Learn the essential functions of CompTIA Security+, which establishes the core knowledge required of any cybersecurity role and leads professionals into intermediate-level cybersecurity jobs.
OS Security
22K
Solutions
23K
Contributors
Operating system security (OS security) is the process of ensuring OS integrity, confidentiality and availability. OS security refers to specified steps or measures used to protect the OS from threats, viruses, worms, malware or remote hacker intrusions. OS security encompasses all preventive-control techniques, which safeguard any computer assets capable of being stolen, edited or deleted if OS security is compromised, including authentication, passwords and threats to systems and programs.
Share tech news, updates, or what's on your mind.
I know a lot of people say Windows Defender is "good enough". So keep this new bug in mind: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-defender-antivirus-scans-broken-after-new-update/
The TL;DR info is this: Full and scheduled scan is broken, custom scan still works.
The TL;DR info is this: Full and scheduled scan is broken, custom scan still works.
3 Comments
A little help in promoting both Experts Exchange and a few of my articles!
Tweet Promoting a Firetrust Newsletter Extract advertising my articles at Experts Exchange
A Tweet promoting the reading of Part 1 of my Article Series on Mailwasher
Please Read, Enjoy, Endorse, and Share! :-)
Thanks, Andrew
Tweet Promoting a Firetrust Newsletter Extract advertising my articles at Experts Exchange
A Tweet promoting the reading of Part 1 of my Article Series on Mailwasher
Please Read, Enjoy, Endorse, and Share! :-)
Thanks, Andrew
[Free Webinar] Ten Security Controls for effective Cybersecurity
With cyberattacks evolving everyday organizations are forced to build a strong security layer to keep their data safe and maintain user privacy. With so much touch points to improve organization security, ManageEngine is here to facilitate things for you, by hand picking 10 primary security controls which you need to practice to keep the attackers at bay. Attend our webinar about cybersecurity on April 24th, 11 am BST and make sure you have the best security measures in place for 2018.
Register Now: https://goo.gl/R16u4f
Very worthwhile Bounty Programs by Microsoft Security TechCenter
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/dn425036
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/dn425036
Meltdown and Spectre: Battling the bugs in Intel, AMD, and ARM processors
Intel bugs exploiting your sensitive data, AMD and ARM also becomes victims to this exploit.
Read more: https://blogs.manageengine.com/desktop-mobile/2018/01/05/meltdown-and-spectre-battling-the-bugs-in-intel-amd-and-arm-processors.html
You can mitigate this threats to certain extent by patching your windows systems now, after checking the compatible AV's, if updated with incompatible AV's the system may crash, causing blue screen error. Update now and secure your sensitive data.
Attend this webinar to mitigate the bugs right away.
According to tech support site BleepingComputer, victims can "trick" the program into shutting down: once they reach the PayPal purchase screen, they can hit Ctrl+O to open a dialogue box, and then enter http://hitechnovation.com/thankyou.txt. This makes the program think they've paid the $25, and it shuts down.
https://www.cnet.com/news/this-scam-tricks-you-into-buying-fake-tech-support-software/
Saw an update ready on my Mac titled "Install this update as soon as possible". I guess I'm installing it! Fixes: https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/28/astonishing-os-x-bug-lets-anyone-log-into-a-high-sierra-machine
Learn SQL Server Core 2016
This course will introduce you to SQL Server Core 2016, as well as teach you about SSMS, data tools, installation, server configuration, using Management Studio, and writing and executing queries.
Only 10 days left to sign up for our ransomware prevention and preparation Course of the Month for June. With a 300% increase in ransomware attacks from 2015 to 2016, it is vital to decrease your vulnerability to the next attack and enhance your security by enrolling today.
South Korean web host pays largest ransomware demand ever.
https://www.cnet.com/news/largest-ransomware-ever-demand-south-korea-web-host/
https://www.cnet.com/news/largest-ransomware-ever-demand-south-korea-web-host/
why to pay 1 Million, if you can do the same thing in a very less bucks.. http://bit.ly/2rJTnVj
Drew Frey writes articles on cyber security and ransomware protection. Follow him if you're interested in seeing new articles in those topics.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/members/Drew-Frey.html
https://www.experts-exchange.com/members/Drew-Frey.html
UpGuard's cyber risk analyst, Chris Vickery, discovers 198 million US voting records in an Amazon S3 bucket freely available online. One particular spreadsheet also calculates the voters probabilities for situations such as "how likely you are to have voted for a certain presidential candidate". This breach is another reminder of how important personal data security is.
