Data Breach Today
JUNE 8, 2023
Also: More on MOVEit, Motherboard Vulnerabilities, Bugs and Ransomware This week: Barracuda Networks recalls hacked email security appliances, the latest on MOVEit, and a Gigabyte motherboard firmware security vulnerability is exposed. Also, researchers detail a patched flaw in the Microsoft Visual Studio extension installer, and ransomware hits across the globe.
Krebs on Security
JUNE 8, 2023
It’s not often that a zero-day vulnerability causes a network security vendor to urge customers to physically remove and decommission an entire line of affected hardware — as opposed to just applying software updates. But experts say that is exactly what transpired this week with Barracuda Networks , as the company struggled to combat a sprawling malware threat which appears to have undermined its email security appliances in such a fundamental way that they can no longer be safely u
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Data Breach Today
JUNE 3, 2023
Targeted Advertising on LinkedIn May Violate Europeans' Privacy Microsoft is warning investors it may receive a fine from European privacy regulators adding up to at least hundreds of millions of dollars over targeted advertising on its LinkedIn social network. European authorities have shown increased willingness to use the GDPR to limit targeted advertising.
AIIM
JUNE 5, 2023
In honor of Pride Month in June, I wanted to share some thoughts about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the information management industry. The Value of DEI in the Workplace Extensive research has already established the value of DEI in the workplace, with Boston Consulting Group finding that companies with diverse leadership teams report higher innovation revenue.
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At the beginning of 2023, concern grew over pixels and trackers, which load into the browser as a part of the software supply chain, being used by data harvesting platforms to collect user data. The data is then transferred to the servers of the companies owning the pixels/trackers as a part of their advertising and marketing business. Aggressive data harvesting practices increase the likelihood and/or actual transfer of sensitive data, which may cause unintended consequences, including expensiv
The Last Watchdog
JUNE 7, 2023
Back in 2002, when I was a reporter at USA Today , I had to reach for a keychain fob to retrieve a single-use passcode to connect remotely to the paper’s publishing system. Related: A call to regulate facial recognition This was an early example of multifactor authentication (MFA). Fast forward to today; much of the MFA concept is being reimagined by startup Circle Security to protect data circulating in cloud collaboration scenarios.
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Krebs on Security
JUNE 6, 2023
One of the most expensive aspects of any cybercriminal operation is the time and effort it takes to constantly create large numbers of new throwaway email accounts. Now a new service offers to help dramatically cut costs associated with large-scale spam and account creation campaigns, by paying people to sell their email account credentials and letting customers temporarily rent access to a vast pool of established accounts at major providers.
Hunton Privacy
JUNE 6, 2023
On June 2, 2023, Judge Brantley Starr of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas released what appears to be the first standing order regulating use of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”)—which has recently emerged as a powerful tool on many fronts—in court filings. Generative AI provides capabilities for ease of research, drafting, image creation and more.
The Last Watchdog
JUNE 8, 2023
When Threat Intelligence Platform ( TIP ) and Security Orchestration, Automation and Response ( SOAR ) first arrived a decade or so ago, they were heralded as breakthrough advances. Related: Equipping SOCs for the long haul TIP and SOAR may yet live up to that promise. I had an evocative discussion about this at RSA Conference 2023 with Willy Leichter , vice president of marketing, and Neal Dennis , threat intelligence specialist, at Cyware , which supplies a cyber fusion solution built around a
Dark Reading
JUNE 8, 2023
Ready-to-defraud turnkey services from Russia's Impulse Team are offered on the cyber underground and have built a campaign that has operated undetected dating back to 2016.
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Data Breach Today
JUNE 5, 2023
UK Payroll Provider Zellis' MOVEit Hack Affects British Airways, Boots and the BBC Microsoft says an affiliate of the Russian-speaking Clop ransomware gang is behind a rash of attacks exploiting a recently patched vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit application. Known victims include British payroll provider Zellis, which says eight corporate customers were affected.
Schneier on Security
JUNE 6, 2023
In 2013 and 2014, I wrote extensively about new revelations regarding NSA surveillance based on the documents provided by Edward Snowden. But I had a more personal involvement as well. I wrote the essay below in September 2013. The New Yorker agreed to publish it, but the Guardian asked me not to. It was scared of UK law enforcement, and worried that this essay would reflect badly on it.
Hunton Privacy
JUNE 5, 2023
On May 31, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed order against home security camera company Ring LLC (“Ring”) for unfair and deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act. According to the FTC’s complaint , Ring allegedly made false or misleading representations that it took reasonable steps to ensure that Ring home security cameras are a secure means to monitor private areas of consumers’ homes.
