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The Explosive-Carrying Drones in Venezuela Won’t Be the Last

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There's still no good defense against drones attacks like the one that targeted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro Saturday.

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Salesforce warns of API error that exposed Marketing data

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The US Cloud-based customer relationship management software giant Salesforce is warning marketing customers of a data leakage caused by an API error. The US cloud computing company Salesforce is warning marketing customers of a data leakage caused by an API error. The incident could potentially affect a large number of companies, including Aldo, Dunkin Donuts, GE, HauteLook, Nestle Waters, and Sony.

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Electronic Monitoring Isn’t a More Humane Form of Prison. Here’s Why.

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Opinion: Electronic monitors violate people’s civil rights and carry unfair financial penalties.

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Do Businesses Know When They’re Using Unethical Data?

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Data breaches are costly for businesses that expterience them, this data fuel the black markets and sometime are offered to complanies as legitimate data. Data breaches are extraordinarily costly for businesses that experience them, both concerning reputational damage and money spent to repair the issues associated with those fiascos. And, on the consumer side of things, the scary thing is hackers don’t just steal data for notoriety.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

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.

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Airport Surveillance, FBI Brain Drain, and More Security News This Week

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A Chipotle scam, FBI brain drain, and more of the week's top security news.

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The Principles of Recordkeeping Primer: Accountability

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A primer is a small, introductory book on a given subject. They used to be part of every child’s education. The New England Primer (ca. 1690), was the first to be printed in North America. Image from Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Accountability is equated with answerability. It is not about scapegoating, or taking the blame when something goes wrong.

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Russian troll factory suspected to be behind the attack against Italian President Mattarella

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The Russian shadow behind the attack on Italian President Mattarella, a coordinated attack via Twitter involved hundreds of profiles inviting him to resign. Cybersecurity experts and Italian media believe that the Italian President Sergio Mattarella is the last victim of the Russian troll farm. On May 27 the late afternoon, thousands of Twitter profiles suddenly started spreading messages against the Italian president asking him to resign.

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A malware paralyzed TSMC plants where also Apple produces its devices

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A virus has infected systems at several Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) factories on Friday night, the plants where Apple produces its devices. A malware has infected systems at several Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) factories on Friday night, the iPhone chipmaker plans. TSMC is the world’s biggest contract manufacturer of chips for tech giants, including Apple and Qualcomm Inc.