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Unlock the Value of Your Enterprise Applications with APIs

Rocket Software

Today’s marketplace demands IT systems that are integrated and work seamlessly together to maximize productivity. Customers and employees need user-centric workflows and experiences, but often IBM® i or IBM® Z platforms are trapped in silos. These mission-critical applications align with how IT is built, not how users — internal or external — engage with businesses causing frustration for end-users.

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Internet Backbone Giant Lumen Shuns.RU

Krebs on Security

Lumen Technologies , an American company that operates one of the largest Internet backbones and carries a significant percentage of the world’s Internet traffic, said today it will stop routing traffic for organizations based in Russia. Lumen’s decision comes just days after a similar exit by backbone provider Cogent , and amid a news media crackdown in Russia that has already left millions of Russians in the dark about what is really going on with their president’s war in Ukr

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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for March 2022

IT Governance

Welcome to our March 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal information. This month, we look at a phishing attack targeting Ukrainian citizens, the latest campaign imitating Tesco and a warning from HSBC. Ukrainian citizens targeted by phishing attacks.

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Jamf launches School of Thought blogcast for educators

Jamf

Introducing Jamf School of Thought, a monthly "blogcast" for educators featuring interviews with key leaders in K-12 and higher education. Listen and participate live or catch up with on-demand installments to learn about new solutions and workflows transforming the presence of Jamf + Apple in the classroom.

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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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Bitwarden vs 1Password: Compare Top Password Managers

eSecurity Planet

The average internet user has somewhere around 100 accounts, according to NordPass research, meaning they have to track 100 different passwords or risk using the same one over and over. Users looking to increase their security without the burden of remembering all those passwords typically turn to password managers to keep their accounts secure. In the last year, we’ve taken an extensive look at the market for password managers, and here we’ll compare Bitwarden and 1Password to help

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Apple Event brings peak performance to keep users in the creative flow

Jamf

Today’s Apple Event introduced a host of new Apple devices and services to the market, kicking off with the announcement of Apple TV+ and exclusive new movies as well as Friday Night Baseball. But the real game-changer was the revelation of continued innovation on the M1 chip and the possibilities Apple Silicon brings to commercial and education organizations.

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Using Radar to Read Body Language

Schneier on Security

Yet another method of surveillance : Radar can detect you moving closer to a computer and entering its personal space. This might mean the computer can then choose to perform certain actions, like booting up the screen without requiring you to press a button. This kind of interaction already exists in current Google Nest smart displays , though instead of radar, Google employs ultrasonic sound waves to measure a person’s distance from the device.

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8 More Women in Security You May Not Know But Should

Dark Reading

Dark Reading highlights women who are quietly changing the game in cybersecurity. We also revisit some of those we've spoken to in the past to see what they're up to now.

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Microsoft March 2022 Patch Tuesday updates fix 89 vulnerabilities

Security Affairs

Microsoft March 2022 Patch Tuesday security updates address 89 vulnerabilities in multiple products, including 3 zero-days. Microsoft March 2022 Patch Tuesday security updates address 89 vulnerabilities in multiple products, including Microsoft Windows components, Azure and Azure DevOps, Azure Sphere, Internet Explorer and Edge (EdgeHTML), Exchange Server, Office and Office Services and Web Apps, SharePoint Server, Visual Studio, and Windows Hyper-V.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

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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7 Essentials for More Security-Aware Design Automation

Dark Reading

Electronic design automation solutions, software programs that help designers develop electronic systems and semiconductor chips, can be used in service of security assurance.

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Google TAG: Russia, Belarus-linked APTs targeted Ukraine

Security Affairs

Google TAG observed Russian, Belarusian, and Chinese threat actors targeting Ukraine and European government and military orgs. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which focuses on the analysis of nation-state threat actors, revealed to have blocked attacks against hundreds of Ukrainians conducted by Belarus and Russian state-sponsored hackers. The attacks have been attributed to the Russia-linked FancyBear group (aka APT28) and the Belarus-linked Ghostwriter (aka UNC1151) APT group.

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2021 IG Maturity Index Report & Graphics now available for free download!

IG Guru

The Information Governance Maturity Index Report—2021 presents the results of the third annual IG Maturity Index Survey conducted in the last quarter of 2021. The survey and index are intended to create a definitive, data-driven benchmark for information governance (IG). The survey aligns with ARMA’s Information Governance Implementation Model (IGIM) and is designed to measure […].