The Last Watchdog
JUNE 6, 2023
A cloud migration backlash, of sorts, is playing out. Related: Guidance for adding ZTNA to cloud platforms Many companies, indeed, are shifting to cloud-hosted IT infrastructure, and beyond that, to containerization and serverless architectures. However, a “back-migration,” as Michiel De Lepper , global enablement manager, at London-based Runecast , puts it, is also ramping up.
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Dark Reading
JUNE 8, 2023
The Global Cybersecurity Forum branch, which will be in Riyadh, is meant to enable the exchange of ideas and facilitate international projects and partnerships.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 6, 2023
Report's Lead Author Shares Top Findings, Best Practices Pretexting incidents, a social engineering technique that manipulates victims into divulging information, have nearly doubled, representing 50% of all social engineering attacks, according to Verizon's 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report, which analyzed more than 16,312 security incidents.
OpenText Information Management
JUNE 9, 2023
As I wrote earlier, IBM brought a lawsuit against Micro Focus alleging breach of contract and copyright infringement by Micro Focus Enterprise Suite products. Here is the blog I posted as to the technical aspects of the meritless claim. We confidently asserted then that IBM’s claims are legally and factually without merit. With respect to … The post Court Dismisses IBM’s Breach of Contract Claim Against Micro Focus Finding the Claim to Lack Merit appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Reltio
JUNE 8, 2023
Data fragmentation and poor data quality are persistent challenges organizations face across most industries. With the increasing proliferation of applications and the adoption of cloud technologies, core data such as customer and product information often becomes fragmented and degrades in quality over time. This problem hinders organizations from generating meaningful insights and realizing the full potential of their investments in analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and dat
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The Last Watchdog
JUNE 5, 2023
As the threat of cybercrime grows with each passing year, cybersecurity must begin utilizing artificial intelligence tools to better combat digital threats. Related: Leveraging human sensors Although AI has become a powerful weapon, there’s concern it might be too effective compared to human cybersecurity professionals — leading to layoffs and replacements.
Dark Reading
JUNE 6, 2023
Attackers could exploit a common AI experience — false recommendations — to spread malicious code via developers that use ChatGPT to create software.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 5, 2023
FTC Says Violations Stem From XBox Live Registration Process Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle a U.S. federal investigation into whether the computing giant violated children's privacy protections during the XBox Live registration process. The Federal Trade Commission accused the company of a slew of infractions.
WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 3, 2023
Plus: Amazon’s Ring was ordered to delete algorithms, North Korea’s failed spy satellite, and a rogue drone “attack” isn’t what it seems.
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John Battelle's Searchblog
JUNE 6, 2023
The Gather founding team from top left: Zan Doan, CTO, Sudhir Kandula, COO, Mengmeng Chen, Cofounder & CPO, Sumit Agarwal, Cofounder & CEO A few weeks ago I was genuinely thunderstruck. My co-editor at P&G Signal (thanks Stan!) introduced me to a new company – one that promised to give consumers control over their personal data in new and innovative ways.
Jamf
JUNE 6, 2023
An overview of the new operating systems, features and mind-blowing technology that was announced on day one of Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023.
Dark Reading
JUNE 7, 2023
Threat actors are lifting public images and videos from the Internet, altering them, and posting them online in a new wave of sextortion campaigns.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 5, 2023
HHS Settlement Is Latest Involving Negative Social Media Responses Federal regulators have once again smacked a healthcare provider with a HIPAA settlement involving patient protected health information that was disclosed in response to a negative online review.
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Schneier on Security
JUNE 5, 2023
Developers are starting to talk about the software-defined car. For decades, features have accumulated like cruft in new vehicles: a box here to control the antilock brakes, a module there to run the cruise control radar, and so on. Now engineers and designers are rationalizing the way they go about building new models, taking advantage of much more powerful hardware to consolidate all those discrete functions into a small number of domain controllers.
WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 5, 2023
Instead of scanning iCloud for illegal content, Apple’s tech will locally flag inappropriate images for kids. And adults are getting an opt-in nudes filter too.
KnowBe4
JUNE 5, 2023
Today, the FBI alerted warned against a new even more disgusting type of sextortion. Previously, these schemes involved coerced or stolen digital material, but now some criminals are using technology to create explicit content from innocent images or videos found online. This information comes from today's alert by the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).
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