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SHARED INTEL: Poll shows companies pursuing ‘Digital Trust’ reap benefits as laggards fall behind

The Last Watchdog

Achieving “ digital trust ” is not going terribly well globally. Related: How decentralized IoT boosts decarbonization Yet, more so than ever, infusing trustworthiness into modern-day digital services has become mission critical for most businesses. Now comes survey findings that could perhaps help to move things in the right direction. According to DigiCert’s 2024 State of Digital Trust Survey results, released today , companies proactively pursuing digital trust are seeing boosts in revenue, i

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Russia Announces Arrest of Medibank Hacker Tied to REvil

Data Breach Today

3 Suspects Charged With Using Sugar Ransomware, Phishing Attacks Against Russians Russian authorities have reportedly arrested three accused members of the SugarLocker ransomware-as-a-service operation. Their alleged crime? Targeting Russians, although one suspect has also been tied to a massive hack of Australian health insurer Medibank and subsequent data leak.

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How Thales and Red Hat Protect Telcos from API Attacks

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

How Thales and Red Hat Protect Telcos from API Attacks madhav Thu, 02/22/2024 - 04:55 Application programming interfaces (APIs) power nearly every aspect of modern applications and have become the backbone of today’s economy. Every time you send a mobile payment, search for airline flight prices, or book a restaurant reservation - you are using an API.

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Wyze Security Incident Exposes Private Cameras

Data Breach Today

13,000 Users Received Incorrect Thumbnails; 1,504 Tapped on Them, Risking Privacy A glitch in Wyze home security cameras permitted thousands of users to catch glimpses inside strangers' homes as its cloud system came back online after an hourslong outage. Around 13,000 Wyze users received thumbnails from cameras that were not their own, and around 1,504 users tapped on them.

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The Tumultuous IT Landscape Making Hiring More Difficult

After a year of sporadic hiring and uncertain investment areas, tech leaders are scrambling to figure out what’s next. This whitepaper reveals how tech leaders are hiring and investing for the future. Download today to learn more!

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Details of a Phone Scam

Schneier on Security

First-person account of someone who fell for a scam, that started as a fake Amazon service rep and ended with a fake CIA agent, and lost $50,000 cash. And this is not a naive or stupid person. The details are fascinating. And if you think it couldn’t happen to you, think again. Given the right set of circumstances, it can. It happened to Cory Doctorow.

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Critical flaw found in deprecated VMware EAP. Uninstall it immediately

Security Affairs

VMware urges customers to uninstall the deprecated Enhanced Authentication Plugin (EAP) after the disclosure of a critical flaw CVE-2024-22245. VMware is urging users to uninstall the deprecated Enhanced Authentication Plugin (EAP) after the discovery of an arbitrary authentication relay flaw CVE-2024-22245 (CVSS score: 9.6). A threat actor could trick a domain user with EAP installed in its web browser into requesting and relaying service tickets for arbitrary Active Directory Service Principal

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PAM Provider Delinea Buys Fastpath

Data Breach Today

Acquisition Will Allow Delinea to Detect Overprivileged Access, Company Says California privileged access management vendor Delinea announced it will acquire identity governance and administration vendor Fastpath. "We believe privilege, not just identity, is the true security perimeter," said Delinea Chief Product Officer Phil Calvin.

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New Mustang Panda campaign targets Asia with a backdoor dubbed DOPLUGS

Security Affairs

China-linked APT group Mustang Panda targeted various Asian countries with a variant of the PlugX (aka Korplug) backdoor dubbed DOPLUGS. Trend Micro researchers uncovered a cyberespionage campaign, carried out by China-linked APT group Mustang Panda , targeting Asian countries, including Taiwan, Vietnam, and Malaysia. Mustang Panda has been active since at least 2012, it targeted American and European entities such as government organizations, think tanks, NGOs , and even Catholic organiza

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Biden to Issue Executive Order Raising Maritime Cybersecurity

Data Breach Today

US Coast Guard Will Publish Proposed Rule Establishing Cybersecurity Minimums U.S. President Joe Biden is set Wednesday to sign an executive order aimed at bolstering cybersecurity in maritime ports, including a directive for the Coast Guard to develop minimum cybersecurity standards for the marine transportation system.

