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$74 Million Settlement of Premera Breach Lawsuits Proposed

Data Breach Today

In Addition to Settling With Victims, Heath Insurer Would Invest in Security Measures A proposed $74 million settlement of a consolidated class action lawsuit against Premera Blue Cross after a 2014 data breach that affected nearly 11 million individuals includes $32 million for breach victims and also would require the health insurer to invest $42 million to bolster data security.

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Why decision optimization is essential for a data-driven economy

IBM Big Data Hub

Back when I was in school, one of the most difficult classes for my business degree was quantitative analysis. It wasn’t just hard, it was laborious to translate and solve business conditions and problems into algebraic equations by hand. In the beginning, it was merely optimizing output based on a few constraints. As the course progressed, the equations became longer and more complicated in order to solve more complex problems.

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Quest Diagnostics: Data on 12 Million Patients Exposed

Data Breach Today

Breach at Collections Agency Exposed Healthcare and Financial Information A data breach at American Medical Collection Agency has affected nearly 12 million patients who had lab tests performed by Quest Diagnostics, exposing a wealth of information, including Social Security numbers.

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Baltimore Ransomware Attacker Was Behind Now-Suspended Twitter Account

Dark Reading

Researchers at Armor were able to confirm the person or persons behind a Twitter account that appeared to be leaking confidential files was the actual ransomware attacker that hit the city.

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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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First American Mortgage Faces NY Regulator Inquiry, Lawsuit

Data Breach Today

Pressure Mounts on Title Company That Exposed 885 Million Records Online First American Mortgage Corp., the title insurance company that left hundreds of millions of personal documents exposed on the internet, is now facing a lawsuit and an inquiry by New York's financial regulator. The company is also offering free credit monitoring for anyone who used its title and settlement services since 2003.

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First American Faces NY Regulator, Lawsuit Over Exposure

Data Breach Today

Pressure Mounts on Title Company that Exposed 885 Million Records Online First American Mortgage Corp., the title insurance company that left hundreds of millions of personal documents open on the internet, is now facing a lawsuit and an inquiry by New York's financial regulator. The company is also offering free credit monitoring for anyone who used its title and settlement services since 2003.

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MacOS Zero-Day Allows Trusted Apps to Run Malicious Code

Threatpost

Apple 0-Day allows hackers to mimic mouse-clicks to allow malicious behavior on macOS Majove, despite mitigations.

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ISMG Fraud & Breach Summit: Seattle Edition Preview

Data Breach Today

Security Experts Zero-In on Today's Hot Topics On Tuesday, Information Security Media Group will host a Fraud & Breach Summit in Seattle that will focus on critical issues facing CISOs and their security teams. Here's a preview.

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Cyber criminals steal 113,000 data records from rivals

IT Governance

OGusers, a popular forum among cyber criminals, has been raided by a rival group. The incident exposed the email addresses, hashed passwords, IP addresses and private messages of nearly 113,000 members of the online criminal hacking community. However, the damage was mitigated because the site’s administrator restored a backup from January 2019. The administrator initially claimed that a hard drive failure had erased several months’ worth of private messages, forum posts and prestige points, but

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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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Microsoft Urges Businesses to Patch 'BlueKeep' Flaw

Dark Reading

Fearing another worm of WannaCry severity, Microsoft warns vulnerable users to apply the software update for CVE-2019-0708.

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Sharp Community Medical Group (SCMG) transforms information exchange with OpenText

OpenText Information Management

Neighborhood physicians offer care to residents where they live; but, how do they coordinate that care across several hospitals and other organizations? More than 800 primary and specialty care physicians working in 350 locations across San Diego County rely on OpenText™ RightFax™ and OpenText™ RightFax™ Connect. Sharp Community Medical Group (SCMG) is the largest group … The post Sharp Community Medical Group (SCMG) transforms information exchange with OpenText appeared first on OpenText

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Australian teenager hacked into Apple twice for a job

Security Affairs

What can Apple ‘s fan do to work with his favorite company? A teen opted out to hack it twice. A 17-year-old teenager Australian teenager decided to attract the attention of the tech giant by gaining access to its mainframe with false credentials. The teen was dreaming of a job in Apple and was convicted that the actions meaning much more of a static CV or applications for internship.

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Majority of C-Level Executives Expect a Cyber Breach

Dark Reading

Survey of executives in the US and UK shows that worries abound -- about cyberattacks and the lack of resources to defend against them.

