Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Fraudsters Hijack Mobile Numbers to Crack Open Bank Accounts In Australia, it can take as few as 15 minutes to steal someone's phone number, a type of attack known as SIM hijacking. Such attacks are rising, but mobile operators have no plans to change the authentication required around number porting, which can be set in motion online with minimal personal information.
IT Governance
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
So, a colleague has just come to your desk and told you that your organisation’s systems have been breached. Now what? This is a situation that more and more organisations are having to deal with. According to our figures, there were at least 488 reported data breaches in 2017 , and we’re on pace for an even bigger year in 2018. Organisations need to understand that the threat is real and that they should prepare for the inevitable. 72 hours.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Organizations Need to Avoid Mishaps That Can Make Matters Worse Recent additions to the federal health data breach tally shine a light on the mistakes that contribute to breaches - and in some cases, make situations far worse.
AIIM
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
We are barreling toward a future of automation. A great proportion of the six million US manufacturing jobs that have disappeared over the last few decades were lost as a direct result of automation’s slow absorption of physical labor and factory work. Now the pace is quickening. Because of the rapid development of artificial intelligence, the reach of automation is expanding, too.
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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.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Counter-AV Service Tied to $20.5 Billion in Losses, Likely Including at Target Scan4You, a notorious cornerstone of the cybercrime-as-a-service economy that allowed malware developers to more easily create code to bypass anti-virus defenses, has been dismantled, and its Latvian technical administrator has been slammed with a 14-year U.S. prison sentence.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Security Experts Question Whether the Move Will Have a Significant Impact on Fake News WhatsApp has agreed to appoint a grievance officer for India who will handle complaints about fake news. The nation's government had demanded the action in the wake of recent mob violence triggered by fake news spread on the social media platform. But will the appointment have a significant impact?
Hunton Privacy
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
On September 25, 2018, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published the first results of its factual assessment of the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in France and in Europe. When making this assessment, the CNIL first recalled the current status of the French legal framework, and provided key figures on the implementation of the GDPR from the perspective of privacy experts, private individuals and EU supervisory authorities.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
The popular macOS expert and former NSA hacker has discovered a zero-day vulnerability in macOS on Mojave ‘s release day. It is always Patrick Wardle, this time the popular expert and former NSA hacker has found a zero-day flaw in macOS on Mojave ‘s release day. According to the expert, the implementation bug can be exploited to access sensitive user data, including information in the address book.
Schneier on Security
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
This is interesting research: " On the Security of the PKCS#1 v1.5 Signature Scheme ": Abstract: The RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature algorithm is the most widely used digital signature scheme in practice. Its two main strengths are its extreme simplicity, which makes it very easy to implement, and that verification of signatures is significantly faster than for DSA or ECDSA.
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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.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Bitcoin Core Software fixed a critical DDoS attack vulnerability in the Bitcoin Core wallet software tracked as CVE-2018-17144. The Bitcoin Core team urges miners to update client software with the latest Bitcoin Core 0.16.3 version as soon as possible. “A denial-of-service vulnerability (CVE-2018-17144) exploitable by miners has been discovered in Bitcoin Core versions 0.14.0 up to 0.16.2.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
A new report demonstrates how the cyber kill chain is consolidating as criminals find ways to accelerate the spread of their targeted cyberattacks.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
0patch community released an unofficial patch for the Microsoft JET Database Engine zero-day vulnerability disclosed by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative. Experts from 0patch , a community of experts that aims at addressing software flaws, released an unofficial patch for the Microsoft JET Database Engine zero-day vulnerability that Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) disclosed last week.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
The issue for cloud adopters is no longer where your data sits in AWS, on-premises, Azure, Salesforce, or what have you. The important questions are: Who has access to it, and how is it protected?
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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.
Data Matters
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
The last six months have been busy ones for privacy watchers, with the entry into force of the GDPR and the enactment and amendment of the California Consumer Privacy Act. An increasing number of eyes are now turning to the U.S. Congress to see how it will react to these developments, and Data Matters – and the privacy community generally – will thus be closely watching the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, when it hosts a hearing titled
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Another fashion retailer suffered a data breach, the victim is SHEIN that announces the security breach affected 6.42 million customers. The retailer hired a forensic cybersecurity firm as well as an international law firm to investigate the security breach. SHEIN is now notifying affected users and it is urging them to change the password for their account.
IBM Big Data Hub
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Scott Hebner, VP, Marketing, IBM Analytics & AI, spoke with Dave Vellante in NYC on the eve of the September 13 taping of the Win with AI digital broadcast.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
According to Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report on credential stuffing, credential stuffing continues to be growing threat. According to Akamai report titled “[state of the internet] / security CREDENTIAL STUFFING ATTACKS “ the credential stuffing attacks are a growing threat and often underestimated. Credential stuffing attacks involve botnets to try stolen login credentials usually obtained through phishing attacks and data breaches.
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Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Nghia Hoang Pho, who illegally took home classified NSA information, also sentenced to three years of supervised release after prison term.
Information Management Resources
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Every minute more than $1.1 million is lost to cyber crime and 1,861 people fall victim to such attacks, according to a new report from threat management company RiskIQ.
Jamf
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Jamf Pro 10.7 and 10.7.1 offer immediate compatibility support — plus new key management features — for macOS Mojave, iOS 12 and tvOS 12. Get the details.
Hunton Privacy
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
On September 23, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB-1121 (the “Bill”), which makes limited substantive and technical amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). The Bill takes effect immediately, and delays the California Attorney General’s enforcement of the CCPA until six months after publication of the Attorney General’s implementing regulations, or July 1, 2020, whichever comes first. .
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Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Online ad industry moves away from once prolific ads that are now deemed insecure because of DOM-based XSS vulnerabilities.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Your employees need help recognizing the warning signs and understanding how to protect themselves online.
Information Management Resources
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Poor data quality impacts organizations in many ways. At the operational level, it has an impact on customer satisfaction, increases operational expenses and will lead to lowered employee job satisfaction.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Cryptomining malware is the fastest-growing category of malicious software, according to a new report.
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Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
A data breach targeting women's apparel giant SHEIN occurred between June and August 2018.
Adam Shostack
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
So cool! STARS-Me (or Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite – Mini elevator), built by engineers at Shizuoka University in Japan, is comprised of two 10-centimeter cubic satellites connected by a 10-meter-long tether. A small robot representing an elevator car, about 3 centimeters across and 6 centimeters tall, will move up and down the cable using a motor as the experiment floats in space.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Malicious apps can trivially thwart Mojave 10.14's new privacy protections.
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