Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Distributed Ledgers For Identity and Access Management Have Great Promise Blockchain technology already underpins the boom in cryptocurrencies, but is also being rigorously tested and developed for other applications, including identity and access management. Such projects could make personal data easier to secure and less vulnerable to data breaches.
The Guardian Data Protection
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Non-nationals subject to an immigration procedure are to lose the right to access data held about them, in a discriminatory move that worries the European parliament In September, I warned in a Guardian opinion article that the Brexit process could have the effect of allowing the UK government to bring in more draconian and discriminatory immigration laws, harking back to the 70s and 80s.
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Peter Levashov Allegedly Distributed Spam, Ransomware via Kelihos Botnet Russian citizen Peter Levashov, arrested last year while vacationing in Spain, appeared Friday in U.S. federal court to face charges that he owned and operated the Kelihos botnet and distributed spam, banking Trojans and ransomware for profit. Levashov has pleaded not guilty.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Many businesses are ill-equipped to deal with potential risks posed by billions of connected devices, exponential data growth, and an unprecedented number of cyber threats. Here's how to prepare.
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.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
VA OIG Report Spotlights Some of the Challenges A new report from a Veterans Affairs watchdog agency on a guest Wi-Fi network that was set up at a VA medical center without coordination with VA IT officials to ensure security spotlights the risks and challenges that many healthcare entities face with so called "shadow IT.
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Big Brother, Meet Wearable Fitness Devices Orwell got it wrong: People are less likely to surrender their privacy to a totalitarian state than to the lure of sharing holiday snaps, cat videos or the route and time they took for their latest cycling, jogging or kiteboarding outing, as captured by a wearable fitness device.
OpenText Information Management
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
We’re now quite well into 2018 but I thought it was still worth putting together a blog on the trends I see affecting manufacturing over the coming year. I’ve chosen two legislative changes and three technology-driven trends. Taken together, I think they add up to great opportunities for manufacturers but an increasingly challenging business environment … The post The top trends for manufacturing in 2018 appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Lauri Love Wins Appeal, But Faces Prosecution in England Lauri Love, a British man accused of 2012 and 2013 hack attacks against U.S. government computers - including systems operated by the Federal Reserve, U.S. Army and NASA - has won his legal bid to quash a U.S. extradition request. But he still faces a potential trial in England.
IT Governance
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
The DPIA is one of the specific processes mandated by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Organisations must carry out a DPIA where a planned or existing processing operation –“is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals”. DPIAs are particularly relevant to taking a privacy-by-design approach when introducing a new data processing system or technology.
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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.
IBM Big Data Hub
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
The search function is a very powerful tool, assuming you have concrete keywords or concepts to find in your data. And that does not even take into account the size of the information you might be searching.
IT Governance
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
The Information Governance (IG) Toolkit is being replaced with the Data Security and Protection (DSP) Toolkit from April 2018, giving healthcare organisations until 31 March 2019 to comply with the new, more comprehensive guidelines. NHS Digital has released the draft assertions that will form the DSP Toolkit and is hosting a series of webinars aimed at demonstrating the new system.
OpenText Information Management
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
If you’re like most health systems, fax continues to dominate how you exchange patient information. Inefficient forms of patient information exchange, including paper-based fax, have persisted in healthcare for a number of reasons and present many challenges for healthcare organizations. Limits connectivity with no real-time exchange at the point of care.
IT Governance
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Organisations have a harder time than ever staying cyber secure. Cyber criminals are constantly looking for new ways to launch attacks, so even the most vigilant organisation can get caught out. After all, it only takes one vulnerability for an attack to be successful. To best prepare for cyber incidents, organisations need to accept that they will probably be breached at some point.
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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.
Hunton Privacy
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
On January 18, 2018, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton & Williams LLP submitted formal comments to the Article 29 Working Party (the “Working Party”) on its updated Working Documents, which include a table with the elements and principles found in Binding Corporate Rules (“BCRs”) and Processor Binding Corporate Rules (the “Working Documents”).
IT Governance
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
This week’s extract is taken from Toomas Viira’s book Lessons Learned – Critical Information Infrastructure Protection , which is a vital source of information and thought-provoking insights into potential issues within critical information infrastructure (CII). Episode 2 – Critical Infrastructure: “It is important for people to be in contact with their loved ones, but 30 years ago we managed just fine without mobile phones.
Hunton Privacy
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
On February 1, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a settlement with dialysis clinic operator, Fresenius Medical Care (“Fresenius”). Fresenius will pay OCR $3.5 million to settle claims brought under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act rules, alleging that lax security practices led to five breaches of electronic protected health information.
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Researchers have found a new covert data exchange technique that abuses the TLS protocol that can circumvent traditional network perimeter protections.
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eDiscovery Daily
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
If you think that your organization isn’t subject to the requirements of Europe’s impending General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you may be wrong about that. If it is, are you on target to be compliant by May 25? Here’s a chance to find out what you need to know to be compliant. On Wednesday, February 21 at noon CST (1:00pm EST, 10:00am PST), CloudNine will conduct the webcast eDiscovery and the GDPR: Ready or Not, Here it Comes!
Information is Currency
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
In late 2017 the AIIM On Air podcast recorded an episode where they interviewed Michael Gale on his new book, “The Digital Helix: Transforming Your Organization’s DNA to Thrive In The Digital Age,” which you can listen to here. I recently read the book and thoroughly enjoyed it. Below is my review for those interested in checking out the book… The Digital Helix: Transforming Your Organization’s DNA To Thrive In The Digital Age by Michael Gale and Chris Aarons is about d
Data Protection Report
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
On 29 December 2017 the Standardization Administration of China issued an Information Security Technology – Personal Information Security Specification ?GB/T 35273-2017?(the “Specification”), which will come into effect on 1 May 2018. Although the Specification is not a mandatory regulation, it nonetheless has a key implementing role in relation to China’s Cyber Security Law (“Cyber Security Law”) in respect of protecting personal information in China.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Budget and resource constraints can make it hard for you to meet security requirements, but there are ways you can stretch your budget.
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Information Management Resources
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
If developers create an algorithm that can process vast volumes of data, present it in an easily recognizable form, and even draw basic conclusions from it, it could threaten many job positions.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
The men were charged in federal court for alleged bank fraud using malware that empties cash from ATM machines.
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
The botnet uses port scanning code from Mirai, a first for Android-related attacks, according to researchers.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Newly discovered hack would allow attackers to send data between two systems during TLS negotiation, researchers say.
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Threatpost
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
The grammar-checking web service fixed the problem with "impressive" speed, a Google researcher says.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Attackers exploit trust in popular websites to launch phishing campaigns and spread malware.
Information Management Resources
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
The strands of fiber, routers, servers and seemingly endless lines of code that compose our digital highways and hubs are quickly becoming the backbone of U.S. infrastructure -- and it too is deteriorating.
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