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Remote code execution is possible by exploiting flaws in Vxworks

Network World

Eleven zero-day vulnerabilities in WindRiver’s VxWorks, a real-time operating system in use across an advertised 2 billion connected devices have been discovered by network security vendor Armis. That means the attack windows may have been open for more than 13 years. About IoT: What is the IoT?

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Alexa, is this a scam? Amazon alleges tech support sites used fake apps to trick new users into paying to fix bogus bugs

GeekWire

.” A custom error message in Windows Notepad. “Among other things, this extension falsely purports to provide a firewall. In the firewall section of the extension, an animation shows that the firewall is off. In the firewall section of the extension, an animation shows that the firewall is off.

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Your security mirages

Network World

Everything is safe behind the firewall. While IPD/IPS and firewall networked-technology has improved so vastly, there’s nothing like a user with an infected laptop to bring in a lulu. Obscure operating systems never get hit. Hackers only go for the gold with Windows.

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Using Secure Configurations | Standardize Your Security

Linux Academy

This included installing operating system updates, NTP servers, DNS servers, static IPs, audit log options, anti-virus, etc. Ansible can help automate the backup, and you can learn more in this month’s how-to video that covers using Ansible to back up a Cisco ASA firewall.

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IoT Adoption in Healthcare Brings Security Opportunities

CIO Business Intelligence

2 Over half (51%) of all X-Ray machines had a high severity CVE (CVE-2019-11687), with around 20% running an unsupported version of Windows. 3 Unit 42 research also found that 83% of ultrasound, MRI, and CT scanners run on an end-of-life operating system. IT Leadership

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Defeating Worms And Viruses

Galido

A virus is a self- replicating, malicious application that can easily penetrate an operating system with the sole purpose of spreading harmful programming codes. They can also utilize the errors in a network configuration as well as the loopholes of the security application and operating systems.

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Timeline: How a Hacker Tried to Poison a City

SecureWorld News

A cybersecurity advisory for public water suppliers , issued by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, reveals these details: "All computers used by water plant personnel were connected to the SCADA system and used the 32-bit version of the Windows 7 operating system. No firewall?