Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Bitcoin Exchange Job Lure Traces to Hackers Tied to North Korea Bitcoin-seeking phishing attacks have been trying to socially engineer would-be cryptocurrency exchange executives, warn researchers at Secureworks. The attacks use Word documents with malicious macros and control code previously seen in attacks launched by the Lazarus Group, which has been tied to North Korea.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Cloud security architecture skills to customer-service savvy are among the key IT security skills needed next year as CIOs ramp up hiring.
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IBM Big Data Hub
DECEMBER 18, 2017
It can be difficult to keep up with all the best podcast episodes during the year. That's why we've compiled the Top 10 podcasts of the year from the IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub Insights Podcast feed right here.
IT Governance
DECEMBER 18, 2017
With the number of data breaches increasing every year, they are now a huge issue for organisations. 46% of all UK businesses identified at least one cyber breach in the past 12 months and it’s been predicted that a quarter of the world’s population will have been affected by a data breach by 2020. It should be obvious that it’s a priority for companies to learn how to keep data secure.
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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.
Record Nations
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Video Transcription Offsite Storage: Starting Off the Process More businesses are shifting towards paperless management, but between retention laws and the reality that there are some files businesses need to keep but rarely reference, it’s often cheaper to keep these records as hard-copies instead of spending the money to scan them instead. On average, storing […].
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Data Matters
DECEMBER 18, 2017
* This article first appeared in Law360 on December 18, 2017. For well over a year, defense contractors have had New Year’s Eve 2017 circled on their calendars, and not because they love the “auld lang syne” and a good glass of champagne. (Or at least not only for those reasons.) Dec. 31, 2017, is the deadline for when covered contractors must comply with the U.S.
IT Governance
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Cyber crime is on the rise, affecting millions of consumers and organisations all over the world. Graham Day, author of December’s book of the month, Security in the Digital World , says: “Attackers are slowly discovering all the ways that devices can be used to attack others. As this knowledge develops, the number and sophistication of attacks also increase.”.
Schneier on Security
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Estonia recently suffered a major flaw in the security of their national ID card. This article discusses the fix and the lessons learned from the incident: In the future, the infrastructure dependency on one digital identity platform must be decreased, the use of several alternatives must be encouraged and promoted. In addition, the update and replacement capacity, both remote and physical, should be increased.
IT Governance
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Many organisations are struggling to fill a skills gap created by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and need staff with knowledge of the Regulation. One way to fill this gap is to build on the knowledge of existing staff through training. IT Governance runs two levels of GDPR training courses across the UK to train staff on the Regulation, giving them the knowledge required to manage a GDPR compliance project.
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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.
Hunton Privacy
DECEMBER 18, 2017
As reported in BNA Privacy Law Watch , on December 6, 2017, health care provider 21st Century Oncology agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle charges by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) that its security practices led to a data breach involving patient information. The settlement was made public in the company’s December 6, 2017, bankruptcy filing.
Information Management Resources
DECEMBER 18, 2017
After this year’s global ransomware attacks and headline-grabbing hacks, demand for cyber security has never been greater -- whether you are a multinational corporation or a local shop owner.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 18, 2017
While cyberattacks continue to grow, deception-based technology is providing accurate and scalable detection and response to in-network threats.
Information Management Resources
DECEMBER 18, 2017
The practice of managing content will effectively help organizations take operational control of their data and intellectual property in order to fully deliver on growth potential.
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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.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Businesses struggle to quantify and manage risk, leading to wasted resources and oversight of major problems.
Information Management Resources
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Despite advances in machine learning, deep learning and artificial intelligence, cyber attackers are learning how to work around them, warns CTO Steve Grobman.
Roger's Information Security
DECEMBER 18, 2017
The post Deploying a new security product appeared first on Roger's Information Security Blog.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Researchers warn hundreds of Lexmark printers are vulnerable to a trivial hack thanks to user “gross negligence.”.
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Dark Reading
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Security firm petitions US District Court to rescind decision to prohibit its products on US federal government systems.
eSecurity Planet
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Password managers are supposed to help keep users safe, so what can you do to help mitigate the risk?
Information Management Resources
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Organizations are recognizing that if they are to make the investment, it needs to impact both the top and bottom line.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Netskope discovers a new RAT using Dropbox for its payload host and Telegram Messenger for command and control.
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eSecurity Planet
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Still, 13 percent of IT professionals felt that they were blamed when their organization became a victim.
Information Management Resources
DECEMBER 18, 2017
'I believe artificial intelligence will be able to either replace or enhance [this] work, particularly for short-term trading,' says Hiromichi Mizuno.
eSecurity Planet
DECEMBER 18, 2017
The combined company will expand into new areas, including securing the Industrial Internet of Things.
Information Management Resources
DECEMBER 18, 2017
The firm has been looking to refashion its business around internet-based products. The strategy was dealt a setback last quarter when cloud-computing sales missed analysts’ estimates.
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Archives Blogs
DECEMBER 18, 2017
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Information Management Resources
DECEMBER 18, 2017
The buys of Networked Insights and HomeGauge are part of the company's commitment to data science and AI, says busines development leader Peter Gunder.
Archives Blogs
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Last Friday marked the completion of the rolling review and release of the final records still publicly withheld from the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection. The Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) acknowledges the importance of the completion of the rolling release of these records, but we must note with disappointment failure of the responsible agencies to meet the legal requirements set by the President John F.
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