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Bad News: AI and 5G Are Expected to Worsen Cybersecurity Risks

Security Affairs

Experts believe Artificial intelligence (AI) could introduce new cybersecurity concerns, and that the upcoming 5G network could pose new risks as well. Information Risk Management (IRM) recently published its 2019 Risky Business Report. The document shows the results of polling decision-makers in the cybersecurity and risk management sectors to get their expert opinions on things like the changing threat landscape, corporate decision-making about cybersecurity and other pertinent topics.

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These new rules were meant to protect our privacy. They don’t work | Stephanie Hare

The Guardian Data Protection

The data protection laws introduced last year are failing us – and our children Who owns your data? This is one of the toughest questions facing governments, companies and regulators today and no one has answered it to anyone’s satisfaction. Not what we were promised last year, when the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation , commonly known as the GDPR, came into effect.

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Apple Mail stores parts of encrypted emails in plaintext DB

Security Affairs

The Apple Mail app available on macOS stores leave s a portion of users encrypted emails in plaintext in a database called snippets. db. The Apple expert Bob Gendler discovered that the Apple Mail app available on macOS stores leaves a portion of users encrypted emails in plaintext in a database called snippets. db. The issue affects all macOS versions, including the latest Catalina.

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US Air Force 2GIT Contract Award

RFID Global Solution, Inc.

RFID Global congratulates partner KTS for being an awardee on the US Air Force 2GIT contract. Visi-Trac is now available on this $5.5B, 5-year BPA. The post US Air Force 2GIT Contract Award appeared first on RFID Global Solution.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

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.

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Major ASP.NET hosting provider SmarterASP hit by ransomware attack

Security Affairs

Another day, another victim of a ransomware attack, this time major ASP.NET hosting provider SmarterASP announced it was infected by ransomware. SmarterASP.NET is one of the most popular ASP.NET hosting providers, the company has more than 440,000 customers. SmarterASP announced it was hit yesterday by ransomware attack. The attack encrypted customer data and the company’s website was not reachable on Saturday, it was up again earlier this morning on Sunday.

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Boardriders and its subsidiarities QuikSilver and Billabong infected with ransomware

Security Affairs

Ransomware attacks made the lines again, victims are the leading action sports company Boardriders and its subsidiaries including QuikSilver and Billabong. Systems at the action sports company Boardriders was hit by a ransomware attack, the incident also impacted some of its subsidiaries, including QuikSilver and Billabong. In response to the infection, the company shut down its systems worldwide.

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10 strategic trends that will drive data management in 2020

Information Management Resources

Gartner identifies the most significant technology trends that organizations must anticipate in the New Year.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 239

Security Affairs

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Controversial law entered into effect in Russia this week. First Cyber Attack ‘Mass Exploiting BlueKeep RDP Flaw Spotted in the Wild. New Gafgyt botnet targets Gaming Servers. Everis and Spains radio network Cadena SER hit by ransomware. Exclusive – Analysis of the sample that hit the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant.

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Oracle modernization has risks, but delaying has more

DXC Technology

I work with a lot of customers looking to modernize their Oracle infrastructure, and it’s not surprising that many feel they’re facing a dilemma. They must choose between two daunting options: upgrade their environment or maintain their current platform. Both options present significant challenges. Most customers are aware of the perils of cloud migration, such […].

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How and Why Should You Be Tracking Geopolitical Risk?

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.