Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
CMS Project Team Patches "Highly Critical" Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Patch alert: Some versions of the popular content management system Drupal have a "highly critical" flaw that attackers can exploit to remotely execute code. The Drupal project team has released updates to fix the problem, which is already being targeted by hackers.
IBM Big Data Hub
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Machine learning (ML) offers huge potential to help compliance and legal teams accomplish many of their most important rule tracking, employee monitoring and documentation activities.
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Country Has Faced a Series of Security Incidents in Recent Weeks Australia has faced a few tough weeks on the cybersecurity front. Toyota Australia's computer systems were still down Friday after an attempted cyberattack. A healthcare group acknowledged it was the victim of a ransomware attack. And last week, suspected nation-state attackers hit Parliament's email systems.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
VPNs are critical for information security. But simply having these cozy security tunnels in the toolkit isn't enough to keep an organization's data safe.
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Street Value of 70,000 Cards on Joker's Stash is $3.5 Million, Group-IB Says The notorious carder site Joker's Stash is featuring a fresh batch of Pakistani banks' payment card data with an estimated street value of $3.5 million. Nearly all of the 70,000 bank cards are advertised as being from Meezan Bank, the country's largest Islamic bank.
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report describes vulnerabilities found in popular password generator apps. Plus, the evolution of blockchain as a utility and a new decryptor for GandCrab ransomware.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
WhatsApp recently implemented Face ID and Touch ID authentication for Apple iOS app, but unfortunately, it can be easily bypassed. Earlier February, WhatsApp introduced Face ID and Touch ID authentication for its iOS app to allow users to lock the application using the Face ID facial recognition and Touch ID fingerprint systems. The security feature can be enabled from Settings -> Account -> Privacy -> Screen Lock menu item.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Healthcare CISOs and other security and privacy leaders must carefully assess HHS' proposed new rules designed to help prevent the blocking of health information sharing and consider how they might "operationalize" the provisions within their organizations, says attorney Jodi Daniel.
Schneier on Security
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Really interesting article by and interview with Paul M. Nakasone (Commander of U.S. Cyber Command, Director of the National Security Agency, and Chief of the Central Security Service) in the current issue of Joint Forces Quarterly. He talks about the evolving role of US CyberCommand, and it's new posture of "persistent engagement" using a "cyber-presistant force": From the article: We must "defend forward" in cyberspace, as we do in the physical domains.
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.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Google on Wednesday revealed that it forgot to inform users that its Nest Secure home alarm system includes a microphone. Google announced this week that it forgot to inform users that its Nest Secure home alarm system includes a microphone. “The problem: Nest users didn’t know a microphone existed on their security device to begin with.” states a post published by Business Insider that first reported the news. “The existence of a microphone on the Nest Guard, which is th
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
LinkedIn profiles provide a persistent, patient threat actor with the information required to craft spear-phishing messages.
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Phishing emails target a bank's users with malware - and make their landing page look more legitimate with fake Google reCAPTCHAs.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Preventative technologies are only part of the picture and often come at the expense of the humans behind them.
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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.
DXC Technology
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
The smartphone’s days are numbered, thanks in part to market saturation, lack of any significant technological breakthroughs in recent years, and the need of manufacturers to avoid commoditization, which forces down prices and destroys margins. Technology research firm IDC said in December that it expects worldwide smartphone shipments to decline by 3% in 2018, the […].
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
From password manager vulnerabilities to 19-year-old flaws, the Threatpost team broke down this week's biggest news stories.
DXC Technology
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
La recuperación ante desastres como estrategia de simplificación de TI es posible. Disaster recovery exige un grado de compromiso difícil de sostener. Usted sabe que necesita prepararse para lo inevitable, pero se requiere disciplina para mantener copias de seguridad. También es necesario un presupuesto para mantener un backup estable y al día, por si acaso. […].
Information Management Resources
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
The privacy mandate is expanding. Consumers expectations are increasing. And there will be regulation here in the US as well as in Europe. If you don’t keep up, there will be consequences.
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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.
Collibra
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Our team is gearing up for the fourth annual Data Citizens conference , which is being held this year on May 22-23 at the Conrad Hotel in New York City. With more than 600 attendees expected at this year’s event, Data Citizens continues to be the world’s largest gathering of professionals focused on transforming their businesses and delivering on strategic goals through better approaches to data.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
There's no better place to bone up on the ins and outs of web security than Black Hat Asia in Singapore next month.
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Threatpost talks to HackerOne CEO Marten Mickos on the EU's funding of open source bug bounty programs, how a company can start a program, and the next generation of bounty hunters.
Information Management Resources
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Cloud-based machines, interactive collaboration tools and video collaboration are among the technology trends that organizations can expect to advance this year.
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Threatpost
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Weigh in on password managers with our Threatpost poll.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
This bill requires businesses to notify consumers of compromised passport numbers and biometric data.
The Security Ledger
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
A group representing European telecommunications firms last week published technical specifications for securing a wide range of consumer Internet of Things devices including toys, smart cameras and wearable health trackers. The post EU calls for End to Default Passwords on Internet of Things appeared first on The Security Ledger. Related Stories Russian Cyber Criminal Named as Source of Massive Collection 1 Data Dump Four More Collections, 700 Million Stolen Passwords Discovered Abine says Blur
Rippleshot
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
As payment technology evolves, so does the techniques of hackers. Gas stations skimming fraud has been one of the hot topics that continually falls onto the list of latest and greatest ways that fraudsters compromised payment card data at the pump. This is going to continue being a major topic of discussions across the financial services ecosystem long after the EMV deadline sets in for gas stations in October 2020.
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HL Chronicle of Data Protection
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Many companies have been struggling with GDPR implementation over the past two years, putting much effort into new roles, privacy concepts, and workflows. Now that the dust of the immediate GDPR compliance rush is settling, the first details of fines imposed under the GDPR and the number of cases pending with Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) in Europe are being made public.
IG Guru
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Selection practice in most archives is aimed at meeting the current needs of user communities. Criteria developed by archives to select items for digitization are based on evidential and aesthetic values, as well as informational, intrinsic, and artifactual values. AESTHETIC VALUES Items chosen for digitization depend on aesthetic values, as well as traditional research values. […].
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
U.S. and subcontinent consumers were the most affected by this week's exposure revelations.
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