be redirected to a dangerous fake website operated by cyber criminals. All in all, it is essential that you check out your PC by running a reliable malware scanner after you delete Magic-Bar.
Of course, this tool also has official presence on the net. It has a promotional page at magic-bar.net, where you will fail to install this PUP, and the Chrome web store at chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/magic-bar/kjboejmbgkediploadlbcfcckbcfnphf, where you will realize that only two users have considered this tool to be worth downloading in the past year. You should keep in mind that this web store may host potentially unwanted and harmful extensions until these get reported and finally blocked. Do not take anything for granted what you find there. It is always worth running a quick web search to find out about the reliability of your targeted tool.
This questionable browser extension sets "chrome-extension://kjboejmbgkediploadlbcfcckbcfnphf/newtab.html" as your home page and new tab page as well. Although, it may seem fun that you can change the background color of your browser and you could have the time and local weather forecast information on a toolbar, let alone a search box in the middle of the page, but you should think twice before actually using this tool. This PUP may collect information about you so that customized content can be displayed. The problem with such content is that when cyber crooks start to exploit this tool, they can deceive you and lure you onto their malicious pages very easily. This extension may also alter the search results, which are provided by Google to make it all look trustworthy. Unfortunately, the results on those pages could contain questionable ads and links. Clicking on one that may come from a questionable third party could have serious consequences, such as you could download malicious threats without knowing and you might also end up scammed on a fake website. This is why we believe that it is important that you remove Magic-Bar from your browser.
You may consider yourself lucky since you can get rid of this PUP very simply. Please use our guide below as a reference if you are not familiar with extension removal. Keep in mind though that eliminating this PUP alone may not make your system all secure and healthy; it may take more than that. It is more likely that there are other threats as well, and probably more serious ones than this one. Therefore, we suggest that you download and install a trustworthy anti-malware program like SpyHunter so that you can automatically defend your PC against all kinds of possible threats.
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http://www.spyware-techie.com/magic-bar-removal-guide
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Businesses are urged to be extra vigilant against cyber attacks after airline company easyJet admits to serious data hack. Shaun Carvill, managing director of Clickingmad Shaun Carvill, managing director of Bridgnorth-based web design company Clickingmad, said the high-profile case highlighted the vulnerability of businesses large and small and stressed […]
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https://www.georgeyoung.pro/web-design/warning-greater-vigilance-needed-against-cyber-attacks/
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What does a threat actor need to compromise a network? Technical proficiency, experience, luck? Yes, all of these help. However, to successfully compromise a network and undermine your cloud security, threat actors ultimately need access and time.
Denying them either of these luxuries should be the objective of a well-designed cloud security program. Most organizations understand this need and are eager to implement measures that prevent intrusion into their critical systems. Despite their enthusiasm, it’s often challenging to know exactly where to start with cloud security. This confusion can lead to overspending (or underspending) on cloud security tools, talent or providers without a clear understanding of data protection requirements – all to the benefit of threat actors.
Fortunately, there is a starting point for cloud security. Organizations can get a headstart on lowering their risk by implementing three essential elements, which are:
To compromise systems, a threat actor needs to be able to “see” them on the network. Network segmentation can make this much more difficult if done properly. A hospital provides an excellent example of segmentation at the physical layer. Access to various areas of the hospital is restricted to only those with a need to enter them. This is an effective way to protect sensitive areas, such as admissions/discharge, file rooms, diagnostics, etc., from unauthorized people. You can take this same approach with your network and create isolated areas where your sensitive data resides, only allowing authorized users to “see” and access these areas.
Network segmentation is relatively easy and inexpensive to implement as your current networking equipment has the capabilities already available. However, network segmentation alone isn’t all you need.
Management of user groups, in addition to network segmentation, is also critical, especially with the potential compromises due to human error or negligence (think phishing scams). Once compromised, a user’s level of access becomes weaponized, granting threat actors the same permissions as the user. A network admin and sales manager don’t need the same level of access. By limiting user groups to the lowest level of needed access and only granting higher level permissions on an at-needed basis, you can greatly diminish a threat actor’s ability to move laterally inside your network.
Essential #2: Access control & strong authentication
Segmenting your network to protect sensitive data must be accompanied by robust access control and authentication procedures to prevent unauthorized individuals from gaining access to those systems they can “see.” Access to specific systems and data should be based on roles and privileges, limiting users to only what’s necessary to accomplish their tasks.
This process requires the participation of system owners who are responsible for approving the roles and permissions along with IT and HR staff. Centralized solutions like Active Directory or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) should be used along with groups that match up with the roles created to implement the required access.
While access refers to specific role-based permissions, authentication is the technical implementation in which individuals must confirm their identity during the access process.
Multi-factor authentication is a key crucial element for confirming users’ identity. This combines two or more independent credentials: what the user knows (password), what the user has (security token) and what the user is (biometric verification). If one factor is compromised or broken, the attacker will have at least one more barrier to breach before successfully breaking into the target.
Multi-factor authentication should be used for access to all sensitive systems and data. Essentially, it renders user credentials useless, significantly reducing the risk of compromise and making it extremely difficult for hackers to move laterally within your network. Access permissions and user authentication should be reviewed regularly to account for staff joining, leaving or switching roles within a company.
Essential #3: Logical encryption
Logical encryption for data at rest ensures that it is useless except to those applications and users with a legitimate need to access the data. For organizations subject to HIPAA, this is vital as the regulation essentially requires that all protected health information (PHI) at rest be encrypted. It’s important to note that not all encryption is equal.
While some believe whole disk encryption is sufficient, it’s only suitable for mobile devices and removable media. Always-on servers require entering credentials at boot up, rendering data unsecured as long as the server is running. Logical, credential-based encryption provides more comprehensive security as access to decrypted data is dependent on specific credentials that are allowed access to the decryption key. As with all encryption, strong key management is critical to ensuring the protection of encrypted data.
Putting it all together
Implementing network segmentation and strong access control with multi-factor authentication can dramatically reduce the ability for a threat actor to enter and move laterally within your network – providing significant risk reduction at a relatively low cost. Adding logical encryption for your most sensitive data provides further protection by only allowing access to this data under well-documented and understood circumstances.
Starting with these three practices will strengthen your base cloud security, reduce risk and ensure proper evaluation of all security layers needed for a comprehensive cloud security program.
Stan is responsible for driving Technical and Strategic business development and Go-To-Market relationships as they pertain to partnerships with Armor. He looks to identify and incubate deeper solution integrations from micro-services to comprehensive security solutions interoperability.
Possessing rich experiences and acumen to identify technical and business objective intersects, he drives overall business growth and solutions delivery. This is achieved by bringing a wide array of experience from sales engineering, technical marketing management, and security solutions architectural experience. Successful relationship growth has been achieved through cloud service providers, and extensive ISV ecosystems.
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https://www.armor.com/blog/battle-cloud-security-access-time/
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Tactical cyber-security and planning is taking a front seat across industry and government, against a backdrop of growing threats, according to a recent ASX report.
Cyber-security remains a top boardroom challenge for organisations – with proactive planning and risk management being catapulted to the top of the boardroom agenda.
A recent “ASX 100 Cyber Health Check” report has confirmed that the industry and government are taking action to strengthen the resilience to cyber-attacks.
A broader alliance of industry, government and regulators highlighted the critical importance of strong national cyber-security planning. This planning was reinforced by The “ASX 100 Cyber Health Check.”
This ASX report, and its findings, had incorporated the Australian government’s high-profile Cyber Security Strategy. This strategy encouraged government, regulators and businesses to collaborate on tackling cyber risk.
The cyber view from the boardroom reinforced trends the online economy was growing at twice the speed of the rest of the global economy. To harness its benefits, organisations needed to effectively manage their exposure to risk.
Among the trends, it was increasingly common for boards to rank cyber-risk as a key strategic issue. This required their focus, as well as leadership and governance.
“Cyber-risk is now an everyday reality,’” the ASX report said. “Every organisation faces a daily barrage of malicious cyber-activity. The vast majority are unsophisticated and unsuccessful.
“But the potential for a cyber-incident to cause major reputational and financial damage means that boards and management teams are spending more time and resources on developing their understanding and addressing cyber risks.”
The “ASX 100 Cyber Health Check” was the first attempt to gauge how the boards of Australia’s largest publicly listed companies viewed and managed their exposure to the rapidly-evolving cyber world.
The extent of cyber-risk management varied broadly across companies. However, this was marked by a high level of risk-awareness at the top levels of corporate Australia and a commitment to taking further action.
Despite significant progress, there were gaps when it came to building organisational preparedness and resilience. Among the trends, cyber-security was a major and growing risk. Tackling this challenge involved a culture of collaboration.
Many organisations had allocated a cyber-security budget. This, however, was still included in the overall IT budget rather than being standalone.
Organisations had a clear understanding of their disclosure requirements. This was especially important given Australia’s recently-enacted data breach notification regulations.
For most organisations, cyber-awareness training programs were a fairly recent practice. This was against a back-drop of cyber-attack attempts that were on the rise in the last 12 months.
Organisations remained unclear about how they would communicate a confidential data breach. “It appears that more needs to be done around detecting and responding to cyber intrusions given the majority response of only ‘somewhat’ confident,” the ASX report noted.
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The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in California, alleges that NSO’s spyware, known as Pegasus, and other malware have caused Apple monetary and property damages, and violated the human rights of Apple users along the way.
“To prevent further abuse and harm to its users, Apple is also seeking a permanent injunction to ban NSO Group from using any Apple software, services, or devices,” Apple said in a statement.
In a statement Tuesday, NSO Group did not address the specifics of the lawsuit and instead said the firm’s technology saves lives.
NSO Group provides “lawful tools” to help governments fight pedophiles and terrorists, the firm said.
While NSO Group has long maintained that it only sells its software to authorized users for law enforcement and counterterrorism purposes, researchers have for years uncovered evidence that Pegasus has been used to surveil dissidents and human rights activists.
Researchers from the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab in September said that an unidentified party was using Pegasus, and a vulnerability in Apple operating software, to spy on a Saudi activist.
The lawsuit is the latest setback for NSO Group, which cybersecurity analysts and human rights activists have long accused of doing business with repressive governments. The firm’s easy-to-use spyware is capable of eavesdropping on a phone’s communications and accessing other sensitive data on the device, according to researchers.
The US Commerce Department this month added NSO Group to its so-called “entity list,” effectively banning the company from buying software components from US vendors without a license. Commerce accused NSO Group, and another Israeli firm known as Candiru, of providing spyware to foreign governments that “used these tools to maliciously target” journalists, embassy workers and activists.
In a statement at the time, NSO Group said it was “dismayed by the decision given that our technologies support US national security interests and policies by preventing terrorism and crime, and thus we will advocate for this decision to be reversed.” “We look forward to presenting the full information regarding how we have the world’s most rigorous compliance and human rights programs that are based [on] the American values we deeply share,” according to the statement, “which already resulted in multiple terminations of contacts [sic] with government agencies that misused our products.”
Candiru could not be reached for comment at the time.
Apple is at least the second major US tech firm to sue NSO Group. Facebook (now known as Meta) in 2019 sued NSO Group for allegedly facilitating the breach of 1,400 phones running the WhatsApp messaging application.
NSO Group has denied the allegations made by Facebook, and tried to block the case from moving forward. But a US appeals court this month ruled that the lawsuit could proceed.
Apple said it would contribute $10 million, plus any damages from the lawsuit, to “organizations pursuing cybersurveillance research and advocacy.”
The lawsuit seeks unspecified punitive damages from NSO Group, as well as “compensatory damages in an amount to be proven at trial.”
NSO Group is just one of several firms that sell specialized hacking tools to break into different types of mobile phones.
In its lawsuit, Apple’s lawyers reflected on what it called a “continual arms race” between Apple engineers and NSO Group’s code-writers.
“Even as Apple develops solutions and enhances the security of its devices, Defendants are constantly updating their malware and exploits to overcome Apple’s own security upgrades,” the complaint states.
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<p>The Lotteries Commission of Western Australia (Lotterywest) has contracted Fujitsu Australia Limited to deliver a $7.3million Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution based on SAP Business All-in-One. This fully integrated, best practice SAP ERP solution is a core component of Lotterywest’s business transformation project which will see Lotterywest totally replace its gaming and business systems. The Project will ensure that Lotterywest has the necessary systems to provide a solid and flexible platform for continued excellence in lottery sales and the financial return to the West Australian community.</p> <p>Fujitsu won the project after an intensive 12 month evaluation process that recognised its professional, consultative approach and ability to deliver a value for money solution that addressed Lotterywest’s needs.</p> <p>Lotterywest CEO, Jan Stewart, said Fujitsu’s extensive ERP business solutions expertise, the quality of its technology and its willingness to work closely with Lotterywest to understand its complex requirements were a powerful combination.</p> <p>“At Lotterywest, we pride ourselves on running a truly world-class lottery. We are looking forward to managing our business using the latest technology and working with a partner who has shown a real understanding of our business.”</p> <p>Fujitsu advocated a best practice delivery approach to the project, based on a leveraged model that enables rapid and flexible deployment of best-in-class processes. This will allow the joint project team to implement the first round of functionality by the end of this financial year, with phase two due for completion by the end of 2008.</p> < p > Phase 1 of the project will encompass customer relationship management, financial management and procurement, human capital management, which will connect to the new Intralot gaming system; while Phase 2 will incorporate grants management, document management, occupational, health and safety and business analytics.</p> <p>Since Lotterywest (uniquely in Australia) distributes the profits from its lottery games back into the WA community, Fujitsu will work with Lotterywest to further develop and integrate grants management, assessment and approval processes as part of the SAP solution.</p> <p>Fujitsu’s General Manager – Western Region, Tom Hayes, said the result is a strong endorsement of Fujitsu’s knowledge and experience of SAP, and its close partnership with the software vendor both nationally and globally.</p> <p>“While Fujitsu has extensive experience with SAP deployments elsewhere, Lotterywest is our first SAP project in Western Australia. This win highlights our ability not only to outperform our competitors in the ERP space, but also to overcome geography and time zones to deliver value for our clients.”</p>
Fujitsu is a full service provider of information technology and communications solutions. Throughout Australia and New Zealand we partner with our customers to consult, design, build, operate and support business solutions. From strategic consulting to application and infrastructure solutions and services, Fujitsu has earned a reputation as the single supplier of choice for leading corporate and government organisations. Fujitsu Australia Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited of Japan.</p> <p>Visit au.fujitsu.com for further information</p>
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Pulseway is pleased to host world-famous ethical hacker Bryan Seely as he delivers a not-to-be-missed webinar that uses his unique insights and experience to help you focus on those areas of security you really should be worried about.
