CILIP

JUNE 8, 2023

Nick Poole joins Parent Zone Podcast to discuss the future and past of public libraries In this 45 minute podcast, Nick Poole, CILIP CEO covers the evolution of public libraries and calls for new approaches from government in light of the digital and AI revolutions that are already transforming how we access and understand information.

Libraries 52

Libraries Access Government IT 52

CILIP

JUNE 14, 2023

Highly skilled and predominantly female - Workforce Mapping 2023 Survey results out now The libraries and information sector has a highly experienced and predominantly female workforce, with 40 per cent of staff having more than 20 years of work experience, according to data gathered for the Workforce Mapping 2023 survey.

Libraries 52

Libraries Records Management Archiving Government 52

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2023

8, 2023 – SandboxAQ today announced Sandwich, an open source framework and meta-library of cryptographic algorithms that simplifies modern cryptography management. To access Sandwich and review the documentation, visit the SandboxAQ GitHub repository. Palo Alto, Calif., A broad range of U.S.

Libraries 188

Libraries Encryption Access Cybersecurity 188

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

IT Governance found 98 publicly disclosed security incidents in May 2023, accounting for 98,226,877 breached records. Also be sure to check out our new page, which provides a complete list of data breaches and cyber attacks for 2023. million) Clinical test data stolen from biotech company Enzo Biochem (2.47

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Personal data 98

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 8, 2024

CISA Adds Chrome & Perl Library Bugs to Active Exploitation List Type of attack: Arbitrary (ACE) and remote code execution (RCE) attacks that exploit data import/export operations in Excel-related functions in web applications and denial of service (DOS) crashes or ACE/RCE related to heap buffer overflows in Chrome. Versions 0.65

Encryption 109

Encryption Libraries Cybersecurity Communications 109

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Microsoft revealed that the Chinese group Storm-0558 stole a signing key used to breach government email accounts from a Windows crash dump. Storm-0558 threat actors focus on government agencies in Western Europe and were observed conducting cyberespionage, data theft, and credential access attacks.

Authentication 107

Authentication Libraries Access Government 107

Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2024

ESET researchers reported that a Windows version of DinodasRAT was used in attacks against government entities in Guyana. ESET first discovered a new Linux version of DinodasRAT in October 2023, but experts believe it has been active since 2022. Compared to RESHELL, XDealer provides more comprehensive backdoor capabilities.

Libraries 134

Libraries Encryption Communications Government 134

CILIP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Asked why he chose the Civil Service above other areas of librarianship, David says: “It is just so interesting… it puts you in the centre of constantly changing challenges while offering unparalleled opportunities to move between librarianship, records management, knowledge management, information governance throughout your career.”

Government 52

Government Libraries Computer and Electronics Information governance 52

CILIP

DECEMBER 5, 2023

million This statement is issued by CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, the national body representing librarians and information professionals in Northern Ireland and the UK, in response to the lack of adequate funding for public library services.

Libraries 56

Libraries Access Education Risk 56

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The researchers discovered credentials that provided access to 95,592,696 artifacts, as well as download permissions and some deploy operations. The post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Among those affected was SAP SE.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2024

A previously unknown China-linked threat actor dubbed ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ has been targeting military and government entities since 2018. Bitdefender researchers discovered a previously unknown China-linked threat actor dubbed ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ that has been targeting military and government entities since 2018.

Archiving 109

Archiving Military Communications Phishing 109

Collibra

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Throughout the year, new features to Assessments, including an out-of-the-box Assessments workflow, copy draft Assessments, Assessment as PDF, a Governance toggle, URL support , Export/Import templates, and an Assessment tab (Assessment Review). Leverage Insights Data Access to build leadership dashboard. We call it NPI.

Government 52

Government Libraries Privacy Data Privacy 52

Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2023

Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4

Security 89

Security Ransomware Libraries Phishing 89

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

Threat actors target government entities in the Middle East with a new backdoor dubbed CR4T as part of an operation tracked as DuneQuixote. Researchers from Kaspersky discovered the DuneQuixote campaign in February 2024, but they believe the activity may have been active since 2023. ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky.

Libraries 96

Libraries Communications IT Government 96

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

In recent years, the researchers observed the group expanding its operations to include financial institutions and government entities. This domain has been hosted on eight other IPs throughout its history, none of these IPs were directly affiliated with the South African government. org over port 8443 for C2. softether[.]net

Communications 95

Communications Military Government Libraries 95

CILIP

MARCH 7, 2023

Great School Libraries is a three year evidenced-based campaign led by CILIP, the UK library and information association, CILIP School Libraries Group (SLG), and the School Library Association (SLA). Its aim is to bring back libraries and access to librarians in every school in the UK.

Libraries 52

Libraries Education Access Government 52

IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Open-source AI projects and libraries, freely available on platforms like GitHub, fuel digital innovation in industries like healthcare, finance and education. Leveraging existing libraries and tools, small teams of developers can build valuable applications for diverse platforms like Microsoft Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.

Libraries 64

Libraries Artificial Intelligence Education Access 64

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Ukrainian national faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in Zeus, IcedID malware schemes CISA: Cisco ASA/FTD bug CVE-2020-3259 exploited in ransomware attacks CISA adds Microsoft Exchange and Cisco ASA and FTD bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog US gov offers a reward of up to $10M for info on ALPHV/Blackcat gang leaders U.S.

Security 96

Security Ransomware Data breaches Libraries 96

CILIP

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Connecting town and gown through the library To Celebrate Green Libraries week, we take a look back at an article first published in Information Professional in June 2023. Wright & Wright Architects have worked on a number of major library, archive and gallery projects, with a focus on sustainable design.

