Dark Reading
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Hundreds of millions of users of Grammarly, Vidio, and the Indonesian e-commerce giant Bukalapak are at risk for financial fraud and credential theft due to OAuth misfires -- and other online services likely have the same problems.
The Last Watchdog
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Cisco’s $28 billion acquisition of Splunk comes at an inflection point of security teams beginning to adopt to working with modern, cloud-native data lakes. Related: Dasera launches new Snowflake platform For years, Splunk has been the workhorse SIEM for many enterprise Security Operation Centers (SOCs). However, security teams have challenges with Splunk’s steeply rising costs.
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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.
Krebs on Security
OCTOBER 23, 2023
A 22-year-old New Jersey man has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for participating in a firebombing and a shooting at homes in Pennsylvania last year. Patrick McGovern-Allen was the subject of a Sept. 4, 2022 story here about the emergence of “violence-as-a-service” offerings, where random people from the Internet hire themselves out to perform a variety of local, physical attacks, including firebombing a home, “bricking” windows, slashing tires, or perform
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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.
Weissman's World
OCTOBER 24, 2023
If you know – or have been told – you have to do SOMETHING to get a grip on your exploding piles of information … and you’ve been given next-to-no resources to get anything done … then let me remind you that you don’t have wait until you can do it all. No, you can start small,… Read More » Shared Drives & Email as Low-Hanging InfoGov Fruit The post Shared Drives & Email as Low-Hanging InfoGov Fruit appeared first on Holly Group.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 27, 2023
'Logging Made Easy' Provides Organizations With Critical Cybersecurity Insights The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency launched a security tool intended to help organizations with limited resources better protect their Windows-based devices and sensitive data. Logging Made Easy is meant to serve as a turnkey log management tool.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 27, 2023
The Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have hacked the aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor Boeing and threatened to leak the stolen data. The Boeing Company, commonly known as Boeing, is one of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers and defense contractors. In 2022, Boeing recorded $66.61 billion in sales, the aerospace giant has 156,000 (2022).
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 23, 2023
A seemingly sharp drop in the number of compromised Cisco IOS XE devices visible on the Internet led to a flurry of speculation over the weekend — but it turns out the malicious implants were just hiding.
AIIM
OCTOBER 24, 2023
AI Governance Resources Patricia C. Franks and Scott Cameron provided this list of helpful resources. Be sure to check out their AIIM blog post about paradata and documenting artificial intelligence (AI) processes.
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 25, 2023
AI Generated Phishing Still Cannot Beat Humans, But Not for Long: IBM ChatGPT can craft almost perfect phishing emails in five minutes, nearly beating a social engineering team with decades of experience, the results of a "nail-biting" experiment by IBM showed. The "humans emerged victorious, but by the narrowest of margins," the report said.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 21, 2023
A threat actor is selling access to Facebook and Instagram’s Police Portal used by law enforcement agencies to request data relating to users under investigation. Cyber security researcher Alon Gal, co-founder & CTO of Hudson Rock, first reported that a threat actor is selling access to Facebook and Instagram’s Police Portal. The portal allows law enforcement agencies to request data relating to users (IP, phones, DMs, device info) or request the removal of posts and the ban of a
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 25, 2023
In the race over Citrix's latest vulnerability, the bad guys have a huge head start, with broad implications for businesses and critical infrastructure providers worldwide.
The Last Watchdog
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Boston, Mass., Oct. 27, 2023 – Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced a $2.3 million grant through the MassTech Collaborative’s MassCyberCenter to CyberTrust Massachusetts, a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the cybersecurity ecosystem, to support cybersecurity resiliency for Massachusetts communities and help develop a talent pipeline at Masschusetts colleges and universities to encourage students to enter the field.
