Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
5 Suspects Arrested; Group Tied to Ransomware Attacks Against 1,800 Victims Police have arrested a group of criminals in Ukraine, including their alleged ringleader, who they suspect launched ransomware attacks against organizations across 71 countries, amassing at least 1,800 victims, from which they demanded ransoms collectively worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
AIIM
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
I was inspired to write this post after listening to an episode of “This Week in Windows” on Leo Laporte’s TWIT.TV podcast network. Leo and one of his co-hosts got into an interesting discussion on the use of Generative AI like ChatGTP with respect to search on the internet. Leo seemed to be making the same mistake many do, and confusing the concepts of using a search engine to answer a query by finding sources of information, and asking a Generative AI system based on a Large Language Model (LL
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Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
CEO Adam Selipsky Unveils AI Assistant, Projects With Salesforce, NVIDIA, Anthropic In an effort to upstage Microsoft in the AI space, AWS CEO Adam Selipsky invited NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and Dario Amodei, co-founder of Anthropic, to share the stage at AWS re:Invent 2023. Selipsky committed to integrating generative AI across AWS solutions and guardrails to secure customer data.
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 28, 2023 – AppDirect , the world’s leading B2B subscription commerce platform, today released key findings from its IT Business Leaders 2024 Outlook Report. The study, conducted by independent research firm Propeller Insights, dives into how IT business leaders feel about their security posture in a world where the technologies they embrace to grow and thrive are also vulnerable to constant and increasing threats.
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
LogScale Reaches $100M ARR As EY Builds 150-Person Practice Around CrowdStrike SIEM Discontent with legacy SIEM offerings and Cisco's proposed acquisition of Splunk has driven "a significant and pronounced increase in interest" in CrowdStrike's SIEM offering. It hit the $100 million ARR milestone last quarter thanks to LogScale's search speed, data gravity and cost efficiency.
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Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
CISA Investigating Iranian Hacking Group Attack on Pennsylvania Water Authority The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is investigating a cyberattack from an Iranian hacking group known as "Cyber Av3ngers" that targeted a small municipal water authority in Pennsylvania over its use of Israeli-owned software, according to officials.
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Dozens of advocacy groups are pressuring the US Congress to abandon plans to ram through the renewal of a controversial surveillance program that they say poses an “alarming threat to civil rights.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Prominent Threat Actor Advertises Access to GE's Military Projects General Electric says it is aware of claims made by "a bad actor" about gaining unauthorized access to its sensitive data and taking "appropriate measures to help protect the integrity of our systems" after a hacker known as IntelBroker advertised access to its networks and data.
Data Protection Report
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
A Private Members’ Bill, the Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill (the Bill ), has been introduced into House of Lords (the UK’s upper House of the UK Parliament) and is currently at the second Parliamentary stage. The King’s Speech , which set out the agenda for the current Parliamentary session, did not contain any proposals from the Government for legislation on AI, a point that was highlighted by the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage
Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Stevedore Says No Ransomware Found in Attack That Disrupted Australian Shipping A cyber incident that incapacitated four major Australian ports for days also resulted in the theft by hackers of employee data, the port operator said Tuesday. Hackers obtained personal information of current and former employees of DP World Australia in an incident first detected on Nov. 10.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
The Daixin Team group claims to have hacked the North Texas Municipal Water District (US) and threatened to leak the stolen data. The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) is a regional water district that provides wholesale water, wastewater treatment, and solid waste services to a group of member cities and customers in North Texas, United States.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
A directory service should be a "source of truth," said Justin Kohler, vice president of products at Spector Ops. But when users are overprivileged or misconfigurations occur, that creates attack hubs. Kohler discusses BloodHound, a solution he says is like Google Maps for Active Directory.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Threat actors started exploiting a critical ownCloud vulnerability (CVE-2023-49103) that can lead to sensitive information disclosure. ownCloud is an open-source software platform designed for file synchronization and sharing. It allows individuals and organizations to create their own private cloud storage services, giving them control over their data while facilitating collaboration and file access across multiple devices.
