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Black Friday and Cyber Weekend: Navigating the Tumultuous Waters of Retail Cybersecurity

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Black Friday and Cyber Weekend: Navigating the Tumultuous Waters of Retail Cybersecurity sparsh Tue, 11/21/2023 - 05:01 As global consumers gear up for the much-anticipated shopping bonanza that is Black Friday and Cyber Weekend, retailers brace themselves for the frenzied onslaught of shoppers and the deluge of cyber threats lurking in the shadows.

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FCC Proposal Targets SIM Swapping, Port-Out Fraud

Krebs on Security

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is asking for feedback on new proposed rules to crack down on SIM swapping and number port-out fraud, increasingly prevalent scams in which identity thieves hijack a target’s mobile phone number and use that to wrest control over the victim’s online identity.

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Data is essential: Building an effective generative AI marketing strategy

IBM Big Data Hub

Generative AI is powering a new world of creative, customized communications, allowing marketing teams to deliver greater personalization at scale and meet today’s high customer expectations. If the training data is biased or incomplete, the models may generate inaccurate content.

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Conversational AI use cases for enterprises

IBM Big Data Hub

Today, people don’t just prefer instant communication; they expect it. DL models can improve over time through further training and exposure to more data. The integration of these technologies extends beyond reactive communication. DL, a subset of ML, excels at understanding context and generating human-like responses.

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Successful EDI Operations (Getting Started)

Rocket Software

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)—exchanging business information electronically, rather than passing paper documents back and forth—is a fundamental means of communication for organizations that execute a high volume of transactions. Do cross train your team . Sounds straightforward, right? . For the most part, it is.

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ROUNDTABLE: Targeting the supply-chain: SolarWinds, then Mimecast and now UScellular

The Last Watchdog

The intruders got in by tricking UScellular retail store employees into downloading malicious software on store computers. Attacks like this are unfortunately frequent and even well-intentioned, well-trained, users can fall victim to a clever attack. And now UScellular admits that it detected its network breach on Jan.

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Avoiding, Managing And Responding To Cyber Incidents

Data Protection Report

Global firms should have a cross-border coordinated response strategy, including with regards to communications with regulators and customers. He cautioned that organisations that do not regularly monitor for suspicious activity and fail to act on warnings, or do not update software and provide staff training, can expect a fine.

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