Data Breach Today
APRIL 1, 2019
Hackers Targeted Servers Storing Data on 3.1 Million Customers Toyota Motor Corp. has reported its second data breach in the past five weeks. The latest incident, revealed Friday, may have exposed data on as many as 3.1 million customers.
AIIM
APRIL 1, 2019
This is part 1 of a four-part series based on our new State of the Industry – Content Services market research study. Every organization is on – or should be on – a Digital Transformation journey. At the heart of this Transformation journey is the drive toward 1) understanding, anticipating, and redefining internal and external customer experiences.
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Data Breach Today
APRIL 1, 2019
Coveware Says 'Dream Market' Site Shut Down, Hampering Ransomware Attackers Arrests made last week by European, U.S. and other law enforcement agencies appear to have led to the closure of the "Dream Market" dark web site, which, in turn, disrupted certain ransomware attacks, according to an analysis by incident response firm Coveware.
Schneier on Security
APRIL 1, 2019
Yet another side-channel attack on smartphones: " Hearing your touch: A new acoustic side channel on smartphones ," by Ilia Shumailov, Laurent Simon, Jeff Yan, and Ross Anderson. Abstract: We present the first acoustic side-channel attack that recovers what users type on the virtual keyboard of their touch-screen smartphone or tablet. When a user taps the screen with a finger, the tap generates a sound wave that propagates on the screen surface and in the air.
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
APRIL 1, 2019
Analyzing Trends Reflected on 'Wall of Shame' Tally So Far This Year What are the most common causes of major health data breaches that have been added to the official federal tally so far this year? Read this analysis to find out the details.
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Data Breach Today
APRIL 1, 2019
Sergeant at Arms Would Offer Assistance With Mitigating Risks Legislation introduced last week would give the U.S. Senate's sergeant at arms responsibility to help secure the personal devices and online accounts used by senators and their staff to help ward off cyberattacks and other threats.
Security Affairs
APRIL 1, 2019
The popular expert unixfreaxjp analyzed a new China ELF DDoS’er malware tracked as “Linux/DDoSMan” that evolves from the Elknot malware to deliver new ELF bot. Non-Technical-Premise. “ This report is meant for incident response or Linux forensics purpose, TO HELP admin & IR folks ”, with this the very beginning sentence starts the new analysis of one of the most talented reverser of the worldwide extended security community, the head of MalwareMustDie team, Mr. unixfreaxjp.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 1, 2019
When a company plans to make an acquisition, it should conduct a "compromise assessment" to assess whether the organization being purchased has had an undiscovered breach, says Steve Ledzian, CTO for Asia Pacific at FireEye.
Security Affairs
APRIL 1, 2019
VMware released security updates to address vulnerabilities in its vCloud Director, ESXi, Workstation and Fusion products. The company also fixed the security flaws disclosed at the Pwn2Own 2019 hacking competition. VMware released updates to address vulnerabilities in vCloud Director, ESXi, Workstation and Fusion products, including ones disclosed at the Pwn2Own 2019.
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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
APRIL 1, 2019
OneSpan's Tim Bedard Analyzes New Banking Security Survey How well can banking institutions apply the right amount of security to the right transactions at the right time? Tim Bedard of OneSpan answers this question in his analysis of ISMG's new State of Adaptive Authentication in Banking survey.
IT Governance
APRIL 1, 2019
There’s a lot to consider when starting your own business, and with almost all your resources focused on recouping your investment, it’s understandable why information security wouldn’t be a top priority. You might argue that effective defences, particularly those in line with the best practices described in ISO 27001 , are a lot of hard work and red tape that don’t help you turn a profit.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 1, 2019
Cybersecurity 'Things Can Only Get Better' as Conference Marks Its 28th Year Keynotes and briefings at the recent 28th annual RSA Conference 2019 covered a wide range of topics, including privacy, hackers, cyber extortion, machine learning, artificial intelligence, human psychology, legal matters, career advice and internet-connected device concerns.