Bryan is renowned as the person who wiretapped the FBI and US Secret Service by exploiting a vulnerability in Google Maps. He talked about this in his TEDx talk “Wiretapping the Secret Service can be easy and fun”.
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Security firms are warning about new exploit code that targets a Microsoft Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability, enabling attackers to take complete control of a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability could be used by attackers in drive-by attacks. The new flaw was reported by French Security firm VUPEN Security Dec. 9 and affects Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8 running on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. VUPEN gave the vulnerability a "critical" rating. The browser contains a flaw which causes a Requires Free Membership to View
memory error in Internet Explorer's HTML parsing engine when it processes Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) import rules in a Web page, according to the VUPEN advisory. Attackers can set up a malicious Web page or inject code into vulnerable websites to target the flaw. The vulnerability was added Wednesday as an exploit to the Metasploit Framework.
Microsoft blocked five critical vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer in its December round of monthly patches. Some of the flaws patched by Microsoft were being used by attackers in drive-by attacks.
PayPal's Michael Barrett says many firms fear misuse of shared cybersecurity data. He also discusses the evolution of PCI DSS and mobile payment security.
Cybergang plans to use Trojan against U.S. banks
A cybergang in Eastern Europe revealed plans to attack U.S. banks with a Gozi-like Trojan, according to RSA.
PCI 3.0: New requirements cover pen testing, service providers
Version 3.0 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard has few surprises, but a host of new requirements and challenges for merchants.
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A message seeming to come from a Facebook friend was instead a source of malware that ensnared 10,000 users, according to The Philippine Star.
The infection was detected by researchers at Kaspersky Lab, who determined that compromised devices had hijacked Facebook accounts to deliver the infection through the victim's own Facebook friends.
The campaign ran last week – primarily in South America, Europe, Tunisia and Israel – delivering messages seemingly from a Facebook friend saying recipients were mentioned in a comment. This was only a ploy for the delivery of a two-stage attack.
First, a Trojan would be downloaded onto the user's computer which delivered a Chrome browser extension. This allowed the second step, the usurping of the target's Facebook account.
The miscreants behind the attack were then able to alter privacy settings and siphon data, thus spreading the infection via the victim's Facebook friends. As well, they could spread spam, steal identities and manipulate "likes" and "shares".
The malware also was able to blacklist security sites that might have protected users.
Facebook has blocked the threat and claims it has not observed any further infection attempts. As well, Google removed the suspect extension from its Chrome Web Store.
Kaspersky advised users to run malware scans on their computers and open the Chrome browser to look for anomalous extensions.
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2. Top 5 Tips of Protecting Your Android Device
The future has taken too much attention of the people as far as smartphones can do. To the extent that they have completely forgotten about the immediate online threats, including the criminal activities accomplished through smartphones, specifically Android malware.
The International Data Corporation (IDC) reported in their study that 1.4% of mobile devices on the world market were victims of malware in 2015. According to the study, Android had a 78% share domination of the market in the first quarter of 2015 after a total of 334.4 million smartphones were shipped across the globe. In the 2nd quarter of 2015, 0.2% of mobile devices were infected with malware in the United States. More than 62% of the infected mobile devices were targeted for the user’s personal information.
Privacy Stealing Virus Targets 62% of Android Devices
Android devices are greatly endangered by the privacy stealing virus. This virus can certainly steal information from your Android device without much ado. The information the malware can steal may include anything from online banking credentials, pictures, device location and contacts. 2015 is the year every Android device user should be alert. Hackers and other online criminals will use Android malware to get hold of your bank account data and do with it as they feel fit.
You should not despair; Google is restlessly advancing Android security stage. When compared to personal computer, the number of threats that endanger Android is significantly small. However, there is still a chance of security breaches due to the customizable nature of Android. Therefore, the security of your Android device lies in your hands.
Always use protected connection, with a premium VPN such as LimeVPN when using a public Wi-Fi hotspot to make online payments.
Do not use just any antivirus, but a good and reliable antivirus on your Android device.
Install an ad tracker or ad blocker to protect your phone against data pulling adware.
Get apps from Google & partner official stores, because unofficial stores will expose you to malware apps.
Make an effort to allow update on your Android device; they help to keep your device more secured.
You should not be the Yes-Click type as far as requests on your Android device are concerned. The security of your Android device and privacy of your data starts with you. Avoid unofficial stores and block pop-ups to protect you device against adware and malware. You should always remember to restrict apps that request permission to access your personal data; especially, if the requested data is not relevant to the app (s).
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“How do you do it?” my staff member asked. As I turned toward her to give my full attention, she continued. “How do you work full time and get everything done at home? I work part time and struggle to do what I need to do.” Her body tensed at the thought of her heavy load.
With her eyes fixed upon me, I had a decision to make. How would I approach this opportunity?
I could give her pointers on effective time management.
I could share my strategy for setting priorities.
I could instruct her about the importance of cultivating a relationship with Jesus as a powerful way to deal with the stressors of life.
In that split second, however, I sensed the question was really revealing something deeper. The dear woman standing before me was opening up and being vulnerable. The best thing to do would be to share myself, to be vulnerable in return.
Vulnerability requires trust and a willingness to be authentic.
I can trust because I am secure in the Lord and where He has placed me. My desire is to build God’s Kingdom not my own. He is my Protector, so I can safely offer myself to others. Because I know that an effective team is founded on trust, I extend trust to my teammates.
I can be authentic, because I don’t need to make a good impression by acting all put together. “The wise don’t make a show of their knowledge” (Proverbs 12:23). I can share with humility, seeking to be led by the Holy Spirit, aware that I am still in the process of becoming more like Jesus.
I firmly believe that as a leader I have been granted position by the Lord. This gives me great responsibility and holds me to a high standard. This means I must use my position as a means to serve others, encouraging and equipping them to grow and thrive in what God has called them to do.
So how did I respond to the question?
I smiled and admitted, “You probably would be surprised by my home. I really don’t do much there. My husband is a lot of help. He gets home earlier than I do, and cooks most of the meals and takes care of the dishes. And I don’t have children at home who need me much any more. I honestly don’t think I could do this job without my husband’s support and if my kids were younger.”
She nodded and sighed with understanding, relieved and a bit more relaxed.
“The words of the wise bring healing” (Proverbs 12:18). I pray my words have that effect.
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At the end of June we ran a survey on the Clu-blog asking folks their opinions about data security.
In order to tempt more folks into participating, a shiny new Apple iPad (32GB Wifi edition) was waved around as bait.
Well now I can reveal that we have dug deep into the hat and pulled out the name of the lucky winner. Drum roll please…
It’s Martin Price, who works hard securing the IT systems for the NHS Trusts in Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly, supporting 12,500 users across 250+ sites spread throughout the area. Martin tells us that his specific responsibilities “include perimeter and endpoint security that encompasses everything from anti-virus to web content filtering.”
So he’s a busy chap. But not too busy, he says, to not be excited about playing with the shiny new gadget which is winging its way to him.
Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey, the results of which you can read about here.
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The two, called Aries and Terragraph, will be detailed at its F8 conference in San Francisco, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday.
Together, they represent an extension of Facebook's connectivity efforts that so far have been most closely identified with Aquila, a high-flying drone designed by the company to beam down an Internet signal to remote areas.
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Getting people online and keeping them connected is key to Facebook's expansion plans. After all, it won't be able to persuade new users to come to its services if the Internet connection isn't reliable.
"Tomorrow, you’re going to hear about two powerful new systems we’ve built to improve connectivity on the ground in urban and rural areas," Zuckerberg said during a keynote speech to developers. As he spoke, photographs of the two hardware projects were displayed on a screen.
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Images of Facebook's Aries and Terragraph systems.
In previewing the announcement, Zuckerberg didn't give anything away, but both appear to be pieces of wireless networking gear.
Aries appears to have multiple antennas that could be used to more accurately serve signals to particular areas or create small cells to improve the use of wireless bandwidth. Terragraph appears to have four antennas, each casting a wide beam around a central mast.
Zuckerberg estimated around a billion people are currently not on the Internet because they live in areas with poor or no connectivity.
A further billion are in areas with coverage but cannot afford to get online, he said. For those people, Facebook is hoping lower costs will come from a project it has launched to develop open-source networking equipment for telecommunications carriers. It hopes the gear will be cheaper than traditional cellular equipment and thus lead to cost reductions for operators and lower charges for users.
The company is trying to entice an additional 2 billion users who have connectivity, can afford the costs, but don't see the point of a data plan, Zuckerberg said. For those people, the company has been offering Free Basics, a set of core Internet services that users can access at no cost.
The service was propelled to fame when the Indian government effectively banned it in favor of net neutrality, but the service has 25 million users in 37 countries, Zuckerberg said on Tuesday.
In some countries, users get free access to the Facebook app as part of a deal the company has with local carriers.
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OTTAWA — Canadian egg and poultry farmers who've lost domestic market share due to two recent free trade agreements will have access to $691 million in federal cash.
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MONTREAL — Atikamekw leaders in Quebec say they are disappointed by the Quebec government's refusal to adopt measures aimed at improving Indigenous health care this week over a reference to systemic racism in the recommendations.
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Funeral underway for Const. A funeral for an Ontario Provincial Police officer killed in the line of duty last week has begun. Mourners, many of them in police uniform, have gathered in a high school in M’Chigeeng First Nation on Manitoulin Island to pay tribute to Const.
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An Ontario Provincial Police officer killed in the line of duty last week will be laid to rest today. Const. Marc Hovingh died last Thursday in a shooting that also left a civilian dead in Gore Bay, Ont., on Manitoulin Island.
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Friends and relatives of an Ontario Provincial Police officer killed in the line of duty last week remembered him Saturday as a "man of kindness, gentleness and love," who doted on animals and would drop everything to help someone in need. Const.
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Vulnerability management tools scan enterprise networks for weaknesses that may be exploited by would-be intruders. Should the scan find a weakness, the vulnerability management tools suggest or initiate remediation action. In this way, vulnerability management tools reduce the potential impact of a network attack.
This approach to network security differs from firewalls, antivirus or antispyware software, and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). These security tools are designed to manage attacks on the network as they occur. In contrast, vulnerability management tools instead search for potential weaknesses and fix them in an attempt to mitigate potential future network attacks.
Vulnerability management tools initially assess the network using network and port scanners, IP scanners, etc. They then prioritize remediation so that the most significant issues are addressed first. The best practice is to allow vulnerability management tools to perform limited scans, and remediate weaknesses immediately to reduce the time to resolution. Conducting more extensive scans delays remediation while the scan completes and therefore leaves weaknesses found during the scan unattended until the scan is complete.
Remediation should happen quickly, and according to the vulnerability management tools’ prioritization schedule. Systematically eliminating network weaknesses reduces dependence on peripheral intrusion detection technologies. If a bad actor gains network access, attacks can be minimized by removing vulnerabilities intruders may encounter.
Vulnerability Management for DevOps
Agile, rapid app development and deployment must be secure.
The rapid adoption of DevOps is leaving traditional security practices in the dust. Manual processes, infrequent scans and siloed tools cannot keep up with the pace of development velocity and continuous release cycles. As a result, DevOps and application development broadly are creating a Cyber Exposure gap that puts at risk some of the most sensitive data and systems in any organization. Cybersecurity leaders must rise to this challenge and find new approaches to securely enable business innovation.
Cybersecurity leaders turn to Tenable to integrate security testing into the DevOps pipeline without sacrificing velocity. Now you can provide vulnerability assessment, malware detection and policy enforcement prior to application deployment to secure DevOps processes. You can also gain comprehensive visibility and insight into the security of production applications with frequent and automated web application scanning.
Tenable envision a future in which vulnerability management and other preventive cybersecurity tools come together in a new paradigm it calls exposure management.
An exposure management program brings together technologies such as vulnerability management, Web application security, cloud security, identity security, attack path analysis and external attack surface management to help your organization understand the full breadth and depth of its exposures and take the actions needed to reduce them through remediation and incident response workflows.
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Santander Feels the Heat: The Federal Reserve has issued a sweeping enforcement action against Banco Santander's U.S. holding company, ordering it to improvewell, a whole lot of stuff. Regulators identified Santander's capital management, corporate governance, and ability to meet daily funding needs as areas in need of remediation, along with risk management at its consumer lending unit. No fine is attached to the action yet, but the Fed could add one later. The scope of the action is "unusual at a time in which the regulators are focused typically on individual lines of business at individual institutions," analyst Karen Shaw Petrou tells the Journal. Santander's U.S. unit has had a rough go of it in recent years, failing to pass the Fed's Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review in March for the second consecutive year, as the Financial Times notes.
