UK could face threat for decades, MI5 chief warns

The UK may continue to face the threat of Islamist terrorism for another "20 to 30 years", the former head of MI5 has said.

Lord Evans told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the issue was a "generational problem" and that the UK needed to "persevere" with efforts to defeat it.

He also said devices connected to the internet needed to be made more secure in the face of emerging cyber threats.

And he warned that Russia was likely to try to interfere in the UK's democracy.

Lord Evans stepped down as the director general of the security service MI5 in 2013 at a time when it seemed that the terrorist threat from al-Qaeda might be subsiding.

But now, with the rise of the so-called Islamic State militant group, he said the threat was unlikely to end soon.

Lord Evans said: "There's no doubt that we are still facing a severe terrorist threat but I think its also important to put this in a slightly longer context because of right the way back from the 1990s we have been experiencing difficulties from Islamist terrorists of one sort or another.

"Over that period the threat has come and gone but the underlying threat has continued.

"Since 2013 there have been 19 attempted attacks that have been disrupted and even since the attack at Westminster we are told there have been six disruptions, so this is a permanent state of preparedness."

He added: "We're at least 20 years into this. My guess is that we will still be dealing with the long tail in over 20 years' time.

"I think this is genuinely a generational problem. I think we are going to be facing 20 to 30 years of terrorist threat and therefore we need, absolutely critically, to persevere."

Lord Evans also warned that the "internet of things" - in which vehicles and domestic devices are all connected to the internet - will need to be made more secure to reduce emerging cyber threats.

He said it was concerning that Russia had apparently been interfering in the democratic processes of some Western countries.

Lord Evans said it was something the UK needed to be alert to, as he would be "very surprised" if it was not a target as well.

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Microsoft Boosts Ransomware Defenses for Windows 10

Also known as WannaCrypt, the WannaCry ransomware attack hit computer systems around the world that are still using outdated software like Windows XP and Windows 7.
Microsoft made the unorthodox decision to offer security updates to users with older versions of Windows after identifying some vulnerabilities that "post elevated risk of cyber attacks by government organizations, sometimes referred to as nation-state actors or other copycat organizations," Adrienne Hall, general manager for the company's Cyber Defense Operations Center, said in a blog post.
Following the WannaCry attack, some researchers said North Korea was likely to blame, although officials in that country denied the allegation. The WannaCry malware took advantage of a Windows vulnerability that had been used for surveillance by the National Security Agency before the exploit was stolen and released by the Shadow Brokers hacking group in April.
"Due to the elevated risk for destructive cyber attacks at this time, we made the decision to take this action because applying these updates provides further protection against potential attacks with characteristics similar to WannaCrypt," Hall said in her blog post. However, the best defense against such malware is to update to a new platform that's supported with regular security updates, she added.
"It is important to note that if you're running a supported version of Windows, such as Windows 10 or Windows 8.1, and you have Windows Update enabled, you don't need to take any action," Hall said. "Older systems, even if fully up-to-date, lack the latest security features and advancements."
The decision to offer updates for unsupported software "should not be viewed as a departure from our standard services policies," Eric Doerr, general manager of the Microsoft Security Response Center, said in a separate post on Microsoft's TechNet site.
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HP recall battery - How to find out if YOUR HP laptop battery is at risk of catching fire

Technology firm HP, have a release a major warning to customers about a potential fire hazard from some of their laptops.
It's thought the issue, which appears to be a problem with the battery, is affecting over 100,000 machines.
HP is now advising customers to cease use of affected laptops immediately.
The laptops hit by the problem include HP ProBook, HP ENVY, Compaq Presario, and HP Pavilion Notebook Computers sold worldwide from March 2013 through October 2016.
In a statement, HP said: "These batteries have the potential to overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to customers. HP urges customers to recheck their batteries, even if they did so previously, and were told they were not affected.

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HP has said its primary concern is for the safety of its customers and it is proactively notifying users and will provide a replacement battery for each verified, eligible battery, at no cost
Speaking about the problems HP added: "On January 24, in cooperation with various government regulatory agencies, HP is announcing the expansion of a June 2016 worldwide voluntary safety recall and replacement program for certain notebook computer batteries.
"This recall involves HP lithium-ion battery packs for notebook computers sold worldwide from March 2013 through October 2016.
"Less than 1% of all HP notebook computers sold during this timeframe contained an affected battery."
This latest problem for HP comes after similar issues hit the firm last year.
Thousands of laptops across the UK were recalled in July due to a fire risk caused by unsafe batteries.
Some HP and Compaq laptops were found to pose a danger to consumers due to overheating batteries which could potentially cause a fire.
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Cyber attack: Latest evidence indicates 'phishing' emails not to blame for global hack

