Tue.Oct 19, 2021

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Applying Data Retention Policies to Slack Data

Hanzo Learning Center

Be honest: does your office look like this?

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More Attempted Cyberattacks on Israeli Healthcare Entities

Data Breach Today

Officials: Threats to Sector Rising In Wake of Recent Hospital Ransomware Attack Israeli officials say they have fended off a wave of attempted cyberattacks on several hospitals and healthcare entities in recent days, as Hillel Yaffe Medical Center continues to recover from a ransomware attack last week that authorities reportedly suspect was carried out by Chinese hackers.

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MY TAKE: Can Project Wildland’s egalitarian platform make Google, Facebook obsolete?

The Last Watchdog

Most of the people I know professionally and personally don’t spend a lot of time contemplating the true price we pay for the amazing digital services we’ve all become addicted to. Related: Blockchain’s role in the next industrial revolution. I’ll use myself as a prime example. My professional and social life revolve around free and inexpensive information feeds and digital tools supplied by Google, Microsoft, Amazon, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

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New Business Model: White Labeling of Ransomware

Data Breach Today

Trend Micro: Operators Rebrand "Supplier" Ransomware Before Deployment Researchers at cybersecurity firm Trend Micro have observed the adoption of a new franchise-based business model by ransomware operators that moves away from the traditional ransomware-as-a-service model. Operators now rebrand a "supplier" ransomware before deployment.

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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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Using Machine Learning to Guess PINs from Video

Schneier on Security

Researchers trained a machine-learning system on videos of people typing their PINs into ATMs: By using three tries, which is typically the maximum allowed number of attempts before the card is withheld, the researchers reconstructed the correct sequence for 5-digit PINs 30% of the time, and reached 41% for 4-digit PINs. This works even if the person is covering the pad with their hands.

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FTC Issues Civil Penalty Notice to 700 Companies Regarding Endorsements and Reviews

Data Matters

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on October 13 published a Notice of Penalty Offenses advising more than 700 companies that they could incur significant civil penalties if they use endorsements in ways that run counter to the FTC’s guidance. The FTC, in its own words, “blanket[ed] industry” with these notices to send a “clear message” that companies cannot use “fake reviews and other forms of deceptive endorsements” to “cheat consumers and undercut honest businesses.”.

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NYAG Issues Cease and Desist Letters to 2 Crypto Platforms

Data Breach Today

Tells 3 Others to Provide Information in Latest Crypto Enforcement Effort New York State AG Letitia James served cease and desist letters to two cryptocurrency lending platforms that her office says engage in "unregistered and unlawful activities." Three other platforms were told by the OAG to "immediately provide information about their activities and products.

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FBI, CISA, NSA published a joint advisory on BlackMatter ransomware operations

Security Affairs

FBI, CISA, NSA have published a joint advisory about the operation of the BlackMatter ransomware gang and provides defense recommendations. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) have published an advisory that provides details about the BlackMatter ransomware operations and defense recommendations.

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Squirrel Bug Lets Attackers Execute Code in Games, Cloud Services

Threatpost

The out-of-bounds read vulnerability enables an attacker to escape a Squirrel VM in games with millions of monthly players – such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Portal 2 – and in cloud services such as Twilio Electric Imp.

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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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Discover the recent Mac malware trends threatening your organization

Jamf

Jamf’s own Protect Detections Team presents a State of the Union of macOS malware, including which ones are the greatest concern, how they they infect endpoints and what they do once they’re installed. They also go over malware protection for Mac.

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Feds Warn BlackMatter Ransomware Gang is Poised to Strike

Threatpost

An advisory by the CISA, FBI and NSA reveals hallmark tactics of and shares defense tips against the cybercriminal group that’s picked up where its predecessor DarkSide left off.

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Spotlight: Rocketeers Graduate from Aurora

Rocket Software

For Rocket to succeed and better serve customers, we need to invest in our greatest asset – our employees. This means encouraging every Rocketeer to show up as their whole self and amplifying diverse voices across the organization to reflect our core values of empathy, humanity, trust and love. That’s why we’re so proud of our most recent Aurora graduates, a program by reacHIRE that partners with the Rocket Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (RIDE) initiative.