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Improving the Accuracy of Generative AI Systems: A Structured Approach

Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.

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How to Perform a Firewall Audit in 11 Steps (+Free Checklist)

eSecurity Planet

A firewall audit is a procedure for reviewing and reconfiguring firewalls as needed so they still suit your organization’s security goals. Over time, business network needs, traffic patterns, and application access change. Auditing your firewall is one of the most important steps to ensuring it’s still equipped to protect the perimeter of your business’ network.

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Biden to Sign Executive Order Raising Maritime Cybersecurity

Data Breach Today

US Coast Guard Will Publish Proposed Rule Establishing Cybersecurity Minimums U.S. President Joe Biden is set Wednesday to sign an executive order aimed at bolstering cybersecurity in maritime ports, including a directive for the Coast Guard to develop minimum cybersecurity standards for the marine transportation system.

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New Redis miner Migo uses novel system weakening techniques

Security Affairs

A new malware campaign targets Redis servers to deploy the mining crypto miner Migo on compromised Linux hosts. Caro Security researchers have observed a new malware campaign targeting Redis servers with a crypto miner dubbed Migo. The campaign stands out for the use of several novel system weakening techniques against the data store itself. Migo is a Golang ELF binary with compile-time obfuscation, it is also able to maintain persistence on Linux hosts.

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Breach at Aussie Telecom Tangerine Affects 232,000 Customers

Data Breach Today

Customer Accounts Were Secured by MFA, But Contractor's Credentials Exposed Data Australian telecom company Tangerine is blaming the compromise of a third-party contractor's credentials for exposing personal information of 232,000 customers, which had been stored in a legacy database. The breach exposed customers' names, birthdates, mobile numbers, addresses and account numbers.

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Enhance Innovation and Governance Through the Cloud Development Maturity Model

Leverage the Cloud Development Environment Maturity Model to elevate your software development practices with scalable, secure cloud-based workspaces. This model offers a structured approach to modernizing development, aligning technology, developer experience, security, and workflows. By implementing Cloud Development Environments (CDEs), teams can boost efficiency, improve security, and streamline operations through centralized governance.

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What Is a Circuit-Level Gateway? Definitive Guide

eSecurity Planet

A circuit-level gateway (CLG) is a firewall feature that acts as a proxy and filters packets based on session information. CLGs are important because they provide specialized security filtering and prevent the discovery of IP addresses and open ports on CLG-protected devices. The best use cases stem from how CLGs work, their pros, cons, and how they function differently than other potential solutions.

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Unlock the Power of Attack Surface Management with Insights from a KuppingerCole Analyst

Data Breach Today

Join us for an informative webinar with Bitsight speakers Vanessa Jankowski, SVP of Third Party Risk Management, and Greg Keshian, SVP of Security Performance

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Exposed: Global Espionage Unleashed by China's Police in Groundbreaking Leak

KnowBe4

I get my news from a very wide variety of sources. One is the venerable SpyTalk news that lives in Substack. They just reported something pretty astounding. Here are the first few paragraphs and at the end is the link to substack with the rest.

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Episode 256: Recursive Pollution? Data Feudalism? Gary McGraw On LLM Insecurity

The Security Ledger

Paul speaks with Gary McGraw of the Berryville Institute of Machine Learning (BIML), about the risks facing large language model machine learning and artificial intelligence, and how organizations looking to leverage artificial intelligence and LLMs can insulate themselves from those risks. The post Episode 256: Recursive Pollution? Data. Read the whole entry. » Click the icon below to listen.

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Bringing the Cybersecurity Imperative Into Focus

Tech leaders today are facing shrinking budgets and investment concerns. This whitepaper provides insights from over 1,000 tech leaders on how to stay secure and attract top cybersecurity talent, all while doing more with less. Download today to learn more!

