Mon.Dec 11, 2017

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5 Questions to Ask About Your Social Media Records as Legal Evidence 

AIIM

It's an embarrassing question to ask most organizations, but does your social media presence reflect the reality that the responsibility of business documentation doesn’t go away just because the information is on social media? The reality for most organizations is NO. Recent research conducted by Iron Mountain revealed that 76 percent of businesses regard communications by social media as formal business records, but 46 percent have no idea that they carry legal responsibility for their content

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Mandatory documentation for ISO 22301

IT Governance

ISO 22301 certification requires organisations to prove their compliance with the standard with appropriate documentation. List of documents required for ISO 22301:2012 business continuity management system (BCMS). You must document: Context of the organisation (4.1). Identification of interested parties and legal and regulatory requirements (4.2). Scope of the business continuity policy (BCMS) (4.3).

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2017 AWS Re:Invent Recap: The evolution of innovation in the cloud

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

A couple weeks ago I attended yet another successful AWS Re:Invent conference. For those of you that don’t already know, AWS Re:Invent is Amazon Web Services premier cloud conference for customers, partners, and industry professionals. There was a noticeable increase in attendance at this year’s show, and keynote presentations from AWS’ CEO Andy Jassy and Amazon.com’s VP & CTO Werner Vogels did not disappoint.

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Christmas is busy for cyber criminals too

IT Governance

With the festive season fast approaching and fewer people in the office, company resources can be stretched. Those at work are under pressure to tie up loose ends and close those last-minute deals before the end of the year break. Ultimately their guards are down, which means that their organisations are more vulnerable to attacks.With the pressure building, staff may be less inclined to check whether an email is from a legitimate source.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

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.

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Surveillance inside the Body

Schneier on Security

The FDA has approved a pill with an embedded sensor that can report when it is swallowed. The pill transmits information to a wearable patch, which in turn transmits information to a smartphone.

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New Pluralsight Play by Play: What You Need to Know About HTTPS Today

Troy Hunt

As many followers know, I run a workshop titled Hack Yourself First where I spend a couple of days with folks running through all sorts of common security issues and, of course, how to fix them. I must have run it 50 times by now so it's a pretty well-known quantity, but there's one module more than any other that changes at a fierce rate - HTTPS. I was thinking about it just now when considering how to approach this post launching the new course because let's face it, I've got a lot of material

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Post-Breach Carnage: Worst Ways The Axe Fell in 2017

Dark Reading

Executive firings, stock drops, and class action settlements galore, this year was a study in real-world repercussions for cybersecurity lapses.

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Vulnerability Found in Two Keyless Entry Locks

Threatpost

Researchers are warning of a default-configuration vulnerability in the enterprise-class keyless entry products made by AMAG Technology.

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Oracle Product Rollout Underscores Need for Trust in the Cloud

Dark Reading

Oracle updates its Identity SOC and management cloud with security tools to verify and manage users trusted with access to cloud-based data and applications.

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How and Why Should You Be Tracking Geopolitical Risk?

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.

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MiFID II is right around the corner. Are you prepared?

Hanzo Learning Center

Beginning January 3, 2018, MiFID II goes into effect. The goal of the new legislation is to make financial markets more efficient and transparent and to protect investors. What does this mean for your company, and what will happen if you aren’t prepared?

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Article 29 Working Party Sets Deadline to Address Privacy Shield Concerns

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

Hot on the heels of the European Commission’s official review of the functioning of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, the Article 29 Working Party (Working Party) of EU data protection regulators has issued its own report on the matter. The summary of findings by the Working Party, which draws from both written submissions and oral contributions, begins by commending U.S. authorities for their efforts in establishing a procedural framework to support the operation of Privacy Shield but

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Open Source Patch Management: Options for DIYers

eSecurity Planet

Patch management could stop half of all breaches. There are few open source patch management options, but you could build your own. We tell you how.

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Getting started with artificial intelligence using the Value Pyramid

Information Management Resources

These guidelines span cost reduction, increased efficiency, enhanced insights and customer engagement, and new business automation for executives looking to invest in AI, but unsure where to start.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

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.

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Romanian Nationals Admit to Racketeering Conspiracy, ATM Skimming

Dark Reading

Seven Romanian nationals pleaded guilty in connection with an ATM skimming scheme and RICO conspiracy, in addition to other crimes.

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Leftover Debugger Doubles as a Keylogger on Hundreds of HP Laptop Models

Threatpost

HP released an update that fixes debugger code that could allow an attacker to use a Synaptics Touchpad driver as a keylogger.

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Court Disagrees with Plaintiff’s Contentions that Defendant’s TAR Process is Defective: eDiscovery Case Law

eDiscovery Daily

In Winfield, et al. v. City of New York, No. 15-CV-05236 (LTS) (KHP) (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 27, 2017) , New York Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker, after conducting an in camera review of the defendant’s TAR process and a sample set of documents, granted in part and denied in part the plaintiffs’ motion, ordering the defendant to provide copies of specific documents where the parties disagreed on their responsiveness and a random sample of 300 additional documents deemed non-responsive by the defenda

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Russian-Speaking 'MoneyTaker' Group Helps Itself to Millions from US Banks

Dark Reading

Banks in Latin America appear to be next big target, Group-IB says.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“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.

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Over 26 Percent of Ransomware Attacks in 2017 Hit Business Users

eSecurity Planet

65 percent of businesses hit by ransomware lost a significant amount or all of their data.

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An expert's guide to navigating the world of bitcoin

Information Management Resources

Elaine Ou, a blockchain engineer and Bloomberg View columnist, answers questions about cryptocurrencies with Julie Verhage, who covers markets for Bloomberg News.

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Danske Bank's wealth management robot now has 11,500 clients

Information Management Resources

Called June, it targets retail clients and small businesses that normally wouldn’t have the resources to work out what to do with their surplus cash.

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Japan embraces robot takeover, thanks to worsening labor supply

Information Management Resources

Machines are stepping in to fill vacancies amid the worst worker shortage in more than 40 years. That’s creating an opportunity for up-and-coming startups focused on automating warehouse tasks.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

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.

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Four important best practices for assessing cloud vendors

Information Management Resources

It can be challenging to know how best to communicate the requirements of your assessment process and ultimately select the right partner to help your business move forward.

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Cryptocurrencies aren’t the problem in recent hacks, user error is

Information Management Resources

Tether's $31 million hack gave bitcoin skeptics plenty to crow about. But experts say bad security is to blame, not digital assets.