Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

The Port of Barcelona was hit by a cyber attack, fortunately, maritime operations had not affected. On September 20, 2018 morning, the Port of Barcelona was hit by a cyber attack that forced the operators of the infrastructure to launch the procedure to respond to the emergency. At the time of writing, there are no technical details about the cyber attack, the attackers hit several servers at the infrastructure, but maritime operations had not affected.

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Elie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Data exposed by breaches persist as a security and privacy threat for Internet users. Despite this, best practices for how companies should respond to breaches, or how to responsibly handle data after it is leaked, have yet to be identified. We bring users into this discussion through two surveys. In the first, we examine the comprehension of 551 participants on the risks of data breaches and their sentiment towards potential remediation steps.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Security experts from Trend Micro discovered a new malware tracked as Virobot that combines ransomware and botnet capabilities. Virobot encrypts files on infected machines and is also implements spam botnet abilities and leverages it target other systems. Virobot was first spotted on September 17, 2018, experts pointed out that it is not associated with any known ransomware families.

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Ransomware Encryption Risk Security 82

Elie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Data exposed by breaches persist as a security and privacy threat for Internet users. Despite this, best practices for how companies should respond to breaches, or how to responsi- bly handle data after it is leaked, have yet to be identified. We bring users into this discussion through two surveys. In the first, we examine the comprehension of 551 participants on the risks of data breaches and their sentiment towards potential remediation steps.

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Data breaches Risk Privacy Security 69

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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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

An issue in Twitter Account Activity API has exposed some users’ direct messages (DMs) and protected tweets to wrong developers. A bug in Twitter Account Activity API has exposed some users’ direct messages (DMs) and protected tweets to unauthorized third-party app developers. “We recently published a notice about a bug related to our Account Activity API that could have resulted in data being delivered to the wrong registered developer.” reads a security advisory publi

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. 20% discount. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Once again thank you! Cyber attack took offline flight display screens at the Bristol Airport.

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IG Guru

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

In the following list are resources that comprise the August 2018 issue of inDEPTH; they may be useful as you prepare for or respond to damaging storms and hurricanes. Business Case for Vital Records Programs (Book excerpt) Emergency Management Concepts(Book excerpt) Quantifying Vital Records Risks(IM article) How to Develop a Vital Records Program Project Plan (IM article) Incident Response Toolkit […].

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InfoGovNuggets

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

More catching up, after a mid-summer’s nap. Catching up (part 1) is here. The mysterious case of the non-missing purse. Naomi Osaka Gets the Last Word,” The Wall Street Journal , September 9, 2018 (online). Serena Williams complained mightily after she was warned, penalized a point, and then penalized a game in her dispute with the umpire.

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eDiscovery Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

In Small v. Univ. Med. Ctr., No. 2:13-cv-0298-APG-PAL (D. Nev. Aug. 9, 2018) , Nevada Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen, in a lengthy ruling so large it included a table of contents, accepted and adopted in part and overruled in part the Special Master’s Report and Recommendation and Final Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. Judge Leen sanctioned the defendant with an adverse inference instruction to the jury instead of the default judgment sanction recommended by the special master.

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e-Discovery Education Compliance Communications 47

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

I’ve been otherwise occupied, and have fallen behind. Forgive me, Faithful Reader(s). Breaking the company’s word. “UBS Disclosure Breached Confidentiality,” The Wall Street Journal , August 29, 2018 B12. A senior employee got suspended after a banker at UBS revealed the name of an investor who sold shares shortly after a public offering.

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