Data Breach Today
MARCH 4, 2024
3 Arrested and Domain Shuttered in the Investigation by Düsseldorf Police German police say they arrested operators behind one of the largest cybercrime underground marketplaces in the country and seized its domains as part of a two-year-long investigation into the group. Police arrested three suspected operators of the platform, including the alleged site admin.
The Last Watchdog
MARCH 4, 2024
Charities and nonprofits are particularly vulnerable to cybersecurity threats, primarily because they maintain personal and financial data, which are highly valuable to criminals. Related: Hackers target UK charities Here are six tips for establishing robust nonprofit cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive donor information and build a resilient organization.
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Data Breach Today
MARCH 4, 2024
But Hospital Lobby Group Contends Funding Is 'Onerous' and 'Exceedingly' Limited Two weeks into a major cyberattack-induced outage at its Change Healthcare business, UnitedHealth Group is offering short-term financial aid to some healthcare providers whose cash flows may be running short because of the disruption in insurance payments. But not everyone is impressed.
Security Affairs
MARCH 4, 2024
Researcher HaxRob discovered a previously undetected Linux backdoor named GTPDOOR, designed to target telecom carrier networks. Security researcher HaxRob discovered a previously undetected Linux backdoor dubbed GTPDOOR, which is specifically crafted to carry out stealth cyber operations within mobile carrier networks. I recently found two very interesting Linux binaries uploaded to Virustotal.
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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
MARCH 4, 2024
Tech Giant Shares Major Threats, Potential Safeguards for Firms Using AI The rapid rise of artificial intelligence technologies poses new risks. Enterprises using AI must regularly scan for prompt injection attacks, implement transparency in the supply chain and reinforce built-in software controls to serve their company's security needs, Microsoft said.
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Data Breach Today
MARCH 4, 2024
The Dunning-Kruger Effect and the Truth About How You Evaluate Your Career Skills Knowing how competent we are and how we stack up against peers gives us the ability to decide when we can proceed based on our own experience and when we need to seek advice. But psychological research says we are lousy at evaluating our own capabilities and frequently overestimate our skills.
Security Affairs
MARCH 4, 2024
The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense claims that it hacked the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense announced it had breached the Russian Ministry of Defense servers as part of a special operation, and exfiltrated confidential documents. Stolen documents include: confidential documents, including orders and reports circulated among over 2000 structural units of the Russian military se
Data Breach Today
MARCH 4, 2024
Researchers Say Hackers Used Fake Login Pages to Trick 100 Victims, Crypto Workers A new phishing campaign is targeting victims through mobile devices by mirroring legitimate login pages for the Federal Communications Commission and large cryptocurrency platforms including Binance and Coinbase. At least 100 victims, including crypto company employees, have fallen for the scam.
Schneier on Security
MARCH 4, 2024
Researchers have demonstrated a worm that spreads through prompt injection. Details : In one instance, the researchers, acting as attackers, wrote an email including the adversarial text prompt, which “poisons” the database of an email assistant using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) , a way for LLMs to pull in extra data from outside its system.
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
MARCH 4, 2024
Critics Fear Exceptions for Private Sector, National Security Could Weaken Privacy Privacy groups are urging European lawmakers finalizing the global treaty on artificial intelligence to tighten rules surrounding the use of AI by the private sector and states. Lawmakers and other country representatives are set to meet for final negotiations on the treaty on March 11.
Security Affairs
MARCH 4, 2024
American Express warns customers that their credit cards were exposed due to a data breach experienced by a third-party merchant processor. American Express (Amex) notifies customers that their credit card information has been compromised in a data breach involving a third-party merchant processor. The company did not disclose the number of impacted customers. “We became aware that a third party service provider engaged by numerous merchants experienced unauthorized access to its system.&#
Data Breach Today
MARCH 4, 2024
They Say Rewriting Software Could Overwhelm Firms and Introduce New Vulnerabilities A new report from the Office of the National Cyber Director calls for the universal adoption of memory-safe programming languages, but experts warned ISMG the process of overhauling legacy information technology and high-impact code can be daunting, costly and risky.
Security Affairs
MARCH 4, 2024
This is my interview with TRT International on the Meta dispute with EU consumer groups, which are calling on the bloc to sanction the company EU consumer groups are calling on the bloc to sanction the company Meta – which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – for allegedly breaching privacy rules. Earlier this week, Meta announced it will set up a team to tackle disinformation and the abuse of generative AI in the run-up to the European Parliament elections – amid concerns a
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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.
