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Iran Devises Way to Convert Oil to Bitcoin

Data Breach Today

Report: Oil Provides Electricity for Cryptomining Servers Iran is using its abundance of oil to generate electricity that powers a massive bitcoin cryptomining operation that enables the country to turn its greatest natural resource into money, offsetting some of its income lost as a result of economic sanctions, according to cryptocurrency analysis firm Elliptic.

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How to Leverage Your Organization's Expertise

AIIM

Knowledge is power - both in our personal lives and work lives. But, in our organizations, the management of this knowledge is one of the most crucial yet overlooked aspects of workplace progress. When employees fail to get access to the knowledge necessary for completing their tasks, the organization can suffer. In fact, there are many benefits to using a practice called Knowledge Management to purposefully manage your organization's knowledge assets and ensure access.

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OnDemand | Managing Insider Risk with a Hybrid Workforce

Data Breach Today

Learn how an insider threat management strategy can help your organization tackle these challenges and more. Learn how an insider threat management strategy can help your organization tackle these challenges and more.

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Last Watchdog podcast: Unwrapping ‘resilience’ guidance discussed at RSA Conference 2021

The Last Watchdog

Resilience was the theme of RSA Conference 2021 which took place virtually last week. Related: Web attacks spike 62 percent in 2020. I’ve been covering this cybersecurity gathering since 2004 and each year cybersecurity materially advances. By the same token, the difficulties of defending modern IT systems has redoubled as organizations try to balance security and productivity.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Privacy Rights: GDPR Enforcement Celebrates Third Birthday

Data Breach Today

Regulators Increasingly 'Asking the Right Questions' After a Breach, Expert Says Where were you on May 25, 2018? That was the day when the EU's General Data Protection Regulation went into full effect. Three years later, legal and privacy experts say that while the global privacy discussion and expectations have evolved, GDPR still has some growing up to do.

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Cybersecurity Regs for Pipelines Reportedly Coming Soon

Data Breach Today

Fresh Regulations Planned Following Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is preparing cybersecurity regulations for the oil and gas industry in the wake of the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline Co. that resulted in the company suspending operations for several days, according to The Washington Post.

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Audio equipment maker Bose Corporation discloses a ransomware attack

Security Affairs

The audio equipment manufacturer Bose Corporation said it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place earlier this year, on March 7. Bose Corporation has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place earlier this year, on March 7. According to the breach notification letter filed by Bose, the company was hit by a sophisticated cyber attack, threat actors deployed ransomware within its infreastructure. “I am writing to inform you that Bose Corporation, located

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UK Insurer Recovering From Ransomware Attack

Data Breach Today

Local Newspaper Says DarkSide Gang Suspected to Be Involved The U.K.-based insurance firm One Call says its systems were disrupted by a ransomware attack May 13 and it's still working to restore them. A local newspaper, citing unnamed sources, says the DarkSide gang is suspected of being involved.

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Trend Micro fixes 3 flaws in Home Network Security Devices

Security Affairs

Trend Micro fixed some flaws in Trend Micro Home Network Security devices that could be exploited to elevate privileges or achieve arbitrary authentication. Trend Micro fixed three vulnerabilities in Home Network Security devices that could be exploited to elevate privileges or achieve arbitrary authentication. Once activated, the Home Network Security station scans all traffic passing in and out of your home network, allowing it to prevent intrusions, block hacking attempts, and web threats as

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How and Why Should You Be Tracking Geopolitical Risk?

Geopolitical risk is now at the top of the agenda for CEOs. But tracking it can be difficult. The world is more interconnected than ever, whether in terms of economics and supply chains or technology and communication. Geopolitically, however, it is becoming increasingly fragmented – threatening the operations, financial well-being, and security of globally connected companies.

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OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei Targeted in Twitter Hack

Data Breach Today

Account Used to Attempt Cryptocurrency Fraud Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus, a smartphone company, said Tuesday that his Twitter account had been compromised via a third-party app called IFTTT and a tweet had been injected via his profile for an apparent cryptocurrency scam.

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Apple Patches Zero-Day Flaw in MacOS that Allows for Sneaky Screenshots

Threatpost

Security researchers at Jamf discovered the XCSSET malware exploiting the vulnerability, patched in Big Sur 11.4, to take photos of people’s computer screens without their knowing.