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Latest evidence suggests "phishing" emails are unlikely to have caused the global cyber attack that wreaked havoc at dozens of NHS trusts and hit hundreds of thousands of computers in 150 countries.
Security experts have disputed claims that the virus was spread through suspicious emails, saying that computers were vulnerable to the bug regardless of how vigilant users were. Experts said that unless IT departments patched the virus and backed up their files they could be hit by the attacks.
Affected NHS trusts were criticised for not adding the patch despite warnings from NHS Digital a month ago that they were vulnerable to a possible attack.
Vladimir Putin has blamed the US for the global cyber attack that has crippled computer systems around the world since Friday.
Putin said Russia had "nothing to do" with the attack and blamed the US for creating the hacking software that affects Microsoft computers.

"Malware created by intelligence agencies can backfire on its creators," said Putin, speaking to media in Beijing. He added that global leaders needed to discuss cyber security at a "serious political level" and said the US has backed away from signing a cyber security agreement with Russia. 

 

Authorities fear a second wave of the "WannaCry" ransomware could hit systems as people return to work and switch on their computers on Monday morning.
Japanese computer experts said around 2,000 PCs had been affected while the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that almost 30,000 had been hit.
Authorities had warned of a day of chaos ahead of Monday, with the National Cyber Security Centre saying that existing infections could spread through computer systems.

NHS systems appeared to be largely up and running on Monday, although seven out of the 47 trusts hit by last week's attack are still seeking emergency support, according to NHS Digital.
Patients are being warned of slow service at surgeries, but patient data does not appear to have been compromised. The Home Secretary Amber Rudd will hold a meeting of the emergency COBRA committee later today.

The WannaCry ransomware, which locks computer systems and demands $300 (£230) in Bitcoin, hit over 200,000 computers on Friday and the impact continued to be felt across the weekend. Around £33,000 in ransoms have been paid to date, according to the analysis of Bitcoin wallets.
On Sunday night, Microsoft slammed the US spy agency that had originally developed software that allowed the ransomware attack to infect computers. The "Eternal Blue" tool developed by the National Security Agency had been dumped onto the public internet by a hacking group known as the Shadow Brokers.

It was then used by the still-anonymous cyber criminals to infect PCs with Friday's ransomware.
"The governments of the world should treat this attack as a wake-up call," In a statement, Microsoft president Brad Smith said. "Repeatedly, exploits in the hands of governments have leaked into the public domain and caused widespread damage. An equivalent scenario with conventional weapons would be the U.S. military having some of its Tomahawk missiles stolen."

 

Microsoft released a patch over the weekend for the Eternal Blue vulnerability that defends against it even with older versions of Windows.
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Microsoft warns ransomware cyber-attack is a wake-up call

A cyber-attack that has hit 150 countries since Friday should be treated by governments around the world as a "wake-up call", Microsoft says.

It blamed governments for storing data on software vulnerabilities which could then be accessed by hackers.
It says the latest virus exploits a flaw in Microsoft Windows identified by, and stolen from, US intelligence.
There are fears of more "ransomware" attacks as people begin work on Monday, although few have been reported so far.
Many firms have had experts working over the weekend to prevent new infections. The virus took control of users' files and demanded $300 (£230) payments to restore access.
The spread of the WannaCry ransomware attack slowed over the weekend but the respite might only be brief, experts have said. More than 200,000 computers have been affected so far.
BBC analysis of three accounts linked to the ransom demands suggests about $38,000 (£29,400) had been paid by Monday morning.
However, the ransomware warning said that the cost would double after three days, so the payments may increase. It threatens to delete files within seven days if no payment is made.
The effect in Asian nations so far on Monday has been limited. South Korea said just nine cases of ransomware had been found, giving no further details.
Australian officials said so far only three small-to-medium sized businesses had reported being locked out of their systems while New Zealand's ministry of the business said a small number of unconfirmed incidents were being investigated.
In Japan, both Nissan and Hitachi reported some units had been affected, while in China energy giant PetroChina said that at some petrol stations customers had been unable to use its payment system.

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HP Is Back on Top

IDC reported preliminary global PC shipments of 60.3 million units (down 11.9% quarter-over-quarter, up 0.6% year-over-year) in the calendar first quarter, above our estimates of 58.8 million units (down 14.2% quarter-over-quarter, down 1.9% year-over-year), driven by healthy commercial demand as well as vendors locking in supply of components.