A recent post by Brian Matis motivated me to make this alternate post to see what sort of reaction others might have about these recent revelations.
A recent article on The Verge claims that "The older operating system was less vulnerable that anyone expected"
Windows XP computers were mostly immune to WannaCry
Another article from the same source claims "Windows XP was ‘insignificant,’ researchers say" with regards to helping the WannaCry outbreak spread.
"Almost all WannaCry victims were running Windows 7"
Lots of folks (from their perspective) with a genuine need to keep running on Windows XP suffered a lot of grief in Tech forums as being one of the root causes of giving WannaCry a platform to spread and thrive from, yet now it appears all the criticism may have been a little premature and unjustified.
For the record, I personally don't condone anyone using unsupported operating systems and actively encourage everyone I deal with to get themselves up to date, but I am also sympathetic to those who feel they have a genuine need to do that, so also think they shouldn't be …
A recent article on The Verge claims that "The older operating system was less vulnerable that anyone expected"
Windows XP computers were mostly immune to WannaCry
Another article from the same source claims "Windows XP was ‘insignificant,’ researchers say" with regards to helping the WannaCry outbreak spread.
"Almost all WannaCry victims were running Windows 7"
Lots of folks (from their perspective) with a genuine need to keep running on Windows XP suffered a lot of grief in Tech forums as being one of the root causes of giving WannaCry a platform to spread and thrive from, yet now it appears all the criticism may have been a little premature and unjustified.
For the record, I personally don't condone anyone using unsupported operating systems and actively encourage everyone I deal with to get themselves up to date, but I am also sympathetic to those who feel they have a genuine need to do that, so also think they shouldn't be …
Active today
We have too many XP computers at my institution (some with only SP2) - mostly due to budgets and instrumentation.
Active today
Hi Thomas,
Have you considered purchasing an XP Updates agreement with Microsoft? Might be an easier solution if budget restraints prevent you from upgrading? I wouldn't feel comfortable with a lot of XP machines in an environment as it would be a case of when, not if, it will come back to bite you. Patches are available, just at a cost.
Incidentally, SP3 for XP is still provided by Microsoft - why not install it?
Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
How to obtain Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)
Cheers..
Have you considered purchasing an XP Updates agreement with Microsoft? Might be an easier solution if budget restraints prevent you from upgrading? I wouldn't feel comfortable with a lot of XP machines in an environment as it would be a case of when, not if, it will come back to bite you. Patches are available, just at a cost.
Incidentally, SP3 for XP is still provided by Microsoft - why not install it?
Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
How to obtain Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)
Cheers..
NYS 20th Annual Cyber Security Conference
I will be attending this conference in Albany, N.Y. this Wednesday and Thursday. If you are going to be there, ley me know (maybe we can meet).
Over the years I have become more involved in security related areas of information technology. I hope to learn more/ keep up to date by attending this conference.
I will be attending this conference in Albany, N.Y. this Wednesday and Thursday. If you are going to be there, ley me know (maybe we can meet).
Over the years I have become more involved in security related areas of information technology. I hope to learn more/ keep up to date by attending this conference.
Active 4 days ago
That sounds great, Thomas! I'm a huge fan of the Socratic method (to the point where I get worried some people may try to poison me one day... j/k ;-) And thinking strategically about anything can be quite a challenge, but an increasingly important one as more and more of the tactical type work is moving entirely into automation.
Not familiar with Bloom's Taxonomy; I'll have to go look that one up...
Looking forward to the summary!
Not familiar with Bloom's Taxonomy; I'll have to go look that one up...
Looking forward to the summary!
Active today
My summary of the 20th Annual New York State Cyber Security Conference & 12th Annual ASIA conference
The conference as a whole was very interesting, although if one has to make a choice between this one and some others, you may want to check out the others. This conference is aimed mainly at government agencies. So it addresses the various compliance issues with which they have to deal. If those do not apply to you, this conference may have limited application as well.
I did enjoy putting some faces to people I had only corresponded with. I also wanted to hear as much as possible about ransomware (these presentations turned out to be only okay), and cryptography (not a gripping presentation – it was a presentation of thesis work and ongoing research – but nonetheless very interesting). They did a good job of setting you up for the days events with a decent Keynote speaker. The lunch speakers were not as polished, but did have good things to say.
