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UnitedHealth Group Previews Massive Change Healthcare Breach

Data Breach Today

Breach 'Could Cover a Substantial Proportion of People in America,' Company Warns Hackers who hit Change Healthcare stole sensitive personal and medical details that "could cover a substantial proportion of people in America," parent company UnitedHealth Group warned. The company faces mounting regulatory scrutiny and lawsuits due widespread disruptions caused by the attack.

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Microsoft and Security Incentives

Schneier on Security

Former senior White House cyber policy director A. J. Grotto talks about the economic incentives for companies to improve their security—in particular, Microsoft: Grotto told us Microsoft had to be “dragged kicking and screaming” to provide logging capabilities to the government by default, and given the fact the mega-corp banked around $20 billion in revenue from security services last year, the concession was minimal at best. […] “The government needs to focus on

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State Hackers' New Frontier: Network Edge Devices

Data Breach Today

Firewalls, VPNs and Email Filter Resist Endpoint Scanning State-sponsored hackers have responded to improved network scanning by shifting their focus to edge devices characterized by patchy endpoint detection and proprietary software that hinders forensic analysis, warns Mandiant. "Attackers are focusing more on evasion," it says in a report.

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USPS Surges to Take Top Spot as Most Impersonated Brand in Phishing Attacks

KnowBe4

New data shows phishing attacks are deviating from the traditional focus on technology and retail sectors and are opting for alternate brands with widespread appeal.

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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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Will GenAI Kill The Web?

John Battelle's Searchblog

The Atlantic is out with a delicious piece of doomerism: It’s The End of the Web As We Know It. Were it not for the authors, Judith Donath and Bruce Schneier, I’d have passed right on by, because well-respected publications have been proclaiming the death of the Web for more than a decade. By and large they’ve been proven directionally right, but it’s taking a lot longer than most predicted.

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Enhancing employee well-being with iyarn and Jamf Pro

Jamf

Keeping up with your employees' well-being improves your organization. Jamf Pro and iyarn help check in with employees and deliver data-driven insights to help employers understand their company culture. Learn more about this collaboration.

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Environmental Sustainable Training: KnowBe4's Commitment to a Greener Earth

KnowBe4

KnowBe4 is committed to sustainability and helping protect the environment, as evidenced by our initiatives such as our public commitment to sustainability , our planting trees and supporting local bee hives, and even our CEO Stu Sjouwerman’s donation of $2.5M to the Florida Wildlife Corridor.

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Archival Document Storage Explained: Essential Guide to Preserving Your History

Armstrong Archives

There’s so much in life to remember, whether you’re looking at the course of your own life or time spanning across generations. Documents play an important role in preserving memories, whether through official records or any number of other materials. However, many of these documents won’t stand the test of time. Archival document storage provides a solution to maintain them indefinitely for future generations to appreciate.

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Level Up Your Users’ Cybersecurity Skills with 'The Inside Man: New Recruits’

KnowBe4

We’re thrilled to announce our newest addition to our ModStore’s already brimming collection of games with a new offering based on our award-winning “The Inside Man” training series !

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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.

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Apple TV Deployment in Schools: Enhancing Digital Classrooms

Jamf

Learn about the various ways Apple TV and TrilbyTV support education and celebrate learning in the classroom and around the campus. Plus, discover how easy they are to set up, deploy and manage with Jamf.

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Phishing Campaign Exploits Nespresso Domain

KnowBe4

Attackers are launching phishing campaigns using an open-redirect vulnerability affecting a website belonging to coffee machine company Nespresso, according to researchers at Perception Point.

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5 steps for implementing change management in your organization

IBM Big Data Hub

Change is inevitable in an organization; especially in the age of digital transformation and emerging technologies, businesses and employees need to adapt. Change management (CM) is a methodology that ensures both leaders and employees are equipped and supported when implementing changes to an organization. The goal of a change management plan, or more accurately an organizational change plan, is to embed processes that have stakeholder buy-in and support the success of both the business and the

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HID Connects S2E7: RFID Logistics and Supply Chain. Is the Whole Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts?

HID Global

In this podcast episode, we explore what RFID means to our supply chain, the benefits the technology provides, and some interesting use cases.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

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.

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FCA sets out plans to make Big Tech a priority and provides update on its approach to AI

Data Protection Report

On 22 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA ) published a speech by its chief executive, Nikhil Rathi, entitled ‘Navigating the UK’s Digital Regulation Landscape: Where are we headed?’. In the speech, Mr Rathi announced the FCA’s plans to focus on Big Tech, which are included in Feedback Statement FS24/1 (published alongside the speech).

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Contactless Payments and Ticket Reading: Revolutionizing Transaction Efficiency in Mass Transit

HID Global

Explore how contactless payments and ticket readers are revolutionizing the mass transit industry and improving efficiency for travelers.

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CyberheistNews Vol 14 #17 [HEADS UP] LastPass Warns of a 'CEO' Deepfake Phishing Attempt

KnowBe4

[HEADS UP] LastPass Warns of a 'CEO' Deepfake Phishing Attempt

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Video: City of Sarasota Celebrates RIM Month

IG Guru

Check out the link to the post. The post Video: City of Sarasota Celebrates RIM Month first appeared on IG GURU.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“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.

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U.S. Gov imposed Visa restrictions on 13 individuals linked to commercial spyware activity

Security Affairs

The U.S. Department of State imposed visa restrictions on 13 individuals allegedly linked to the commercial spyware business. The US Department of State is imposing visa restrictions on 13 individuals involved in the development and sale of commercial spyware or their immediate family members. The measure aims to counter the misuse of surveillance technology targeting journalists, academics, human rights defenders, dissidents, and US Government personnel, as documented in the Country Reports on

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