New products of the week 10.24.16
New products of the week Our roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World’s products of the week slideshow. The Back-UPS battery backup Key features: APC by Schneider Electric’s new Back-UPS battery backup solutions are designed to deliver reliable/secure power protection for wireless networks, computers and other home/business electronics […] more…Yahoo asks US for clarity on email scanning controversy
Yahoo is asking that the U.S. government set the record straight on requests for user data, following reports saying the internet company has secretly scanned customer emails for terrorism-related information. On Wednesday, Yahoo sent a letter to the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, saying the company has been “unable to respond” to news articles […] more…Resolved: Penn State University Enterprise Network issues
Starting Friday, September 16, and continuing through Sunday, September 18, intermittent network outages affecting phone, internet, video conferencing, and other services occurred at all Penn State campus locations. Information Technology (IT) staff members have worked with the external router vendor to address the problem and all services are currently operating without interruption. IT staff will […] more…The Last Key on The Ring – Server Solutions to Ransomware
This entry is the last part of a four-part blog series discussing the different techniques ransomware uses to affect users and organizations. These techniques show that the best way to mitigate the risks brought about by this threat is to implement multiple layers of protection in different aspects of an enterprise network: from the gateway, […] more…University Park UEN Router Maintenance – Altoona, Behrend
On Tuesday October 18th at 5:01 AM EI&O/TNS will be preforming maintenance on UEN routers at Penn State Altoona, and Penn State Erie: The Behrend College. Networking services at these campuses will be interrupted for up to 5 minutes at that time. Reference ServiceNOW change request CHG0038864. more…Hackers Claim They Wiped John Podesta’s iPhone
From the perspective of newsworthiness, Wikileak’s Podesta emails have been totally weird. Amidst revelations about an ex-Blink-182 member’s belief in extraterrestrial life, and Podesta’s own advice on cooking risotto, Trump supporters on a variety of imageboards have been sifting through the emails for anything compromising. Last night it seems they hit paydirt. Tags: Security more…Grey hats and blue skies, dealing with airline security
Since Sept. 11, 2001, the airline industry has been one of the fastest industries to upgrade their security procedures and protocols against various threats, both present and perceived. Threats from possible terrorist bombs and improvised explosive devices have been curbed, and not one American plane has been hijacked since the tragic events of that fateful […] more…Five myths about machine learning in cybersecurity
Machine learning has long permeated all areas of human activity. It not only plays a key role in the recognition of speech, gestures, handwriting and images – without machine learning it would be difficult to imagine modern medicine, banking, bioinformatics and any type of quality control. Even the weather forecast cannot be made without machines […] more…Funding Cybercrime: The Hidden Side of Online Gaming Currency Selling
The online gaming industry has long been a big cybercriminal target. Year after year we see players being subjected to phishing attacks and account hacking, and game companies suffering attacks like DDoS and others. While these attacks occur outside of the games themselves, one of the threats we see is much closer to the gamers’ […] more…University Park UEN Router Maintenance – All Locations
On Thursday October 13th, Starting at 4:00 AM Staff from the Office of the Vice Provost for IT will be performing maintenance on all UEN routers with the exception of the Telecom Building Hubsite At 4:00AM* The Following Routers will be rebooted: University Park: Windstream1, White1 Expected Impact: Temporary interruption of Commodity internet services that […] more…Trump calls for US to use offensive cyberweapons
The U.S. government needs to be ready to use its offensive cyberweapons in response to attacks from other nations, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Monday. The U.S. has significant offensive cybercapabilities, but it has been shy about deploying them, Trump said during a speech in Herdon, Virginia. “This is the warfare of the future,” he […] more…ITS Wireless Controller planned maintenance
TNS is conducting routine wireless maintenance during the maintenance window on Thursday, September 29, 2016. Work will start at 6:00am and be completed by 7:00am. This is related to Snow Change: CHG0038609 This maintenance work will cause wireless access points at the following locations to reboot: * The typical service interruption will be about 5 […] more…Resolved: Telecom Building UPS Maintenance
SNow Change: CHG0037971 Emerson will be on site, at the Telecom Building, on Thursday, September 22, 2016, to replace the batteries on the 50 KVA UPS, located in the basement, beginning at 3:00 a.m. The building load will be carried by the generator during the battery replacement. No interruptions are expected. more…Cyber attacks on satellites could spark global catastrophe, experts warn
The world is dangerously unprepared for a global disaster sparked by cyber attacks on space infrastructure, experts have warned. Authorities are not doing nearly enough to stop space assets being hacked and used maliciously, according to a warning from security experts. The consequences of such a hack could be disastrous – anything from damage to […] more…Blizzard’s Battle.net knocked offline by DDoS attack claimed by PoodleCorp
Blizzard’s Battle.net servers were knocked offline by yet another denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on 18 September claimed by hacking group PoodleCorp. The latest interruption marks the third time the servers have gone offline this week, causing latency and connectivity issues across popular games such as Overwatch, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft and Diablo 3. […] more…Update: Penn State University Enterprise Network issues
The University Enterprise network remains in an unstable state, we are working with hardware vendors to isolate the problem. Users will continue to experience voice and data interruptions. more…More information
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