Tue.Feb 27, 2024

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Proof of Concept: Securing Elections in the Age of AI

Data Breach Today

CISOs Discuss AI Scams, Cyberthreats and Election Security Defenses In the latest "Proof of Concept," Jeff Brown, CISO for the state of Connecticut, and Lester Godsey, CISO for Maricopa County, Arizona, join ISMG editors to discuss AI-related threats to election security, safeguarding against cyber and physical threats and coordinating efforts for complete security.

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Let’s Give Information Its Own Office

AIIM

In my role as The Info Gov Guy™, I consult with clients from up and down their organizational charts: in records, IT, legal, HR, marketing, etc. What this tells me is that their employers don’t consider their information to be a core business asset – which is odd because they do acknowledge their success depends completely on their ability to quickly find and retrieve current, accurate, and properly safeguarded information.

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Moscow Military Hackers Used Microsoft Outlook Vulnerability

Data Breach Today

APT28 Used Hacked Ubiquiti Routers for Hashed Password Relay Attacks A campaign by Russian military intelligence to convert Ubiquiti routers into a platform for a global cyberespionage operation began as early as 2022, U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies said. The U.S. disrupted a botnet built by a hacking unit of Russian military's Main Intelligence Directorate.

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How the Pentagon Learned to Use Targeted Ads to Find its Targets—and Vladimir Putin

WIRED Threat Level

Meet the guy who taught US intelligence agencies how to make the most of the ad tech ecosystem, "the largest information-gathering enterprise ever conceived by man.

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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HSCC Issues Cyber 'Call to Action' Plan for Health Sector

Data Breach Today

5-Year Plan Details How to Raise the Bar on Health Ecosystem's Approach to Cyber The Health Sector Coordinating Council has issued a five-year strategic plan - "a call to action" - for healthcare and public health organizations to implement cybersecurity programs that do a better job of protecting their patients against the ever-rising tide of threats.

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Is Microsegmentation for Zero Trust Defenses Worth It?

Data Breach Today

Forrester's David Holmes on Why CISOs Must Evaluate Microsegmentation in Cloud Microsegmentation is a fundamental concept in zero trust security, but CISOs should assess its feasibility before diving in. This is particularly true in a public cloud environment where there is no real network policy, said David Holmes, principal research analyst at Forrester.

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Zyxel fixed four bugs in firewalls and access points

Security Affairs

Taiwanese vendor Zyxel warns of security vulnerabilities in its firewalls and access points, including a remote code execution flaw. Taiwanese networking vendor Zyxel addressed four vulnerabilities, respectively tracked as CVE-2023-6397 , CVE-2023-6398 , CVE-2023-6399 , and CVE-2023-6764 , in its firewalls and access points. The flaws can be exploited by threat actors to carry out command injection and denial-of-service attacks and to achieve remote code execution.

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What Goes Around Comes Back Around, With Chatbots Too

Data Breach Today

Study Shows Correlation Between Polite Language, Culture and LLM Output It pays to be nice, even to an inanimate chunk of code masquerading as a conversation partner, find Japanese researchers from Tokyo's Waseda University who investigated the performance of large language models under conditions ranging from rudeness to obsequiousness.

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XSS flaw in LiteSpeed Cache plugin exposes millions of WordPress sites at risk

Security Affairs

Researchers warn of an XSS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-40000, in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress Patchstack researchers warn of an unauthenticated site-wide stored XSS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-40000, that impacts the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress. The plugin LiteSpeed Cache (free version) is a popular caching plugin in WordPress which has over 4 million active installations.

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Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder

Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.

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EU to Analyze Partnership Between Microsoft and Mistral AI

Data Breach Today

Microsoft Announces $16.3 Million Investment in French AI Firm The European competition regulator will examine a partnership between Microsoft and French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI for potential anti-competitive effects. Microsoft announced Monday that it has entered a $16.3 million, multiyear partnership with the firm.

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Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack: BlackCat Hackers Quickly Returned After FBI Bust

WIRED Threat Level

Two months ago, the FBI “disrupted” the BlackCat ransomware group. They're already back—and their latest attack is causing delays at pharmacies across the US.

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What's Next for Carbon Black Now That Broadcom Sale Is Dead?

Data Breach Today

A Carbon Black-Symantec Marriage Would Combine 2 Low-Growth Endpoint Security Teams Carbon Black won't be getting a new residence anytime soon after indications of interest in the organization fell short of Broadcom's expectations. The semiconductor giant had been looking to fetch $1 billion for the security firm - including debt - but offers at that dollar figure remained elusive.

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News alert: ThreatHunter.ai stops hundreds of ransomware attacks, nation-state threats in 48 hours

The Last Watchdog

Brea, Calif. Feb. 27, 2024 — The current large surge in cyber threats has left many organizations grappling for security so ThreatHunter.ai is taking decisive action. Recognizing the critical juncture at which the digital world stands, ThreatHunter.ai is now offering their cutting-edge cybersecurity services free of charge to all organizations for 30 days, irrespective of their current cybersecurity measures.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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IDAT Loader used to infect a Ukraine entity in Finland with Remcos RAT

Security Affairs

A new malware campaign is targeting a Ukraine entity in Finland with Remcos RAT distributed via a loader called IDAT Loader. Morphisec Threat Labs researchers observed a new malware campaign targeting a Ukraine entity in Finland with Remcos RAT distributed via a loader called IDAT Loader. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) linked the attacks to a threat actor tracked as UAC-0184.

