Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2022

Nine of the vulnerabilities fixed in this month’s Patch Tuesday received Microsoft’s “critical” rating, meaning malware or miscreants can exploit them to gain remote access to vulnerable Windows systems through no help from the user. “Test and deploy this patch quickly.” ” Quickly indeed.

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Preservica

APRIL 26, 2018

Real-world digital preservation blog series: The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA). I recently caught up with State Archivist Beth Shields and Electronic Records Branch Manager Kari May at KDLA to learn how they are preserving and providing access to their state’s large volumes of important digital assets.

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AIIM

APRIL 2, 2020

The official fan definition is: “The universal translator (also referred to as a "UT" or translator circuit) was a technology used to decipher and interpret alien languages into the native language of the user.”. Click here to access our full library of episodes. Want more episodes like this?

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CILIP

JULY 7, 2023

Going Greener Together Gloucestershire County Council has declared a climate emergency and is encouraging people to adopt a more sustainable and climate-friendly lifestyle, Gloucestershire Libraries’ new Greener Together project complements this wider initiative. Every library has its own collection, and they are all very popular.

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erwin

JUNE 26, 2020

Organizations need a data catalog because it enables them to create a seamless way for employees to access and consume data and business assets in an organized manner. Another classic example is the online or card catalog at a library. Do employees have remote access to essential systems?

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 15, 2024

These flaws allow command execution, code modification, deletion, and access to sensitive files. Avoid unauthorized access by employing stronger authentication methods for your systems via access management tools. Monitor network behavior for signals of exploitation and limit access to SSH servers to trusted IP addresses only.

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Rocket Software

JUNE 22, 2020

z/OSMF allows you to communicate with the z/OS system through a web browser, so you can access and manage your z/OS system from anywhere. This is especially true on the z/OS system to be managed, where resources need to be accessed on behalf of z/OSMF. Using z/OSMF requires appropriate authority in z/OS.

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Rocket Software

JUNE 22, 2020

z/OSMF allows you to communicate with the z/OS system through a web browser, so you can access and manage your z/OS system from anywhere. This is especially true on the z/OS system to be managed, where resources need to be accessed on behalf of z/OSMF. Using z/OSMF requires appropriate authority in z/OS.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 3, 2022

Log4J, aka Log4Shell, refers to a gaping vulnerability that exists in an open-source logging library that’s deeply embedded within servers and applications all across the public Internet. The basic definition of software tampering, Pericin notes, is to insert unverified code into the authorized code base.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

API security protects data and back-end systems while preserving fluid communication between software components through strict protocols and access controls. Fundamentals of API Security API security includes a range of tactics such as strict authentication and authorization methods, data encryption technologies, and strong access controls.

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CILIP

MARCH 2, 2021

That means greater risk aversion, more obstacles and more costs for library and information professionals. The most immediate problem for the library and information sector is orphan works. s most significant institutions, the British Library, has decided to take down its orphan works.? Brexit means new risks for the sector.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Read More: Application Security: Complete Definition, Types & Solutions Best DevOps, Website, and Application Vulnerability Scanning Tools September 12, 2023 Adobe Recommends Applying Updates Within 72 Hours for Reader and Acrobat Type of attack: An actively exploited out-of-bounds write attack can lead to RCE in Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader.

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CILIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

This article is adapted from my previous blog post here : When I first started my MA, I most definitely had ?becoming Academic and public libraries were all I had really had exposure to, and I knew public libraries were (and still are) under heavy financial pressures, so academic seemed like the way to go. blinkers on.

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CILIP

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

As the senior executive of the Bodleian Libraries, Richard heads one of the oldest libraries in Europe. general carnage of institutional libraries in the middle decades of the 16th century? and he had presented a volume of his own works to the library with a poem in honour of the Bodleian. But, despite the ?very

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

Their main purpose is to protect applications from unauthorized access, data breaches, and malicious attacks. It helps organizations ensure the security and compliance of their cloud-based applications, protecting sensitive data, preventing unauthorized access, and defending against threats. The tougher to steal, the better.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 4, 2023

Network Asset Management Network asset management processes help manage an organization’s network infrastructure, such as routers, firewalls, wireless access points, and switches. And both fall under the broader IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) practices for IT and business alignment.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2024

These vulnerabilities affected diverse areas, including network infrastructure, software libraries, IoT devices, and even CPUs. To reduce risk, restrict SSH access via network controls, enforce segmentation, and do extensive regression testing to avoid known vulnerabilities from resurfacing. Implement these changes immediately.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2020

Cereal is a light-weight, highly used, general-purpose serialization library written in C++. It’s the recommended library by awesome CPP , starred 2,300 times, and has 463 forks. Cereal is a header library included in many applications. Cereal is a header library included in many applications. How I fuzzed cereal.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2020

Cereal is a light-weight, highly used, general-purpose serialization library written in C++. It’s the recommended library by awesome CPP , starred 2,300 times, and has 463 forks. Cereal is a header library included in many applications. Cereal is a header library included in many applications. How I fuzzed cereal.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2020

Cereal is a light-weight, highly used, general-purpose serialization library written in C++. It’s the recommended library by awesome CPP , starred 2,300 times, and has 463 forks. Cereal is a header library included in many applications. Cereal is a header library included in many applications. How I fuzzed cereal.

