Data Breach Today
MAY 16, 2024
Law Enforcment Arrests an Arizona Woman and a Ukrainian National U.S. law enforcement swept up two people and possibly hundreds of laptops used in scams by North Korean IT workers to obtain remote employment, including as contractors for an unnamed U.S. cybersecurity company. Prosecutors say one scam run by an Arizona woman netted Pyongyang at least $6.8 million.
The Last Watchdog
MAY 16, 2024
Hardware-based cybersecurity solutions are needed to help defend company networks in a tumultuous operating environment. Related: World’s largest bank hit by ransomware attack While software solutions dominated RSA Conference 2024 and are essential for multi-layered defense of an expanding network attack surface, hardware security solutions can serve as a last line of defense against unauthorized access to sensitive data and tampering with systems.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 16, 2024
Also: Turla Targets European Missions and Google Patches Chrome Zero-Days This week, hackers used a Linus backdoor and a Microsoft client management tool; Santander Bank, the Helsinki Education Division, an Australian energy provider and auction house Christie's were breached; hackers targeted European missions in the Middle East; and Google patched a zero-day flaw.
The Last Watchdog
MAY 16, 2024
Meeting the demands of the modern-day SMB is one of the challenges facing many business leaders and IT operators today. Traditional, office-based infrastructure was fine up until the point where greater capacity was needed than those servers could deliver, vendor support became an issue, or the needs of a hybrid workforce weren’t being met. Related: SMB brand spoofing In the highly competitive SMB space, maintaining and investing in a robust and efficient IT infrastructure can be one of the ways
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With its unparalleled flexibility, rapid development and cost-saving capabilities, open source is proving time and again that it’s the leader in data management. But as the growth in open source adoption increases, so does the complexity of your data infrastructure. In this Analyst Brief developed with IDC, discover how and why the best solution to this complexity is a managed service, including: Streamlined compliance with some of the most complex regulatory guidelines Simplified operations, li
Data Breach Today
MAY 16, 2024
Also: Crypto King Indicted in Canada This week, $25M in ethereum was stolen, Sonne Finance was hacked, a thief returned stolen crypto, Canada indicted its crypto king, the U.S. blocked a purchase by a Chinese crypto mining firm, Canada took regulatory action against Binance, and two senators were concerned about cryptomixer policy.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 16, 2024
2020 Attack Affected 13,000 Blackbaud Clients, 1.5 Billion of Their 'Constituents' A federal judge has denied class certification in consolidated proposed class action litigation against Blackbaud stemming from the fundraising software vendor's 2020 ransomware attack that affected 13,000 clients and compromised data of about 1.5 million donors, patients and other individuals.
Security Affairs
MAY 16, 2024
Electronic prescription provider MediSecure in Australia suffered a ransomware attack likely originate from a third-party vendor. MediSecure is a company that provides digital health solutions, particularly focusing on secure electronic prescription delivery services in Australia. The company was forced to shut down its website and phone lines following a cyber attack, but it did not mention a ransomware attack.
Data Breach Today
MAY 16, 2024
e-Prescription Provider Brings in Government on Ransomware Response Australian e-prescription firm MediSecure said it is dealing with a large-scale cyberattack that could affect the personal and health information of millions of patients. The company says it is working with the Australian government on a "whole-of-government response" to the ransomware attack.
KnowBe4
MAY 16, 2024
A scam operation called “Estate” has attempted to trick nearly a hundred thousand people into handing over multi-factor authentication codes over the past year, according to Zack Whittaker at TechCrunch.
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The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.
Data Breach Today
MAY 16, 2024
IBM Leans Ever More Heavily on Palo Alto for Tech Palo Alto Networks is set to intertwine even more tightly with IBM following a postmarket close announcement Wednesday that the cybersecurity firm will purchase IBM's SIEM business. "We already partner well with Palo Alto on firewalls, on SASE, and other products," said IBM CEO Arvind Krishna.
Schneier on Security
MAY 16, 2024
Microsoft is working on a promising-looking protocol to lock down DNS. ZTDNS aims to solve this decades-old problem by integrating the Windows DNS engine with the Windows Filtering Platform—the core component of the Windows Firewall—directly into client devices. Jake Williams, VP of research and development at consultancy Hunter Strategy, said the union of these previously disparate engines would allow updates to be made to the Windows firewall on a per-domain name basis.
Data Breach Today
MAY 16, 2024
Guidance Is First Step to Global Standard, Says Minister for AI The U.K. government released voluntary guidance intended to help artificial intelligence developers and vendors protect models from hacking and potential sabotage. Companies should strengthen supply chain security and decrease risks from vulnerable AI systems to customers, such as data loss.
Security Affairs
MAY 16, 2024
Google released security updates to address a new actively exploited Chrome zero-day vulnerability, the third in a week. Google has released a new emergency security update to address a new vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-4947, in the Chrome browser, it is the third zero-day exploited in attacks that was disclosed this week. The vulnerability CVE-2024-4947 is a type confusion that resides in V8 JavaScript engine.