In with the New: Barclays is ousting chief executive Antony Jenkins in the hope that a new leader will make better progress in the restructuring of its investment bank and in moving past legacy issues. Barclays' recently appointed chairman John McFarlane will take the helm of the bank while it searches for a replacement, according to the New York Times. The papers all note three other European banks have jettisoned their top leaders this year"a reflection of mounting investor and boardroom frustration with banks' stubbornly low stock prices and sluggish progress at overhauling the sprawling institutions," according to the Journal. The FT has an insider-y take that casts Jenkins' removal as a testament to the power of "no-nonsense commercial banker" McFarlane, who reportedly took issue with Jenkins' more bureaucratic style. A separate article names the bank's chief financial officer Tushar Morzaria as a potential successor.
Greece Gets a Hard Deadline: European officials have set a Sunday deadline for Greece to come up with a new proposal for its creditors. But reaching a consensus isn't going to be easy, according to the Journal. European leaders are demanding even bigger budget cuts and policy changes than the ones Greeks already voted down in the referendum. Greece's new plan would have to include "changes to labor laws to make it easier to fire workers, changes to product markets and the privatization of state assets," the Journal reports. And while German chancellor Angela Merkel signaled that creditors might be open to restructuring Greek debt down the line, she's looking for Greece to prove itself first. The Times suggests that Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras is more optimistic about reaching a compromise than his eurozone counterparts. While Tsipras "stuck an almost sunny tone" in his recap of Tuesday's meetings, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker was "sputtering with rage" as he recalled the Greek government's criticisms of creditors and Merkel continued to strike a tough stance. A former Greek finance minister writes in the Times that the solution is for Greece to agree to structural reforms in exchange for concessions like longer loan-maturity deadlines. A separate article in the paper argues that Germany should remember the lesson from its own massive debt forgiveness package so long ago: "Major debt overhangs are only solved after deep write-downs of the debt's face value."
Encryption Wars: The battle over encryption technology is heating up as Silicon Valley behemoths like Apple, Google and Microsoft face off against government agencies that say their access to consumer and corporate data is a matter of national security. Now a group of top technologists have put out a paper arguing that tech firms can't let the government tap into encrypted data without creating major security vulnerabilities. These include putting "confidential data and critical infrastructure like banks and the power grid at risk," the Times reports. The Journal says the conflict with Washington has a lot to do with the government's lack of concrete proposals about a secure way to ensure that law-enforcement officials can be granted exclusive yet limited access to people's information. The FT highlights technologists' concernsabout privacy rights and preserving the open Internet.
Lending is all well and good, but wealth management is the future, according to online lending startup Payoff. The company currently specializes in extending loans to people who will use the money to pay off their credit-card debt.
The London interbank offered rate remains unreliableyears after revelations about traders' attempts to manipulate the benchmark interest rate, the paper reports.
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The federal government wants to expand an affordable housing program that incentivizes low-income families to move to more expensive neighborhoods.
Trying to curb leveraged lendingis a lot like "a game of Whac-a-Mole, with new unregulated players popping up to fill the risky gaps," writes Steven Davidoff Solomon.
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If you drop all the pieces of a large puzzle on a table and look at them individually, it’s almost impossible to see the full picture. You can start by picking up pieces and trying to fit them together, but it’s not until you’re organizing the pieces and prioritizing where to begin that you understand what is being created. Slowly but surely each piece connects to another and the image becomes clear.
Now, imagine a vulnerability management program in the same way.
Before you start building your vulnerability management program, it’s important to map out how the program will look. Vulnerability management is the process in which vulnerabilities in IT – a weakness of an asset(s) that can be exploited – are identified and the risk is evaluated. While people often confuse vulnerability management with vulnerability scanning, they aren’t the same. Vulnerability scanning is only one piece of the larger vulnerability management puzzle; Vulnerability management incorporates other activities like risk acceptance and remediation.1
As cyberattacks increase, organizations are facing an increased pressure to focus more time and attention on information security. An effective vulnerability management process should be part of that effort, to help understand and control where there are information security risks in your organization. Identifying and mitigating IT risks can prevent attackers from penetrating your networks and stealing critical or private information.
When you start putting together a puzzle, you usually look at the picture on the box and visualize what your end result will be. Do the same with your vulnerability management program. Before you dive into the five W’s of your vulnerability management program, start your plan at the finish line. Set the intention or goal of your program and work backwards.
A great place to start is by mocking-up your dream dashboard. Most organizations look at their data and then determine how to present it in a meaningful way. This can be a good start, but it leaves you analyzing data that you already know, just in a different way. You need to go deeper.
Think about the data you would love to have access to and how you want to present it to executives. This is your dream dashboard. It should be able to show stakeholders what you’re envisioning and working towards. Once you know what you’re working towards, you can find the right tools to help you get that data.
Now that you know what data you need, it’s time to analyze.
Understanding how a vulnerability would impact the critical business functions of your organization is key to prioritizing risk. Vulnerability counts can oftentimes be a vanity metric when there isn’t any context. As a company scales, it’s expected that the number of vulnerabilities will also grow, but looking solely at vulnerability counts doesn’t allow you to track progress against your objective to reduce overall risk. In doing this, you might not actually be optimizing the use of your resources to ensure the greatest risk reduction over time.
For example, if you add risk scores into the mix, you may find that you are actually reducing risk over time, despite the increasing number of vulnerabilities. Your IT team may have recently tackled a giant vulnerability on a critical system that they’ve been trying to patch for weeks or sometimes, even months! You wouldn’t know this if you only looked at the number. You wouldn’t have seen how critical this remediation was and how it played a role in reducing your organization’s overall risk. Adding context to your vulnerabilities gives you a better sense of where the riskiest vulnerabilities are for your organization, allowing you to make better remediation decisions.
For the most part, the intention of your program will be to minimize vulnerability-related risks and effectively communicate the results with the rest of the organization. A program is only as successful as the results that you’re able to share and the reasoning behind the decisions you made to remediate, or not to remediate, vulnerabilities.
Assets
Take stock of all your puzzle pieces! We know, classifying assets can seem like a tedious project, but it is critical for vulnerability management. It is one of the most important steps in helping your IT team prioritize vulnerabilities.
The key is to start somewhere. Your team won’t be able to get everything done on Day 1, but that’s OK. A good place to start is with a simple binary classification. Identify what your core business data is, what systems this data is stored on, who has access to these systems and whether you can restrict that access. From that point, you can work in a phased approach to tag these systems through a simple yes/no classification based on criteria such as business criticality or decommissioned statuses.
With a more defined scope, your IT team can be more efficient in optimizing its limited resources and prioritizing appearances to remediate the RIGHT risks.
Processes
You have all the puzzle pieces flipped upright, now it’s time to map out how they connect. The success of your vulnerability management program can only go as far as the processes you have defined to guide your teams. Some of the most common processes that should be mapped out include:
Policy definition: Map out how vulnerability management processes are defined, updated, and approved. Is there a process around when these policies should be revisited and optimized?
Vulnerability prioritization and assignment: Define how you prioritize remediation activities and the assignment of tickets to your IT team. Do you currently have a tool that automates this process and someone who manages this tool?
Remediation process: Define what remediation looks like and what SLAs you’re tracking. Also go one step further to determine what happens when they are missed and who the issue should be escalated to.
Exception management: Sometimes you need to define vulnerability exceptions to avoid creating larger problems on your systems. You should define the exception request and approval
People
Puzzles are always easier when you’re working with someone else. If you divide and conquer, you’ll get the job done more efficiently and have a better chance at seeing all the components that you may have missed on your own.
The same is true for your vulnerability management process. When building a vulnerability management process, the following roles should be identified and assigned– even if it’s one person taking on multiple roles:
Security Officer: This is your program champion who convinces the organization about the benefits of investing time, resources and budget.
Risk Officer: This person might not be driving the project, but usually has a vested interest in it, especially as boards continue to demand more transparency.
Vulnerability Manager: This person typically owns most of the vulnerability management program and works closely with other team members to make sure that vulnerabilities are remediated. They may also oversee some of the technology tools.
Asset Owners: Generally, it’s IT who is responsible for patching any issues.
Architect: This role stitches everything together and assembles all the puzzle pieces. This person keeps tab of how people are collaborating to execute the processes and leveraging the technology to streamline repetitive parts.
Tip: Make sure all these roles are involved in developing the process! Keeping stakeholders in the loop ensures that you have buy-in across all groups, giving you the momentum to move the project forward. Aligning everyone on the objectives before the project begins leads to a higher program success rate than working to get buy-in afterwards.
Tie it all together
Now it’s time to see your finished product! The last piece to your vulnerability management puzzle is security orchestration.
There is a growing understanding across industry professionals that manual processes cannot keep up with the increasing demand of information security. A study by ESG research shows that 19 percent of enterprise organizations have already deployed technologies for security automation and orchestration extensively, 39 percent have done so on a limited basis, and 26 percent are currently engaged in a project to automate and orchestrate security operations.1
The automation of these processes can be achieved using a SOAR (Security Orchestration, Analytics and Reporting) platform. A SOAR platform improves automation, ensures regulatory compliance and reduces the probability of a breach against your organization. Typical functions that organizations automate upfront include: reporting, vulnerability scanning, data aggregation and correlation, workflow management, risk scoring and ticket generation.
Automating the identification, classification, remediation and mitigation of vulnerabilities will not only provide greater efficiency, but will also give you consistent results by ensuring that the process is performed the same way every time.
The end goal
Many organizations (yours included) may already have vulnerability management tools in place like scanners, threat feeds, and patch managers, but without the right people and processes to support them, these are just puzzle pieces sitting in a pile on the table.
Without a thoroughly planned vulnerability management program in place, an organization may be blind to risks related to the security of the IT infrastructure. Taking time to plan out your program will give your organization a continuous view of the risk associated with the vulnerabilities in its systems. This allows management to make well-advised decisions to remediate actions that could reduce risks.
You have the pieces laid out, now it’s time to put them together so you can see the bigger picture and reach the end goal of protecting your organization from cyber threats.
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https://www.resolver.com/resource/piecing-together-vulnerability-management-puzzle/
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Are a member of CIS in good standing.
If you are not already an Associate member of the CIS certification student body, you must first become a memberto pursue the CFCM credential.
For CFCM certification by CIS, candidates must pass CIS exams FC101 and FC102. CIS exams are administered on-line and can be taken at your convenience at your home or work through the CIS e-Learning Center, where your progress and score are monitored and recorded centrally. Your exam results are provided automatically upon completion of your exam.
Submit your professional endorsements and proof of required experience.
E-mail: [email protected]
Gain final approval from the certification committee and become certified by CIS.
You will officially become certified once your exam and credentials are approved by the certification committee. Your certification will be mailed to the address you provided for your membership account. Those who have attained a CIS credential will be invoiced for certification renewal upon annual membership renewal.
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https://www.certifiedinfosec.com/77-widgetkit/fraud-control-certifications/602-04-cfcm
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On Nov. 25, join IT World Canada’s editorial director Alex Coop and The NPD Group’s industry analyst Michael Crosby as they dig through the Canadian channel by segment based on the latest quarterly numbers, and carefully peel apart the security category. Security is on everybody’s mind, but deciding which vendor to partner with to address specific challenges is not as cut and dried.
What types of partnerships should you seek? What types of solutions are in demand? And what exactly should managed security services keep in mind while servicing clients in the remote work era? Our dynamic duo will do their best to answer these questions and many more during a concluding Q&A session.
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https://channeldailynews.com/news/upcoming-webinar-will-focus-on-cybersecurity-in-the-new-normal/72435
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In a major blow to user rights, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a decision that will go a long way toward ensuring that software buyers will rarely be software owners.
In a triumph of legal formalism over reality, the Court held that the copyright’s first sale doctrine – the law that allows you to resell books and that protects libraries and archives from claims of copyright infringement – doesn’t apply to software (and possibly DVDs, CDs and other “licensed” content) as long as the vendor saddles the transfer with enough restrictions to transform what the buyer may think is sale into a mere license.
Here's the back story: Timothy Vernor bought four packages of Autodesk's AutoCAD software at a garage sale and tried to sell them on eBay. Autodesk threatened Mr. Vernor with a copyright lawsuit, claiming that its software is only “licensed,” never sold and pointing to the fine print on the agreement it had with the original purchaser. With the assistance of the public interest litigators at Public Citizen, Vernor filed suit in Seattle against Autodesk, asking the court to clarify his right to resell the AutoCAD software packages that he paid good money for. He prevailed before the district court in 2009, prompting Autodesk to appeal.
Autodesk insisted that its software was “licensed,” rather than sold, and thus the original purchaser never “owned” it and neither could Mr. Vernor. And since Vernor didn’t own the software, Autodesk argued, his attempted sale of the software violated copyright law
EFF—joined by the Consumer Federation of America, the American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, Association of College and Research Libraries, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, and Public Knowledge—filed an amicus brief supporting Mr. Vernor, arguing that copyright owners should not be able to trump the first sale doctrine by using a few “magic words” in a “license agreement.”
Unfortunately, the court agreed with Autodesk, holding that a software user is a licensee rather than an owner of a copy where the copyright owner, in the documents included with the software packaging, (1) specifies that the user is granted a license; (2) significantly restricts the user’s ability to transfer the software; and (3) imposes notable use restrictions.
In other words, the right “magic words” can turn unsuspecting buyers into renters, which means they can’t claim the longstanding protections owners normally get, such as the right to resell their legally purchased software when they are done with it.
This decision is deeply disappointing, and it is very bad news for consumers. By undermining the crucial balance between copyright owners and users that supports used bookstores, libraries, and DVD rentals, it hurts both our ability to save a few dollars and our ability to retain, archive and access older, out-of-print materials. Libraries and second-hand sellers are often the only hope for these materials and the “long tail” community of researchers, historians and hobbyists that value them.
But the potential effects of this decision don’t stop there: it risks creating a situation in which violating contracts and end-user license agreements (EULAs) could result in a copyright infringement lawsuit (with the heavy club of statutory damages, attorneys fees and low standards for injunctions) rather than just a simple breach of contract claim.