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CILIP

MARCH 12, 2020

Having worked in academic libraries for nearly twenty years I?ve ve lived through Pinterest, library services offered via Second Life, social tagging in cataloguing and more 23 Things programmes than I want to think about. s hard to deny that it is becoming increasingly more common in academic libraries. However, in this time I?ve

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

To do this, state the policy’s purpose, scope, definitions, and exceptions and change guidelines. Configure Default Rules Create default rules to set a basic security posture for all endpoints, such as disabling unnecessary services, limiting port access, and denying unauthorized traffic.

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CILIP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

He gives an example from his early days at the Department for the Environment: “I remember in April 1986, I was on the library enquiry desk. Decades later his library role has shifted into managing across the full gamut of KIM-related disciplines, but he is still supporting the Government’s information needs in crises. David says. “As

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The Schedule

APRIL 20, 2018

The expectation of action on the part of institutions such as the Library of Congress was frustrating. Are you including the records of the organization in your definition of archives? The provision of access and long-term sustained preservation go hand-in-hand. Frustration all around. Archives the word is a challenging concept.

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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. Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached. Among those affected was SAP SE. Breached records: more than 56 million. 19 of them are known to have had data exfiltrated or exposed.

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The Texas Record

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

4), the definition of an electronic record, you will find that same language giving agencies the ability to store electronically. 7.76 ) The record-keeping system that holds the records does not provide an impediment to public access ( Sec. ” Those administrative rules are published as State Bulletin 1 and in Sec. Records Act.

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The Schedule

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The report includes topics such as why email matters, technical definitions, lifecycle models, tool workflows, as well as an agenda for email archiving moving forward. Katherine O’Neil from the Manuscript Division of Library of Congress described the process of identifying email within their collections. The collection includes 1.3

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 13, 2022

Integrating into existing processes requires strong stakeholder buy-in and beginning with basics such as a clear definition of AI, internal policies, and clarity on current legal requirements. Case studies on OpenPages: Using RegTech for AI governance.

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CILIP

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Biddy Casselden shares the key findings from a small survey that she conducted of current postgraduate library students in the UK. The survey asked how postgraduate LIS students felt about the state of the library profession and what they hoped a postgraduate qualification would do for their careers. Technology. Deprofessionalisaton.

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CILIP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

RE always talking about what the library of the future might look like, but could a library be a place that contains the future? Consultant Matt Finch explains how the fourth dimension can make libraries even more attractive to their communities and funders. s not so different from a library?s Get time on your side.

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The Schedule

APRIL 14, 2020

The Library of Congress maintains information about recommended file formats.). Cloud storage means that your data is stored on remote servers rather than on premise, making it accessible through the Internet rather than a direct connection. Which files can be relegated to coldline storage because they are only rarely accessed?

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Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2020

“In late April we identified a new botnet campaign with definitive Chinese origins,targeting servers and IoT devices via SSH brute forcing. Once the malware gains access to a root account of the device, a bash script is executed to sets up the environment for the malicious code. Mirai) or blackmarket toolsets (e.g.,

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The Texas Record

JUNE 28, 2021

Source: Texas State Library and Archives Commission. “Appropriate storage” means that you have the right infrastructure to keep your documents accessible, readable, and secure. In a nutshell, this is information governance. It describes the journey of a government record, from its creation to its final disposition.

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Collibra

OCTOBER 4, 2022

If you’re a Collibra customer, chances are you’re already made significant progress in establishing an expansive data access governance program even if that wasn’t your original intent. The three components of a scalable data access governance foundation. So you’ve decided that it’s time to grant broader access and protection of data?

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CILIP

JUNE 21, 2019

Ever since Coalition S announced Plan S, the mission to make the transition to full and immediate Open Access a reality by 2020, ( Science Europe, 2019 ) the world of scholarly communications has existed under a cloud of uncertainty. It was obvious that we are still a very long way off from realising this ambition.

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ARMA International

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The first section presents definitions of three significant terms used in information governance, namely “record,” “information,” and “document.” These definitions, drawn from the scholarly literature on theories of information and documentation, also illuminate the important distinctions between these terms. Library Trends 52, no.3,

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IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

None definitely haven’t had data breached. FCC fines four wireless carriers $196 million The US Federal Communications Commission has fined four large US wireless carriers – AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon – $196 million for illegally sharing access to customers’ location data. Organisation(s) Sector Location Data breached?

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