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Trustwave released a free decryptor for the BlackByte ransomware

Security Affairs

Trustwave’s SpiderLabs researchers have released a free decryptor for the BlackByte ransomware that can allow victims to recover their files. Researchers from Trustwave’s SpiderLabs have released a decryptor that can allow victims of the BlackByte ransomware to restore their files for free. The experts spotted the BlackByte ransomware while investigating a recent malware incident.

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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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The Simmering Cybersecurity Risk of Employee Burnout

Dark Reading

Why understanding human behavior is essential to building resilient security systems.

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CipherTrust Data Security Platform now allows users to control encryption keys for data processed by Google Cloud’s Confidential Computing

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

CipherTrust Data Security Platform now allows users to control encryption keys for data processed by Google Cloud’s Confidential Computing. divya. Tue, 10/19/2021 - 06:19. The Thales partnership with Google Cloud takes a huge step forward with the announcement of Google Cloud ubiquitous data encryption. I’d like to review a few things before discussing the latest technology because this innovation builds on previous ones like a well-crafted skyscraper depends on a great foundation!

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A Guide to Doing Cyberintelligence on a Restricted Budget

Threatpost

Cybersecurity budget cuts are everywhere. Chad Anderson, senior security researcher at DomainTools, discusses alternatives to fancy tooling, and good human skills alignment.

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Damages Escalate Rapidly in Multiparty Data Breaches

Dark Reading

Analysis of the top-50 multiparty attacks over the past decade finds that nation-state-linked hackers focused on disruption and using stolen credentials cause the most damage.

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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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DXC Technology

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Between two Jamfs: A conversation about Jamf Pro best practices

Jamf

IT admins often ask questions about best practices when using Jamf Pro for Apple device management. Two Jamf engineers, Bryson Tyrrell and Dr. Emily Kausalik-Whittle, use this JNUC session to sketch a framework for approaching best practices in the software.

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Experts found many similarities between the new Karma Ransomware and Nemty variants

Security Affairs

Sentinel Labs experts have analyzed the new Karma ransomware and speculate it represents an evolution of the Nemty ransomware operation. Karma ransomware is a new threat that was first spotted in June of 2021, it is important to distinguish it from a different threat with the same name that is active since 2016. Sentinel Labs researchers explored the links between the Karma ransomware and other malware families such as NEMTY and JSWorm.

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Candy Corn Maker Hit With Ransomware

Dark Reading

Ferrara Candy Co. said a ransomware attack earlier this month won't affect Halloween supplies of its sweets, which include Brachs, Keebler, Sweet Tarts, and other popular brands.

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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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TA505 Gang Is Back With Newly Polished FlawedGrace RAT

Threatpost

TA505 – cybercrime trailblazers with ever-evolving TTPs – have returned to mass-volume email attacks, flashing retooled malware and exotic scripting languages.

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Penetration Testing in the Cloud Demands a Different Approach

Dark Reading

Attackers use a different set of techniques to target the cloud, meaning defenders must think differently when pen testing cloud environments.

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Ransomware Attacks against Water Treatment Plants

Schneier on Security

According to a report from CISA last week, there were three ransomware attacks against water treatment plants last year. WWS Sector cyber intrusions from 2019 to early 2021 include: In August 2021, malicious cyber actors used Ghost variant ransomware against a California-based WWS facility. The ransomware variant had been in the system for about a month and was discovered when three supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) servers displayed a ransomware message.

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Lyceum APT Returns, This Time Targeting Tunisian Firms

Threatpost

The APT, which targets Middle-Eastern energy firms & telecoms, has been relatively quiet since its exposure but not entirely silent. It's kept up attacks through 2021 and is working on retooling its arsenal yet again. .

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

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.

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Licenses vs. Entitlements: Know your rights

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Licenses vs. Entitlements: Know your rights. riddhi. Tue, 10/19/2021 - 08:16. Updated. How can you ensure that your company is complying with its contractual obligations around the use of third-party software? Moreover, how can you be sure that those software assets are being properly utilized? It all starts by understanding the fundamental difference between the terms ‘software license’ (or licensing) and ‘entitlement’ (or entitlement management).

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Enterprise Cybersecurity Strategies Are Getting More Attention

Dark Reading

Data in Dark Reading's 2021 Strategic Security Survey report suggest organizations are taking the security challenge seriously.

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Fresh APT Harvester Reaps Telco, Government Data

Threatpost

The group is likely nation-state-backed and is mounting an ongoing spy campaign using custom malware and stealthy tactics.