We understand Mr. Vernor may seek en banc review of this decision, which means the entire court will hear the case and could reverse this dangerous ruling. We hope that the court agrees to review the case and treats it as an opportunity to put consumer rights and expectations ahead of the overreaching demands of software vendors.
Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.) just re-introduced their You Own Devices Act (YODA), a bill that aims to help you reclaim some of your ownership rights in the software-enabled devices you buy.
We first wrote about YODA when it was originally introduced back in...
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Healthcare data breaches are on the rise from 2012 to 2013, as Experian’s 2014 Data Breach Industry Forecast report reveals. And in another report, Redspin’s 2013 Breach Report: Protected Health Information (PHI) stated that there was a 137.7 percent increase in the number of patient records breached from 2012 to 2013.
In three of the top 10 breaches in 2013, the error was traced to poor administrative password behavior, such as keeping default passwords or sharing passwords, according to InformationWeek.com.
This draws the spotlight on the recently updated HIPAA compliance regulations, also known as the final omnibus rule. While two-factor authentication has always been recommended as a security tool to meet the compliance standard for remote authentication access, it’s only recently been drawing greater attention as the threat of a potential government-funded audit looms over the healthcare industry (likewise for business associates/vendors that support the industry).
Drawing parallels to a recent major breach involving the exploitation of vendor credentials, big breaches within a large organization often occur as a result of lax third-party security. As Redspin’s report found, 20 percent of PHI breaches have involved a business associate each year from 2009-2013.
Why is that? Smaller companies that don’t deal with regulated data directly (like credit cardholder or patient health data) might not see the importance of maintaining a high bar for security standards, policies and procedures.
And this very security attitude is what gives hackers the keys to internal networks and systems that should otherwise be locked down. Relying on the security of a password alone is no longer enough for both vendors and core healthcare organizations.
Deploying a two-factor authentication solution ensures that even with lax password practices (particularly by administrators), your organization and users/patients are protected. Find out more about modern two-factor authentication solutions and how they can work with your organization.
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https://duo.com/blog/healthcare-data-breaches-increase-in-2013
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>direction of the project as a whole. If they remain transparent as to >decision making, then that problem goes away.
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The sun emitted what NASA is calling a "significant" solar flare on Saturday that could affect communications systems on Earth on Wednesday.
The National Weather Service's Space Weather Prediction Center is calling the eruption a radio blackout event. The center reported that the solar flare could affect satellites and cause GPS errors. Electrical power lines could be hit by extra current, and high frequency communications could be blocked when the radiation hits Earth.
Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation, according to NASA, but the harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through the Earth's atmosphere to physically hurt humans. However, powerful flares can affect the Earth's atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communication signals travel.
NASA categorized Saturday's flare as an X1-class eruption. X-class solar flares are the most intense eruptions. The number adds more information about its strength. An X2, for instance, is twice as intense as an X1.
Last fOctober, the sun emitted a series of intense solar flares that caused radio blackouts and affected GPS systems.
Between October 23 and October 30, the sun emitted four X-class solar flares.
Scientists said they weren't surprised to see an increase in solar flares since the sun is approaching the peak of the its normal 11-year activity cycle.
The largest flare in this current cycle was emitted on Aug. 9, 2011. That flare was an X6.9.
Extreme ultraviolet light shoots out of an X-class solar flare on Saturday. The image was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. (Photo: NASA/SDO)
This article, 'Significant' solar flare may affect communications, GPS on Wednesday, was originally published at Computerworld.com.
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https://www.cio.com.au/article/print/541750/_significant_solar_flare_may_affect_communications_gps_wednesday/
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Looks like some of the shady players in adtech (a large group from which to choose) are resorting to social engineering to get around ads.txt. What should you add to ads.txt? Nothing.
By the way, I think an ads.txt file can be a sign of desperation and point you to sources that you should monitor for fraud more carefully. Check out Salon.com‘s. Wow. As I write this, even the hinky Thrive Plus is in there.
RT @jason_kint: Just. Doesn't. Understand. How. Sunlight. Works. Again, I look forward to watching Wednesday and then a panel on privacy an…/ 32 minutes ago
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Send me one too, toughguy. @andywigmore twitter.com/andywigmore/st…/ / 1 hour ago
RT @jason_kint: The more people who know about this the better. Spread it wide please. If @Arron_banks wants to continue to try to intimida…/ 1 hour ago
RT @carolecadwalla: NEW: Arron Banks loses his shit. He’s now making legal threats at @Netflix over Cambridge Analytica doc #TheGreatHack.…/ 1 hour ago
RT @markritson: Of all the factors that are most important and least understood in the world of marketing effectiveness - eSOV is right at…/ 1 hour ago
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https://markpilip.com/2017/11/02/adtech-social-engineering/
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Breach disclosure has recently been in the news, and not necessarily in a good way. Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s press conference on a newspaper’s reporting of a security vulnerability on the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s website created a social media backlash. He blamed the reporter who discovered publicly accessible sensitive data for the exposure rather than a faulty website implementation.
This incident reminded me of a lesson I learned years ago from several people who worked in communication regarding Microsoft security issues. A Microsoft security incident would be in the news with all sorts of details, but the Microsoft security communications team would be annoyingly and frustratingly silent. I’d take this as a sign that they didn’t understand the security issue at hand, but later I would find out that they were either waiting for follow-up resolution or some fact that was still being investigated.
Being first to break the news about a security event often means you will get something wrong, or worse yet, your spokespeople do not fully understand the situation and give wrong information that often cannot be easily remedied. In this 24/7 news world, being too communicative too soon in the process can often bring unnecessary scrutiny to your security issue. You don’t want to be first to communicate, nor the last. There is always a middle ground of communication that should be followed in breach notifications.
It’s wise to have a plan in place for how you will respond to a breach. Here’s how to build that plan.
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The hackers behind the $81 million heist from the Bangladesh central bank have likely been involved in a series of attacks on the financial system, a US security firm has concluded.
Researchers at the security firm Symantec also found that the malware used in the bank hacks shares code with that used in the massive 2014 cyberattack against Sony Pictures.
Symantec said a bank in the Philippines has been attacked by the group that hit the Bangladesh central bank and attempted a heist from the Tien Phong Bank in Vietnam.
“Malware used by the group was also deployed in targeted attacks against a bank in the Philippines. In addition to this, some of the tools used share code similarities with malware used in historic attacks linked to a threat group known as Lazarus,” Symantec researchers said in a blog post Thursday.
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“The attacks can be traced back as far as October 2015, two months prior to the discovery of the failed attack in Vietnam, which was hitherto the earliest known incident.”
News of the Bangladesh incident sparked a warning from the global financial interbank platform SWIFT, which earlier this month warned of a wide-ranging campaign.
SWIFT said this month that hackers exploited vulnerabilities at two unnamed banks to gain access to their fund transfer systems, which then give instructions to the SWIFT network.
Symantec said the malware found has been tied to the group known as Lazarus, blamed for the Sony attack which according to US officials had been ordered by North Korea.
“The discovery of more attacks provides further evidence that the group involved is conducting a wide campaign against financial targets in the region,” Symantec said.
“While awareness of the threat posed by the group has now been raised, its initial success may prompt other attack groups to launch similar attacks. Banks and other financial institutions should remain vigilant.”
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https://www.securityweek.com/bank-hackers-linked-wider-campaign-researchers/
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First off, the hacker elves have been cranking out a ton of module content since we released 4.5.0 back in December, 2012. Between then and now, we've got 138 new modules. That's 1.1 new modules per day, including those days that other people call "weekends" and "holidays." Of those, we have 80 new exploits, 44 new auxiliary modules, and 12 new post modules.
Of course, most of the module commits don't originate with us here at Rapid7. Over this release, we have 86 distinct committers contributing to Metasploit, and only 11 of them are employed here at Rapid7. It's this overwhelming strength of the Metasploit exploit development community that keeps me super-excited to do Good Work every day. Seriously, thank you all for that. I'm getting all verklempt here.
A stroll down diff lane
Of course, we did a little more than just sling exploit code for 4.6.0. We also moved the ball forward on a whole bunch of core development and security research. Here are the highlights:
We got serious about unit testing. Exploit writers are notorious for writing quick, throw-away code, born of the race to get a working PoC together before the next guy (and the next patch!). Since Metasploit Framework is largely written by exploit devs, this habit has been really hard to combat. That said, on the road to 4.6.0, we integrated Travis-CI to run our growing library of RSpec tests. We're a long way from done there, of course, but we've made some pretty significant progress.
We detailed our peer code review practices for landing new code and new modules. Open source security development means taking risks, leaving your comfort zone, and suffering the slings and arrows of code review. Believe me, it's a lot easier to just pile on hack after hack when you're sitting in your closed-source cubicle farm, but developing in public means that we get to review and critique code from all comers. In the end, we hope we're being helpful, and fewer mistakes are repeated for next time.
We ported a bunch of 0day for Metasploit users. This kind of fast turnaround immediately puts the tools to test and validate remediation directly in the hands of the people who are best positioned to help: you. In addition, Metasploit exploits are now making it into other projects' regression testing cases, and are used to teach the next wave of security researchers how to quickly turn a found-in-the-wild 0day into a useful, safe, and effective exploit module.
We implemented a pretty novel new Postgres payload delivery system -- just in time for the recent wave of Postgres vulnerabilities! Nothing proves a vulnerability better than popping shells.
We invented a portable Ruby command exec payload to take advantage of the wave of Rails vulnerabilities announced these last couple months. While getting a rails server to print "hello world!" on the console is all well and good, it's really all about the shells.
We updated msfupdate to fully take advantage of our Git-based source code control systems, as well as to use the Metasploit Community and Pro edition update systems. We recognize that most Metasploit users really just want stability and security in their updates, and tracking along a source code tree isn't usually the way to get there. So, now installed versions of Metasploit (including Kali-installed Debian packages) will only update once a week, after the usual in-house QA and validation.
We turned exploited endpoints into Hollywood-hacker spy systems. Thanks to a user bug, we found that the record_mic feature of Meterpreter had been broken for a little while. So, we fixed it, wrapped it up in a post module, added a webcam activation module and some CCTV controller, and unleashed these A/V-centric modules into the world. I have no idea if real espionage agents actually do this kind of thing or not, but now you can prove that they can on your next pentest engagement. After all, that's kind of the point of a penetration test -- you want to be able to simulate what a real adversary could do in order to bring attention to the real risk of vulnerabilities.
We put together some UPnP modules to help people scan their enterprises for misconfigured and buggy UPnP endpoints. You are blocking and watching UDP port 1900 by now, right?
We asked you nicely to msftidy.rb your modules as part of a Git pre-commit hook. Since we started automating msftidy, the module quality we've been seeing shot up considerably, and we've been able to move new modules through the pull request queue a lot faster with a lot fewer common mistakes. Of course, as a result, we now get more pull requests. I'm sure there's an economics lesson about friction in there somewhere.
We started using a new heap spray technique for our many browser-based exploits. This was on the heels of some very excellent training and collaboration with the Corelan Team. Now, with a little luck, we can write more reliable exploits all the way through Internet Explorer 10, as well as Firefox 54 (or whatever their latest version is by the time this post goes live).
We now support Kali as an installation target. This was a huge accomplishment, thanks to the teamwork between Rapid7 and Offensive Security, getting a stable, supportable build into the hands of Kali Linux users worldwide. Assuming this ends up working out as we expect, we should be able to start supporting other platforms, such as Ubuntu, Debian, and Mint, with proper Debian packages. (We're also experimenting with a for-real Homebrew tap for you Mac OSX guys, but shhh it's not official yet.)
We pushed the envelope on WAP/Router hacking by landing a metric ton of exploit and auxilary modules targeting Linksys, D-Link, and Netgear devices, as well as putting together command execution payloads custom built for MIPS computing environments.
So, yeah. Been a busy four months or so. All of those bullets start with the word "we," and like I said, that's not just Rapid7 folks; it's all of you who pitched in with your work, patience, smarts, and gumption to get this thing out the door. Thanks!
If you're new to Metasploit, you can get started by downloading Metasploit for Linux or Windows. If you're already tracking the bleeding-edge of Metasploit development, then these modules are but an msfupdate command away. For readers who prefer the packaged updates for Metasploit Community and Metasploit Pro, you'll be able to install the new hotness today when you check for updates through the Software Updates menu under Administration.
For additional details on what's changed and what's current, please see Brandont's most excellent release notes.
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https://blog.rapid7.com/2013/04/10/weekly-update-metasploit-460/
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The importance of cyber awareness is most important given our regular use and reliance on the internet. From simple everyday tasks to more complex and larger roles and responsibilities, everything is now moving online. Businesses also make use of the internet to connect with their clients and offer their services.
Users are asked to provide sensitive information like their ID numbers, banking information etc. on these online portals on a regular basis. As a business, it is your responsibility to ensure security for every stakeholder involved. Businesses have to ensure:
A strong defense against cyber attacks and threats against all business resources.
We can clearly see a rising trend in the use of technology. But as technology progresses, the risk and advancement of cybersecurity threats is also on the rise. Cyber criminals are also evolving, coming up with better and hard to detect means of sabotaging cyber security protocols. Defense seems to be getting more complex and hard however, the frequency and damage caused by these attacks is also increasing. Thus businesses have to be serious and realize the importance of cybersecurity.
There is a general misconception that only large scale businesses have to be concerned about cyber security. Although more established businesses face larger implications when at risk of a cyber attack, the small to medium scale businesses cannot put the importance of cyber security in 2020 behind their backs.