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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
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Police Arrested 34 Members of the Group That Defrauded 3 Million Euros Spanish police arrested 34 members of a cybercrime group that used phishing and other tactics to extort nearly 3 million euros from victims. The group is believed to have stolen data of more than 4 million banking customers to target its victims.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 22, 2023
MI5 chief warns Chinese cyber espionage reached an epic scale, more than 20,000 people in the UK have now been targeted. The head of MI5, Ken McCallum, warns that Chinese spies targeted more than 20,000 people in the UK. During a meeting of security chiefs of the Five Eyes alliance held in California, McCallum told BBC that the Chinese cyber espionage reached an epic scale.
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Inauthentic accounts on X flocked to its owner’s post about Ukrainian president Vlodymr Zelensky, hailing “Comrade Musk” and boosting pro-Russia propaganda.
The Last Watchdog
OCTOBER 25, 2023
North Andover, Mass., Oct.25, 2023— DataPivot Technologies , a prominent provider of Data Center, Cloud and Data Protection Solutions, understands that healthcare providers today are scrambling to solve complex clinical, operational and patient data backup & recovery challenges. In response to this industry’s data growth and complexity, DataPivot is delivering innovative data protection solutions that are modern, flexible and scalable, empowering their clients to navigate the complexitie
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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.
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.
Hanzo Learning Center
OCTOBER 24, 2023
We will likely now all agree that the latest generation of AI has emerged as a game-changer. Its potential is undeniable and prevalent across every sector, industry, and use case. Yet, many enterprises remain stuck in the "Proof of Concept" (POC) phase due to various barriers, testing the waters but never diving in. It's time to move beyond this and build real-world applications using AI.
The Last Watchdog
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Singapore, Oct. 25, 2023 – Hardware cybersecurity solutions pioneer Flexxon (the “Company”) today announced the appointment of ex-Intel and Microsoft executive Mr Ravi Agarwal to its advisory board. An industry veteran with over three decades of experience, Mr Agarwal will lend his extensive expertise to the Company’s strategic growth and innovation strategy across its markets of operation.
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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.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Stolen Customer Support Files From Okta Used to Attack 1Password, BeyondTrust Widely used password management software provider 1Password said a hacker breached had one of its systems but failed to steal any sensitive data, after stealing a valid session cookie from the customer support system of its access and identity management provider, Okta.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Hundreds of millions of PII records belonging to Indian residents, including Aadhaar cards, are being offered for sale on the Dark Web. PII Belonging to Indian Citizens, Including their Aadhaar IDs, Offered for Sale on the Dark Web In early October, Resecurity’s HUNTER (HUMINT) unit identified hundreds of millions of personally identifiable information (PII) records belonging to Indian residents, including Aadhaar cards, being offered for sale on the Dark Web.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 27, 2023
The financially motivated English-speaking threat actors use advanced social engineering techniques, SIM swapping, and even threats of violence to breach targets.
The Last Watchdog
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Scottsdale, Ariz., Oct. 24, 2023 — Lumifi , a cybersecurity industry leader, is embarking on a strategic expansion plan by targeting cybersecurity firms. This strategic direction gains its foundation from Lumifi’s recent landmark acquisition, Castra, valued at $14 million, which further fortifies the SOC Visibility Triad, a concept initially introduced in a Gartner® research report titled “ Apply Network-Centric Approaches for Threat Detection and Response “ 1 We believ
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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.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Funds Comes Two Years After Insight-Backed Keyfactor Merged With CA Vendor PrimeKey A machine identity management provider led by an ex-Tricentis executive notched a $1.3 billion valuation after getting a minority investment from Sixth Street Group. Keyfactor said the funds will support high market demand for technology that secures devices and simplifies public key infrastructure.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 23, 2023
The Philippine defense ordered its personnel to stop using AI-based applications to generate personal portraits. The Philippine defense warned of the risks of using AI-based applications to generate personal portraits and ordered its personnel to stop using them. On October 14, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. issued the directive to ban the AI-based applications. “Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. issued the order in an Oct. 14 memorandum, as Philippine forces have been working
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.
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