Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 8, 2019
GitHub Projects Riddled With Flawed Stack Overflow Code, Researchers Find Code reuse kills - software quality, that is, according to a new study of C++ code snippets shared on Stack Overflow that were reused in more than 2,800 GitHub projects. But there's help for organizations that want to support their developers' urge to cut and paste prewritten code snippets.
Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Two speakers were censored at the Australian Information Security Association's annual conference this week in Melbourne. Thomas Drake , former NSA employee and whistleblower, was scheduled to give a talk on the golden age of surveillance, both government and corporate. Suelette Dreyfus , lecturer at the University of Melbourne, was scheduled to give a talk on her work -- funded by the EU government -- on anonymous whistleblowing technologies like Dropbox and how they reduce corruption in countr
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Here's An Update on Additions to the 'Wall of Shame' Ransomware attacks are among the largest incidents added to the federal tally of major health data breaches in recent weeks. Attacks on a variety of clinics affected a total of more than 1 million individuals.
Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 8, 2019
A new iOS exploit allows jailbreaking of pretty much all version of the iPhone. This is a huge deal for Apple, but at least it doesn't allow someone to remotely hack people's phones. Some details : I wanted to learn how Checkm8 will shape the iPhone experience -- particularly as it relates to security -- so I spoke at length with axi0mX on Friday.
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
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Kevin Haley of Symantec Shares Key Findings Kevin Haley of Symantec shares key findings from the company's latest Internet Security Threat Report.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Johnathan Nicholson, Former Interac CISO, on How to Change the Culture How can organizations overcome resistance to implementing DevSecOps? Johnathan Nicholson, former CISO at Interac, the Canadian interbank network, provides insights.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 8, 2019
One of the victims of the Muhstik ransomware gang who initially paid the ransomware, decided to hack back the crooks and released their decryption keys. Tobias Frömel , is a German software developer, who was a victim of the Muhstik ransomware. Frömel initially paid the ransom to decrypt his files, but later decided to get his revenge on the crooks.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Jeffrey Edwards of Progress Software on Ensuring Privacy File transfers are a significant factor in accidental insider risk. Jeffrey Edwards of Progress Software explains how secure file transfers can help ensure privacy and play a role in regulatory compliance.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Researchers from MalwareBytes and HYAS Threat Intelligence linked one of the hacking groups under the Magecart umbrella to the notorious Cobalt cybercrime Group. Hacker groups under the Magecart umbrella continue to target organizations worldwide to steal payment card data with so-called software skimmers. Security firms have monitored the activities of a dozen groups at least since 2010.
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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.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 8, 2019
John Matthews of Extrahop on Avoiding Homogeneity in Security Platforms Homogeneity in security platforms can be a problem, says John Matthews of Extrahop, who makes the case for avoiding implementing a "SOC in a box.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 8, 2019
The Girl Scouts Cyber Challenge event, later this month, pledges to give middle and high-school girls a realistic, and fun, look at cybersecurity careers.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Fatima Khan of Okta on Going Beyond GDPR Compliance Compliance with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation is no guarantee of compliance with other privacy regulations, says Fatima Khan of Okta, who discusses the challenges.
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 8, 2019
The Internet Research Agency specifically targeted African Americans, and has not stopped trying to influence elections, a Senate intelligence report says.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Michael Theis of CERT Insider Threat Center on Best Practices The battle against insider threats requires a balance of sanctions and incentives, says Michael Theis of the CERT Insider Threat Center.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 8, 2019
More than half of utilities have suffered an outage or data loss in the last 12 months, but only a minority of organizations seem ready for an attack that could affect operations, a survey finds.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Businesses are vigorously adopting digital transformation to provide higher quality services, operate more efficiently and deliver better customer experiences. The engine that is powering this transformation is the cloud and the vast array of on demand services it provides. In fact, according to the 2019 Thales Cloud Security Study , the average company uses 29 cloud services.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Vulnerabilities with Pulse Secure, Fortinet, and Palo Alto Networks VPNs are called out in the advisory.
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Information Management Resources
OCTOBER 8, 2019
A majority of organizations do not comply with current international data privacy regulations and are not prepared for new U.S. regulations rolling out in 2020.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Political parties and election systems will be heavily targeted in the months leading up to the 2020 general elections, some security experts say.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 8, 2019
U.S. and U.K. agencies warn consumers to update VPN technologies from Fortinet, Pulse Secure and Palo Alto Networks.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 8, 2019
A new Mimecast report finds a significant uptick in BEC attacks, malware attachments, and spam landing in target inboxes.
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Jamf
OCTOBER 8, 2019
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Dark Reading
OCTOBER 8, 2019
None of the total 59 patches were for previously known vulnerabilities nor are any under active attack, Microsoft reports.
The Guardian Data Protection
OCTOBER 8, 2019
David Omand warns festival Cheltenham festival audience of threat to democracy from monetisation of data Big internet firms know more about the lives of private individuals than any intelligence agency ever has and that is a dangerous threat to democracy, the former head of the spy agency GCHQ has said. David Omand was at the centre of British intelligence for decades, beginning his career at GCHQ after he graduated from Cambridge in 1969 and becoming its director from 1996-97.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 8, 2019
We're seeing a dramatic rise in targeted attacks, but following these guidelines can help your enterprise stay safe.
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Threatpost
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Ponemon survey data shows that only a third of IT staff say they take a security-first approach to data storage in the cloud.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Here's what to think through as you prepare your organization for standards compliance.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Microsoft October 2019 Patch Tuesday addressed a total of 59 vulnerabilities. 9 of which are rated as critical and 49 as important. The tech giant released its October 2019 Patch Tuesday security updates to address a total of 59 vulnerabilities in Windows operating systems and other software, 9 of which are rated as ‘critical’, 49 are ‘important’, and one ‘moderate’ None of the vulnerabilities addressed by Microsoft was exploited by attackers in the wild or wa
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