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Guccifer 2.0's Slip-Up Shows That Even Elite Hackers Make Mistakes

WIRED Threat Level

No matter how much mystique a hacker persona has, the individual or group behind it inevitably makes operations security errors sometimes.

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Taking down Gooligan part 3 — monetization and clean-up

Elie

In-depth research publications, industry talks and blog posts about Google security, research at Google and cybersecurity in general in open-access.

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MiFID II Trading Implications

Hanzo Learning Center

About a year ago, the head of equities business development at a firm in London likened MiFID II to “British people suddenly deciding to drive on the right side of the road” in terms of the potential implications.

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Craig Ball of Craig D. Ball, PC: eDiscovery Trends 2018

eDiscovery Daily

This is the fifth of the 2018 Legaltech New York (LTNY) Thought Leader Interview series. eDiscovery Daily interviewed several thought leaders at LTNY this year (and some afterward) to get their observations regarding trends at the show and generally within the eDiscovery industry. Today’s thought leader is Craig Ball. A frequent court appointed special master in electronic evidence, Craig is a prolific contributor to continuing legal and professional education programs throughout the United S

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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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WSVA Radio Interview – Protecting Your Children on Social Media

Architect Security

I talked with Mike Schikman WSVA 550 radio about protecting the safety of teens and children on #socialmedia:

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Early uses of AI begins to pay dividends in healthcare

Information Management Resources

Advanced computing power is key to effective pop health, home healthcare, says David Holmes.

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Timing

InfoGovNuggets

Information is often more valuable if you get it or use it faster than someone else. “Ultrafast Opens to the Masses,” The Wall Street Journal , March 24, 2018 B5. A high-frequency trading platform using open coding is made available to the muggles. Is it fair to use software to trade faster than someone else? Apparently. Can you make money by doing that?

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Stolen laptop contained unencrypted information from 500 patients

Information Management Resources

Clinical Pathology Laboratories Southeast offers credit monitoring after September 2017 incident.

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Leaks followed by leaks

InfoGovNuggets

Following the user reaction to reports of the disclosure and use of user data, FB is losing advertisers. Has the Good Ship Facebook sprung a Titanic leak? “Facebook Pledges Actions To Stem Advertiser Exits,” The Wall Street Journal , March 24, 2018 A1. People apparently still prize whatever privacy they have left. A least the story is below the fold.

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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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Is it time to break up the tech giants such as Facebook? | Larry Elliott

The Guardian Data Protection

Amazon, Facebook and Google are as dominant as Standard Oil and AT&T were. But breaking them up is not going to be easy In the first decade of the 20th century, Standard Oil was as mighty as the tech giants of Silicon Valley are today. The company had grown from a single refinery in Cleveland in 1863 to produce 87% of all US refined oil output. In 1911, the supreme court decided that Standard Oil was in breach of anti-trust legislation passed by Congress and ordered that the company be broke

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The long arm of the law

InfoGovNuggets

“U.S. Authorities Can Access Data Stored Overseas,” The Wall Street Journal , March 24, 2018 A6. US warrants will soon reach can information stored by US tech companies on cloud servers overseas. You now need to know what you have and where you have it; now you have to know who you store it with. Saying that you have it in France and can’t turn it over to the FBI isn’t going to work here.

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Facebook logs texts and calls, users find as they delete accounts

The Guardian Data Protection

Leaving the social network after Cambridge Analytica scandal, users discover extent of data held As users continue to delete their Facebook accounts in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal , a number are discovering that the social network holds far more data about them than they expected, including complete logs of incoming and outgoing calls and SMS messages.

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Cutting the cord

InfoGovNuggets

“Delete Facebook, Or Take a Break: Step by Step,” The Wall Street Journal , March 24, 2018 A13. Further fallout from the disclosure of user data. I didn’t read anything into the fact that this story was on the Obituary page of The Wall Street Journal.

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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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It’s all about networks

InfoGovNuggets

“Facebook Breaks Its Silence, Admits to ‘Mistakes,'” The Wall Street Journal , March 22, 2018 A1. Facebook takes fire for use of Facebook’s data on 50 million users by outside app developers and others. One analyst points to “systemic mismanagement.” Stock value has dropped 10% ($50 billion). Well, that’s your data, isn’t it?

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Don’t forget who your audience is

InfoGovNuggets

“Angry Users Are Threat to Facebook,” The Wall Street Journal , March 23, 2018 B1. User reaction to the use of user data may imperil FB; users lose trust. For a company recently valued at $500 billion, the loss of a customer base and momentum may be terminal. Or at least painful. Just because they didn’t take care of its users’ information.

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Public utility

InfoGovNuggets

Is YouTube a public utility, subject to government control and with an obligation to serve all comers? Or is it something else, subject to different rules? “YouTube Clamps Down on Gun Videos,” The Wall Street Journal , March 22, 2018 A4. YouTube decides to restrict certain videos about guns and gun sales. Once you open your business up to the public, don’t you have an obligation to allow legal conduct on your site?

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