Collibra
JUNE 13, 2019
Growing up in a multilingual country, I know firsthand how learning a second, third, or fourth language can help connect you to more people and experiences. For knowledge workers today, the ability to “speak” data, just as one might speak a new language, is an invaluable skill. In the past, only a small group of data scientists and technologists worked closely with data, but now every team from sales to marketing to product design is data-driven.
Information Management Resources
JUNE 14, 2019
Getting an architectural artifact translated into a practical system implementation has always been problematic, but it doesn’t have to be.
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Schneier on Security
JUNE 14, 2019
It used to be that surveillance cameras were passive. Maybe they just recorded, and no one looked at the video unless they needed to. Maybe a bored guard watched a dozen different screens, scanning for something interesting. In either case, the video was only stored for a few days because storage was expensive. Increasingly, none of that is true. Recent developments in video analytics -- fueled by artificial intelligence techniques like machine learning -- enable computers to watch and understan
Data Breach Today
JUNE 10, 2019
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Has Since Locked-Down Elasticsearch Server A security researcher found an unsecured database belonging to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China that contained 8.4TB of email metadata. While it's not clear if anyone accessed the data, an attacker could have seen all email being sent or received by a specific person.
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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.
The Last Watchdog
JUNE 10, 2019
Locking down firmware. This is fast becoming a profound new security challenge for all companies – one that can’t be pushed to a side burner. Related: The rise of ‘memory attacks’ I’m making this assertion as federal authorities have just commenced steps to remove and replace switching gear supplied, on the cheap, to smaller U.S. telecoms by Chinese tech giant Huawei.
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erwin
JUNE 14, 2019
Digital transformation examples can be found almost anywhere, in almost any industry. Its past successes – and future potential – are well documented, chronicled in the billion-dollar valuations of the frontrunners in the practice. Amazon began as a disruptor to brick-and-mortar bookstores, eventually becoming one of the most obvious digital transformation examples as it went on to revolutionize online shopping.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 14, 2019
Sharing Email Address, Phone Numbers May Be Risky, Experts Say Tens of thousands of minors on Instagram expose their email addresses and phone numbers, which child-safety and privacy experts say is worrisome. The kids have turned their profiles from personal ones to business ones, which Instagram mandates must have contact details. But is that appropriate for a child?
Security Affairs
JUNE 8, 2019
On June 6, for more than two hours China Telecom re-routed through its infrastructure a large chunk of European mobile traffic. In November security researchers Chris C. Demchak and Yuval Shavitt published a paper that detailed how China Telecom has been misdirecting Internet traffic through China over the past years. The experts speculate that they were intentional BGP Hijacking attacks.
AIIM
JUNE 10, 2019
Recently, you may have heard the phrase, “I am working remotely.” But, what exactly is remote work? Let’s start by explaining the term first. A remote worker is someone who works outside the office space. As technology has evolved, it has changed the way people work and created new opportunities to work outside the office walls. Remote working is also referred to as teleworking or telecommuting.
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.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
JUNE 12, 2019
As one of our recent blogs discussed, we are entering a new era of business – one that will see wholesale digital transformation drive a digital-first approach by businesses globally. And as our 2019 Thales Data Threat Report – Europe Edition recently revealed, many of these businesses become extremely vulnerable during digital transformation, with those in Europe being no different.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 11, 2019
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Has Since Locked-Down Elasticsearch Server A security researcher found an unsecured database belonging to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China that contained 8.4 TB of email metadata. While it's not clear if anyone accessed the data, an attacker could have seen all email being sent or received by a specific person.
Security Affairs
JUNE 13, 2019
Encrypted messaging service Telegram was hit by a major DDoS attack apparently originated from China, likely linked to the ongoing political unrest in Hong Kong. Telegram was used by protesters in Hong Kong to evade surveillance and coordinate their demonstrations against China that would allow extraditions from the country to the mainland. The country is facing the worst political crisis ùsince its 1997 handover from Britain to China.