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Geopolitical risk is now at the top of the agenda for CEOs. But tracking it can be difficult. The world is more interconnected than ever, whether in terms of economics and supply chains or technology and communication. Geopolitically, however, it is becoming increasingly fragmented – threatening the operations, financial well-being, and security of globally connected companies.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Series B Funding Will Help Second Front Pursue US Civilian, International Business A vendor focused on fast-tracking government access to commercial software closed its Series B funding round to support more classified and regulated environments. The $40 million will allow Second Front Systems to support additional bespoke networks in the U.S. Defense and National Security space.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
An international law enforcement operation dismantled the core of a ransomware group operating from Ukraine. A joint law enforcement operation led by Europol and Eurojust, with the support of the police from seven nations, has arrested in Ukraine the core members of a ransomware group. Today EUROPOL in conjunction with the Ukraine National Police arrested individuals operating a ransomware group out of Ukraine.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Dhawan Is Proofpoint's 3rd CEO Since March 2022; Interim Leader Thomas Back as CFO Proofpoint landed top VMware lieutenant Sumit Dhawan as its new chief executive just days after the cloud and virtualization giant was acquired by Broadcom. The Silicon Valley-based email security firm said it liked Dhawan's track record of building security, cloud and end-user computing businesses.
CGI
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Today, there isn’t a discussion on the future that doesn’t include the role of artificial intelligence (AI). The focus is on identifying the opportunities that the responsible adoption of this rapidly evolving technology offers. But, as with any technology, success is found in the strength of your organization’s ability to collaborate and innovate.
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Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.
KnowBe4
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
With organizations heavily focusing on protecting the corporate endpoint, cybercriminals are switching focus onto mobile devices where users are more prone to fall for their social engineering tactics.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
The US Healthcare provider Ardent Health Services disclosed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack last week. Ardent Health Services is a healthcare company that operates hospitals and other medical facilities in the United States. It is a for-profit health system with a focus on acquiring, managing, and improving hospitals. Ardent Health Services is known for providing a range of healthcare services, including acute care, specialty care, and community health services.
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Musk’s recent use of the term “Q*Anon” is his most explicit endorsement of the movement to date. Conspiracists have since spent days dissecting its meaning and cheering on his apparent support.
Jamf
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Discover the transformative impact of macOS Sonoma on education. Explore how Apple's latest OS updates are shaping the future of classroom learning.
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“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
A WIRED analysis of more than 100 restricted channels shows these communities remain active, and content shared within them often spreads to channels accessible to the public.
KnowBe4
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Researchers at ESET describe various types of scams launched by users of Telekopye, a telegram bot that assists in crafting social engineering attacks.
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Soon we will be able to unlock and start our cars from our phones. Let’s hope people are thinking about security.
KnowBe4
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
The digital landscape is evolving at an exponential rate, and with it, the cybersecurity challenges we face. As we approach 2024, I've reflected on.
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IBM Big Data Hub
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be designed to include and balance human oversight, agency, and accountability over decisions across the AI lifecycle. IBM’s first Principle for Trust and Transparency states that the purpose of AI is to augment human intelligence. Augmented human intelligence means that the use of AI enhances human intelligence, rather than operating independently of, or replacing it.
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
The Indian government has a monopoly on radio news, allowing it to dictate what hundreds of millions of people hear. With an election approaching, that gives prime minister Narendra Modi a huge advantage.
Hunton Privacy
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
On November 22, 2023, the Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill was introduced into the UK Parliament’s House of Lords. The purpose of the Bill is to make provision for the regulation of AI and for connected purposes. The Bill has two general focuses. Firstly, it proposes the creation of an “AI Authority” with various functions, including ensuring that regulators take AI into account and are aligned in their approach, coordinating a review of the suitability of relevant legislation such as
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