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Resecurity Released a Status Report on Drug Trafficking in the Dark Web (2022-2023)

Security Affairs

The Resecurity® Hunter unit performed an extensive analysis of current trends and dynamics related to the underground economy around active DNMs leveraging technical means and human intelligence (HUMINT) sources. Resecurity noticed a sharp increase in demand for prescription pharmaceuticals.

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New financially motivated attacks in Western Europe traced to Russian-speaking threat actors

Security Affairs

At least two companies operating in pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors have been affected. If the latter are the ones to blame, this marks the first time the gang has launched the attacks against pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies and may indicate a significant shift in their modus operandi. . 126 and 37.120.145 [. ]

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Cambridgeshire crowned the UK’s cyber crime capital

IT Governance

One reason to account for this is that the timeframe of this analysis coincides with major economic growth in the region. For example, the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, which is based in Cambridge, was last year imitated in a sophisticated phishing scam targeting job seekers.

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The Value of Data Governance and How to Quantify It

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Specifically, 80 percent of data professionals’ time is spent on data discovery, preparation and protection, and only 20 percent on analysis leading to insights. For example, one global pharmaceutical giant reduced cost by 70 percent and generated 95 percent of production code with “zero touch.” Strengthen data security.

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Malvertising campaign exploits recently disclosed WordPress Plugin flaws

Security Affairs

. “The Defiant Threat Intelligence team has identified a malvertising campaign which is causing victims’ sites to display unwanted popup ads and redirect visitors to malicious destinations, including tech support scams, malicious Android APKs, and sketchy pharmaceutical ads.” ” states the report published by WordFence.

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Metadata Management, Data Governance and Automation

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Specifically, 80 percent of data professionals’ time is spent on data discovery, preparation and protection, and only 20 percent on analysis leading to insights. They need their data mappings to fall under governance and audit controls, with instant access to dynamic impact analysis and data lineage. How to automate data mapping.

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The most valuable AI use cases for business

IBM Big Data Hub

Voice-based queries use natural language processing (NLP) and sentiment analysis for speech recognition so their conversations can begin immediately. For example, Amazon reminds customers to reorder their most often-purchased products, and shows them related products or suggestions.