Collibra

MARCH 10, 2022

Data literacy is foundational to driving successful digital transformation initiatives in the public sector. Congress first proved how much the government could benefit from using data evidence to create policies and inform programs when the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act came into effect in January 2019. The Act entails the development and implementation of a comprehensive data governance, cataloging, data quality and privacy strategy that accounts for all data assets and metad

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2022

The U.S. CISA has updated the alert on Conti ransomware and added 98 domain names used by the criminal gang. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated the alert on Conti ransomware operations, the agency added 100 domain names used by the group. The joint report published by CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) in September warned of an increased number of Conti ransomware attacks against US organizations.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 10, 2022

It has been interesting to notice how unimportant and ineffective cyber operations have been in the Russia-Ukraine war. Russia launched a wiper against Ukraine at the beginning, but it was found and neutered. Near as I can tell, the only thing that worked was the disabling of regional KA-SAT SATCOM terminals. It’s probably too early to reach any conclusions, but people are starting to write about this, with varying theories.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 10, 2022

Somehow this week ended up being all about Russia and Cloudflare. Mostly as 2 completely separate topics, but also a little bit around Cloudflare's ongoing presence in Russia (with a very neutral view on that, TBH). Looking back on this video a few hours later, the thing that strikes me is the discussion around what appears to be a phishing page seeking donations for Ukraine.

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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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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 10, 2022

On 1 March 2022, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (“ DCMS ”) released their most recent draft Telecommunications Security Regulations (“ Regulations ”) and an associated draft Code of Practice (“ Code of Practice ”) for consultation. The Regulations and Code of Practice form part of several new security measures introduced by the Government specifically to address the security of public telecommunications networks and services.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2022

A few months after its return the Emotet botnet has already infected over 130,000 unique bots spread across 179 countries. The Emotet botnet continues to grow and has infected approximately 130,000 hosts since its resurrection in November 2021. Early 2021, law enforcement and judicial authorities worldwide conducted a joint operation , named Operation Ladybird , which disrupted the EMOTET botnet.

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Jamf

MARCH 10, 2022

Expect more power from Jamf Now with the new Jamf Fundamentals plan, with unique capabilities for connecting, protecting and empowering your workforce.

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Dark Reading

MARCH 10, 2022

It's a great starting point for organizations that want to ride the wave of risk-based vulnerability management rather than drowning beneath it.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2022

Threat actors are spreading password-stealing malware disguised as a security tool to target Ukraine’s IT Army. Cisco Talos researchers have uncovered a malware campaign targeting Ukraine’s IT Army , threat actors are using infostealer malware mimicking a DDoS tool called the “Liberator.” The Liberator tool is circulating among pro-Ukraina hackers that use it to target Russian propaganda websites.

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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.

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MARCH 10, 2022

Human Security honors its late co-founder with a fellowship to fund smart and passionate cybersecurity advocates to do open source work for common good.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2022

Vodafone is investigating a recently suffered cyberattack, after a ransomware gang Lapsus$ claimed to have stolen its source code. Vodafone announced to have launched an investigation after the Lapsus$ cybercrime group claimed to have stolen its source code. The Lapsus$ gang claims to have stolen approximately 200 GB of source code files, allegedly contained in 5,000 GitHub repositories.

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Threatpost

MARCH 10, 2022

FinCEN warns financial institutions to beware of unusual cryptocurrency payments or illegal transactions Russia may use to evade restrictions imposed due to its invasion of Ukraine.

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IG Guru

MARCH 10, 2022

Mike Kaye, an ARMA Milwaukee member, unexpectedly lost his wife Melanie less than a month ago. Below is the link to the GoFundMe campaign. [link] Any donations to help Mike and their son Patrick are appreciated. The post GoFundMe set up for ARMA Milwaukee member who suddenly loses spouse appeared first on IG GURU.

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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.

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MARCH 10, 2022

The data point is a reminder of why fixing the widespread vulnerability will take a long time.

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Threatpost

MARCH 10, 2022

Let's blame the victim. IT decision makers' confidence about security doesn't jibe with their concession that repeated incidents are their own fault, says ExtraHop's Jamie Moles.

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Dark Reading

MARCH 10, 2022

Training and crisis scenarios find that defenders take months, not days, to learn about the latest attack techniques, exposing organizations to risk.

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Threatpost

MARCH 10, 2022

A new survey suggests that security is becoming more important for enterprises, but they’re still falling back on old "security by obscurity" ways.

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WIRED Threat Level

MARCH 10, 2022

YouTube still draws a hard line on Trump’s rigged election claims. Two years later, it doesn't hold up.

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National Archives Records Express

MARCH 10, 2022

We have posted our draft Federal Integrated Business Framework (FIBF) Service Measures on regulations.gov for public comment. . These draft service measures are a part of our Federal Electronic Records Modernization Initiative (FERMI). NARA serves as the Electronic Records Management (ERM) standards lead on the Business Standards Council (BSC). These draft service measures are the last piece of the ERM FIBF we have been developing over the past few years.

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Dark Reading

MARCH 10, 2022

Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, allegedly responsible for some $28 million in ransomware losses from victims in the US.

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Zapproved

MARCH 10, 2022

We’re all in the cloud now, and we’re not going back. (Thank goodness.) Cloud technologies allow us to build faster, build better, and build cheaper, and they also allow a more profound integration of data between systems and organization. The power of the cloud is amplified the more cloud companies work together to provide solutions […].

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Dark Reading

MARCH 10, 2022

While cyber insurance will continue to exist, it will cost more and cover less — and that's changing the risk your company faces.

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Preservica

MARCH 10, 2022

The terms Digital Asset Management and Digital Preservation are often seen as two sides of the same coin. As disciplines and technologies they are quite different, performing distinct but complementary roles. When used in combination they can lead to greater long-term brand value and asset reuse. Let’s explore more. Horses for courses. In simple terms, DAMs are focused on short-term asset use - often by marketing teams that need ways to efficiently manage and distribute campaign assets.

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Zapproved

MARCH 10, 2022

We’re all in the cloud now, and we’re not going back. (Thank goodness.) Cloud technologies allow us to build faster, build better, and build cheaper, and they also allow a more profound integration of data between systems and organization. The power of the cloud is amplified the more cloud companies work together to provide solutions […].

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Dark Reading

MARCH 10, 2022

The group's attack methods have included exploits for a zero-day vulnerability in a livestock-tracking apps as well as for the Apache Log4 flaw.

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Managing Your Information

MARCH 10, 2022

The plight of the Ukrainian people has moved us all, so we have decided to. to donate some of our training course earnings this year to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. For each person that books a full or half-day course we pledge £20; for a three-day booking it is £35 and those who book the practitioner level course we will donate £50.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2022

There has been a rapid rise in the number of cyber-attacks in recent years affecting organizations in sectors as diverse as eCommerce, retail, infrastructure, and social media. Related: Biden issues much needed cybersecurity exec order. Despite the tremendous amount of money these companies have invested in cybersecurity, the reality is that ransomware attacks, enormous data breaches, and the negative impact these criminal activities are causing continue to make headlines.

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Managing Your Information

MARCH 10, 2022

The plight of the Ukrainian people has moved us all, so we have decided to. to donate a percentage of all training course earnings this year to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Appeal. For each person that books a full or half-day course we pledge £20; for a three-day booking it is £35 and those who book the practitioner level course we will donate £50.

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