It is integral that all businesses, big or small, are aware of cyber security measures that can help them deal with cyber attacks and related attempts. Here are some precautions and practices that can help you tackle cyber attack issues:
3. Hiring Reputable Cyber Security Companies:
There are plenty of best cybersecurity companies like Okratech that offer cybersecurity services for their clients. These are renowned and trained professionals that specialize in cyber security protocols. They are well aware of cyber attacks as well as the tried and tested mechanisms to stand strong against them. Therefore, you can be sure that your business is safe and the risk of compromise on the business’s security is reduced to nothing when such companies and service providers are taken on board.
However, it is important that you only trust the best services like AllSafeIT for these responsibilities. If you end up hiring the wrong service provider, it will not only do more harm than good but will also rip you of your valuable time and money.
5. Prepare A Disaster Management Plan:
Businesses can put in efforts to safeguard their data and resources. But as already mentioned malware developers and hackers are also learning and growing day by day. Therefore, their ways of attacking systems and resources are also changing and evolving. At times, no matter how much the business tries to get around and prevent cyber attacks, they can still be a prey to these attempts.
Therefore, it is important that your business has a disaster management plan. The disaster management plan will serve as a blueprint that will help you recover from the damage and mitigate the effects of the cyber attack as much as possible.
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Imagine a world where car accidents are a thing of the past; where chronic health conditions like diabetes are managed 24-7 without blood sugar highs and lows; where smart homes unlock doors with a face scan, and then automatically adjust lighting and temperature and even order groceries for delivery before you run out of milk.
We are on the brink of an exciting leap in innovation that is changing the very fabric of our society.
5G and IoT technology is more than just a new generation of wireless technology.
It represents a fundamental change in the mobile ecosystem, unleashing a powerful combination of extraordinary speed, expanded bandwidth, low latency, and increased power efficiency that is driving billions of more connections in the next five years and changing our world.
According to the GSMA, 5G connections are expected to grow from 10 million at the end of 2019 to 1.8 billion by 2025 - and we’re well on the way!
The first iteration of wireless technology, 1G, cut the cord for voice calls ushering in a new age of mobility.
When 2G emerged supporting voice and data, machine-to-machine communications (M2M) enabled simple solutions such as telematics, remote monitoring and control, and more.
When 3G evolved, web-browsing greatly expanded possibilities for the IoT, and invention took off.
Along came higher-speed data and video streaming of 4G along with the advent of cloud computing. This unleashed a tidal wave of imagination and innovation that demanded higher bandwidth, greater capacity, stronger security, and continuous connectivity with lower latency.
5G enables faster, more stable, and more secure connectivity that’s advancing everything from self-driving vehicles, to smart grids for renewable energy, to AI-enabled robots on factory floors.
It’s unleashing a massive IoT ecosystem where networks can serve billions of connected devices, with the right trade-offs between speed, latency, and cost.
5G got its start when the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) identified minimum recommendations for a new technology that was further defined and standardized by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
Thales has taken a leadership role in getting 5G off the ground.
The latter, FR2, extends into the extremely high frequency (EHF) range, also known as millimetre wave (mmWave) frequency. mmWave defined as the band of spectrum between 30 GHz and 300 GHz.
Instead of viewing 5G as a single technology, an important thing to understand is there are three different “flavours” of 5G, each meeting different wireless technology needs.
In general, 5G networks leverage higher spectrum bandwidth than their predecessors, helping to achieve industry-leading speed, reliability, and efficiency while enabling next-generation system additions. Rich, heavy data packets travel at lightning-fast speeds with imperceptible network latency.
One drawback to shorter wavelength, higher frequency is that signals are subject to high propagation loss and absorption, and they don’t travel as far and are blocked by things in their path.
This means smaller and more frequent cells are needed to support the network.
On the plus side, small cells support extremely high data rates.
Yes! Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) fits into the mMTC flavour of 5G technology. It is a fast-growing 3GPP cellular technology standard introduced in Release 13 that addresses the LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network) requirements of the IoT. It was standardised and classified as a 5G technology by 3GPP in 2016, and it will continue evolving with the 5G specification.
It is a leading LPWAN technology to power a wide range of industrial IoT devices, including smart parking, utilities, wearables, and industrial solutions.
Is LTE-M a 5G technology?
Yes, LTE-M is an LPWAN technology embraced by 5G; and like NB-IoT, it fits into the mMTC 5G category.
The 3GPP agreed that both NB-IoT and LTE-M technologies would continue evolving as part of the 5G specifications, meaning that these technologies can be used today and continue for a decade or more as part of the 5G evolution.
NB-IoT and LTE-M will coexist with other 5G standards, and they will become the LPWAN of the 5G spectrum.
There’s a lot of hype about 5G speeds and bandwidth, and with excellent reason. It delivers up to 10 gigabits per second (Gbps), supporting instant access to services and applications.
That’s 10 times faster than 4G, which delivers up to 1 gigabit per second (Gbps). To put that in perspective, it takes about 13 minutes to download a movie using wired DSL at 50 Mbps and about 39 seconds leveraging top 4G speeds at 1 Gbps.
In addition to speed, another advantage of 5G is significantly reduced latency. Latency is the lag time or short delay between the time it takes a signal to travel from one point to another, for instance, from a sensor in your car to the brakes.
5G networks deliver latency of 1-10 milliseconds compared to 50ms delivered by 4G. To put this into a real-world context, it takes 10ms for an image seen by the human eye to be processed by the brain.
When the ITU defined 5G requirements, a major consideration was eliminating energy leakage and strengthening sustainability. Traditional mobile networks use only 15-20 percent of their overall power consumption on actual data traffic. The rest is lost through inefficiencies.
Overall power design for 5G networks had to be reimagined and tightened along with the entire ecosystem architecture.
For instance, new power management schemes and reduced latency allow base stations to sleep longer.
And what’s more, higher throughput and reduced latency mean less time for data transmission and more time for sleep.
And more sleep always means less energy burn. Besides, data packets are compressed to improve network traffic efficiency, and transmit and receive traffic is controlled and optimized to extend rest time and reduce overall energy consumption.
Other improvements, including multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antennas, small cells, spectrum efficiency, Virtual Network Functions (VNFs), Software Defined Networks (SDNs), and network slicing, achieve efficiencies that reduce overall energy consumption making 5G 90% more efficient than its predecessor, 4G.
What is network slicing, and how is it expanding IoT?
To optimize performance, 5G’s unique architecture and software-defined network allow carriers to dedicate bandwidth for specific use cases that share common needs.
In other words, they can create multiple virtual networks offering capabilities and functionality tailored to a particular service or customer group – over a common network infrastructure.
This makes it easier and most cost-effective to deliver services and meet SLAs for customers delivering autonomous driving and simple track and trace solutions. Virtual networks (5G slicing) are tailored to specific IoT use cases.
Let’s take manufacturing, for instance. Robots are becoming a regular part of manufacturing lines, working side-by-side with human teams. 5G and its ultra-low latency will improve remote control of assets that were previously inaccessible due to lag time in response to commands.
5G enables interconnected, efficient and semi-automatic smart factories that integrate IoT devices, robots and human personnel that exchange data in real time to collaborate effectively.
With the arrival of 5G, factories can cut the cable and still have access to super low-latency, high-speed communications and automation.
Smart Energy
As our need for energy increases, power grids around the world are evolving and incorporating new small- and large-scale sustainable power plants and Virtual Power Plants (VPP) aimed at optimizing energy through the entire grid.
5G allows stakeholders to manage the precise generation and delivery of energy in real-time while balancing load and demand for greatly enhanced efficiency, a reduction in carbon output, and lower cost energy.
Connected Autonomous Cars
Fully autonomous, self-driving cars that seamlessly connect with elements in the environment, roads, smart cities and homes becomes a reality with 5G.
The speed, bandwidth and low latency of 5G can support tens of thousands of sensors and car components along with intelligent driving systems, intelligent road systems, in-car payments, connected commerce, predictive maintenance platforms, usage-based auto insurance, smart garage doors, home lighting system and much more.
Is 5G secure?
As the number of connected devices increases, so are the number of IoT security threats. Since 5G networks are software defined and provide unique features such as network slicing, virtualization and IoT cloud interworking, new security approaches are required with many elements being built into devices and ecosystem architecture.
These include strong digital IDs injected into the root of IoT modules during secure manufacturing, sophisticated authentication schemes that ensure secure cloud interworking, secure key rotation, and remote ID management schemes that protect IoT solutions across their long lifecycles.
Thales has pioneered a holistic approach to security with next generation solutions to secure devices, data, and to manage device lifecycles. Our portfolio of SIMs, eSIM, cellular IoT modules, cybersecurity platforms, and the Cinterion IoT Suite provide advanced security for the 5G ecosystem.
Join our Thales experts for an enriching power hour about getting started with 5G in IoT.
This webinar is for managers, strategists, and decision-makers who are engaged in Industrial IoT and want to get an overview of what happens in 5G and when.
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The NRC Vulnerability Disclosure Policy describes what systems and types of research are covered under this policy, how to send us vulnerability reports, and how long we ask security researchers to wait before publicly disclosing vulnerabilities.
If you aren't sure whether a system or endpoint is in scope or not, refer to the NRC VDP or contact us at [email protected] before continuing your research.
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The securities and exchange commission reports that 60% of all cyber attacks targeted small-to-midsize businesses in 2014. Cyber-criminals will often target SMBs as gateways to larger company networks. Hackers are all too aware that small to mid-size business’ are often operating on smaller security budgets which can leave assets unprotected and not as frequently monitored.
According to Ponemon Institute’s 2015 Cost of Data Breach Study, the average cost for each lost or stolen record containing sensitive and confidential information was $154.00. Can you imagine the crippling affects this could have on a small business ? There is no guarantee that the records purchased at ransom will be returned unharmed either. It is impossible for security experts to stop these criminals from attacking business’ . It has become increasingly important that SMBs take a proactive approach to protect their data and prepare to respond to a breach.
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Americans can follow simple steps to keep themselves, their assets, and their personal information safe online. Here are a few tips all Internet users can leverage to practice cyber security during National Cyber Security Awareness Month and throughout the year:
Set strong passwords and don’t share them with anyone.
Keep your operating system, browser, and other critical software optimized by installing updates.
Maintain an open dialogue with your family, friends and community about Internet safety.
Limit the amount of personal information you post online and use privacy settings to avoid sharing information widely.
Be cautious about what you receive or read online—if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
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Step 4:Choose a Scan type from the list to scan with ESET NOD32 antivirus.
Step 5:Wait for the scan process to complete.
Step 6:Click the Repair button if any threat is displayed at the end of the scan process.
Step 2:Sign into the official site of the ESET NOD32 software.
Step 3:Click For Home tab and choose your operating system from the drop-down list.
Step 4:Now a list of software available for your operating system will be displayed on the screen.
Step 5:Choose the ESET NOD32 antivirus software that you wish to download and to scan with ESET NOD32 antivirus.
Step 1:Enable the Boot Scan option by following the instructions given below.
Step 2:Launch the ESET NOD32 antivirus software on your computer.
Step 3:Click Tools available at the left-hand side of the screen to scan with ESET NOD32 antivirus.
Step 4:Choose the Scheduler option. Now the list of the options related to the Eset Nod32 Boot scan will appear on the screen.
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Top 10 climate disasters all cost over $1.5 billion in damage | Security Magazine
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A new report highlights the ten most financially devastating climate events of 2021, from hurricanes in the U.S., China and India to floods in Australia, Europe and Canada. The report, Counting the cost 2021: A year of climate breakdown, by the Christian Aid, examines five events that while carrying a lower financial cost, brought devastating human impacts, such as drought in Africa and Latin America and floods in South Sudan.
The top ten most expensive events financially all cost over 1.5 billion dollars of damage with Hurricane Ida in the U.S., topping the list at $65 billion. The floods in Europe came second at $43 billion. 2021's most costly weather events include:
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Tom Bowers, managing director of security think tank and industry analyst firm Security Constructs, uses this latest screencast to explore the collection of networking and security gear. Bowers reviews the basics of the browser-based security toolbox, including proper configurations and tool selection.
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The Danger Assessment is an instrument that helps to determine the level of danger for an abused woman of being killed by her intimate partner.
There are two parts to the tool: a calendar and a 20-item scoring instrument. The calendar helps to assess severity and frequency of battering during the past year. The calendar portion was conceptualised as a way to raise the woman’s consciousness and reduce the denial and minimisation of the abuse, especially since using a calendar increases accurate recall in other situations (Campbell, 1995; Ferraro et al., 1983).
The 20-item instrument uses a weighted system to score yes/no responses to risk factors associated with intimate partner homicide. Some of the risk factors include past death threats, partner’s employment status, and partner’s access to a gun.
DASH stands for domestic abuse, stalking and ‘honour’-based violence. The risk assessment tool was the outcome of documenting 47 domestic homicides and cataloguing the key risk variables to develop the DASH risk model. The DASH checklist is used by a number of agencies in Scotland, including the police. However, it has not been introduced everywhere in Scotland. The DASH risk checklist is supposed to be a consistent and simple tool for practitioners who work with adult victims of domestic abuse. It is supposed to help them identify those who are at high risk of harm and whose cases should be referred to a MARAC meeting in order to manage their risk.
A MARAC (also referred to as multi-agency risk assessment conference) is a regular local meeting to discuss how to help victims at high risk of murder or serious harm. The participants are domestic abuse specialists, police, children’s social services, health and other relevant agencies. They talk about the victim, the family and perpetrator, and share information. The meeting is confidential. Together, the participants write an action plan for each victim.
DyRiAS stands for Dynamic Risk Assessment Systems. DyRiAS Intimate Partner has been in operation in Germany, Austria and Switzerland since January 2012. On the one hand, the instrument measures the risk of committing acts of serious violence against the intimate partner. In addition, a separate scale measures the risk of mild to moderate physical violence. DyRiAS-Intimate Partner only records violence in heterosexual relationships, starting with the male (former) partner. The duration of the current or former relationship is immaterial and can range from a short to a long-term relationship. In total, DyRiAS Intimate Partner comprises 39 items.
