Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Also: A Widespread Linux Bootloader Vulnerability This week, the U.S. banned AI robocalls, researchers discovered a Linux bootloader flaw, France investigated health sector hackings, the feds offered money for Hive information, Verizon disclosed an insider breach, Germany opened a cybersecurity center, and cyberattack victims reported high costs.
The Last Watchdog
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Kenilworth, NJ, Feb. 8, 2024 – Diversified , a leading global technology solutions provider, today announced a partnership and trio of solutions with GroCyber. Together, the companies are empowering AV and media companies to improve their cybersecurity stance by providing a “clean bill of health” for their digital media environments, ensuring hardware and software are current, and protecting media storage and devices against the threat of malware.
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
New Report Shows a Surge in OT/IoT Threats and a 123% Increase in Hacking Attempts Threats to critical infrastructure are on the rise, as threat actors continue to scan networks, attack networks and devices, and try to get past access controls. At the same time, according to a new report, sectors such as manufacturing have experienced a 230% increase in vulnerabilities.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
CISCO fixed two critical flaws in Expressway Series collaboration gateways exposing vulnerable devices to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. Cisco addressed several vulnerabilities in its Expressway Series collaboration gateways, two of which, tracked as CVE-2024-20252 and CVE-2024-20254, are critical flaws that can lead to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. “Multiple vulnerabilities in the Cisco Expressway Series could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct c
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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
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Authorities Hacked the End-to-End Encryption Platform in 2020 The Dominican Republic earlier this month extradited to France a suspected administrator of now-defunct encrypted messaging service EncroChat. The extradition is the latest in a series of actions European authorities have been taking against EncroChat users since authorities penetrated its network.
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Also: AI Fake IDs Pass Crypto Exchange KYC; Treasury and SEC Address Crypto Issues This week, SIM swappers were linked to the FTX hack, AI-generated fake IDs likely bypassed crypto KYC checks, the Treasury addressed the illicit use of crypto, the SEC increased crypto oversight, Quantstamp released January's crypto hack statistics, and South Korea introduced a crypto crime law.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
U.S. Government offers rewards of up to $10 million for information that could help locate, identify, or arrest members of the Hive ransomware group. The US Department of State announced rewards up to $10,000,000 for information leading to the identification and/or location of the leaders of the Hive ransomware group. The US government also offers rewards up to $5,000,000 for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of any individual in any country who participated or attempted to par
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
The Combined Company Will Be Worth $7B, Firms Say Data security vendor Cohesity will acquire the data protection business of Veritas in a stock and debt transaction resulting in a combined firm by the end of this year, the companies announced Thursday. The deal values the combined company at approximately $7 billion.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Several media reported that three million electric toothbrushes were compromised and recruited into a DDoS botnet. Is it true? The Swiss newspaper Aargauer Zeitung first published the news of a DDoS attack, carried out on January 30, that involved three million compromised electric toothbrushes. The journalists reported that threat actors gained access to three million electric toothbrushes and installed a malware that joined them to the botnet.
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
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Recent Victims Include Pennsylvania Emergency Dispatch System U.S. federal authorities are again warning the healthcare sector about threats from the Akira ransomware group. The latest alert comes on the heels of several recent attacks by the gang, including one last month on Bucks County, Pennsylvania, which affected an IT system used by emergency responders.
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
In a test at one station, Transport for London used a computer vision system to try and detect crime and weapons, people falling on the tracks, and fare dodgers, documents obtained by WIRED show.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Investor Pramod Gosavi on Network Access, Endpoint Controls in a Zero Trust World Venture capital investor Pramod Gosavi discussed the drawbacks of relying on network-centric cybersecurity solutions that are driving up costs. He recommended proactive strategies, such as zero trust, that emphasize minimal access and continuous verification and investments in AI-based technologies.
KnowBe4
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Cybercriminals increasingly used malvertising to gain initial access to victims’ networks in 2023, according to Malwarebytes’s latest State of Malware report.
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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
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Administration Developing 'Liability Regimes' for Manufacturers, Top Official Says National Cyber Director Harry Coker said the administration is introducing a new set of "liability regimes" to hold software providers accountable for deploying unsafe systems, but experts say processes to prove that manufacturers are invested in security already exist.
