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Here's How to Enable the Built-In Windows 10 OpenSSH Client

With each new release of Windows 10, we see more and more useful tools being ported from Linux. First, we had the Windows Subsystem for Linux, which is awesome, and now we have a built-in OpenSSH client and server, which uses version 7.5p1 of OpenSSH. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/heres-how-to-enable-the-built-in-windows-10-openssh-client/
Google Releases an Updated SEO Starter Guide

After many years, Google has finally released an updated version of their SEO Starter Guide. This guide is a resource for webmasters that contains Google's recommendations on how to make sure web sites are search-engine-friendly. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-releases-an-updated-seo-starter-guide/
US Charges Three Men with Creating and Running First-Ever Mirai Botnet

Three men have pleaded guilty for their role in the creation of the Mirai malware and the use of the subsequent Mirai botnet to launch DDoS attacks on multiple targets across the Internet, according to documents unsealed today by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-three-men-with-creating-and-running-first-ever-mirai-botnet/
Most Android-Based TV Set-Top Boxes Run Old and Insecure OS Versions

Android-based TV set-top boxes sold online are most likely running outdated operating systems that have not received security updates for at least a year, according to research published today by US cyber-security firm Tripwire. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/most-android-based-tv-set-top-boxes-run-old-and-insecure-os-versions/
Fortinet VPN Client Exposes VPN Creds, Palo Alto Firewalls Allow Remote Attacks

It's been a bad week for two of the world's biggest vendors of enterprise hardware and software β€” Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks. Both companies fixed security issues this week affecting some of their most popular products, with some bugs being quite intrusive and dangerous. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fortinet-vpn-client-exposes-vpn-creds-palo-alto-firewalls-allow-remote-attacks/
TRITON Malware Used in Attacks Against Industrial Safety Equipment

Security researchers from FireEye's Mandiant investigative division have spotted a new form of malware that's capable of targeting industrial equipment. FireEye named this malware TRITON and said they've spotted a threat actor deploying it in live attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/triton-malware-used-in-attacks-against-industrial-safety-equipment/
How to Install the Built-In Windows 10 OpenSSH Server

For those who would like remote console access to their Windows 10 computers, the built-in Windows 10 OpenSSH Server may be what you are looking for. Even better, for those who are familiar with OpenSSH from using it in Linux, the Windows 10 version operates pretty much the same. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/how-to-install-the-built-in-windows-10-openssh-server/
Top Security Firm Admits to MitM Security Incident

Netherlands-based Fox-IT, one of the world's leading IT security providers, disclosed today a security breach during which an unknown attacker carried out a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack and spied on a small number of Fox-IT customers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/top-security-firm-admits-to-mitm-security-incident/
FCC Kills Net Neutrality. What Does That Mean for You?

In a 3-2 vote along party lines, FCC chairman Ajit Pai and his two fellow Republican commissioners have voted to repeal Obama's Net Neutrality regulations. According to Pai, the repeal of Net Neutrality will only help consumers and promote competition among businesses that are currently being stifled by these regulations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fcc-kills-net-neutrality-what-does-that-mean-for-you/