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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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macOS zero-day in Mojave could allow Synthetic Clicks attacks

Security Affairs

A security expert found a flaw could be exploited to bypass macOS security and privacy features by using synthetic clicks. The popular white hat hacker Patrick Wardle, co-founder and chief research officer at Digita Security, discovered a vulnerability that could be exploited to bypass security warnings by performing ‘Synthetic Clicks’ on behalf of users without requiring their interaction.

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5G Security Challenges: A Vendor’s POV

Threatpost

How will 5G vendors deal with the issues of security? Nokia's head of end-to-end security solutions discusses during the GSMA Mobile 360 conference.

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How to build a hybrid cloud by launching a more precise cloud data warehouse

IBM Big Data Hub

According to a recent IDC report , 79 percent of enterprises are currently investing in a hybrid cloud environment or have planned to invest in towards one in the next twelve months. More businesses are looking to do this by adopting public cloud deployments for their data management needs.

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Expert shows how to Hack a Supra Smart Cloud TV

Security Affairs

Supra Smart Cloud TV allows remote file inclusion in the openLiveURL function, which allows a local attacker to broadcast fake video without any authentication. Summary: Supra Smart Cloud TV allows remote file inclusion in the openLiveURL function, which allows a local attacker to broadcast fake video without any authentication via a /remote/media_control?

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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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Another MacOS Bug Lets Hackers Invisibly Click Security Prompts

WIRED Threat Level

Yet again, a bug in Apple's safeguards against "synthetic clicks" allows hackers to slip past Mojave's security restrictions on apps.

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Zebrocy APT Group Expands Malware Arsenal with New Backdoor Family

Dark Reading

Group's constant experimentation and malware changes are complicating efforts for defenders, Kaspersky Lab says.

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Email Still a Major Attack Vector: Security Research

eSecurity Planet

Email users continue to be one of the easiest marks for cybercriminals, according to the latest cybersecurity research.

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Tap ‘n Ghost Attack Creatively Targets Android Devices

Threatpost

Researchers use malicious NFC tags and booby-trapped physical surfaces to connect Android devices to malicious wireless networks.

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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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Gaining Root Access to Host through rkt Container hack

Security Affairs

Unpatched vulnerabilities affect the rkt container runtime that could be exploited by an attacker to escape the container and gain root access to the host. The security researchers Yuval Avrahami discovered some vulnerabilities in the rkt containter that could be exploited by an attacker to compromise the underlying host when a user executes the ‘ rkt enter’ command into an attacker-controlled pod. rkt (pronounced like a “rocket”) is a CLI for running application containers on Linux.

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations begin One Version era

Ascent Innovations

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations begin One Version era. Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations has entered the so-called One Version era, in which customers will say goodbye to traditional ERP upgrades and apply an ongoing and mandatory series of smaller updates to their systems on a monthly to quarterly basis. Microsoft has made the case for the transition, hoping to convince current Finance and Operations (D365FO ) customers that the new approach will benefit them i

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Not everyone wants to be part of the gig economy

DXC Technology

My father worked for Bell Telephone Company for 42 years, retiring only after the company was split up in 1984. I mostly had full-time jobs over the course of my writing and editing career, until I was laid off 10 years ago. Since then I’ve been an official member of the “gig economy,” juggling clients […].

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What does the autonomous supply chain offer the automotive industry?

OpenText Information Management

There’s a good deal of buzz in the automotive industry around the autonomous vehicle. Analysts predict healthy profits and revenue growth from rapid market growth. But, as consumer confidence dips, is there another element of an automotive business that can benefit from becoming more autonomous? By 2024, it’s estimated that there will be over 60 … The post What does the autonomous supply chain offer the automotive industry?

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.

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GandCrab Ransomware Shutters Its Operations

Threatpost

After a year of success, its operators say they earned millions -- and are ready to retire.

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Nevada Law Provides Consumers with Limited Right to Opt Out of Sale

Hunton Privacy

On May 29, 2019, Nevada’s governor approved SB 220 (the “Amendment Bill”), which provides amendments to an existing law that requires operators of websites and online services (“Operators”) to post a notice on their website regarding their privacy practices. The Amendment Bill will require Operators to establish a designated request address through which a consumer may submit a verified request directing the Operator not to make any “sale” of covered information collected about the consumer.

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Smart-TV Bug Allows Rogue Broadcasts

Threatpost

An attacker could gain remote access by chaining together an exploit for home routers with the TV flaw.

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