Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2018

An entrepreneur and virtual currency investor is suing AT&T for $224 million, claiming the wireless provider was negligent when it failed to prevent thieves from hijacking his mobile account and stealing millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies. Increasingly frequent, high-profile attacks like these are prompting some experts to say the surest way to safeguard one’s online accounts may be to disconnect them from the mobile providers entirely.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 16, 2018

Philips and DHS Issue Alerts Calling Attention to Vulnerabilities That Will Be Patched The Department of Homeland Security and Philips have issued alerts about cyber vulnerabilities that have been identified in some of the company's medical devices. Are device makers becoming more forthcoming about cyber issues?

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AIIM

AUGUST 16, 2018

It's hard to believe it has been just about 3 months since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25th, 2018. This new regulation was designed to strengthen and unify data protection for individuals within the European Union (EU) and came with a strict set of compliance protocols. And, because GDPR also applies to the export of personal data outside the EU, it's applicable to any entity that uses or exchanges this data - so, there are a lot of us all around the wor

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 16, 2018

Michael Terpin Alleges Carrier Failed to Protect His Phone Number A cryptocurrency investor is suing AT&T for $240 million, alleging he lost $24 million in virtual currency after the carrier failed to stop two separate attacks where his phone number was commandeered by attackers. The incident highlights the dangers of using a phone number as an authentication channel.

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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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AIIM

AUGUST 16, 2018

It's hard to believe it has been just about 3 months since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25th, 2018. This new regulation was designed to strengthen and unify data protection for individuals within the European Union (EU) and came with a strict set of compliance protocols. And, because GDPR also applies to the export of personal data outside the EU, it's applicable to any entity that uses or exchanges this data - so, there are a lot of us all around the wor

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 16, 2018

IBM Hybrid Cloud Marketing VP Scott Hebner speaks with Big Data and Analytics Hub about the bets he’s placing on the offering to evolve into the company’s first AI platform and emulate WebSphere’s success.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 16, 2018

Oracle's Amit Zavery on Taking a Comprehensive Approach Cloud access security brokers are not a panacea for all cloud security problems, says Oracle's Amit Zavery, who advocates an end-to-end approach.

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WIRED Threat Level

AUGUST 16, 2018

A band of activist-entrepreneurs is building a sensor network to warn when and where air strikes will hit—a constant threat under Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 16, 2018

Microsoft's Diana Kelley Shares Insights on Bridging Cloud Security Gaps Because of the lack of specialists with the skills needed to run security operations in the cloud, intelligent automation is essential, says Microsoft's Diana Kelley.

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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.

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Reltio

AUGUST 16, 2018

Ramon Chen, Chief Product Officer, Reltio. On May 25, 2018 GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) went into effect. The primary objectives of the GDPR are to give control back to their EU citizens and residents over their personal data, to simplify the regulatory environment for international business, and to unify regulations within the European Union.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 16, 2018

Michael Terpin Alleges Carrier Failed To Protect His Phone Number A cryptocurrency investor is suing AT&T for $240 million, alleging he lost $24 million in virtual currency after the carrier failed to stop two separate attacks where his phone number was commandeered by attackers. The incident highlights the dangers of using a phone number as an authentication channel.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 16, 2018

On June 29, the day after California Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) into law, Data Matters provided a summary of the important new legislation. In doing so, we noted that the law was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2020 and that, if and when it did, it would be the “broadest privacy law in the United States” and “may well have an outsize influence on privacy laws nationwide.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 16, 2018

The breadth of applicability of? ISO 27001 ?can make it difficult for organisations to determine how to apply the Standard effectively and economically. As a result, building an? ISMS (information security management system) that meets the requirements of ISO 27001 can be challenging. One solution is to conduct an ISO 27001 gap analysis – a process many organisations consider an important starting point when putting a prioritised plan in place.

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Jamf

AUGUST 16, 2018

In just over a year, Rituals transitioned from PC to Mac and deployed 650 MacBook, 700 iPad, 650 iPhone and 1,500 iPod devices across the company. See why they made the change and how they made it happen.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 16, 2018

On May 16, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a new cybersecurity strategy to keep pace with the evolving cyber risk landscape. As we inch closer to the mid-term elections in November, I wanted to share what I hope (expect) to see as part of this strategy going forward. A wide scope of topics – With any cybersecurity strategy, it is important to ensure all stakeholders, pieces and potential battlefronts are included in the scope and that it is understandable to everyone.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2018

Cosmos Bank, one of the largest Indian cooperative banks, confirmed it was the victim of a cyberheist, over the weekend hackers stole over 940 million rupees ($13.5 million) in three days. Hackers stole over 940 million rupees ($13.5 million) in three days from the Indian cooperative Cosmos bank. The Cosmos bank publicly disclosed the attacks in a press conference on Tuesday, according to the financial institution, the hackers stole the funds in three attacks using a malware. “Hackers mana

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WIRED Threat Level

AUGUST 16, 2018

New analysis from mobile security firm Lookout shows that malware authors are taking full advantage of 'Fortnite' ditching the Google Play Store.

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“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.

Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2018

SAP released security notes for August 2018 that address dozens patches, the good news is that there aren’t critical vulnerabilities. SAP issues 27 Security Notes, including 14 Patch Day Notes and 13 Support Package Notes. Seven notes are related to previously published patches. “On 14th of August 2018, SAP Security Patch Day saw the release of 12 Security Notes.

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Information Management Resources

AUGUST 16, 2018

The superficial compliance strategies deployed to date are inadequate and more holistic data management is needed.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2018

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 16, 2018

On August 13, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission approved changes to the video game industry’s safe harbor guidelines under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) Rule. COPPA’s “safe harbor” provision enables industry groups to propose self-regulatory guidelines regarding COPPA compliance for FTC approval. . The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (“ESRB”)’s proposed modifications were opened to a comment and notice period between April and May of this year.

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OpenText Information Management

AUGUST 16, 2018

It is a new world. The Latin term for this is Mundus Novus. In the new world, industries are facing a series of challenging macro-trends as they transform into Intelligent and Connected Enterprises. The demands of a Millennial workforce, the relentless threat of cyberattack, changing modes of work and complex regulatory environments are changing the … The post Delivering the Intelligent and Connected Enterprise appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Threatpost

AUGUST 16, 2018

Misconfigured DIY smart-home hubs for home automation could allow attackers to track owners’ movements, see if smart doors and windows are opened or closed, and even open garage doors.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 16, 2018

Oracle generated a lot of buzz prior to Oracle OpenWorld 2017 last September with their announcement of the world’s first self-driving database - Oracle Autonomous Database. However, not many details were released at announcement time. Now that the first Oracle Autonomous Database service, Autonomous Data Warehouse Cloud, was finally released in March 2018 let’s take a look at what Oracle provides.

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Threatpost

AUGUST 16, 2018

A new downloader, which has been spotted in an array of recent email campaigns, uses anti-analysis techniques and calls in a system fingerprinting module.

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Dark Reading

AUGUST 16, 2018

A new Necurs botnet campaign targets thousands of banks with a malicious file dropping the FlawedAmmyy remote-access Trojan.

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Threatpost

AUGUST 16, 2018

The targets were scanned millions of times, and are all in some way linked to China's ongoing economic development activities, according to Recorded Future.

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CILIP

AUGUST 16, 2018

core technique for processing the research data you gather, because as I never tire of saying: there?s no point in gathering data if you are not going to do anything with it. Known as affinity mapping, or affinity diagramming, this highly tactile and visual method involves the theming of sticky notes on a wall or other flat surface in order to identify data concentrations, groupings and relationships.

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