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CISA urges to fix actively exploited Firefox zero-days by March 21

Security Affairs

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added recently disclosed Firefox zero-days to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added two critical security vulnerabilities in Mozilla firefox, tracked as CVE-2022-26485 and CVE-2022-26486 , to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

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How and Why Should You Be Tracking Geopolitical Risk?

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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Google to Buy Mandiant, Aims to Automate Security Response

Dark Reading

In a deal worth $5.4 billion, Google would expand its security portfolio with managed detection and response (MDR) and threat intelligence, with an increasing focus on automation.

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Ragnar Locker ransomware group breached at least 52 organizations across 10 critical infrastructure sectors

Security Affairs

The US FBI warns that the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 52 organizations from multiple US critical infrastructure sectors. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and CISA published a flash alert to warn that the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 52 organizations across 10 critical infrastructure sectors.

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Chinese Spies Hacked a Livestock App to Breach US State Networks

WIRED Threat Level

Vulnerabilities in animal tracking software USAHERDS and Log4j gave the notorious APT41 group a foothold in multiple government systems.

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Samsung data breach: Lapsus$ gang stole Galaxy devices’ source code

Security Affairs

Samsung confirmed that threat actors had access to the source code of its Galaxy smartphones in recent security breach. Samsung this week disclosed a data breach, threat actors had access to internal company data, including the source code of Galaxy models. Last week the Lapsus$ ransomware gang claimed to have stolen a huge trove of sensitive data from Samsung Electronics and leaked 190GB of alleged Samsung data as proof of the hack.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

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.

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Zero-Click Flaws in Widely Used UPS Devices Threaten Critical Infratructure

Threatpost

The 'TLStorm' vulnerabilities, found in APC Smart-UPS products, could allow attackers to cause both cyber and physical damage by taking down critical infrastructure.

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Access:7 flaws impact +150 device models from over 100 manufacturers

Security Affairs

Many IoT and medical devices are affected by seven serious flaws, collectively tracked as Access:7, in widely used Axeda platform. Researchers from medical device cybersecurity company CyberMDX have discovered seven serious flaws, collectively tracked as Access:7, in the widely used Axeda platform of IIoT solutions provider PTC. “Access:7 could enable hackers to remotely execute malicious code, access sensitive data or alter configuration on medical and IoT devices running PTC’s Axeda remo

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The Uncertain Future of IT Automation

Threatpost

While IT automation is growing, big challenges remain. Chris Hass, director of information security and research at Automox, discusses how the future looks.

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Ukraine’s CERT-UA warns of phishing attacks against Ukrainian citizens

Security Affairs

Ukraine’s CERT-UA warned citizens of new phishing attacks launched through compromised email accounts belonging to Indian entities. Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) is warning of new phishing attacks targeting Ukrainian citizens through compromised email accounts belonging to three different Indian entities. The attacks were aimed at stealing sensitive information from compromised accounts.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“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.

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Attorneys General Launch Investigation into TikTok’s Effects on Children

Hunton Privacy

On March 2, 2022, eight states announced a bipartisan, nationwide investigation into whether TikTok operates in a way that causes or exacerbates harm to the physical and mental health of children, teens and young adults. The probe will further consider whether the company violated state consumer protection laws and put the public at risk. The attorneys general of California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee and Vermont are leading the investigation and are joined

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Microsoft Addresses 3 Zero-Days & 3 Critical Bugs for March Patch Tuesday

Threatpost

The computing giant patched 71 security vulnerabilities in an uncharacteristically light scheduled update, including its first Xbox bug.

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Medical and IoT Devices From More Than 100 Vendors Vulnerable to Attack

Dark Reading

PTC has issued patches for seven vulnerabilities — three critical — in its widely used Axeda remote management technology.

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War Is Calling Crypto’s ‘Neutrality’ Into Question

WIRED Threat Level

War in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Russia have made cryptocurrency a hot potato for international politics.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

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.

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Microsoft Patches Critical Exchange Server Flaw

Dark Reading

Remote code execution vulnerability among 71 bug fixes issued in March Patch Tuesday.

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International Women’s Day and the Equal Right to Identity

HID Global

International Women’s Day and the Equal Right to Identity. ntrivisas. Tue, 03/08/2022 - 10:02.

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TAC Security Launches ESOF Phish Infielder Tool to Help Organizations Prevent Phishing Attacks

Dark Reading

Available through TAC Security’s new ESOF® VMDR Next Generation Vulnerability and Risk Management Platform.