Data Breach Today
MAY 15, 2023
Private Subscription Services Emerge, Together With Fresh Strains of Info Stealers Cybercrime watchers continue to see prolific use of information-stealing malware such as Raccoon and Vidar, which are being used to populate stolen digital identity listings at markets such as Genesis, RussianMarket and TwoEasy, as well as via Telegram channels offering "clouds of logs.
The Last Watchdog
MAY 15, 2023
In an increasingly interconnected world, the evolution of the automotive industry presents an exciting yet daunting prospect. Related: Privacy rules for vehicles As vehicles continue to offer modern features such as app-to-car connectivity, remote control access, and driver assistance software, a huge risk lurks in the shadows. The physical safety of things like airbags, rearview mirrors, and brakes is well accounted for; yet cybersecurity auto safety concerns are rising to the fore.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 15, 2023
Money Message Ransomware Group Threatens to Release 1.6 Million Records Institutional pharmacy PharMerica says personal data of nearly 6 million current and deceased patients was caught up in a March hacking incident. The Money Message ransomware group claims to be the attacker, posting on its dark web leak site multiple spreadsheets the group says contain patient data.
National Archives Records Express
MAY 15, 2023
Welcome to the first in a series of blog posts on the new rule for digitizing federal records. As we mentioned in a previous post , the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) recently published the final rule for digitizing permanent federal records. This new rule, known as 36 CFR § 1236 Subpart E, will be effective starting June 5, 2023.
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.
Data Breach Today
MAY 15, 2023
Attorney Lisa Sotto Advises Security Leaders to Seek Adequate Liability Coverage Former chief security officer Joe Sullivan avoided jail time for his role in impeding a federal investigation into Uber's security practices, but attorney Lisa Sotto of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP warned security leaders and executives "to take heed" and ensure they are covered for personal liability.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 15, 2023
Organizations of all types have important work ahead to comply with Washington state's new My Health My Data Act, which pertains to any entity - inside or outside the state - that handles health data of consumers in the state, said Cat Kozlowski, attorney at law firm Polsinelli.
Schneier on Security
MAY 15, 2023
Micro-Star International—aka MSI—had its UEFI signing key stolen last month. This raises the possibility that the leaked key could push out updates that would infect a computer’s most nether regions without triggering a warning. To make matters worse, Matrosov said, MSI doesn’t have an automated patching process the way Dell, HP, and many larger hardware makers do.
Data Breach Today
MAY 15, 2023
Gayatri Prakash of CloudBees on Reducing the Noise From Tools, Automating Processes The "shift left" movement puts "unrealistic" expectations on developers, said Gayatri Prakash, vice president and general manager of compliance at CloudBees. She said installing new tools to manage various parts of the SDLC is not necessarily "going to solve our problem for security.
eSecurity Planet
MAY 15, 2023
Gone are the days when you could get away with doing nothing to prepare for DDoS attacks. With the cost of DDoS attacks falling and their frequency and sophistication growing, even organizations that think their profile is too low to worry about DDoS can still become victims. Even organizations that think they’re protected against DDoS attacks may be more at risk than they think.
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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.
Data Breach Today
MAY 15, 2023
Calls for CISA to Develop Cyber Workforce Development Strategy New bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate - the Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act - aims to help address the shortage of cybersecurity skills facing rural hospitals, which increasingly find themselves in the crosshairs of hackers, including ransomware attackers.
Security Affairs
MAY 15, 2023
A former Ubiquiti employee has been sentenced to six years in jail for the theft of confidential data and extorting company for ransom. NICKOLAS SHARP, a former Ubiquiti employee was sentenced today to six years in prison. In December 2020, SHARP stole gigabytes of data from the company, then he posed as an anonymous hacker that was offering support to the company to recover the stolen files and identify the alleged flaw exploited in the alleged security incident. “In December 2020, SHARP
Dark Reading
MAY 15, 2023
A misconfigured cloud instance exposed vehicle data, but not personally identifiable information, the car maker says.
Security Affairs
MAY 15, 2023
National pharmacy network PharMerica discloses a data breach that impacted more than 5.8 million individuals. National pharmacy network PharMerica disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of 5,815,591 individuals. The incident took place in March and the company started notifying the impacted individuals via letter. The company is the second largest in the institutional pharmacy services market, with revenues of $1.9 billion and a customer base of 330,000 “beds”
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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.
