Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Ransomware Groups Listed 514 Victims in Total on Their Data Leak Sites Last Month The volume of known ransomware attacks surged last month to record-breaking levels, with groups collectively listing 514 victims on their data-leak sites, security researchers report. In the lead: long-timer LockBit followed by newcomer LostTrust, with other new groups also having a notable impact.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Japanese watchmaker Seiko revealed that the attack that suffered earlier this year was carried out by the Black Cat ransomware gang. On August 10, 2023, the Japanese maker of watches Seiko disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack. “Seiko Group Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “the Company” or “we”) has confirmed that on July 28th of this year, the Company suffered a possible data breach.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Also, Cloudflare Records Surge in HTTP DDoS Attacks This week: espionage group exploits a zero-day in Roundcube Webmail, Cloudflare records a surge in HTTP DDoS attacks, ZScaler detects a spike in IoT hacks, the International Criminal Court says its cyber incident was espionage and the Kansas court system still offline.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Cloudflare mitigated thousands of hyper-volumetric HTTP distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks exploiting the flaw HTTP/2 Rapid Reset. Cloudflare DDoS threat report of 2023 states that the company has mitigated thousands of hyper-volumetric HTTP distributed denial-of-service attacks. 89 of the attacks mitigated by the company exceeded 100 million requests per second (rps), the largest attack peaked at 201 million rps, which is three times higher than the previous largest attack on record
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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
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Rockwell, Microsoft Envision AI Helping Engineers, Factory Workers Increase Speed Unveiling a vision of factory workers using AI chatbots to control the assembly line, fix production issues and develop code, Rockwell Automation plans to buy an industrial cybersecurity vendor and team up with Microsoft's generative AI practice to speed automation design and development.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Google Makes Announcements on New Bug Reporting Guidelines, Supply Chain Security Security researchers with novel ways to make Google artificial intelligence models leak sensitive training data or otherwise misbehave can submit their findings to the internet giant's bug bounty program. The company also said Thursday that it's expanding its work on supply chain security for AI.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 26, 2023
The English-speaking cyberattack group behind the MGM and Caesars Entertainment attacks is adding unique capabilities and gaining in sophistication. Prepare now, Microsoft says.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 26, 2023
New Inquiry Invites Ideas on Protecting the Power Grid, Finance, Other Sectors The U.K. Parliament is calling on experts to provide information on improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity amid mounting concerns that internet-connected systems underpinning functions such as power delivery and healthcare are vulnerable to hackers.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Companies are advised to act now to protect networks while federal employee paychecks are still forthcoming. Public agencies are updating contingency plans before the November extension ends, while cyber stalkers get an extra month to plan, too.
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
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Congressional Scrutiny, Lawsuits Target Genetics Testing Firm's Privacy Practices Genetics testing firm 23andme is facing intensifying scrutiny in the wake of a credential stuffing hack that leaked genetic ancestry information of potentially millions of customers. That includes at least 16 proposed federal class action lawsuits and an inquiry by a high-ranking U.S. senator.
KnowBe4
OCTOBER 26, 2023
To celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month this year, KnowBe4 customers from various industries and backgrounds are sharing their innovative and exciting approaches to promote cybersecurity awareness and empower their employees from our resource kit. In this blog post, we'll dive into the creative ways these organizations are embracing the spirit of our cyber-monsters this October!
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 26, 2023
DXC Technology, Aquia CISOs on Challenges, Best Practices of Managing Code Bases In the latest "Proof of Concept," DXC Technology IT CISO and CyberEdBoard member Mike Baker and Chris Hughes, co-founder and CISO of Aquia, join ISMG editors to discuss benefits, challenges and misconceptions of adopting open source software in modern code bases - plus best practices for securing them.
Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Interesting article about the Snowden documents, including comments from former Guardian editor Ewen MacAskill MacAskill, who shared the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service with Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras for their journalistic work on the Snowden files, retired from The Guardian in 2018. He told Computer Weekly that: As far as he knows, a copy of the documents is still locked in the New York Times office.
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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.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Small and midsize businesses face the same cyberattacks as enterprises, with fewer resources. Here's how to protect a company that has leaner means.
KnowBe4
OCTOBER 26, 2023
In response to improved email security measures, cybercriminals have pivoted to more advanced attack methods, namely artificial intelligence (AI), that bypass existing protections. But security defenders are also using AI in remarkable new ways to fortify their networks.
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 26, 2023
In the hours following the worst mass shooting in Maine’s history, disinformation about the suspected gunman flooded social media with false claims that he had been arrested.
KnowBe4
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense.
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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.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Sophisticated Windows and Linux malware for stealing data and conducting cyber espionage has flown under the radar, disguised as a cryptominer.
KnowBe4
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Red teamers at IBM X-Force warn that AI-generated phishing emails are nearly as convincing as human-crafted ones, and can be created in a fraction of the time. The researchers tricked ChatGPT into quickly crafting a phishing lure, then tested the lure against real employees.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 26, 2023
The cybercrime recruitment and mentoring hub conducted a variety of cybercrimes including business email compromise.
eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Antivirus programs and firewalls are pretty good at catching malware before it can infect devices, but occasionally malware can slip through defenses, endangering personal and financial information. When that happens, all isn’t lost; it’s possible to recover from most cyber attacks with tools and techniques available to average users. We’ll go over malware removal tools and steps, and offer some tips to keep your devices from getting reinfected.
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IG Guru
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Check out the article here. The post Fake Browser Updates Used in Malware Distribution via Information Security Magazine first appeared on IG GURU.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 26, 2023
The industrial automation giant agrees to buy Verve Industrial Protection, joining in an ICS trend of bringing cybersecurity capabilities in-house to keep up with attackers.
IBM Big Data Hub
OCTOBER 26, 2023
A corporate sustainability report is a comprehensive document that outlines a company’s efforts, policies, practices and performance related to social, environmental and economic sustainability. Corporate sustainability reports assess sustainability using three key parameters: environmental, social and governance , often abbreviated as ESG. This blog focuses on the importance of sustainability reference architecture and how it helps companies meet their sustainability goals, especially mee
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Nation-state hackers are using hybrids to ensnare those in the maritime, shipping, and logistics industries.
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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.
Daymark
OCTOBER 26, 2023
The risk of a ransomware attack continues to increase at a frightening triple-digit annual growth rate. How bad is it? Bad, really bad. Businesses based in the U.S. face an 80% chance of an attack, compared to 31% chance in EMEA and 9% in the Asia-Pack region. As the attackers’ sophistication increases and cybergangs are forming, it is important to understand what the attackers are going after and how to increase your ransomware resilience.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 26, 2023
With Google's announcement of seven years of support, other smartphone makers risk falling behind.
IBM Big Data Hub
OCTOBER 26, 2023
From traditional enterprises to the most innovative startups, organizations are using the public cloud. In fact, ESG Research found that 91% of all applications will eventually be hosted in the public cloud. That much investment has necessitated the FinOps movement , a cloud financial management discipline designed to bring financial accountability to the variable, consumption-based spend model of cloud.
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