IBM Big Data Hub
MARCH 4, 2024
We have all been witnessing the transformative power of generative artificial intelligence (AI), with the promise to reshape all aspects of human society and commerce while companies simultaneously grapple with acute business imperatives. In 2024, companies confront significant disruption, requiring them to redefine labor productivity to prevent unrealized revenue, safeguard the software supply chain from attacks, and embed sustainability into operations to maintain competitiveness.
CGI
MARCH 4, 2024
As we stand at the crossroads of innovation and progress in the ever-evolving landscape of technology, the wisdom of ancient Greek philosophers resonates with profound relevance, especially for an individual of Greek heritage like me. In particular, there is a strong connection between ancient philosophy and artificial intelligence (AI). I examine the intersection of Aristotle's virtues and AI in the context of manufacturing production, exploring how the principles can inform the ethical design
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
MARCH 4, 2024
What the NFL can teach us about building a winning data security strategy madhav Tue, 03/05/2024 - 05:08 When it comes to data security, a unified approach is crucial. Cybersecurity should be viewed as a team effort, with defense, offense, and kicking teams all executing the focused game plan. In fact, many parallels can be drawn between cybersecurity and gridiron football.
Security Affairs
MARCH 4, 2024
Threat actors stole sensitive and confidential data from the telecom giant Chunghwa Telecom Company, revealed the Ministry of National Defense. Chunghwa Telecom Company , Ltd. (literally Chinese Telecom Company) is the largest integrated telecom service provider in Taiwan, and the incumbent local exchange carrier of PSTN, Mobile, and broadband services in the country.
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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.
IG Guru
MARCH 4, 2024
Join Preservica on March 26th at 11am ET for a live replay of our launch webinar featuring a panel of industry experts as we explore the challenges and importance of managing long-term records in Microsoft 365. With nearly 30% of Microsoft data needing to be retained for more than 7 years, the sheer scale of […] The post Webinar: Preserve365: World-Class Digital Preservation in your Microsoft 365 environment via Preservica on March 26th at 11am ET first appeared on IG GURU.
Data Protection Report
MARCH 4, 2024
The authors acknowledge the assistance of Salma Khatab, paralegal, in researching and preparing some aspects of this blog The UK Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT) has published its response to its consultation on its white paper, ‘A pro innovation approach to AI regulation ’ (the Response). The Response outlines key investment initiatives and regulatory steps.
Jamf
MARCH 4, 2024
Discover new and better ways to improve Mac ROI and increase Apple security. Learn ways to securely manage iPad and iPhone devices.
CILIP
MARCH 4, 2024
Employers and educators discuss the libraries and K&IM skillset of the future Pictured from left: Sonia Ramdhian, Director of Sector Development, CILIP, The CILIP Employers Forum 2024 brought together delegates from fifty different organisations in the library and information science sector to discuss how the workforce can adapt to make librarians and knowledge managers become leaders in AI.
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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.
IBM Big Data Hub
MARCH 4, 2024
If you’re in the technology sector (or really, if you’re involved in any business that relies on digital technology at all), you’ve likely heard the buzz around 5G. The latest high-speed cellular network standard is poised to transform wireless connectivity as we know it and usher in a new age of digital transformation. Like any new technology, however, it’s wise to take a step back and consider the pros and cons before diving in.
CILIP
MARCH 4, 2024
AI and AI policy top the agenda at CILIP Supplier Forum CILIP's outgoing CEO Nick Poole led 'Developing your AI policy', a workshop which provided practical insights and activities for delegates to begin creating their own organisational AI policy. This article is featured on the AI hub AI policy is set to become the new GDPR, and the release of the UK government’s AI Regulation White Paper this month is accelerating government action on building a legal framework for AI regulation.
Hunton Privacy
MARCH 4, 2024
On February 26, 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) announced the release of Version 2.0 of its voluntary Cybersecurity Framework (“CSF”). The first iteration of the CSF was released in 2014 as a result of an Executive Order, to help organizations understand, manage, and reduce their cybersecurity risks. The original CSF was developed for organizations in the critical infrastructure sector, such as hospitals and power plants, but has since been voluntarily implement
eSecurity Planet
MARCH 4, 2024
State actors actively attack Ivanti, Ubiquity, and Microsoft’s Windows AppLocker, and ransomware attackers probe for unpatched ScreenConnect servers in this week’s vulnerability recap. Apply patches as fast as possible to avoid attacks and the subsequent possible expenses and liabilities associated with breaches and remediation. February 26, 2024 FCKeditor Used for SEO Poisoning on Government, University Sites Type of vulnerability: Malicious URL redirect.
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