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HHS Reaches Settlement with Clinical Laboratory for Alleged Violations of HIPAA Security Rule

Hunton Privacy

On May 25, 2021, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced that it had reached a settlement with Peachstate Health Management, LLC (“Peachstate”) for violations of the HIPAA Security Rule. As part of this settlement, Peachstate (dba AEON Clinical Laboratories) agreed to pay OCR $25,000 and to implement a robust corrective action plan.

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Through the Looking-Glass, and What Bonnie Will Find There

The Texas Record

In my first few years at TSLAC, I wasn’t sure about my path as a librarian veering off in the direction of Records and Information Management. I had experience in the field in both the private and government sectors, but I didn’t know if the work felt really satisfying. Reviewing and approving retention schedules was not among my favorite tasks, but once I began to develop and deliver training about the purpose and usefulness of retention schedules, I felt that I had finally found my place in th

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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Ivanti fixes high severity flaw in Pulse Connect Secure VPN

Security Affairs

A flaw in Pulse Connect Secure VPN could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Ivanti addressed a high severity Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Secure VPN appliances that could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-22908, has received a CVSS score of 8.5, it impacts Pulse Connect Secure versions 9.0Rx and 9.1Rx. “Buffer Overflow in Windows File Res

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The Makings of a Better Cybersecurity Hire

Dark Reading

Experience counts, but as one CISO has learned, don't overlook a creative, motivated candidate just because their background doesn't match the job description.

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Bose Admits Ransomware Hit: Employee Data Accessed

Threatpost

The consumer-electronics stalwart was able to recover without paying a ransom, it said.

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The Full Story of the Stunning RSA Hack Can Finally Be Told via WIRED

IG Guru

Check out the article here. The post The Full Story of the Stunning RSA Hack Can Finally Be Told via WIRED appeared first on IG GURU.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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Combatting Insider Threats with Keyboard Security

Threatpost

Dale Ludwig, business development manager at Cherry Americas, discusses advances in hardware-based security that can enhance modern cyber-defenses.

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Rise in Opportunistic Hacks and Info-Sharing Imperil Industrial Networks

Dark Reading

Security researchers at Mandiant have seen an increasing wave of relatively simplistic attacks involving ICS systems - and attackers sharing their finds with one another - since 2020.

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Pulse Secure VPNs Get Quick Fix for Critical RCE

Threatpost

One of the workaround XML files automatically deactivates protection from an earlier workaround: a potential path to older vulnerabilities being opened again.

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Cloud Compromise Costs Organizations $6.2M Per Year

Dark Reading

Organizations reported an average of 19 cloud-based compromises in the past year, but most don't evaluate the security of SaaS apps before deployment.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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Trend Micro Bugs Threaten Home Network Security

Threatpost

The security vendor's network management and threat protection station can open the door to code execution, DoS and potential PC takeovers.

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Where are organizations on the low-code development journey?

OpenText Information Management

Many organizations that initially used enterprise content management (ECM) systems to tackle large-scale, document-intensive processes have taken a multi-phased approach to process automation. Driven by the desire to be more agile and competitive, they are now working to re-evaluate customer and employee experiences, modernize information strategies and broaden automation throughout the enterprise.

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The Adversary Within: Preventing Disaster From Insider Threats

Dark Reading

Insiders are in a position of trust, and their elevated permissions provide opportunities to cause serious harm to critical business applications and processes.

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Threat Actor ‘Agrius’ Emerges to Launch Wiper Attacks Against Israeli Targets

Threatpost

The group is using ransomware intended to make its espionage and destruction efforts appear financially motivated.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.

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Businesses Boost Security Budgets. Where Will the Money Go?

Dark Reading

Most organizations plan to spend more on security, leaders say in a report that explores their toughest challenges, post-breach costs, and spending priorities.

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Your Guide to Hacker Summer Camp 2021

ForAllSecure

This will be my 21st year attending Hacker Summer Camp. Back in 2000, it was just Black Hat USA followed by DEF CON, and only a handful of people knew about it. Now it’s a full nine days of technical conferences starting with Black Hat training sessions on early Saturday, followed by BSidesLV, then the Black Hat briefings themselves, followed by DEF CON ending the following Sunday.

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Your Network's Smallest Cracks Are Now Its Biggest Threats

Dark Reading

Bad actors have flipped the script by concentrating more on low-risk threats. Here's how to address the threat and the tactics.

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