Data Matters
APRIL 1, 2019
The updated 2019 Chambers Global Practice Guide for Data Protection & Cybersecurity is available, covering important developments across the globe and bringing expert legal commentary for businesses particularly involved in the life sciences sector. Read More. The post Chambers Global Practice Guide for Data Protection & Cybersecurity 2019 Available appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.
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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 Breach Today
APRIL 1, 2019
Franklyn Jones of Cequence Describes the Growing Problem Malicious bot attacks now account for nearly one-third of all internet traffic, says Franklyn Jones of Cequence, who describes why conventional tools for fighting against these attacks are ineffective.
Threatpost
APRIL 1, 2019
Google said in 2018 it tracked a rise in the number of potentially harmful apps found on Android devices that were either pre-installed or delivered via over-the-air updates.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 1, 2019
Global Lead Jeffrey Dant on the Center's Mission and Milestones As financial fraud has evolved, so have the defensive tactics of major banking institutions. Citi's Jeffrey Dant, a former Secret Service agent, discusses Citi's Fraud Fusion Center - it's mission, challenges and early successes.
Dark Reading
APRIL 1, 2019
Buca di Beppo, Earl of Sandwich, and Planet Hollywood were among the chains hit in a nearly year-long breach of their point-of-sale systems.
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Security Affairs
APRIL 1, 2019
The phone of the Amazon chief was hacked by Saudi Arabian authorities interested in access to his personal data, revealed the investigator hired by Jeff Bezos. Gavin de Becker, the investigator hired by Amazon chief Jeff Bezos to investigate into the release of his intimate images revealed that Saudi Arabian authorities hacked the Bezos’s phone to access his personal data.
WIRED Threat Level
APRIL 1, 2019
Opinion: Elizabeth Warren endorsed Right to Repair for farm equipment, pushing the cause to a new level of prominence.
Security Affairs
APRIL 1, 2019
Last week, Earl Enterprises admitted having suffered a payment card data breach from tens of its restaurants over a period of 10 months. Earl Enterprises admitted that hackers have stolen payment card data from tens of its restaurants over a period of 10 months. Restaurants at Buca di Beppo, Earl of Sandwich, Planet Hollywood, Chicken Guy!, Mixology and Tequila Taqueria owned by Earl Enterprises were impacted by the security breach.
Dark Reading
APRIL 1, 2019
Governments need to adopt strategic approach for dealing with concerns over telecom vendor's suspected ties to China's intelligence apparatus, NATO-affiliated body says.
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OpenText Information Management
APRIL 1, 2019
For anyone who writes, an editor helps make the final product better. A good editor is not just spell-check and grammar police (although still essential). In a BBC article, editing was described as “an exercise in selection and judgement: what to put in and – just as important – what to leave out.” I think a good … The post Editorial Judgement appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Threatpost
APRIL 1, 2019
As Game of Thrones' eighth season gets ready to kick off, a new report says the popular TV show accounted for 17 percent of all infected pirated content in the last year.
eSecurity Planet
APRIL 1, 2019
Automation, orchestration and machine learning technologies could help organizations keep up with cybersecurity threats, according to new research.
Threatpost
APRIL 1, 2019
Researchers have seen March Madness-related phishing scams, fake domains and adware spike as cybercriminals take a pass at tournament viewers.
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Dark Reading
APRIL 1, 2019
The rise of mobile banking and payment services has sparked widespread adoption, making a focus on risk essential.
Hunton Privacy
APRIL 1, 2019
On March 29, 2019, the Belgian House of Representatives appointed a new commissioner and four directors, who will lead the reformed Belgian data protection authority (“DPA”). The appointments follow a vote of the plenary of the Belgian parliament. Dr. David Stevens, European Data Protection Officer at Nielsen, will assume the role of Commissioner and Head of the General Secretariat for a three-year term.
Threatpost
APRIL 1, 2019
Google Play has removed 25 malicious apps that were downloading spyware, dubbed Exodus, onto victims' phones.
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