I enjoyed going around to the vendors , even if their swag was not class A stuff. (some had excellent stuff while others had none – the full gamut)
I have to say again that the highlight of the conference, for me, was the very non-technical, and only slightly security related talk by Christie Struckman of the Gartner Group, session 4 on the first day. I would encourage anyone in a leadership position to check it out. I have asked for her slides and will try to make a pdf of them available if she is amenable to that. My takeaway on that talk was: There are leaders and there are Bosses. The leaders help their teams think about solutions and then make decisions, the bosses make decisions and tell their teams to carry them out. I think the quote she used at the beginning was excellent:
The conference as a whole was very interesting, although if one has to make a choice between this one and some others, you may want to check out the others. This conference is aimed mainly at government agencies. So it addresses the various compliance issues with which they have to deal. If those do not apply to you, this conference may have limited application as well.
I did enjoy putting some faces to people I had only corresponded with. I also wanted to hear as much as possible about ransomware (these presentations turned out to be only okay), and cryptography (not a gripping presentation – it was a presentation of thesis work and ongoing research – but nonetheless very interesting). They did a good job of setting you up for the days events with a decent Keynote speaker. The lunch speakers were not as polished, but did have good things to say.
I enjoyed going around to the vendors , even if their swag was not class A stuff. (some had excellent stuff while others had none – the full gamut)
I have to say again that the highlight of the conference, for me, was the very non-technical, and only slightly security related talk by Christie Struckman of the Gartner Group, session 4 on the first day. I would encourage anyone in a leadership position to check it out. I have asked for her slides and will try to make a pdf of them available if she is amenable to that. My takeaway on that talk was: There are leaders and there are Bosses. The leaders help their teams think about solutions and then make decisions, the bosses make decisions and tell their teams to carry them out. I think the quote she used at the beginning was excellent:
OWASP: Threats Fundamentals
Learn the top ten threats that are present in modern web-application development and how to protect your business from them.
"Microsoft has done the right thing by making the patch available even for older, unsupported systems. But it shouldn't proactively push out the patches, as there are usually some business reasons why companies are still running old and unpatched systems," he said.
"By forcefully pushing a patch, it could do just as much harm, causing systems and applications to become unreliable."
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-patching-windows-xp-forever-wont-stop-the-next-wannacrypt/
"By forcefully pushing a patch, it could do just as much harm, causing systems and applications to become unreliable."
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-patching-windows-xp-forever-wont-stop-the-next-wannacrypt/
Security Patches - To Patch or Not to Patch? - That is the question!
https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/29615/Security-Patches-To-Patch-or-Not-to-Patch-That-is-the-question.html
https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/29615/Security-Patches-To-Patch-or-Not-to-Patch-That-is-the-question.html
btan updated his Ransomware article with points about the recent WCry ransomware. See FAQ #7, #9 and #10.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/28059/TL-DR-Ransomware-Infected.html
https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/28059/TL-DR-Ransomware-Infected.html
Organizations in 99 countries are being targeted and hacked by “WannaCry” ransomware, which takes advantage of a Microsoft vulnerability. If you haven’t already, install the official patch (MS17-010) to close the affected SMB Server vulnerability.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/world/europe/international-cyberattack-ransomware.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/world/europe/international-cyberattack-ransomware.html
OS Security
22K
Solutions
23K
Contributors
Operating system security (OS security) is the process of ensuring OS integrity, confidentiality and availability. OS security refers to specified steps or measures used to protect the OS from threats, viruses, worms, malware or remote hacker intrusions. OS security encompasses all preventive-control techniques, which safeguard any computer assets capable of being stolen, edited or deleted if OS security is compromised, including authentication, passwords and threats to systems and programs.
Top Experts In
OS Security
-
1
btan14,901 points -
2
☠ MASQ ☠7,100 points -
3
Vasil Michev (MVP)5,150 points -
4
McKnife4,274 points -
5
ArneLovius3,700 points -
6
Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert / EE Fellow)3,600 points -
7
Steve Jennings3,550 points -
8
Jim Riddles3,300 points -
9
David Johnson, CD3,125 points -
10
DarinTCH3,050 points -
11
Rob Henson3,050 points -
12
Cliff Galiher3,050 points -
13
madunix2,589 points -
14
Joe Overman2,050 points -
15
Mohit Nair500 points -
16
nobus250 points -
17
Andrew Leniart191 points -
18
Dr. Klahn75 points -
19
Adam Brown75 points -
20
skullnobrains50 points -
21
Joe Winograd47 points -
22
Adiel de Freitas27 points -
23
Jackie Man18 points -
24
Delphineous Silverwing9 points -
25
jorge diaz9 points