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Adding high-quality entity resolution capabilities to enterprise applications, services, data fabrics or data pipelines can be daunting and expensive. Organizations often invest millions of dollars and years of effort to achieve subpar results. This guide will walk you through the requirements and challenges of implementing entity resolution. By the end, you'll understand what to look for, the most common mistakes and pitfalls to avoid, and your options.
Data Breach Today
MAY 16, 2024
Labor Department Publishes Set of Key Principles for Deploying AI in the Workplace The Labor Department published a set of key principles on Thursday that aim to establish a framework for organizations to responsibly develop and deploy artificial intelligence systems in the workplace, prioritizing workers' rights, health and safety.
KnowBe4
MAY 16, 2024
Rapid7 reports an interesting social engineering scheme that easily bypasses content filtering defenses and creatively uses a fake help desk to supposedly “help” users put down the attack.
Data Breach Today
MAY 16, 2024
Implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of a data breach.
Elie
MAY 16, 2024
RETSim (Resilient and Efficient Text Similarity) is a lightweight, multilingual robust metric embeddings suitable for near-duplicate text retrieval, clustering, and dataset deduplication tasks
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In the fast-moving manufacturing sector, delivering mission-critical data insights to empower your end users or customers can be a challenge. Traditional BI tools can be cumbersome and difficult to integrate - but it doesn't have to be this way. Logi Symphony offers a powerful and user-friendly solution, allowing you to seamlessly embed self-service analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting directly into your applications.
Collibra
MAY 16, 2024
A great user experience (UX) can be a giant accelerator for data governance adoption and effectiveness — and it all starts with the user interface (UI). In case you missed it, one of Collibra’s many innovations announced at Data Citizens ‘24: The Data Intelligence Conference was the new UI design. Collibra recognizes that exceptional UX is all about creating a positive, efficient and satisfying experience for the user.
IG Guru
MAY 16, 2024
Check out the press release here. The post FCC FINES AT&T, SPRINT, T-MOBILE, AND VERIZON NEARLY $200 MILLION FOR ILLEGALLY SHARING ACCESS TO CUSTOMERS’ LOCATION DATA first appeared on IG GURU.
OpenText Information Management
MAY 16, 2024
Hello, fans and tech enthusiasts, and welcome to Round 11 and 12 of the 2024 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship! As the electrifying 2024 competition heads to a showdown in Shanghai, we invite you to be part of an unparalleled racing experience. Coming off a sensational victory in Berlin, the Jaguar TCS Racing team is poised to continue their championship quest, and you can witness it all from the front row with our exclusive Virtual Garage Tour on May 23rd.
The Security Ledger
MAY 16, 2024
In this Spotlight Podcast, host Paul Roberts talks with Chris Walcutt, the CSO of DirectDefense about the rising cyber threats facing operational technology (OT) and how organizations that manage OT - including critical infrastructure owners can best manage increased cyber risks to OT environments. The post Spotlight Podcast: CSO Chris Walcutt on. Read the whole entry. » Click the icon below to listen.
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It’s no surprise that Apache Cassandra has emerged as a popular choice for organizations of all sizes seeking a powerful solution to manage their data at a scale—but with great power comes great responsibility. Due to the inherent complexity of distributed databases, this white paper will uncover the 10 rules you’ll want to know when managing Apache Cassandra.
IBM Big Data Hub
MAY 16, 2024
Recent research from IDC found that 85% of CEOs who were surveyed cited digital capabilities as strategic differentiators that are crucial to accelerating revenue growth. However, IT decision makers remain concerned about the risks associated with their digital infrastructure and the impact they might have on business outcomes, with data breaches and security concerns being the biggest threats.
CGI
MAY 16, 2024
This CGI blog post discusses the impact of PSD3 on European payments.
Unwritten Record
MAY 16, 2024
This post was created in collaboration with Phillip Wong, Archives Technician in the Still Picture Branch. On October 17, 1989, the ground shook as a 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit San Francisco, interrupting game 3 of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics. Across the country, the ground was also shifting. Politicians and Archives staff were breaking ground on Archives II, the new DC-area National Archives building that would ease the storage issues that had b
Archive-It
MAY 16, 2024
Guest post by Julie Lynch (she/her), Northside Neighborhood History Collection, Chicago Public Library This post is part of a series written by members of the Community Webs program. Community Webs advances the capacity for community-focused memory organizations to build web and digital archives documenting local histories and underrepresented voices.
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In the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, delivering data insights to end users or customers can be a significant challenge for product managers, product owners, and application team developers. The complexity of healthcare data, the need for real-time analytics, and the demand for user-friendly interfaces can often seem overwhelming. But with Logi Symphony, these challenges become opportunities.
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