WIRED Threat Level
MAY 15, 2023
The families of victims of a mass shooting in Buffalo are challenging the platforms they believe led the attacker to carry out a racist massacre.
Security Affairs
MAY 15, 2023
A previously unknown ransomware group known as RA Group is targeting companies in U.S. and South Korea with leaked Babuk source code. Cisco Talos researchers recently discovered a new ransomware operation called RA Group that has been active since at least April 22, 2023. The group has already compromised three organizations in the U.S. and one in South Korea.
KnowBe4
MAY 15, 2023
A new report highlights the direct connection between how strong your organization’s security stance is and how easy it is to obtain cyber insurance.
Security Affairs
MAY 15, 2023
The Lancefly APT group is using a custom powerful backdoor called Merdoor in attacks against organizations in South and Southeast Asia. Symantec researchers reported that the Lancefly APT group is using a custom-written backdoor in attacks targeting organizations in South and Southeast Asia, as part of a long-running campaign. The highly-targeted attacks aim at organizations in government, aviation, education, and telecom sectors.
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KnowBe4
MAY 15, 2023
Midsize and enterprise organizations take notice: the average and median amount of a ransom payment and the median size of the victim organization are on the rise.
Dark Reading
MAY 15, 2023
The freshly minted ransomware gang is customizing leaked Babuk source code to go after cyber targets in the US and South Korea — and it's expanding its operations quickly.
IBM Big Data Hub
MAY 15, 2023
Summary: Together with IBM, Deltares is working to enhance and expand the reach of its Aquality app, formerly called the Nitrate app. The tool can help farmers improve water quality, protect biodiversity, save on fertilizer costs and make farming practices more sustainable. The Aquality app leverages technologies such as machine learning to help communities detect nitrate pollution and other quality characteristics in water and is experimenting with artificial intelligence to provide feedback an
Data Matters
MAY 15, 2023
Since China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) came into effect in November 2021, there has been widespread uncertainty amongst offshore fund managers and investors with entities outside Mainland China as to how and whether the regime applies to them. Given the potential for foreign asset managers to overlook or misinterpret PIPL, this brief update outlines some guidance as to how PIPL can apply, and to whom, in a practical context.
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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.
Security Affairs
MAY 15, 2023
DRM Dashboard Ransomware Monitor released the first quarterly report for the year 2023 about the activities of ransomware groups globally. DRM Dashboard Ransomware Monitor, an independent platform of cybersecurity monitoring, is pleased to release the quarterly the DRM-Report for the first quarter of 2023. This comprehensive report delves into the alarming rise of ransomware attacks worldwide and provides valuable insights into the landscape of cybercriminal activities.
Dark Reading
MAY 15, 2023
Relatives are being alerted that a PharMerica compromise exposed the sensitive data of their deceased loved ones, which could be used for identity theft.
KnowBe4
MAY 15, 2023
The US Federal Trade Commission has issued an alert warning of phishing campaigns that are impersonating PayPal and the MetaMask cryptowallet.
IBM Big Data Hub
MAY 15, 2023
AI and automation are driving business transformation by empowering individuals to do work without expert knowledge of business processes and applications. Whether it’s an employee who knows what they need but doesn’t know how to do it, a knowledge worker who knows how to do the task but needs help doing it more efficiently, or a customer who wants to resolve an issue but struggles with self-help tools, artificial intelligence (AI) unlocks new levels of productivity by empowering ind
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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.
Dark Reading
MAY 15, 2023
This Tech Tip demonstrates how security engineers can best use rate limits to mitigate distributed denial-of-service attacks.
IBM Big Data Hub
MAY 15, 2023
Welcome IBM Tech Now, our video web series featuring the latest and greatest news and announcements in the world of technology. Make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified every time a new IBM Tech Now video is published. IBM Tech Now: Episode 76 We’re covering all the exciting watsonx news coming out of Think 2023 this week: Introducing watsonx: The future of AI for business Introducing the technology behind watsonx.ai, IBM’s AI and data platform for enterpr
KnowBe4
MAY 15, 2023
The Associated Press warned this week that AI experts have raised concerns about the potential impact of deepfake technology on the upcoming 2024 election. Deepfakes are highly convincing digital disinformation, easily taken for the real thing and forwarded to friends and family as misinformation.
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