Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 4, 2018
FireEye Traces APT38 Attacks; US-CERT Issues ATM Cash-Out Malware Attack Alert A gang of North Korean government hackers, known as APT38, has stolen more than $100 million from banks in Asia and Africa via fraudulent SWIFT transfers, cybersecurity firm FireEye warns. Separately, the U.S. government says North Korea is also behind serious ATM malware cash-out attacks.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 4, 2018
China used tiny chips implanted on computer equipment manufactured for US companies and government agencies to steal secret information. According to a report published by Bloomberg News, China used tiny chips implanted on computer equipment manufactured for US companies and government agencies, including Amazon and Apple, to steal secret information.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
AIIM
OCTOBER 4, 2018
The rapid increase of "Big Content" in the digital age has culminated an array of costly legacy information systems and technologies that store and manage content but with no way to modernize or connect to each other. This begs the question: How do you strategically modernize to move forward and also work – efficiently – in your multiple systems? How do you realize your ROI?
Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Noted conspiracy theorist John McAfee tweeted : The "Presidential alerts": they are capable of accessing the E911 chip in your phones - giving them full access to your location, microphone, camera and every function of your phone. This not a rant, this is from me, still one of the leading cybersecurity experts. Wake up people! This is, of course, ridiculous.
Advertisement
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.
IT Governance
OCTOBER 4, 2018
When you think of data breaches, you may well picture hackers infecting an organisation’s systems and stealing files. But that’s only one of six common ways a data breach can occur. The ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) defines a breach as the “accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data.
Information Management Today brings together the best content for information management professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
IT Governance
OCTOBER 4, 2018
This week, we discuss Russian cyber crime, the Facebook breach affecting 90 million users and the Conservative Party’s conference app breach. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 5 October. Here are this week’s stories. The NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) has accused the Russian military intelligence service – the GRU – of a campaign of “cyber attacks targeting political institutions, businesses, media and sport”.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Risk assessment can be complex, but it's vital for making good decisions about IT security. Here are steps to start you down the path toward a meaningful risk assessment process.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Positive Technologies while analyzing Intel Management Engine (ME) discovered that Apple did not disable Intel Manufacturing Mode in its laptops. Experts from security firm Positive Technologies while analyzing Intel Management Engine (ME) discovered that Apple forgot did not lock it in laptops. The Intel Management Engine consists of a microcontroller that works with the Platform Controller Hub chip, in conjunction with integrated peripherals, it is a critical component that handles data excha
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 4, 2018
A new indictment details how Russian agents camped outside hotels when remote hacking efforts weren't enough.
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
OCTOBER 4, 2018
The United States will offer its offensive cyber capabilities to NATO to strengthen its defenses against threat actors like Russian ones. The United States is expected to announce to provide cyber warfare capabilities to NATO to strengthen its defenses against threat actors like Russian ones. The announcement is expected today at a meeting of defence ministers in Brussels, the decision follows the public commitment of Britain and Denmark in providing cyber resources to NATO.
Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 4, 2018
This is a fantastic Q&A with NYU Law Professor Helen Nissenbaum on data privacy and why it's wrong to focus on consent. I'm not going to pull a quote, because you should read the whole thing.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 4, 2018
The Government of Canada blamed the GRU , the Russian military’s intelligence agency, for cyber attacks at the Montreal-based World Anti-Doping Agency. “The government of Canada assesses with high confidence that the Russian military’s intelligence arm, the GRU, was responsible” for these cyber attacks, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
TAB OnRecord
OCTOBER 4, 2018
A large regional bank was looking to optimize operations by digitizing loan collections housed in three separate locations. These collections included millions of pages of loans documents for retail, mortgage, private banking and commercial clients – including complex cross-collateralized loans. Digitizing these loan documents and loading them into the FIS Vision Content system was a [.
Advertisement
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
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Netherlands expels four of the suspects trying to break into an organization investigating a chemical used in the recent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain.
Hunton Privacy
OCTOBER 4, 2018
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology recently announced that it is seeking public comment on Draft NISTIR 8228, Considerations for Managing Internet of Things (“IoT”) Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks (the “Draft Report”). The document is to be the first in a planned series of publications that will examine specific aspects of the IoT topic.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 4, 2018
The Canadian restaurant chain Recipe Unlimited that operates over 20 restaurant brands has suffered a major IT outage over the weekend in a “malware outbreak.” The company operates nearly 1,400 restaurants under 19 different brands in Canada, Recipe Unlimited has suffered a major malware-based attack that impacted several of its brands.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 4, 2018
US companies paid the most, to date, to meet the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, according to a recent study, but UK companies made greater progress in achieving compliance goals.
Advertisement
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.
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 4, 2018
A blockbuster report from Bloomberg says that China has compromised servers used by major US companies. It's a problem that experts have long feared, and still don't know how to resolve.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Five out of six name brand routers, such as Linksys, NETGEAR and D-Link, contain known open-source vulnerabilities.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
OCTOBER 4, 2018
EMVCo was formed in the early 1990s and for many years concentrated, almost exclusively, on developing the detailed specifications for chip-based payment cards frequently referred to as EMV cards. In a similar way to PCI SSC branching out beyond PCI DSS (that I covered in an earlier blog ), you will now find that EMVCo now spends much more of its time and effort in creating other non-card specifications to support a wide range of emerging digital payment methods – these cover areas where fraud i
Threatpost
OCTOBER 4, 2018
An explosive Bloomberg report, if true, would highlight the largest supply chain attack to have been launched against American corporations.
Advertisement
“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.
Collaboration 2.0
OCTOBER 4, 2018
NASCAR leads the way in the transition to digital for domestic US motorsports and the marketing ecospheres and sponsors that rely on them.
IBM Big Data Hub
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Sreesha Rao, senior manager of IT applications at Niagara Bottling and Seth Dobrin, CDO of IBM Analytics, spoke with Dave Vellante in NYC on the eve of the 13 September taping of the Win with AI digital broadcast about the company’s efforts to save on plastic use by optimizing the settings of its pallet wrappers, machines that wrap an entire pallet stacked with cases of bottles in multiple revolutions of stretch plastic.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 4, 2018
That's the average price of a digital passport scan, and it goes up with proof of identification, a new study finds.
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
OCTOBER 4, 2018
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation (23 NYCRR Part 500) came into effect March 1, 2017 (see our previous publications: “ New York Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity rules revised and delayed ,” “ The ‘Final Final’ Is Here: NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulations ,” and “ A guide to NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation’s March 1 implementation deadline ”).
Advertisement
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.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 4, 2018
If true, the attack using Supermicro motherboards could be the most comprehensive cyber breach in history.
OpenText Information Management
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Users of high value software development tools are aware of the benefits that tools like OpenText™ Gupta TD Mobile provide for their software development projects. They are used to shortened development cycles, higher productivity of development teams and lower overall cost of software development. With every new release, OpenText is increasing the value that development … The post Add collaboration to your mobile business app development appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Adam Shostack
OCTOBER 4, 2018
A few weeks ago, I talked about “ reflective practice in threat modeling “, thinking about how we approach the problems we face, and asking if our approaches are the best we can do. Sometimes it’s hard to reflect. It’s hard to face the mirror and say ‘could I have done that better?’ That’s human nature. Sometimes, it can be easier to learn from an analogy, and I’ll again go to physical buildings as a source.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
235 
Let's personalize your content