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A 'kill switch' is slowing the spread of WannaCry ransomware

Network World

It works by exploiting a Windows vulnerability that the U.S. Security experts have detected tens of thousands of attacks, apparently spreading over LANs and the internet like a computer worm. The ransomware, called Wana Decryptor or WannaCry, has been found infecting machines across the globe.

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How to Navigate Market Pressures with Cloud-based Network Management

CIO Business Intelligence

1] As the cloud continues to play a key role in building resilience and enabling agility, the role of the network is more critical than ever before. without a modern network to support it. How should IT organizations modernize their network management in response to new market pressures and how can a cloud-based approach help?

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Configuring Wake-On-LAN for Dell Systems

Mick's IT Blog

The script uses the DellSMBios PowerShell module to configure the BIOS settings. You can download it from my GitHub site. CurrentValue -eq $NewValue) { Write-Host $NewValue -ForegroundColor Yellow } else { Write-Host (Get-Item -Path ("DellSmBios:" + $BIOSItem)).CurrentValue PhysicalMediaType -eq '802.3') -and ($_.Status

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How to prevent potential HTTPS URL hijacking

Network World

When a computer connects to a public Wi-Fi network or an untrusted LAN, a malicious actor could potentially compromise a browser’s HTTPS connection and eavesdrop on URLs such as Dropbox, Google Drive URLs or Password reset URLs. Windows, Mac and Linux computers are all at risk. Un-check Automatically detect settings.

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'Stupid simple' attack can steal credentials from locked Windows and Mac computers

Network World

Hats off to security researcher Rob Fuller, aka mubix , for spending part of his Labor Day weekend figuring out how to use a spoofed USB Ethernet adapter to steal credentials from logged in but locked Windows and Mac computers. It works!!! Muhahahahah I can steal credentials from a locked computer.

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A USB device is all it takes to steal credentials from locked PCs

Network World

Rob Fuller, principal security engineer at R5 Industries, found out that all it takes to copy an OS account password hash from a locked Windows computer is to plug in a special USB device for a few seconds. The hash can later be cracked or used directly in some network attacks.

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Secure LAN Messaging

Galido

If your company’s policy is to maintain an independent network with safe, secure and effective intra-office communication, external cloud messaging applications may not meet your needs. Softros LAN chat comes with a variety of handy features such as peer to peer messaging, group chat, and drag-and-drop file transfer to exchange files.

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