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Anyone Can Be Scammed and Phished, With Examples

KnowBe4

I recently read an article about a bright, sophisticated woman who fell victim to an unbelievable scam. By unbelievable, I mean most people reading or hearing about it could not believe it was successful.

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Apple iOS 17.4: iMessage Gets Post-Quantum Encryption in New Update

WIRED Threat Level

Useful quantum computers aren’t a reality—yet. But in one of the biggest deployments of post-quantum encryption so far, Apple is bringing the technology to iMessage.

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QR-Code Attacks Target the C-Suite 42 Times More than Standard Employees

KnowBe4

QR-code attacks leveraging QR-codes are kicking into high gear and becoming a common method used in phishing attacks, according to new data from Abnormal Security.

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Why organizational buy-in is critical to data cloud migration

Collibra

Migrating to the cloud but worried your organization — or your data — isn’t up to the challenge? An enterprise data intelligence solution can accelerate and simplify your migration journey. More importantly, it lays a foundation for data governance and data quality that can fuel your organization with the trusted data that drives decision-making. To achieve data cloud migration success, we recommend a 4-step process that we explore in our helpful ebook: Four steps to successfully power your da

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Driving Responsible Innovation: How to Navigate AI Governance & Data Privacy

Speaker: Aindra Misra, Senior Manager, Product Management (Data, ML, and Cloud Infrastructure) at BILL

Join us for an insightful webinar that explores the critical intersection of data privacy and AI governance. In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, building robust governance frameworks is essential to fostering innovation while staying compliant with regulations. Our expert speaker, Aindra Misra, will guide you through best practices for ensuring data protection while leveraging AI capabilities.

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US GOV OFFERS A REWARD OF UP TO $15M FOR INFO ON LOCKBIT GANG MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES

Security Affairs

U.S. government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the identification or location of members of the Lockbit ransomware gang and their affiliates. “The Department of State is announcing reward offers totaling up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest and/or convic

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Malware Delivered Through Phishing Surges 276%

KnowBe4

Researchers at VIPRE Security observed a 276% increase in malware delivered by phishing between Q1 and Q4 of 2023.

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ICO Publishes Guidance on Content Moderation

Hunton Privacy

On February 16, 2024, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”) published its first piece of guidance on content moderation. The ICO defines content moderation in the guidance as the analysis of user-generated content to assess whether it meets certain standards, and any action a service takes as a result of this analysis. This process includes the processing of personal data and, according to the ICO in its statement , “can cause harm if incorrect decisions are made,” for example co

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What’s new in OpenText InfoArchive

OpenText Information Management

OpenText™ InfoArchive provides highly accessible, scalable, economical, and compliant archiving of structured and unstructured information. Whether actively archiving business information to reduce system loads or decommissioning applications to stand down outdated systems, InfoArchive is the flexible and cost-efficient way to reduce IT costs and accelerate the move to a modernized, cloud-based architecture.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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Ohio Court Grants Motion for Preliminary Injunction on Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act

Hunton Privacy

On February 12, 2024, a federal court in the Southern District of Ohio issued an order granting a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, prohibiting the Ohio Attorney General from implementing and enforcing the Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act, Ohio Rev. Code § 1349.09(B)(1) (the “Act”). The Act was signed into law in July 2023, and was set to take effect on January 15, 2024.

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What’s new in OpenText Media Management

OpenText Information Management

For a category that has been around for over 30 years, digital asset management (DAM) is surprisingly dynamic. However, it remains challenging to manage the increasing volume and complexity of rich media that organizations and individuals create and consume. Whether it is new formats, like 3D models, new channels, like social short-form video, or new … The post What’s new in OpenText Media Management appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Second accidental data leak in four months ‘regrettable’, Australian finance department says

The Guardian Data Protection

Incident comes as data shows government sector breaches mostly caused by human error, not criminal acts Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The finance department has accidentally shared confidential commercial information for the second time as new data reveals the number of human errors behind government data breaches.