For more information on DyRiAS Intimate Partner, click here.
The purpose of this modular tool is to link various risk assessment procedures and enhance the identification of domestic violence among key agencies (e.g. police officers, social work and healthcare professionals, NGO workers, educators) who come into contact with victim-survivors and perpetrators. This tool demonstrates different risk factors and different approaches to identifying and responding to risk.
You can use this tool e.g. as a training material or a database.
We present the four steps of the domestic violence risk assessment process from risk identification all the way to follow-up.
The Good-read section provides you with recommendable reading. From the Materials section you will find printable items such as checklists. Do not forget to print your own pocket version of the risk assessment checklist – with it, you may save somebody’s life.
Risk assessment is a cornerstone in domestic violence prevention (Kropp 2004). The purpose of domestic violence risk assessment is to prevent repetitious violence by identifying the perpetrator’s risk of recidivism (Svalin & Levander 2019, 1), circumstances that may increase the risks of violence as well the victim’s vulnerability factors by conducting a risk assessment and implementing interventions to manage the sources of risks.
In the European Manual for Risk Assessment, Albuquerque et al. (2013, 41) define the principles of risk assessment as following:
Risk assessment is a process, that begins with identifying the presence of risk factors and determining the likelihood of an adverse event occurring, its consequences and its timing (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2010; Braaf & Sneddon 2007).
This is Nora. She will be our guide in demonstrating the steps of risk assessment.
Read first about Nora’s case and then learn more about risk identification.
Case scenario
Nora is a 34-year-old woman with an immigrant background. She has lived here in your country for three years with her parents and sisters. Nora married Peter two years ago. Peter is the son of a family friend of Nora’s parents. Nora’s family comes from a patriarchal culture where the community comes before the individual.
Nora’s marriage with Peter was a relief for Nora’s family since in their culture a woman at Nora’s age should not be single. However, quite soon after Nora and Peter got married, Peter started to control her everyday behaviour. Peter does not let Nora see her friends or go anywhere without him. A mandatory language course is the only place where Nora can go alone.
Peter takes away Nora’s debit card and takes loans under her name. When Nora tries to resist, Peter turns violent and abuses her. Peter threatens to send Nora back to her home country.
Nora discloses the situation to her parents, asking for help. First, the parents take Peter’s violent behaviour seriously, but suddenly Nora’s father passes away. Nora’s grieving mother is not capable of standing against Peter’s will on her own.
At the same time, Peter spreads rumours about Nora’s immorality in order to justify the claims of his violent actions to their community. The rumours humiliate Nora’s family. The community pressures Nora’s mother and her sisters’ families to clear their name.
Nora’s mother begs Nora to stay with Peter to calm the situation and her sisters ask her not to bother their mother with the issue any more. Nora feels that she is responsible for the violence and her family’s reputation, and accepts that divorcing Peter is out of the question.
Over time, the violence gets more serious and more frequent. On one occasion, Peter strangles Nora for so long that she loses consciousness. After the strangulation, she starts to have speech impairment issues especially in stressful situations. Nora feels isolated, helpless and depressed.
Peter has threatened to share some private pictures of Nora in public if Nora ‘ruins his reputations as a husband’, as he puts it. Nora feels anxious since she cannot talk to anyone – even her family – about her feelings.
There may be some risk factors that do not concern your profession. Now, read more about the identification and documentation of risk factors.
However, identifying and documenting these risk factors is important in order to have a comprehensive understanding of the sources of risks. This is needed in the phase of risk management.
Several factors may indicate escalation of domestic violence. Every frontline responder should have sufficient training and knowledge to be able to identify these critical risk factors. By every frontline responder, we mean uniformed police officers, crime detectives, social workers, nurses, doctors, educators or NGO workers.
In the table below, we present the critical risk factors and their explanations.
Violence is occurring more frequently or violence is more intensive (harmful, injurious) Escalation over time is characteristic of some violent relationships, particularly where the offender is persistent and engages in serious behaviours. Note that not all the violent incidents are reported to the frontline responders, thus it is possible that assessments made by victim–survivors better account for all acts of violence including both non-physical behaviours and coercive control. (Boxall & Lawler 2021)
Coercive control Coercive control is a pattern of behaviour that intimidates and frightens the victim.
Extreme jealousy
Obsessive thinking Extreme jealousy and obsessive thinking are risk factors for domestic violence. Severe jealousy can be a crucial risk factor. Severe cases of jealousy may also meet the diagnostic criteria for delusional disorder. Jealousy in intimate relationships should therefore be assessed as a part of psychiatric evaluation. (Koskelainen & Stenberg 2020.)
Victim has left for another partner Victim leaving an abusive partner for another partner poses a significant risk factor for femicide (Campbell et al. 2003) *.
Perpetrator’s stepchild in the home Having a child living in the home who is not the abusive partner’s biological child more than doubles the risk of femicide (Campbell et al. 2003) *.
Strangulation in the context of domestic violence is a ‘red flag’ risk factor for future serious harm and death (Douglas & Fitzgerald 2014.) Prior non-fatal strangulation increases the risk of attempted homicide by over six times and a completed homicide by more than seven times (Glass et al. 2008).
Victim-survivor is trying to divorce/separate or has divorced/separated The risk of intimate partner femicide was increased 9-fold by the combination of a highly controlling abuser and the couple’s separation after living together (Campbell et al. 2003) *.
Mental health issues of perpetrator There is significant relationship between anger problems, anxiety, depression, suicidal behaviour, personality disorders, alcoholism or problem gambling and perpetration of domestic violence (Sesar et al. 2018)
Substance abuse issues of perpetrator/victim-survivor
Perpetrator’s access to a firearm Both abuser’s access to a firearm and abuser’s use of illicit drugs are strongly associated with intimate partner femicide. Neither alcohol abuse nor drug use by the victim was independently associated with her risk of being killed (Campbell et al. 2003) *. However, substance abuse issue of a victim-survivors may prevent them from seeking or receiving help as they may not be considered as ‘ideal victims’ (see Christie 1986).
Social isolation Social isolation has been linked to the risk of being abused (Farris & Fenaughty 2009). Social isolation may also be a consequence of abuser’s controlling behaviour.
Negative life changes of the perpetrator and economic stress Such as unemployment or bankruptcy. Economic stress may increase the risk of domestic violence but domestic violence may also cause financial problems for victims and entrap them in poverty and an abusive relationship (Renzetti 2009).
Other forms of domestic abuse Including e.g. economic, sexual, psychological, chemical and digital violence, negligence, forced marriage, FGM and human trafficking.
Victim-survivor is pregnant or has a baby Abuse during pregnancy is a significant risk factor for future femicide (Campbell et al. 2003).
Violence towards pets There is a correlation between cruelty to animals and family and domestic violence. Abuse or threats of abuse against pets may be used by perpetrators to control and intimidate family members.
Threatening to kill In intimate partnerships, threats to kill are often genuine.
*) = when compared victims of femicide (n = 220) and randomly identified abused women (n = 343).
The perpetrator has used a weapon in the most recent event. Signs of substance or non-substance addictive behavior including co-addiction (by partners or family members). The victim is not allowed to see the nurse/doctor alone or the victim seems fearful.
The perpetrator has previous criminal record entries, especially records of violent crimes. Signs of conflict behavior that may lead to potential escalation of conflict. There are prior (partly healed) injuries on victim caused by trauma.
The perpetrator has previously violated a restraining order. The perpetrator is experiencing high levels of stress. Victim’s or/and perpetrator’s depression or the symptoms of PTSD of victim.
More than three house-calls to the same address within one year. Victim’s or perpetrator’s suicide attempts.
Victim’s vulnerability factors
Key point: Identification of victim’s vulnerability factors helps professionals to invite the relevant key agencies in the cooperation, to support the victim in a holistic manner, and to strengthen the victim’s capacity to follow the security strategies.
Victim’s vulnerability factors relate to the victim’s person and life circumstances. They may relate, e.g. to the capacity to trust public authorities, leave the abuser, or the dependency on the abuser. However, these are not reasons why the abuse happens. Perpetrators may choose to exploit vulnerabilities of victims; some victims’ life experiences and circumstances may make it more difficult to survive or escape abuse. Below we have listed the vulnerability factors and explained why and how these factors may affect the victim’s resources and life situations as well as the ability to cooperate with the professionals.
Elderly person
A victim may be dependent on a violent family member or the victim may be the only responsible caregiver for a violent family member. Thus, leaving a violent family member may not be an option for the victim. Victim may already be socially isolated.
Leaving may require moving to a new address and securing the contact information.
A perpetrator may have experienced caregiver burnout.
An elderly person may experience overwhelming shame for the situation especially if the perpetrator is an adult child.
Abuse can occur in many forms, such as physical, sexual, emotional, or financial abuse, negligence, isolation and abandonment. Note also signs of depriving of dignity (e.g. untidy appearance, soiled clothes) or choice over daily affairs, signs of insufficient care (e.g. pressure sores) or over- or under-medicating (WHO 2020).
Minor
Minors are nearly always dependent on the perpetrators.
Growing up in a hostile environment normalizes the experiences of violence and thus the victims may not perceive their experiences as violence.
Minors may think their experiences are not believed by the outsiders.
Key point: Case documentation of DV is an important procedure. The professionals may need previously documented information in the dynamic risk assessment and management process. Standardized risk assessment tools support frontline responders’ work in documenting the case.
Since risk assessment is – or at least should be – a dynamic process that needs be started over again if the risk situation changes, case documentation of domestic violence and its’ risk factors is an important procedure. A careful case documentation should ensure that the professional find previously documented information to revise the risk assessment. Nevertheless, risk assessment should not endanger the victim’s safety at any point. Thus, there should be clear protocols and safety restrictions for documenting the risk assessment, risk management and certain risk factors. For example, this data should not be included the pre-trial investigation records that are part of the judicial process: the perpetrator should not have access to victim-survivors’ risk assessment documentation. Data protection and the boundaries confidentiality as well as the victim-survivors consent to share information are key issues when intervening domestic violence and abuse (Albuquerque et al. 2013).
In the tables below we present the basic guidelines for the case documentation.
1. a verbal description of all injuries and other signs of violence 2. whenever possible e.g. photos of the injuries, other photos, videos, message transcriptions Document to the citizen/client database:
1. case specific cooperation and communication with other FLR 2. specific behaviour reported e.g. who did what to whom and who provided the information 3. impact on the child 4. known protective factors of the child, adult victim and perpetrator Document to the patient database:
1. right diagnostic codes and follow all defined registration procedures for DV situations
The learning objectives of this module are to become familiar with the domestic violence risk assessment procedure, different risk assessment tools and high-risk moments that may increase the risk.
Risk assessment is a phase, during which the level of the risk and its nature are assessed. Start with reading how risks are assessed in Nora’s case. Then take a look at the general guidelines, risk assessment tools and high-risk moments.
One day Nora finds a phone number of an NGO that helps immigrant women. The phone service is also in Nora’s native language. Nora calls the service phone anonymously to ask for legal advice about what happens to her residence permit in the case of a divorce. The NGO worker asks Nora about her life situation. Nora discloses her difficult situation and anxiety.
The NGO worker meets Nora at the school after the language course since it is the only place where Nora can go alone. With Nora’s consent, the NGO worker contacts the police and a responsible social service worker.
In some EU-countries the legislation allows the professionals to share and exchange information for more comprehensive risk assessment, if it is necessary to protect a child, to prevent a violent act or if the victim has given her consent. In some EU-countries, however, there is no legislative support in relation to information exchange between the police, social work or health care sectors. Hence, multi-agency mechanisms within the EU range from the adoption of formal or informal referral mechanisms to the presence of multidisciplinary teams or conferences that are mandated by legislation or by policy documentation on risk assessment.
The Istanbul Convention requires the State parties to take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that an assessment of the lethality risk, the seriousness of the situation and the risk of repeated violence is carried out by all relevant authorities in order to manage the risk and if necessary to provide co‐ordinated safety and support.
The next example of how Nora’s case is brought into the multi-agency risk assessment process is based on the requirements of the Istanbul Convention. This may differ from your national legislation.
With the consent of Nora, the police, the social service worker, the NGO worker and a representative of the health care sector participate in a risk assessment conference. Nora has given her consent that the professionals can share and exchange information regarding Nora.
The purpose of risk assessment tools is to help frontline responders identify all the risk factors and to create a complete overview of the victim’s situation in order to ascertain whether she remains at risk of serious harm and can assist in the development of a safety plan.
A calculation of the probability of becoming a victim of serious violence does not help the victim, but the calculation and the frontline responders’ own judgment of the situation support the frontline responders in taking necessary action to protect the victim, and to prevent future violence. In this scenario, the frontline responders have identified the following risk factors and victim’s vulnerability factors:
Key point: There are several risk assessment tools for screening and documenting domestic violence as well as to assess the level of the risk. Appropriate use of these tools requires training.
There are different kinds of risk assessment tools used by the frontline responders. Some organisations have developed their own tools. However, below you can see some of the most widely used risk assessment tools.
DASH/MARAC
The DASH risk assessment checklist is based on research of e.g. indicators of homicides. The form can be filled in by any public official (e.g. a police officer, a social worker, a nurse, a doctor, an NGO worker) who works with a victim of violence, however, training on this risk assessment tool should be undertaken before it is used.
DASH risk assessment form includes questions about financial, psychological and physical violence and as well as threats. If a certain number of the risk indicators is met, the professional will refer the case to his/her local MARAC (Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference).