Hunton Privacy
JUNE 11, 2019
On June 6, 2019, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it levied a fine of €400,000 on SERGIC, a French real estate service provider, for failure to (1) implement appropriate security measures and (2) define data retention periods for the personal data of unsuccessful rental candidates. Background. SERGIC provides real estate services through its website, which allows rental candidates to download any supporting documentation that may be required for the allocation of
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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
JUNE 13, 2019
Business email compromise attacks are growing in prevalence and creativity. Here's a look at how they work, the latest stats, and some recent horror stories.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 11, 2019
Hack Attack Victim May Be Contractor Perceptics; Stolen Data Spotted on Dark Web License plate and traveler photos collected at the U.S. border have been compromised after a federal government subcontractor was hacked. While Customs and Border Protection officials claim the image data hasn't been seen online, security experts say it's already available for download via a darknet site.
Security Affairs
JUNE 8, 2019
A security researcher found new evidence of activities conducted by the ICEFOG APT group, also tracked by the experts as Fucobha. Chi-en (Ashley) Shen, a senior security researcher at FireEye, collected evidence that demonstrates that China-linked APT group ICEFOG (aka Fucobha ) is still active. Slides from my talk presented today at @CONFidenceConf – Into the Fog – The Return of ICEFOG APT.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
JUNE 10, 2019
Virtually every major enterprise is moving to a cloud or multi-cloud environment as part of their digital transformation. In fact, according to our 2019 Thales Data Threat Report-Global Edition , 71% of respondents are using sensitive data in the cloud. This sensitive data as well as workloads in the cloud must be protected for compliance and security purposes.
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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
JUNE 14, 2019
Researchers at the Workshop on the Economics of Information Security highlight the cost savings of sharing cybersecurity data and push for greater access to information on breaches, attacks, and incidents.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 10, 2019
More Than a Dozen Lawsuits in Several States re: Breach Impacting 20 Million Patients A flurry of class action lawsuits have already been filed by individuals alleging they have been injured by a data breach at American Medical Collection Agency, which impacted more than 20 million patients of at least three medical laboratory testing firms.
Security Affairs
JUNE 9, 2019
Automated teller machine vendor Diebold Nixdorf has released security updates to address a remote code execution vulnerability in older ATMs. Diebold Nixdorf discovered a remote code execution vulnerability in older ATMs and is urging its customers in installing security updates it has released to address the flaw. The vulnerability affects older Opteva model ATMs , Diebold Nixdorf will start notifying the customers next week.
IT Governance
JUNE 13, 2019
If your organisation is subject to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , you’re probably aware of your requirement to “implement appropriate technical and organisational measures” to protect the personal data you hold. An essential principle of this is data protection by design and by default. This essentially means that you must consider privacy and information security risks at the outset of all projects that involve personal data.
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Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.
Dark Reading
JUNE 12, 2019
Organizations can't just rely on diverse and cutting-edge technologies to fight adversaries. They will also need people with diverse expertise and backgrounds.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 12, 2019
Cymulate's Tim Ager Discusses Data Breach Prevention in the Age of Advanced Attacks With the volume of data breaches and cyberattacks continuing to rise, organizations are increasingly relying on breach and attack simulation tools to provide more consistent and automated defenses, says Cymulate's Tim Ager.
Security Affairs
JUNE 9, 2019
Millions of Exim mail servers are exposed to attacks due to a critical vulnerability that makes it possible for unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. A critical vulnerability affects versions 4.87 to 4.91 of the Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) software. The flaw could be exploited by unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on mail servers for some non-default server configurations.
Threatpost
JUNE 14, 2019
Attackers are exploiting a Linux Exim critical flaw to execute remote commands, download crypto miners and sniff out other vulnerable servers.
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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.
Dark Reading
JUNE 14, 2019
No organization can prioritize and mitigate hundreds of risks effectively. The secret lies in carefully filtering out the risks, policies, and processes that waste precious time and resources.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 14, 2019
Maersk on NotPetya Cleanup, Troy Hunt on Kid-Perpetrated Data Breaches, and More Data breaches, incident response and complying with the burgeoning number of regulations that have an information security impact were among the top themes at this year's Infosecurity Europe conference in London. Here are 10 of the top takeaways from the conference's keynote sessions.
Security Affairs
JUNE 10, 2019
Security expert discovered an exposed database belonging to Shanghai Jiao Tong University containing 8.4TB in email metadata. Cloudflare Director of Trust & Safety Justin Paine discovered an unprotected database owned by Shanghai Jiao Tong University that was exposed online. The Shanghai Jiao Tong University is considered one of the most prominent academic institution based in China.
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