Nov 8, 2016

It is election day.. Have you voted?

Beware, IPhone Users: Fake retail apps are surging before the holidays

• The issue of brand protection and knock-off websites, apps and such is real
• Spilling over into digital world, from physical
• What is your company doing to protect yourself and your customers?
• http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/07/technology/more-iphone-fake-retail-apps-before-holidays.html?_r=0

Moving Beyond EMET

• EMET is going away … in a while
• Most of the features are now built into Windows 10
• This is a great thing (built in vs bolted on security)
• https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2016/11/03/beyond-emet/

Tesco Bank blames ‘systematic sophisticated attack’ for account losses

• Fraud system appears to be working - good
• ~40,000 accounts affected, ½ of those lost money
• Tesco is putting funds back, making things right
• Core banking assets don’t appear compromised, ATMs and such still work
• Potentially an issue with website, fixable
• http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37891742

Google Discloses “Critical Flaw” in Microsoft OS 10 Days After Notifying

• Microsoft upset at Google
• Google says it meets their 7-days-to-disclosure policy from 2013
• How do you even patch an issue in 7 days - or write up a mitigation if there is none?
• Is your company prepared to deal with this type of thing?
• http://www.computerworld.com/article/3137192/security/google-clashes-with-microsoft-over-windows-flaw-disclosure.html