We highlight continued component supply constraints and pricing pressures, with vendors optimising mix toward higher-end (higher average selling price (ASP)) PCs. We also note the end of [ Microsoft (ticker: MSFT)] Windows Vista support lifecycle (although its share of the PC installed base is minimal).

We highlight that the PC market has continued to strengthen, with strong first-quarter Notebook build numbers posted by Taiwan original design manufacturer (ODM) companies as well (down 12% quarter-over-quarter, up 12% year-over-year versus our expectations of a loss of 20% quarter-over-quarter, up 1% year-over-year). Our global PC unit shipment forecast stands for calendar 2017/2018 at 260 million/265 million units. We expect a modest pickup in replacement rates in 2017, driven by an aging install-base as well as [Alphabet (GOOGL)] Chromebooks and VR-enabled gaming notebooks.

HP (HPQ) is back at No. 1, with potential upside to our estimates. IDC reported preliminary HP shipments of 13.1 million units (down 14.1% quarter-over-quarter, up 13.1% year-over-year) in line with our estimates of 13.1 million units (down 14.2% quarter-over-quarter, up 13.1% year-over-year). HP reclaimed its No. 1 spot for the first time since first-quarter 2013, after outperforming the market again (up 13% year-over-year growth versus up 0.6% year-over-year market growth). For the first quarter, HP held market share of 21.8% (up 240 basis points year-over-year). We note that HP is seeing accelerated growth in its PC business (up 13.1% year-over-year versus 6.8% year-over-year in the fourth quarter and up 3.6% year-over-year in the third quarter) and believe this suggests potential upside to our HP fiscal-second-quarter Personal Systems Group (PSG) estimate of $7.5 billion (down 8.8% quarter-over-quarter, up 7.2% year-over-year). We see sustained positive momentum in the PC business at HP. We reiterate our Outperform rating and $19 target price.

Lenovo (LVNGY) dropped to No. 2, coming in at 20.4% (down 200 basis points quarter-over-quarter, up 20 basis points year-over-year). We note here that Lenovo saw shipment grow on a year-over-year basis, with 1.7% year-over-year growth, but still fell behind HP in the leadership board. Overall, the top five accounted for 71.9% of global PC shipments, in the quarter, up from 68.1% in the same period last year.

Apple (AAPL) maintaining a unit share of about 7%. Apple shipments came in at 4.2 million units (down 21.6% quarter-over-quarter, up 4.1% year-over-year), Apple enjoyed a market share of 7% (down 70 basis points quarter-over-quarter, up 30 basis points year-over-year), but we believe rivals are increasingly focusing on its core target market, the premium high end. We note that the Mac business contributes around about 5% of Apple’s overall Gross Profit. As discussed in our note Scaling the Annuity, we see material potential for Apple’s Services. With Services being about a 70% gross-margin business, this continued growth continues to support our view that Services can grow from 15% to a third of gross profit long term. We reiterate our Outperform rating and $160 target price.

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DoubleAgent zero-day hijacks Microsoft tool to turn Norton antivirus into malware

Security specialists have found another assault called DoubleAgent that uses a Windows bug-settling device to transform antivirus into malware.

The DoubleAgent assault is nitty gritty by Israel-based security firm Cybellum, which cases to have affirmed it can trade off items by Avast, AVG, Avira, Bitdefender, Trend Micro, Comodo, ESET, F-Secure, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, McAfee, Panda, Quick Heal, and Norton. The organisation says different antivirus items are likewise prone to be helpless.

The assault depends on Microsoft Application Verifier, a runtime confirmation apparatus used to find bugs and enhance the security of outsider Windows applications. The apparatus ships with Windows XP through to Windows 10.

The issue doesn't lie with Microsoft, yet rather with antivirus merchants and could be utilised to assault associations that utilisation influenced antivirus items.

The issue really can influence all product items yet Cybellum has concentrated on antivirus programming since these items keep running with high benefits and are viewed as trusted.

Thus, if antivirus programming is seized, it would sidestep other security items utilised by an association, the organisation cautions.
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Staples dropped the price of this HP 15-inch Notebook to $500

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Staples has a decent deal on a strong everyday driver for those in the market for another portable workstation. The HP Notebook 15-AY163NR is at a bargain this week for $500, $150 off the recommended cost and about $60 to $100 less expensive than what you can discover somewhere else at this moment.

The scratch pad includes a 15.6-inch show with 1366-by-768 determination. That is as a matter of fact not extraordinary when 1080p presentations are so typical, but rather whatever remains of the specs compensate for it.