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Annual Ransomware Payments Surpass $1 Billion

KnowBe4

For the first time, analysis of ransomware payments made in a single year tops $1,000,000,000. This signals a massive return to more frequent, sophisticated, and successful attacks.

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US pharmacy outage caused by Blackcat ransomware attack on Optum Solutions

Security Affairs

A BlackCat ransomware attack hit UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum causing an outage impacting the Change Healthcare payment exchange platform. A ransomware attack hit the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum leading to an outage impacting the Change Healthcare payment exchange platform. Optum Solutions is a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, a leading health insurance company in the United States.

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[SCARY] You knew about OSINT, but did you know about ADINT?

KnowBe4

WIRED just published a scary (long) article. I am summarizing it here and highly recommend you read the whole thing.

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The Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report

Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) are changing how software teams work by moving development to the cloud. Our Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report gathers insights from 223 developers and business leaders, uncovering key trends in CDE adoption. With 66% of large organizations already using CDEs, these platforms are quickly becoming essential to modern development practices.

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The UK Is GPS-Tagging Thousands of Migrants

WIRED Threat Level

Ankle tags that constantly log a person’s coordinates are part of a growing cadre of experimental surveillance tools that countries around the world are trying out on new arrivals.

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Emails Are Responsible for 88% of Malicious File Deliveries

KnowBe4

Emails are still the most common delivery method for malicious files, according to Check Point’s Cyber Security Report for 2024.

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China Surveillance Company Hacked

Schneier on Security

Last week, someone posted something like 570 files, images and chat logs from a Chinese company called I-Soon. I-Soon sells hacking and espionage services to Chinese national and local government. Lots of details in the news articles. These aren’t details about the tools or techniques, more the inner workings of the company. And they seem to primarily be hacking regionally.

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CyberheistNews Vol 14 #09 Exposed: Global Espionage Unleashed by China's Police in Groundbreaking Leak

KnowBe4

Exposed: Global Espionage Unleashed by China's Police in Groundbreaking Leak

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The Tumultuous IT Landscape Is Making Hiring More Difficult

After a year of sporadic hiring and uncertain investment areas, tech leaders are scrambling to figure out what’s next. This whitepaper reveals how tech leaders are hiring and investing for the future. Download today to learn more!

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News alert: Chiral announces $3.8m funding round to advance nanomaterial chip manufacturing

The Last Watchdog

Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 27, 2024 — Chipmaking has become one of the world’s most critical technologies in the last two decades. The main driver of this explosive growth has been the continuous scaling of silicon technology (widely known as the Moore’s Law). But these advances in silicon technology are slowing down, as we reach the physical limits of silicon.

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How to mitigate the risks of DIY authoritative DNS

IBM Big Data Hub

While many network admins outsource the management of authoritative domain name system (DNS) infrastructure to a third party like IBM® NS1 Connect®, there is a sizable community of network operators who prefer to dig in and build something themselves. These do it yourself (DIY) authoritative DNS architectures can be cobbled together from various tools.

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Managing Your Financial Record Keeping System

Record Nations

When it comes to personal or business finances, one often finds themselves fighting with the challenge of maintaining a sturdy record-keeping system. Whether it’s for tax purposes, budgeting, or simply keeping track of expenditures, effective financial record management is crucial. Yet, many individuals and businesses struggle to find a balance between organization, efficiency, and security.

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Bezos, Nvidia Join OpenAI in Funding Humanoid Robot Startup via MSN

IG Guru

Check out the link here. The post Bezos, Nvidia Join OpenAI in Funding Humanoid Robot Startup via MSN first appeared on IG GURU.

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Introducing CDEs to Your Enterprise

Explore how enterprises can enhance developer productivity and onboarding by adopting self-hosted Cloud Development Environments (CDEs). This whitepaper highlights the simplicity and flexibility of cloud-based development over traditional setups, demonstrating how large teams can leverage economies of scale to boost efficiency and developer satisfaction.

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How connected content hubs take productivity tools to the next level

OpenText Information Management

If you’ve invested in Microsoft® 365 to help employees create, share, and collaborate more easily, you’re in good company. The organization reported monthly Microsoft® Teams users reached 320 million in FY24 Q1, up from 300 million the previous quarter.[1] While Microsoft 365 has certainly earned its keep as a must-have productivity tool, it’s probably not … The post How connected content hubs take productivity tools to the next level appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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ASEAN releases Joint Guide to ASEAN Model Contractual Clauses and EU Standard Contractual Clauses and AI Governance Guide 

Data Protection Report

On 1 and 2 February 2024, at the fourth 4 th ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting ( ADGMIN ) in Singapore, ASEAN [1] unveiled: the updated Joint Guide to ASEAN Model Contractual Clauses and EU Standard Contractual Clauses ( Joint MCC – SCC Guide ); and the ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics ( ASEAN AI Governance Guide ). We summarise and discuss both the Joint Guide and the ASEAN AI Governance Guide below.

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FIDO Authentication: What It Is and Why It’s So Powerful

HID Global

FIDO, which stands for Fast Identity Online, originates with a group of leading tech companies, who banded together to make authentication easy and secure.