Data Breach Today
JUNE 27, 2018
Plea Deal Calls For Reality Winner to Serve 63-Month Sentence Reality Leigh Winner, 26, a former contractor for the NSA, has pleaded guilty to leaking a "top secret" five page document that describes Russian meddling with U.S. voting systems. She's agreed to a plea deal that calls for her to serve a 63-months prison sentence.
WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 27, 2018
The leak may include data on hundreds of millions of Americans, with hundreds of details for each, from demographics to personal interests.
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IT Governance
JUNE 27, 2018
2017 was a big year for data breaches. Uber , Equifax and Yahoo all fell victim, and many small organisations also suffered a breach or cyber attack. When it comes to cyber threats, all types of organisations are at risk. Using the findings of our monthly ‘list of data breaches and cyber attacks’ blog posts, we’ve created an infographic that summarises reported data breaches from 2017.
WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 27, 2018
From *Carpenter v. United States* to a landmark bill in California, privacy advocates sense a shift in what people will accept from Facebook, mobile carriers, and more.
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.
Schneier on Security
JUNE 27, 2018
The IEEE came out in favor of strong encryption: IEEE supports the use of unfettered strong encryption to protect confidentiality and integrity of data and communications. We oppose efforts by governments to restrict the use of strong encryption and/or to mandate exceptional access mechanisms such as "backdoors" or "key escrow schemes" in order to facilitate government access to encrypted data.
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Jamf
JUNE 27, 2018
See the Apple management differences of Jamf Now and Jamf Pro, and discover which solution is best suited to help you address your unique goals and requirements.
Troy Hunt
JUNE 27, 2018
HTTPS is easy! In fact, it's so easy I decided to create 4 short videos around 5 minutes each to show people how to enable HTTPS on their site and get all traffic redirecting securely, optimise their HTTPS configuration to get it rating higher than most banks, fix any insecure references in a few clicks and finally, secure all the traffic all the way back to their website.
WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 27, 2018
Kennedy’s record is mixed, but he was a thoughtful voice on how to interpret constitutional rights for the internet era.
OpenText Information Management
JUNE 27, 2018
Your customers are talking to you, and about you, but are you gaining any value from those conversations? Success in business requires a relentless focus on customers. And learning from their own words provides you with the insight to better engage with them through the personal experience they expect. So how do you measure and … The post AI helps you hear your customers’ voice appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
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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.
Dark Reading
JUNE 27, 2018
Anyone constantly dealing with complex computer systems teetering on the brink of disaster will likely succumb to the cult of cynicism. These four strategies will help you focus on the positive.
Attensa
JUNE 27, 2018
About a year ago we did a post entitled Relevancy – the killer app. The ability to personalize is essential to getting the modern digital work experience right. This has been true for years and is becoming more important as the amount of information and number of workplace silos grow. Attensa’s platform addresses the need to manage the ever-increasing number of interactions between people and workplace content.
Dark Reading
JUNE 27, 2018
Mobile devices can be more secure than traditional desktop machines - but only if the proper policies and practices are in place and in use.
OpenText Information Management
JUNE 27, 2018
One of the big advantages of doing business in a digital world is being able to make use of the data exhaust left by practically every action and interaction—from what a person buys on Amazon to what newspapers or magazines they read, who they’re Facebook-chatting with and what time they drove across the Golden Gate … The post Give the people what they want: Better financial product recommendations appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
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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.
Dark Reading
JUNE 27, 2018
It's up to everyone -- users, security pros, government -- to be critical about the online information we encounter.
Adam Levin
JUNE 27, 2018
Hackers may be in your phone right now (or your tablet). Think it’s not possible because your connected device is performing well? Think again. These hacks are discreet, using your device’s computing power to commit crimes. In a study commissioned by Distil Networks entitled “ Mobile Bots: The Next Evolution of Bad Bots ” it was determined that as many as 5.8 percent of all mobile devices worldwide have been infected with bots, a kind of malware that parasitically uses the computing power of its
Dark Reading
JUNE 27, 2018
The hotel booking software provider reports an actor stole personal and payment card data of guests from hundreds of properties.
ForAllSecure
JUNE 27, 2018
I am truly honored to share that I have been named to MIT Technology Review’s prestigious annual list of Innovators Under 35 as a Pioneer. The award, first given by the magazine in 1999, celebrates young innovators who are poised to be leaders in their fields. Many amazing people have been given this award: Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google; Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook; Max Levchin of PayPal.
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“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.
Dark Reading
JUNE 27, 2018
Wednesday, June 27, this all-day event starting at 11 a.m. ET, will help you decide who and what you really need to defend against, and how to do it more effectively.
CGI
JUNE 27, 2018
Innovative Solutions to Real Business Problems with Big Data from Space. p.butler@cgi.com. Wed, 06/27/2018 - 10:00. 10 Petabytes of free Earth observation (EO) data is generated by the Copernicus Programme every year. Copernicus is Europe’s most ambitious EO programme and provides full free and open access to data for the development of applications in a wide variety of domains.
OpenText Information Management
JUNE 27, 2018
Last year’s Enterprise World was so much fun we decided to do it again. The OpenText™ Discovery team is returning to Toronto in July for a week of engaging sessions, interactive demos and networking events. This is a once-in-a-year opportunity to learn from and engage with the world’s top legal talent. OpenText Discovery clients have … The post Three things you’ll learn about eDiscovery at OpenText Enterprise World appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Data Protection Report
JUNE 27, 2018
On June 22, 2018, the US Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in Carpenter v. United States, holding that the federal government needs a warrant to access cellphone location records. In the decision, the Court agreed that there should be a higher standard for accessing location records due to their intrusive nature. At issue in Carpenter was the government’s warrantless collection of historical cellphone location records.
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If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.
Info Source
JUNE 27, 2018
For the third year in a row, KeyMark was named as one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina. This thirteenth annual program was created by SC Biz News in partnership with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and Best Companies Group. Liberty, SC, United States., June 22, 2018 – (PressReleasePoint) – For the third year in a row, KeyMark was named as one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina.
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
JUNE 27, 2018
2017 was a momentous year for data protection and cyber security regulation globally, and it is noteworthy how significant the developments in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region were over the course of the year. Much of the focus internationally was on preparations for the May, 2018 implementation of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Archives Blogs
JUNE 27, 2018
The proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) records schedule for records related to detainees held in ICE detention facilities (DAA-0567-2015-0013) has received significant attention in the media and by concerned individuals. Because of the ongoing interest in this schedule, NARA is providing this update on the status of the review. The draft schedule includes files documenting cases of sexual abuse and assault of detainees, as well as detainee death investigation files.
Dark Reading
JUNE 27, 2018
Drastic growth suggests adversaries are learning how they can maximize rewards with minimal effort.
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Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.
Threatpost
JUNE 27, 2018
The planned threading in shared memory update gives bad actors a way around the timer mitigations released by browser vendors.
Dark Reading
JUNE 27, 2018
Newly issued position statement by the organization declares backdoor and key-escrow schemes could have 'negative consequences.
Information Management Resources
JUNE 27, 2018
The energy sector is the critical infrastructure system most susceptible to cyber attacks, followed by communications and financial services.
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