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Known for doing business with far-right extremist websites, Epik has been acquired by a company that specializes in helping businesses keep their operations secret.
KnowBe4
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Growing cybersecurity threats, especially ransomware attacks, and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent rules have made having a cybersecurity-aware Board of Directors (BOD) a critical business requirement.
Troy Hunt
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Somehow, an hour and a half went by in the blink of an eye this week. The Spoutible incident just has so many interesting aspects to it: loads of data that should never be returned publicly, awesome response time to the disclosure, lacklustre transparency in their disclosure, some really fundamental misunderstands about hashing algorithms and a controversy-laden past if you read back over events of the last year.
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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
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Users should be wary of online romance scams ahead of Valentine’s Day, according to Imogen Byers at ESET. While in the past these scams could often be thwarted by using reverse image search on the scammers’ profile photos, criminals can now use generative AI tools to create realistic photos of people who don’t exist.
IBM Big Data Hub
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
As the line between employees’ personal and professional lives becomes more blurred than ever, employees expect a more flexible and empathetic workplace that takes their full selves into account. This shift in employee expectation is happening in a challenging environment of rapid technological advancements, widening skills gaps and unpredictable socioeconomic issues.
KnowBe4
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Organizations are finally dialing in on where they need to focus their cybersecurity strategies, starting with phishing. But the top four cited security risks all have one element in common.
Schneier on Security
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Over on Lawfare, Jim Dempsey published a really interesting proposal for software liability: “Standard for Software Liability: Focus on the Product for Liability, Focus on the Process for Safe Harbor.” Section 1 of this paper sets the stage by briefly describing the problem to be solved. Section 2 canvasses the different fields of law (warranty, negligence, products liability, and certification) that could provide a starting point for what would have to be legislative action establis
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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.
The Guardian Data Protection
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Italy’s data protection body investigates claims police shared names and addresses with firm collecting penalties for TfL The names and addresses of thousands of EU drivers were unlawfully accessed by Italian police and shared with the company that collects Ulez penalties on behalf of Transport for London (TfL), investigators believe. The Italian data protection authority is investigating claims by Belgium’s government that an unnamed police department misused official powers to pass the persona
IBM Big Data Hub
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
The term ESG, or environmental, social and governance , is well-known in the investor community. It refers to a set of metrics used to measure an organization’s environmental and social impact and has become increasingly important in investment decision-making over the years. But while the term ESG was first coined in 2004 by the United Nations Global Compact, the concept has been around for much longer.
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Passkeys are here to replace passwords. When they work, it’s a seamless vision of the future. But don’t ditch your old logins just yet.
OpenText Information Management
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Our journey began at the turn of the century when Thomas Edison invented the carbon filament lamp. Today, GE Lighting, a Savant company, is taking the lead in developing smart home solutions—helping customers around the world design perfectly lit spaces and smart environments to live, work, and play. Every year, we deliver millions of products to … The post GE Lighting, a Savant company, switches up its approach to supplier collaboration appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
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If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
“The people are in the streets. We can’t ignore them any longer. Really, we have little choice. Either we heal together, or we tear ourselves apart.” An exclusive excerpt from 2054: A Novel.
OpenText Information Management
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Accessible PDFs are easy to use – enabling most people to view, read or interact with them. The goal is to create an inclusive experience where all PDFs and documents are crafted with accessibility in mind or appropriate tags are added for those who require such features. For those who don’t, the document maintains its … The post An inside look at enterprise document accessibility for PDFs appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Jamf
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
In this episode of Jamf After Dark’s podcast, our hosts Kat Garbis and Sean Rabbit discuss the ins and outs of the Broadcom-VMware acquisition with Veronica Batista, Competitive Intelligence. Also, what does the fallout surrounding the purchase mean for existing users of VMware consumer products? Lastly, Andrew Needham, Professional Services Engineer, shares his thoughts on what migrating to Jamf cloud from VMware’s consumer solutions might look like for businesses negatively impacted by the Bro
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