Scoring a certain number of points on the checklist is not an absolute requirement for referral to a MARAC since the professional may refer the case to a MARAC if s/he has concern for a victim.
A third criterion for referral to a MARAC is the escalation of recent violence, which is measured in terms of the number of domestic disturbance calls made to the police over the last twelve months. A common practice is to submit a case to a MARAC if at least three domestic disturbance calls have been made within a single year.
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The series of 15 questions on the Danger Assessment is designed to measure a woman’s risk in an abusive relationship.
The tool can with some reliability identify women who may be at risk of being killed by their intimate partners. According to studies, almost half of the murdered women studied did not recognise the high level of their risk. Thus, risk assessment tools like the Danger Assessment may assist women and the professionals who help them to better understand the potential for danger and the level of their risk. Completing the Danger Assessment can help a woman evaluate the degree of danger she faces and consider what she should do next. Practitioners are reminded that the Danger Assessment is meant to be used with a calendar to enhance the accuracy of the assaulted woman’s recall of events. Read more: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/jr000250e.pdf
The Danger Assessment can be printed from http://www.son.jhmi.edu/research/CNR/homicide/DANGER.htm, which also gives directions regarding permission for use.
VRAG
The violence risk appraisal guide (VRAG) is an actuarial instrument. It assesses the risk of further violence among men or women who have already committed criminal violence. It is empirically supported actuarial method for the assessment of violence risk in forensic populations.
The VRAG is a 12-item actuarial instrument that assesses the risk of violent recidivism among men apprehended for criminal violence. The recommended basis for scoring the VRAG for research and individual assessment is a comprehensive psychosocial history addressing childhood conduct, family background, antisocial and criminal behavior, psychological problems, and details of offenses. Adequate psychosocial histories include more than past and present psychiatric symptoms and rely on collateral information (i.e., material gathered from friends, family, schools, correctional facilities, the police, and the courts). Scoring the VRAG is not a clinical task in its typical sense because it does not require contact between the assessor and the person being assessed. Nevertheless, compiling the required psychosocial history clearly is a clinical task, and expertise is required to score VRAG items from psychosocial histories.
The PATRIARCH assessment tool is a victim-focused checklist. It is based on the structured professional judgement approach to assess the risk of honour-based violence and forced marriage. The tool is comprised of 10 risk factors and five victim vulnerability factors. Its goal is safety planning.
Proper use of the PATRIARCH risk assessment tool requires specialised education and training. http://www.rpksundsvall.se/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/PATRIARCH-4.pdf
ODARA
The ODARA is an actuarial risk assessment tool that calculates whether a man who assaulted his female partner, will repeat it in the future. The 13 ODARA items include domestic and non-domestic criminal history, threats and confinement during the index incident, children in the relationship, substance abuse, and barriers to victim support. Each is scored 0 or 1 and the total score is simply the sum of the items.
The ODARA is considered simple to use and can be used by a wide range of service providers e.g. police officers, shelter workers, victim services workers, health care professionals and social workers. It can be used in safety planning with the victims. The use of such a tool allows service providers from a wide variety of backgrounds to share a common language when talking about risk. ODARA training has improved scoring accuracy.
The B-SAFER is a condensed version of SARA. It is a structured risk assessment instrument designed to identify persons who are at risk from intimate partner violence. B-SAFER is constructed specifically for police officer use because of their role as frontline responders in domestic abuse incidents. SARA has been considered time-consuming for police officers to complete. Therefore SARA’s 20 items were reduced to 10 items in the B-SAFER.
The B-SAFER 10 items are divided into two subsections: Perpetrator Risk Factors (items 1-5) and Psychosocial Adjustment (items 6-10). Each subsection has an option to note an additional risk consideration that the assessor believes may be important to a particular case.
The purpose of B-SAFER is to “guide and structure an assessor’s decision-making regarding a perpetrator’s future intimate partner violence risk through evaluation of risk factors that are empirically associated with spousal violence”.
The learning objectives of this module are to become familiar with the safety planning, risk management and multi-agency cooperation.
Outlining necessary actions is a phase where the frontline responders in close co-operation plan safety measures and take action to ensure the victim’s safety. Again, read first about Nora’s case. Then, look at the to do –list and read why a strong co-operation network is crucial.
The learning objectives of this module are to become familiar with the purpose of the follow-up phase and to understand the need for a dynamic risk assessment process.
Follow-up is a phase, during which the frontline responder is in regular contact with the victim. Read first why we need the follow-up phase and then see what the follow-up looks like in Nora’s case.
Why do we need the follow-up phase as a part of the risk assessment process?
Despite an effective intervention, an abuser may continue being violent and oppressive towards the victim. There are many reasons why a victim of DV may not be able to leave the abuser: e.g. (mutual) dependency, fear or financial issues. Usually it takes several attempts to leave an abuser before staying away for good. Sometimes separation escalates the violence. The victim may try to control the violence by staying in the relationship. The victim may leave the abuser, but the abuser starts stalking and harassing the victim. Child contact arrangements may be used as way to carry on subjecting victims to violence. In a nutshell, the situation may get worse.
Ideally, risk assessment is a dynamic process. Risk assessment needs to be regularly revised. If the threat of violence continues, the process of risk assessment needs to start over again. Effective prevention of DV and breaking the cycle of violence may require several interventions.
Case scenario: Nora
A lot has happened since Nora’s first meeting with an NGO worker.
Nora currently stays in a shelter. She has a support person from the Victim Support Service as well as from an NGO that provides assistance for immigrant women who have faced violence. She also has regular meetings with a psychiatric nurse.
Police has filed a report of assaults, defamation, threatening and frauds committed by Peter. Nora has got a restraining order against Peter. Nora has learnt from her lawyer that divorce does not affect her immigration status.
Nora has a new bank account and a new secret phone number. She attends the language course in another school. Nora meets the NGO worker every week. The NGO worker has mediated the conflict between Nora and her mother and sisters successfully.
Everything seems to be fine now, right?
However, Nora is scared. She is terrified of the possibility that Peter will find her. A fear of death is taking over her life.
When Nora lived with Peter, she felt that she was able to control her fear. She was able to sense Peter’s agitation and she always did everything to avoid an explosion. She pleased Peter and tried to reason with him. She felt how the tension was building and when the violence began, she felt relief: ‘Soon this is going to be over for some weeks. Soon I can breathe again’.
Traumatising experiences make Nora doubt and blame herself.
The NGO worker and the psychiatric nurse always ask about Nora’s fear, but she cannot tell them. She feels overwhelming shame to admit to her helpers that, despite all the help and support she has received, she is terrified. Living with an abusive partner was easier when she did not have to be frightened all the time. She cannot reveal these thoughts to anyone.
Nora becomes even more confused when she meets a friend of Peter by chance. The friend tells that Peter is sad and upset. The friend says that Peter has been extremely worried about Nora and has tried to find her.
The human mind is complex. What could happen next in Nora’s case? What if Nora calls Peter? Will Peter find Nora or will Nora return to Peter? What if Nora tells about this incident in the next meeting with the NGO worker?
Monitoring the situation and keeping a trustful and safe relationship with the victim are extremely important. Here, Nora discloses to the NGO worker how she is worried about Peter’s condition. This leads to a discussion of Nora’s fears and self-blame. The NGO worker pays attention to the message that Peter has been trying to find Nora.
If Nora’s situation changed, the frontline responders would revise the risk assessment and take new appropriate measures. For example, depending on the legislation, the police can consider secret means of gathering intelligence to prevent crimes or avoid danger. A portable alarm system could ease the fear Nora is experiencing. There are many options.
Thank you for reading Nora’s story.
Learn more about domestic violence risk assessment from the Good-read section. Don’t forget to print your own risk assessment checklist from the Materials section.
Albuquerque, M., Basinskaite, D., Medina Martins, M., Mira, R., Pautasso, E., Polzin, I., Satke, M., Shearman de Madeco, M., Alberta Silva, M., Sliackiene A., Manuel Soares, M., Viegas, P. & Wiemann, S. (2013). E-MARIA: European manual for risk assessment. Bupnet, Göttingen. Retrieved from: https://e-maria.eu/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Manual-latest-version-light-colours.pdf
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2015). Screening for domestic violence during pregnancy: options for future reporting in the National Perinatal Data Collection. Cat. no. PER 71. Canberra: AIHW. Retrieved from: www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/62dfd6f0-a69a-4806-bf13-bf86a3c99583/19298.pdf.aspx?inline=true
Boxall, H. & Lawler, S. (2021). How does domestic violence escalate over time? Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 626. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. Retrieved from: https://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi626
Braaf, R., & Sneddon, C. (2007). Family Law Act Reform: the potential for screening and risk assessment for family violence – Issues paper 12.
Calvete E., Susana C. & Este’Vez, A. (2007.) Cognitive and coping mechanisms in the interplay between intimate partner violence and depression. Anxiety, Stress, Coping. 2007;24(4):369–382.
Concha, M., Sanchez, M., de la Rosa, M., & Villar, M. E. (2013). A longitudinal study of social capital and acculturation-related stress among recent Latino immigrants in South Florida. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 35(4), 469–485
Kropp, P. R. (2004). Some Questions Regarding Spousal Assault Risk Assessment. Violence Against Women, 10(6), 676–697. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801204265019
Kuijpers, K., van der Knaap, L. & Winkel F. (2012). PTSD symptoms as risk factors for intimate partner violence revictimization and the mediating role of victims’ violent behavior. J Trauma Stress. 2012 Apr;25(2):179-86. doi: 10.1002/jts.21676. PMID: 22522732.
Peek-Asa, C., Wallis, A., Harland, K., Beyer, K., Dickey, P., & Saftlas, A. (2011). Rural disparity in domestic violence prevalence and access to resources. Journal of women’s health (2002), 20(11), 1743–1749. https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2011.2891
Sabri, B., Stockman, J. K., Campbell, J. C., O’Brien, S., Campbell, D., Callwood, G. B., Bertrand, D., Sutton, L. W., & Hart-Hyndman, G. (2014). Factors associated with increased risk for lethal violence in intimate partner relationships among ethnically diverse black women. Violence and victims, 29(5), 719–741. https://doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-13-00018
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2006 was another year of explosive growth in the area of recruiting seasoned sales professionals within the IT security arena .The market in general watched as an increasing number of experienced sales people joined the fray, selling security solutions across EMEA.
Latest statistics released by JPE, Infosec Recruiters, saw an increase of 206% in the number of sales vacancies with Information Security vendors in Q1 2007 against 2006. These figures show that this market is growing ahead of other market trends. At the same time the average time a senior sales manager will stay at their next job has hit 23 months. The end effect is that with so much competition a vendor needs to partner with the right company to supply the correct candidates for each role they have. The report also found that the average base salaries rose by 62% in Q1 2007 against 2006. It is clear to see that vendors need to compete to get the best sales talent.
These global trends and buoyant market conditions across EMEA appear set to continue with analysts and recruitment consultancies encouraging the need for investment sooner rather than later to capitalise on the business available across the region. 2007 has seen more start ups than ever aiming to gain a foothold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to pick up valuable business and grow market share. Market capitalisation is now, more than ever, based on global revenues and market reach rather than on the ability of a company to farm the North American markets, so any business looking to be sold or, more importantly, to IPO in the future needs to invest quickly and effectively in all regions.
Further growth must be expected in all areas of IT security but particularly in product sets dealing with compliance and regulation issues. SOX, PCI compliance and Information Data Security have all been thrust into view of every CIO or CSO in the UK and beyond. Seminars and shows like Infosec 2007 are now the places to find the technology of tomorrow and also the sales professionals to sell them. The two general approaches are either a UTM that provide a one product solution to solve all issues or a best of breed solution with a patch work of technology reducing threats to a minimum where possible. However, threats and attacks will get through even the best solution so the cycle continues. IT security is after all selling insurance not guarantees.
The continued investment in the IT sector by VC’s attracted to the returns enjoyed by successful IPO’s and sales of companies has shown that the current market is vibrant and very competitive. This in turn has meant that every sales director is trying to win the top performing sales professionals to achieve increasing targets and sales growth. The end effect is that salaries and compensation plans are evolving to reward successful sales people.
Gareth Balch, senior recruiter at JPE, stated: “Information Security has proven yet again to be a high growth market in 2006. The market has evolved again and our clients are enjoying successful year on year sales growth. The confidence and optimism is evident as we are seeing strong 2007 projections as key organisations increase headcount yet again.” “Last year saw positive changes in the IT security market. The consolidation of many successful companies has flooded the candidate market with experienced IT security sales professionals. Organisations such as Ironport being purchased by Cisco and Secure Computing acquiring Ciphertrust not only affected the email security market but had a knock on effect to many other market sectors. The emergence of new vendors entering EMEA is comparable with any period in the past 5 years. These two forces have created great demand for professionals with a track record in info security.”
Sandrijn Stead VP, EMEA for Reflex Security a leading IPS vendor adds: “The number of strong candidates for IT jobs is increasing constantly. The hard thing for someone in my position to do is to sort them out into the right fit and the wrong fit! I have grown the EMEA operation from nothing to 7 people in less than 9 months whilst hitting revenue targets. This would be impossible to do without the ability to outsource my human resources to a trusted partner. In the next 12 months the company's expectations are to more than double the existing team to support the number of new customers we are attracting and a large proportion of those will be sales people. I can't see any other way of hitting these expectations without the assistance of a partner.”
The InfoSecurity exhibition at Olympia April 24th-26th is set to be the premier security event of the year in EMEA yet again providing a good opportunity to build partnerships and generate new sales.
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It’s crucial it is that your defenses evolve faster than the attacks. To help get the right protection, here are three questions you should be asking of your endpoint solution:
Does your solution have industry-leading anti-exploit technology? Attackers must be prevented from using software vulnerabilities to distribute and install ransomware.
