Krebs on Security
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Many modern vehicles let owners use the Internet or a mobile device to control the car’s locks, track location and performance data, and start the engine. But who exactly owns that control is not always clear when these smart cars are sold or leased anew. Here’s the story of one former electric vehicle owner who discovered he could still gain remote, online access to his old automobile years after his lease ended.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
State Voter Registration Website Repeatedly Targeted The FBI reportedly warned this week that attackers repeatedly attempted to disrupt a state's voter registration and information website with a distributed denial-of-service attack.
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IBM Big Data Hub
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
How has the newer data science technology such as Watson Studio, Watson Machine Learning and Watson OpenScale been picked up by the business partner community? I mentioned in our previous blog that I was pleasantly surprised at how many IBM Business Partners have established a Data Science practice. The new data science technology has been very well received by our partner community.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Dragos Researchers Describe Potential Threat Posed by Ekans Ransomware Ekans, a recently discovered ransomware variant that's designed to target industrial control systems, appears to have some of the same characteristics found in Megacortex, malware that struck several high-profile targets in 2019, according to the security firm Dragos.
Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, CTO of Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI prototypes into
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Microsoft published an interesting report that investigates web shell attacks, the IT giant says it detects 77,000 active web shells daily. According to a report published by Microsoft, the company detects an average of 77,000 active web shells, spreading across 46,000 infected servers, on a daily base. A web shell is a code, often written in typical web development programming languages (e.g., ASP, PHP, JSP), that attackers implant on web servers to gain remote access and code execution.
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WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Five vulnerabilities in Cisco Discovery Protocol make it possible for a hacker to take over desk phones, routers, and more. .
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Delay in Decision-Making Left Government With Little Room to Maneuver British leaders' failure to more quickly choose and pursue a specific path for the nation's 5G rollout meant that ultimately, the decision got made for them, despite many security concerns persisting over the use of Chinese-built telecommunications gear.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Researcher published details about a backdoor mechanism he found in HiSilicon chips, but he did not report it to the vendor due to the lack of trust in it. The Russian security expert Vladislav Yarmak has published technical details about a backdoor mechanism he discovered in HiSilicon chips. The backdoor mechanism could allow attackers to gain root shell access and full control of device.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Toll Group Attempts to Restore Systems; Some Deliveries Delayed Australian transportation and logistics firm Toll Group has confirmed that it sustained a ransomware attack earlier this month that has forced the company to shut down several of its systems and led to delays in deliveries.
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
The Guardian Data Protection
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Statement comes after leaked memo on use of technology in security provoked outcry The European parliament has insisted it has no plans to introduce facial recognition technology after a leaked internal memo discussing its use in security provoked an outcry. A page on the European parliament’s intranet, seen by the Guardian, suggested that facial recognition could be used “in the context of biometric-based security and services to members [MEPs]”.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Investigation Comes After Numerous Consumer Complaints Ireland's Data Protection Commission is launching an investigation into how Google uses customer data for its location services after the privacy watchdog received numerous complaints from consumer rights organizations across the European Union.
Data Protection Report
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
At the end of 2019, following a public consultation, the CNIL adopted its much-anticipated “ standard ” on whistleblowing systems. The “standard” is essentially a reference document which serves as guidance for those implementing whistleblowing systems. This new standard replaces the single authorisation AU-004 of 22 June 2017 (as amended) which, since the GDPR came into force, no longer has legal force.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
In 2020, Best to Play It Safe With Technology and Elections If Iowa's experiment with a new tabulation app during the Democratic caucuses is the warmup for the 2020 presidential election process, then we're in for a bumpy ride. But what happened there isn't a technology problem. It's a human problem rooted in a failure to properly evaluate risk.
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
OpenText Information Management
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
When a clinical lab places a key part of their business operation in another company’s “hands“, they trust that the partner’s entire team understands the importance of tailoring a lab integration solution to meet the specific needs of each lab or imaging client. As one of the people present at the start of OpenText™ EMR-Link™, … The post Behind the scenes work is key to CPOE success appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
A high-severity vulnerability could allow cybercriminals to push malware or remotely execute code, using seemingly innocuous messages.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
File hosting service company Dropbox paid out $1 million for vulnerabilities reported by researchers through its bug bounty program. Since the launch of its bug bounty program in 2014, the file-hosting company Dropbox has paid out $1 million to date for vulnerabilities reported by researchers. “Our bug bounty program recently passed a significant milestone.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Paul Vixie says emerging encryption protocols for endpoints could 'break' security in enterprise - and even home - networks.
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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
The Gamaredon advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been supercharging its operations lately, improving its toolset and ramping up attacks on Ukrainian national security targets. Vitali Kremez, head of SentinelLabs, said in research released on Wednesday that he has been tracking an uptick in Gamaredon cyberattacks on Ukrainian military and security institutions that started in […].
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
The decoys and lures will help redirect attacks away from devices that can't be protected through traditional means.
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Malware campaign targets global manufacturers that are still dependent on Windows 7 subsystems to run fleets of IoT endpoints.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
The infection uses Lemon_Duck PowerShell malware variant to exploit vulnerabilities in embedded devices at manufacturing sites.
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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.
The Texas Record
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Last week, Bonnie Zuber and I were given the opportunity to speak to various local entities about managing electronic records. To say it was lively would be an understatement! Thank you all for being engaged with our material and thinking of innovative solutions to managing electronic records. Bonnie and I felt more than welcome by every Port Arthur official in attendance.
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
The malware is back in targeted attacks against Brazilian banking customers, this time using a new technique that involves mobile app authorization.
Information Management Resources
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
While it’s impossible to predict the future with certainty, technologies that incorporate AI and automation are maturing at an incredibly rapid rate across some industries.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Ask the Experts -- about a technological game of keep-away that protects the most precious resources from the greatest dangers.
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While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.
Hunton Privacy
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
As previously posted on our Hunton Insurance Recovery blog , a Maryland federal court awarded summary judgment to policyholder National Ink in National Ink and Stitch, LLC v. State Auto Property and Casualty Insurance Company , finding coverage for a cyber attack under a non-cyber insurance policy after the insured’s server and networked computer system were damaged as a result of a ransomware attack.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Malicious emails in a new attack campaign contain links and attachments claiming to lead victims to W-9 forms.
Schneier on Security
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Artist Katie Holten has developed a tree code (basically, a font in trees), and New York City is using it to plant secret messages in parks.
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