Data Breach Today
JANUARY 8, 2018
Meltdown and Spectre Security Update Bricks Some PCs With Athlon CPUs Security teams are scrambling to put in place fixes for the Meltdown and Spectre flaws. But Windows users report that Microsoft's security fix for the flaws has been freezing some PCs built with CPUs from chipmaker AMD. Here are workarounds.
Weissman's World
JANUARY 8, 2018
If a picture is worth 1000 words, then what’s a 15-minute video worth? Tons, especially when the subject is blockchain, and the guest expert is Alan Pelz-Sharpe! Join our discussion of the disruptive force blockchain will prove to be in records and information governance. The post Speaking of: Blockchain (with Alan Pelz-Sharpe) appeared first on Holly Group.
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Data Breach Today
JANUARY 8, 2018
No Misuse of Exposed Data Has Been Reported - Yet Personal details for 30,000 Medicaid recipients in Florida may have been exposed after a government employee fell victim to a phishing attack, state officials warn. The information could potentially be used to file false Medicaid claims.
AIIM
JANUARY 8, 2018
Name Gina Smith-Guidi. Email gina.guidi@edmonton.ca. Job Title Principal Information Manager. Company City of Edmonton. Please provide one or two points that you will mention during your session. - Implement solutions that work behind the scenes and do not change the way people work - Approach challenges with a flexible, unconventional mindset. Where do you see the information management industry in 5 years?
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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.
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 8, 2018
Security Experts Weigh In on Appropriate Uses of Secure Texting Federal regulators have clarified that the use of texting to place orders, such as for medications or tests, on any platform - secure or not - is not allowed when treating Medicare and Medicaid patients. Security experts weigh in on key issues to consider when using texting for other purposes.
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WIRED Threat Level
JANUARY 8, 2018
Until ad networks vet what comes through more closely, those redirect ads aren't going anywhere.
Dark Reading
JANUARY 8, 2018
WPA2 protocol enhancements bring stronger security protection and best practices, while new WPA3 protocol offers new security capabilities.
OpenText Information Management
JANUARY 8, 2018
Who is the largest publisher in the United States? McGraw-Hill? Time-Warner? Simon & Schuster? It’s not any of the names that you associated with traditional publishing. The largest publisher in the US is the Department of Defense, closely followed by Boeing. It’s an oft-stated truism that these days, with the rise of digital media and … The post Publishing isn’t just for Publishers appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
IT Governance
JANUARY 8, 2018
Businesses of all sizes must undergo Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance audits to ensure that their customers’ data is protected during credit or debit card transactions and while stored. Under the Standard, level 1 businesses – those that process more than six million credit card transactions a year – are subject to an annual on-site audit and quarterly network scans performed by an approved vendor.
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.
Dark Reading
JANUARY 8, 2018
VTech's Kid Connect app and its Planet VTech platform collected personal information on 760,000 children without parental permission, the FTC alleges.
National Archives Records Express
JANUARY 8, 2018
Today, we opened the 2017 records management reporting period. Agencies will have until March 16, 2018 to submit the following three reports: Records Management Self-Assessment (RMSA): The annual RMSA asks questions that assess compliance with records management statutes and regulations as well as NARA policies and guidance. The survey link was sent today via email to Agency Records Officers and those designated to respond to the RMSA.
The Schedule
JANUARY 8, 2018
Hello Readers: My name is Elizabeth and I’m the Archivist for Records Management at the Bentley Historical Library for the University of Michigan. In my role, I am responsible for the development of a records management program that will fit – and ultimately benefit – the University. While the program builds upon the work of past Bentley archivists responsible for the development of university collections, what we really seek to bring is a collaborative approach to University-wide re
Dark Reading
JANUARY 8, 2018
More than 300 organizations associated with the 2018 Olympics have been hit with a targeted email campaign.
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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.
Record Nations
JANUARY 8, 2018
Video Transcription Why Track Retention? Proper record keeping and retention is important for monitoring business progress, preparing financial statements, identifying income sources, and tracking your expenses. There are a number of record management laws that set specific retention periods for different information including HIPAA, OSHA, and the ADA, and noncompliance with their regulations can […].
Dark Reading
JANUARY 8, 2018
The US Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security identify the challenges of, and potential actions against, automated cyberattacks.
Information Management Resources
JANUARY 8, 2018
Systems extract key details from documents and then perform actions based on the contents. In most cases the technology becomes smarter with use, and firms can capitalize on that.
Dark Reading
JANUARY 8, 2018
Information security and IT need to team up to make patch management more efficient and effective. Here's how and why.
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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.
Threatpost
JANUARY 8, 2018
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol announced new restrictions on when agents can copy data from digital devices at border crossing points.
Dark Reading
JANUARY 8, 2018
Deal will bring penetration testing products and services to Cyxtera's threat analytics portfolio.
CGI
JANUARY 8, 2018
Reflections on 5 business-changing IT-related trends in 2017. cgiadmin. Mon, 01/08/2018 - 03:35. As 2017 has come to an end, we can reflect on how technology continues to change our lives exponentially. Personally, my life has pivoted a lot this year due to technology. It provided me with a virtual assistant, let me dabble in “alternate” currencies, and of course, on a cold rainy night, let me know what the crowds thought I should binge watch.
Dark Reading
JANUARY 8, 2018
There's a lot at stake when it comes to patching the hardware flaws.
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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.
Hunton Privacy
JANUARY 8, 2018
On January 8, 2018, the FTC announced an agreement with electronic toy manufacturer, VTech Electronics Limited and its U.S. subsidiary, settling charges that VTech violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) by collecting personal information from hundreds of thousands of children without providing direct notice or obtaining their parent’s consent, and failing to take reasonable steps to secure the data it collected.
Archive Document Data Storage
JANUARY 8, 2018
While it’s hard to imagine a business without paper, in the digital age, paper’s hold on the office is dwindling. Organisations that make the switch to digital files save time and money and reap a host of additional benefits. Here’s a list to help you decide if going paperless is the right move for your company: Customer Complaints Are Rising.
Information Management Resources
JANUARY 8, 2018
Leading organizations will leverage agile development to build apps in the cloud, automate processes and menial tasks to optimize efficiency, and explore data lakes for sophisticated insights and better decision making.
eDiscovery Daily
JANUARY 8, 2018
As we noted yesterday , eDiscovery Daily published 78 posts related to eDiscovery case decisions and activities over the past year, covering 62 unique cases ! Yesterday, we looked back at cases related to admissibility, proportionality and cooperation as well as a couple of cases related to eDiscovery cost and legal fee reimbursement. Today, let’s take a look back at cases related to discovery about discovery, technology assisted review, form of production disputes, objections to production re
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Threatpost
JANUARY 8, 2018
Apple releases patches addressing the Spectre vulnerability impacting its macOS, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Information Management Resources
JANUARY 8, 2018
'WannaCry and NotPetya are generally believed to have marked a turning point in cyber-awareness, but the reality on the ground paints a different picture,' says security advocate Javvad Malik.
Schneier on Security
JANUARY 8, 2018
A comprehensive list. Most are old and obvious, but there are some clever variants.
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