At the heart of this PC is the double centre 2.7GHz Intel "Kaby Lake" Core i7-7500U. It additionally has 8GB of RAM and a solid 1 terabyte hard drive turning at 5,400 RPM. There's a DVD drive (some portion of the reason this tablet pushes to the overwhelming side), and Intel HD 620 coordinated design. HP says you can anticipate that in regards will 6 hours and change for battery life.
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Windows 10 new updations

Microsoft keeps their relentless speed with regards to Windows 10 review works for their Insider ring. The most recent are named construct 15055 and it is outlined both for PC and for versatile. Since we are getting closer and nearer to the dispatch date, the review assembles straw far from bringing fundamental new overhauls and components, yet concentrate rather on settling bugs and mistakes and making it work all the more easily.

The most up to date see assemble can be gotten to by anyone who subscribed to Fast Ring. It brings loads of fixes, particularly one that makes it run smoother with the working frameworks that incorporate an antivirus programming made by Symantec. On the off chance that before you got a 0x80070228 blunder when attempting to download the assemble while having Norton Antivirus introduced, this shouldn't occur any longer. Microsoft pronounced that Symantec offered a refresh a week ago that will tackle the issue.

This implies before introducing the fabricate discharged today, you ought to guarantee you have the exceptional antivirus definitions for the Symantec/Norton antivirus. Other than this issue, there was additionally an issue with the see works for Windows 10 stopping the download procedure at 71% and coming back to the past form. Gratefully, manufacture 15055 will settle this also.

All things considered, the most recent form takes care of more than 2 dozen issues on Windows 10 for the PC stage, together with 3 portable fixes. They have different degrees of significance and they identify with heaps of issues, from making the CPU use hop to a high rate, ceasing the OneDrive, GUI peculiarities et cetera.

In any case, there is still a great deal to be done about the Creators Update until its discharge one month from now. With every one of the arrangements that were added to the most recent form, Microsoft still has a few issues they think about and plan to settle them.
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Common McAfee Antivirus Problems

The market is overflowing with Antivirus suites to peruse as showed by need and choice. McAfee is a standout amongst the most prepared of them. It is made by McAfee Inc, a pioneer in the Antivirus showcase making and giving antivirus answers for home PCs and furthermore capable PCs. McAfee was before known as Network Associates which now has a trail of PC security things made and released at times.

Essential McAfee parts of the McAfee Antivirus are:

• On boot scanner (McAfee OAS)
• Providing Inbound and outbound firewall protection
• Providing Spyware protection
• Self update
• Site control giving security rating of the areas passed by
• Active System Guard office
• Active Protection

A vast bit of these segments makes McAfee excellent from its accomplices. Regardless, some place these unique components are in like manner accountable for the issues developing to a vast part of the customers of this antivirus and making utilitarian issues with their PCs by and large in perspective of the nonattendance of data as for customers. The customers have a go at adjusting them on their own and end up making the things more personality boggling.
In the midst of the latest couple of years, the unmistakable quality and use of McAfee antivirus are, all things considered, affected in light of the issues associated with this once ruler, of the antivirus showcase. By and large, online McAfee Technical Support has come up to ensure the customers
The summary of the issues being all around went up against by the customers is for the most part greater than those with various antivirus brands appear in the market, which is driving the McAfee customers to change their loyalties. McAfee Support ways to deal with defending such customers who get themselves feeble dealing with this antivirus. The standard issues surfacing with the use of this antivirus are inspected as under;
In particular, this antivirus is an unwieldy package which has a boundless space on the hard plate of its customer, really leaving less space for other programming presented on the PC. The home PCs which are all things considered having less hard plate space are altogether impacted by this generous antivirus suite.
Moreover, its advantage utilize is high which devours an extensive room of RAM occurring into moving off the PC equivalent to hanging.
Despite being a staggering programming Virus and malware disclosure rate of this antivirus is not more than those open to no end on net.
Startup or booting time of the PCs having McAfee security ends up being basically higher than those without it. It leaves the customer uninformed with respect to the honest to goodness issue who trusts that the PC has got some hardware issues.
The analysing time it takes is longer and as a less than dependable rule it doesn’t search for customer’s approval to start the scope which is irritating as for the customer.
Finally it is furthermore not among one of those adequately removable antivirus programming. It is the bona fide cerebral agony to discard this antivirus if the customer needs to uninstall it as it tends to stick down to the PC presented on.
Despite the way that all the above-discussed issues are not honest to goodness and can without a lot of an extend be overseen by a specialist, a direct customer may find them hard to plan free from any other individual. Capable like McAfee Technical Support can without a doubt be benefitted by the customers facing any issues with McAfee programming either on the web or on phone using McAfee Support open 24×7.
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