Libraries 52

Libraries Archiving IT Access 52

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2023

government agencies, global banks, telcos, and tech companies. With its Alphabet origins and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt as chairman, SandboxAQ landed a $500 million funding round earlier this year, the biggest cybersecurity round of 2023 thus far, with an A-list of investors that includes Schmidt, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, T.

Encryption 98

Encryption Cybersecurity Libraries Access 98

CILIP

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Enhance existing knowledge and information skills with Generative AI CILIP member, Josiah Richardson, is a Senior Library Assistant at An NHS trust in the Knowledge and Library Service based on the hospital site, whilst also doing the Level 3 Library, Information and Archive Services Assistant CILIP NVQ.

Libraries 83

Libraries Search queries Paper Risk 83

Preservica

DECEMBER 29, 2022

From academic institutions and government agencies to corporate businesses and the health sector, 2022 was full of world events that will shape our history forever. The new Charter incorporates 7 Sustainability Principles around data, software, operations, knowledge, finance, governance, and environmental impact.

Digital preservation 75

Digital preservation Archiving Records Management e-Discovery 75

IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Privacy: Are the right rules and policies in place for various people to access the data at different stages of the AI lifecycle? First things first: you need access and insight into all relevant data. There are two factors in a trusted data set: Do you have the right rules and policies for who can access and use data?

Data science 56

Data science Metadata Government Access 56

IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In the simplest sense, a cybersecurity threat, or cyberthreat, is an indication that a hacker or malicious actor is attempting to gain unauthorized access to a network for the purpose of launching a cyberattack. One of the best-known zero-day vulnerabilities is Log4Shell , a flaw in the widely-used Apache Log4j logging library.

Phishing 102

Phishing Passwords IoT Cybersecurity 102

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed responsibility for the recent cyberattack on the British Library that has caused a major IT outage. The Rhysida ransomware gang added the British Library to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. It is one of the largest libraries in the world. ” reads the announcement.

Libraries 114

Libraries Ransomware Manufacturing Education 114

National Archives Records Express

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

On World Digital Preservation Day , it seems appropriate to share how NARA has developed its digital preservation program in recent years to ensure that the electronic records of the United States government truly are available, as declared in this year’s theme: “For All, For Good, Forever.”. digital preservation system.

Digital preservation 98

Digital preservation Archiving Access Libraries 98

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

million customers’ data compromised Cyber criminals known as dawnofdevil have claimed responsibility for a data breach at Hathaway Cable & Datacom Ltd, one of India’s largest Internet service providers, in December 2023. They accessed 41.5 Fitzpatrick was arrested in March 2023. HealthEC LLC breached, almost 4.5

Data Privacy 75

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 75

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 19, 2023

madhav Tue, 06/20/2023 - 06:29 Numerous breaches and malicious malware attacks have used fraudulent code signing certificates to cause significant damage of the certificate owner’s reputation and business. These new requirements officially came into effect on June 1, 2023, with Ballot CSC-17.

Cloud 62

Cloud Compliance Risk Marketing 62

Archive-It

JANUARY 18, 2024

To gather more detailed feedback on current organizational activities, capacity, and collection development, Community Programs staff launched a Digital Preservation Needs Survey in the fall of 2023. Out of those 51 members, 49 members (96%) expressed an organizational need or mandate to preserve digital content over the long-term.

Digital preservation 26

Digital preservation Agriculture Archiving Libraries 26

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As 2023 draws to an end and cybersecurity budgeting is nearly complete, it helps to consider the year’s events and try to predict next year’s trends. Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs.

Cybersecurity 140

Cybersecurity Cloud Ransomware Risk 140

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Further victims of last year’s Perry Johnson & Associates data breach identified Last year, the medical transcription company PJ&A (Perry Johnson & Associates) suffered a data breach in which an unauthorised third party was able to access its computer network. The previous record figure – $983 million – was set in 2021.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

ransomfeed #security #infosec #energychina pic.twitter.com/deRRximVPd — Ransomfeed (@ransomfeed) November 25, 2023 The China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) is a state-owned company in China that operates in the energy and infrastructure sectors. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023.

Ransomware 119

Ransomware Manufacturing Education Libraries 119

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

pic.twitter.com/6uHMDcNhTC — Dominic Alvieri (@AlvieriD) December 26, 2023 The group published images of stolen documents as proof of the hack. The group also claimed the hack of the British Library and China Energy Engineering Corporation. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023.

Ransomware 121

Ransomware Manufacturing Education Libraries 121

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

“This study examines Rhysida ransomware, which caused significant damage in the second half of 2023, and proposes a decryption method. The Rhysida ransomware uses CSPRNG, which is based on the ChaCha20 algorithm provided by the LibTomCrypt library. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023.

Ransomware 114

Ransomware Encryption Paper Manufacturing 114

CILIP

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Nick Poole on the power of Public Libraries and his hopes for the year ahead. I see Jon (Jon Davis, Co-Chair of the CILIP Public and Mobile Libraries) has put me down as ‘Director of Enthusiasm’, which is quite the introduction. But it is true, I am never going to apologise for being relentlessly enthusiastic about public libraries.

Libraries 52

Libraries Government Education IT 52

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

GossiTheDog @SOSIntel @UK_Daniel_Card @LisaForteUK pic.twitter.com/L7A3XNNxU7 — Dominic Alvieri (@AlvieriD) November 29, 2023 The group published images of stolen documents as proof of the hack. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023. “Unique files are presented to your attention!

Ransomware 111

Ransomware Manufacturing Education Libraries 111

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It is not known how long the database was publicly available, nor whether anyone else accessed it. Further victims of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care ransomware attack identified Harvard Pilgrim Health Care suffered a ransomware attack in April 2023, which it has been investigating since then. Date breached: 384,658,212 records.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52