How will your solution stop attacks it’s never seen before? Your defense system must be able to identify unknown, unseen, and previously unidentifiable executables.
Should ransomware find its way onto one of your endpoints, how will your solution deal with it? A best-in-class solution should not only stop attacks, but also roll affected files back to their previous safe states.
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FREMONT, CA: In a world permeated by technology, the scope of proptech is extensive. Land uses technology to regulate a good range of variables within its environment, getting to provide comfort and contribute to the health and productivity of the residing people. The danger of a security episode happening during a smart building is linked to the motivations of cybercriminals. These hackers plan to achieve gain through their actions, thus, making an impression, and spreading fear.
Deloitte states that land companies struggle to possess full visibility of their connected devices. Being during a land business means massive fund transfers. This makes the important estate sector a profitable target for its unsophisticated technology. Proptech has seen an immersive rise lately with the novel innovations within the land. Awareness of the pattern of threats currently alive is that the initial step in defending a resident's data against cyberattacks. These real-estate companies are training their personnel on the topic of cybersecurity and responses for robust document operational processes.
The real estate industry has started embracing technology as a part of everyday operations, keeping the safety element its top priority. At the core of security, the matter is that the incontrovertible fact that several systems that land relies on are a good sort of IoT-connected devices and sensors, possibly exposed to cyber-attacks. Managing modern-scale cybersecurity concerns needs drawing up thorough risk evaluations. This may identify vulnerabilities throughout the availability chain and reduce the damage potential. Proptech companies are arising with advanced solutions to safeguard buildings and residents' data against malicious attacks.
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Using our experience and specialist knowledge, supported by our innovative technology platform, SPHERE, our services can help you fulfil your duty-of-care compliance and enhance the security and safety of your people.
No two organisations are the same, so from initial guidance to a fully outsourced risk management solution, Sphere’s range of services can be configured to meet your requirements and support your existing framework.
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SonicWall devices use a zone based approach to security. When designing a network, you define different zones of the network within the firewall. You then create rules to govern how traffic can move between the zones. Valiant’s network contains 5 distinct zones. The two most common are WAN and LAN, representing the wild Internet and our trusted internal network. We also have zones to isolate traffic for our wireless guest network, our phone system, and our door access security system.
Our lab network is physically isolated behind its own firewall, so it does not come into play here.
With the zones defined, the next thing to do is create rules to allow or deny traffic. The most important rules to define are the rules between the WAN zone, and the other zones as the WAN is the wide-open internet. By default, we want to lock down anything that is unexpected and then explicitly allow traffic that we know to be safe.
At the most basic level, all traffic coming in from the WAN is blocked. We also locked outbound DNS requests to specific, known-good DNS servers (to prevent DNS hijacking attacks) and blocked non-necessary services such as SMB and SSH (these will be allowed as needed.) These steps alone can prevent a host of malware and ransomware attacks – even without advanced filtering.
Deep Impact
One of the major draws for SonicWall products is the Deep Packet Inspection engine. The firewall examines packets coming in and out of the network and can apply rules or policies on the traffic. Some basic rules are: don’t allow known viruses through the firewall and don’t let users access adult-oriented sites.
These rules can get pretty granular. For example, we set a rule that blocks “pornography” content outright. The “drugs” category is blocked, but users can temporarily unblock and access the content by clicking on a link that logs the request. This is especially useful for the “grey area” categories that may have legitimate uses, particularly when related to our healthcare clients.
There are also application rules blocking services such as Tor or P2P clients from the main network. Non-business applications such as Facebook and Spotify aren’t blocked outright, but bandwidth shaping policies make sure that these sites don’t hog the internet and choke out users trying to get work done.
Handling the Unknown Unknowns
The firewall runs a series of signature-based filters such as an antivirus filter, a botnet filter, and an antispyware filter. Known malicious sites or programs are blocked from coming into (or going out of) the network. But what about new or undiscovered malware?
Zero-day exploits are becoming more and more prevalent with exploits such as Spectre, Meltdown, and Petya making headline news. SonicWall protects against these with a subscription service that automatically uploads any unknown Office, PDF, and executable files to a SonicWall datacenter, where it is run through four different sandboxing engines. These engines run a multitude of antivirus scans, real time data scans, and behavioral analysis. If the file is considered safe, the download completes, and the file is saved.
Inspect ALL the Packets
One major challenge to securing a corporate network is the prevalence of encrypted web traffic. SSL encryption is good for security overall, especially for home users – and services such as CloudFlare and Let’s Encrypt have made it easier than ever for small website developers to cheaply secure their sites. Google’s Chrome browser showing HTTP sites as “insecure” and plugins such as HTTPS Everywhere have made users used to checking for the green address bar. As a result, between 60% and 70% of all web traffic passing through corporate firewalls is encrypted. While our approaches are designed to encrypt traffic for an entire office, there are many steps individuals can take to ensure their Internet traffic is encrypted as well.
The challenge for corporate security is that all this encrypted traffic is normally unreadable by the firewall. All those fancy filters see encrypted as gibberish and have no choice but to let it through to the network. Malware-makers are wise to this and have begun encrypting their command and control sites, making them pass straight through these filters.
To combat this, SonicWall has a service called DPI-SSL. Essentially, this allows the firewall to decrypt SSL traffic and then re-encrypt it before passing it to the end user. With this in place, all traffic passing through the firewall can be run through the filters, severely limiting the ability for malware to make it into the network. This filtering can be coupled with the content filter engine so that known-good sites are exempt from extra filtering. This is important both to preserve CPU power on the firewall, but also to enhance privacy. For example, healthcare and banking sites can be easily excluded from the DPI-SSL engine. For our network, we have also excluded sites like Microsoft, Meraki, Apple, Dell, and Datto that we use on a regular basis as we know them to be trustworthy sites.
Patch Cables and ARP Tables
With the SonicWall at the head of the network, the next thing to secure is client access. The most basic of client access is a simple wired connection. Powering our wired network are three Meraki switches – one 24 port switch for in-rack connections and two 48 port PoE switches for end user access. The Meraki dashboard makes it simple to extend the security we started in the SonicWall to the rest of the network.
Each of the SonicWall’s Zones has its own dedicated VLAN on the rest of the network. This allows traffic from different zones to run through the same switches without the zones gaining access to each other. For example, the Security zone for the security system is locked down so that it can only access the web-based controller. Computers, servers, and phones cannot see that the Security system exists, even though they are plugged into the same switch.
As added security, the Security ports are locked down so that only the keyfob readers can be connected. If you disconnect a key reader and plug in a laptop the Meraki switches will block access.
The port numbering and wire management is also key to security. Each network port in the office is labeled with a letter and a number, which directly corresponds to a switch and port in the Meraki console. For example, the A9 port in the wall is port 9 in switch “A.” This means that there is never a need to trace cables or move plugs to make sure a device is on the right network.
Neatly organized patch panel and CAT5 cables
This is especially useful for IOT devices such as presentation devices or Raspberry Pi boards to control lighting. As long as you know the port number on the wall you can use the Meraki dashboard to modify the correct port and put the device on the guest network. This keeps potentially insecure devices off the main network without needing to re-patch network cables into a “guest” switch.
Since there is no need to re-patch cables we can keep the network equipment in a locked cabinet and in a locked room. This prevents someone from accidentally unplugging a cable or disrupting something when working on the network.
For phones, the Meraki switches will auto-detect that a phone is connected to a port and automatically put it on the voice VLAN. With every port running PoE this means that desk phones can get plugged in wherever they make the most sense. It also means we can make use of the passthrough port on the back of the phones, effectively doubling the number of devices we can connect.
The switches also block unsanctioned DHCP servers from the network. From the dashboard we are able to tell the switches what ports DHCP servers are allowed to be connected. If the switches detect DHCP on another port they send up an alert. This is especially easy as there is a dedicated “core” switch for all the equipment our rack. The wall ports in the office all run through dedicated “access” switches that should never have DHCP servers. It is surprising how many times a network is brought down because someone has plugged in a home router to a corporate network.
These cloud-controlled cameras record motion at the two entrances to the office and the door to our Lab and network cabinet. Time based notification rules send out alerts if anyone goes in or out of the office outside of normal operating hours.
The camera dashboard has some cool features too like motion search. This lets you highlight a section of screen and search for motion in that area. The motion capture system also helps extend the recording time of the cameras. All footage is kept for a few days, but then after that anything without motion is dropped to save space. This way we can go further back in time for motion events and don’t have to keep the hours of nothing that gets recorded overnight.
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In order to access the Qozmo Search, in the URL box you have to type qozmo.net/search. The startup page of the search engine features a search box and some links to news articles. The search engine does not have any privacy policy or terms of use, which implies that there is something unreliable about this search provider. Nevertheless, upon clicking on the Opt Out option, you are informed that some information about your behavior is collected for advertising purposes.
If you attempt to access the Qozmo Search simply by typing qozmo.net, you are provided with the “404 – Page can not be found” error. However, the page you are provided with has three options, which are Home, Privacy, and Terms. All of them redirect you to mavoo.net, another search engine owned and maintained by LinkFeed, LLC. The search engine offers the user access to themed topics, including Entertainment, Business, Polictics, Sports, etc.
In order to put an end to so-called URL forwarding, you should not wait any longer but act immediately. If you have recently installed some programs, it is plausible that one of the programs may be related to the changes on your browsers.
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Earlier today, the Video game giant GameStop confirmed that their official website was compromised and hackers might have been able to steal user’s credentials including credit cards information and other customer data.
According to GameStop, an investigation is already underway aiming at what went wrong.
“GameStop recently received notification from a third party that it believed payment card data from cards used on the GameStop.com website was being offered for sale on a website. That day a leading security firm was engaged to investigate these claims. GameStop has and will continue to work non-stop to address this report and take appropriate measures to eradicate any issue that may be identified.”
It must be noted that the breach was originally identified by Brian Krebs. The billion dollar company has over 7000 retail stores worldwide and over million customers which mean that the hackers could make millions of dollars just by selling the customers information on the DarkWeb marketplaces.
Kerbs announcing the discovery of GameStop breach on his Twitter account.
GameStop has also apologized to customers and is advising their customers to find any suspicious activity in their bank statements.
“We regret any concern this situation may cause for our customers. GameStop would like to remind its customers that it is always advisable to monitor payment card account statements for unauthorized charges. If you identify such a charge, report it immediately to the bank that issued the card because payment card network rules generally state that cardholders are not responsible for unauthorized charges that are timely reported.”
Vishal Gupta, CEO of Seclore commented on the breach and explained that: “If Brian Krebs’ report is correct, the GameStop breach has the potential to be a huge payday for hackers. Compromised credit card numbers aren’t always easy to monetize, but in this case, hackers were able to intercept CVV2 numbers, which allow them to begin making fraudulent purchases immediately. There is a reason companies aren’t allowed to store this CVV2 data in their own databases, so the fact that the hackers were able to intercept these security codes elevates the severity of the incident significantly. My advice to GameStop customers is to scrutinize your purchase history for fraudulent activity and cancel your card if you suspect it may have been compromised. As with most things, and especially with cyber security, an ounce of prevention is far better than a pound of cure.”
If you have an account on GameStop change its password now and contact your bank to keep an eye and block any fraudulent transaction.
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Barry Vincent Ardolf of Blaine, Minnesota pleaded guilty to hacking into his neighbor’s wireless Internet system and posing as the neighbor to make threats to kill the Vice President of the United States. Just two days into his federal trial in St. Paul, Ardolf stopped the trial to plead guilty.
Ardolf also pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated identity theft, one count of distribution of child pornography, one count of possession of child pornography, one count of unauthorized access to a protected computer, and one count of making threats to the President and successors to the presidency.
According to the US Department of Justice, in his plea agreement, Ardolf, 45 years-old, was indicted on June 23, 2010, admitted that in February of 2009, he hacked into his neighbor’s wireless Internet connection and created multiple Yahoo.com email accounts in his neighbor’s name. Then, on May 6, 2009, he used one of those accounts to email the office of the Vice President of the United States. In that email, Ardols wrote:
This is a terrorist threat! Take this seriously. I hate the way you people are spending money you don’t have.... I’m assigning myself to be judge jury and executioner. Since you folks have spent what you don’t have it’s time to pay the ultimate price. Time for new officials after you all are put to death by us....
The email, the Department of Justice says, was also sent to the Governor and a U.S. Senator from Minnesota, went on to threaten to kill the officials one at a time, with the first being dead by June 1. Ardolf signed the email with the name of the neighbor and his wife. He admitted he sent the email using the neighbor’s wireless router with the intent that the email would be traced back to the neighbor.
In addition to sending the threatening email described above, Ardolf admitted that in February of 2009, he posed as his neighbor and used the email accounts he had created to send emails of a sexual nature to three of the neighbor’s co-workers. Again, the defendant sent the emails through the neighbor’s wireless Internet connection, intending for them to be traced back to the neighbor. In one of the emails, Ardolf attached an image containing child pornography. Ardolf also admitted to creating a MySpace page using his neighbor’s name, on which he posted the same pornographic image.
Ardolf faces a potential maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on the distribution of child pornography charge, ten years on the possession of child pornography charge, five years on both the unauthorized access to a computer and the threats to the Vice President charges, and a mandatory two-year minimum prison sentence on each count of aggravated identity theft. U.S.
An investigation by the Minnesota Cyber Crimes Task Force, which is sponsored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Secret Service lead to the case. A date for sentencing has not yet been determined.
Update: James Walsh at StarTribune. Com wrote a great article which provides additional details on the history of Ardolf and the relationship with his neighbor along with other details.
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https://www.securityweek.com/man-pleads-guilty-hacking-neighbors-wireless-sending-threats-against-vice-president
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http://2017.oilcomm.com/new-speakers-added-to-cybersecurity-panel/
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