WIRED Threat Level

JULY 19, 2024

A software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike appears to have inadvertently disrupted IT systems globally.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2024

Two Russian nationals pleaded guilty to participating in the LockBit ransomware group and carrying out attacks against victims worldwide. Two foreign nationals, Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov and Mikhail Vasiliev, pleaded guilty in Newark federal court for their roles in the LockBit ransomware operation. The LockBit ransomware operation has been active since January 2020, the group hit over 2,500 victims across 120 countries, including 1,800 in the U.S.

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Ransomware Encryption Government Access 358

Data Breach Today

JULY 19, 2024

CrowdStrike Confirms Faulty Software Update for Falcon Sensor, Is Deploying Fix Banks, airlines, media giants and others are being disrupted by a mass, global IT outage tied to Windows PCs. While CrowdStrike has issued a workaround tied to a Falcon software update that appears to be the culprit, many IT administrators say it so far remains difficult to implement at scale.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2024

Personal and health information of 12.9 million individuals was exposed in a ransomware attack on Australian digital prescription services provider MediSecure. MediSecure is a company that provides digital health solutions, particularly focusing on secure electronic prescription delivery services in Australia. In May, the company was forced to shut down its website and phone lines following a cyber attack, but it did not mention a ransomware attack.

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Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

Marketing

Weissman's World

JULY 19, 2024

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IT Records Management Information governance Government 290

WIRED Threat Level

JULY 19, 2024

Swindlers are spinning up bogus websites in an attempt to dupe people with “CrowdStrike support” scams following the security firm's catastrophic software update.

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Security 286

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2024

Cisco has addressed a critical vulnerability that could allow attackers to add new root users to Security Email Gateway (SEG) appliances. Cisco fixed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-20401 (CVSS score 9.8), that could allow unauthenticated, remote attackers to add new users with root privileges and permanently crash Security Email Gateway (SEG) appliances.

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Collaboration 2.0

JULY 19, 2024

It might seem like a total gimmick, but it's a must-have tool in my toolbox.

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IT 246

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2024

Windows machines worldwide displayed BSoD screen following a faulty update pushed out by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. A faulty update released by CrowdStrike Falcon is causing Windows systems to display a BSoD screen. The incident is causing widespread global disruptions, impacting critical infrastructure such as airports, hospitals, and TV stations.

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Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.

Security

Collaboration 2.0

JULY 19, 2024

The industrial-grade Topdon TC002 gives your iPhone a cool superpower and you can get it for much less than a dedicated thermal imaging camera.

IT 246

IT 246

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2024

Personal and health information of 12.9 million individuals was exposed in a ransomware attack on Australian digital prescription services provider MediSecure. MediSecure is a company that provides digital health solutions, particularly focusing on secure electronic prescription delivery services in Australia. In May, 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 breaches 246

Data breaches Unstructured data Ransomware Phishing 246

Collaboration 2.0

JULY 19, 2024

Just a week after the wearable's Unpacked launch, multiple customers reported issues with the earbud tips tearing - and Samsung has pulled the devices from shelves.

Sales 245

Sales 245

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2024

Two Russian nationals pleaded guilty to participating in the LockBit ransomware group and carrying out attacks against victims worldwide. Two foreign nationals, Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov and Mikhail Vasiliev, pleaded guilty in Newark federal court for their roles in the LockBit ransomware operation. The LockBit ransomware operation has been active since January 2020, the group hit over 2,500 victims across 120 countries, including 1,800 in the U.S.

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Ransomware Encryption Government Access 246

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

IT

Collaboration 2.0

JULY 19, 2024

LG's Black Friday in July sale is happening now, and you can save up to $200 on LG speakers, earbuds, and more.

Sales 245

Sales 245

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2024

Cisco has addressed a critical vulnerability that could allow attackers to add new root users to Security Email Gateway (SEG) appliances. Cisco fixed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-20401 (CVSS score 9.8), that could allow unauthenticated, remote attackers to add new users with root privileges and permanently crash Security Email Gateway (SEG) appliances.

Security 245

Security Passwords IT 245

Collaboration 2.0

JULY 19, 2024

The Auskang 5,000mAh power bank is only about as thick as a few credit cards, but it has enough power to reliably charge your smartphone or other USB-C device.

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IT 244

Data Breach Today

JULY 19, 2024

In the Spotlight: Quality Assurance, Business Resilience, Single Points of Failure Expect the global IT disruptions caused by a bug in CrowdStrike's software to prompt quality assurance questions for the cybersecurity vendor. Experts say the incident also highlights shortcomings in the Windows operating system, as well as many organizations' business resiliency plans.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

Sales

Collaboration 2.0

JULY 19, 2024

Are you looking for an Android 13 phone that offers thermal imaging, night vision, and won't break the bank?

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IT 243

Data Breach Today

JULY 19, 2024

Median Ransomware Attack Recovery Cost for Critical Infrastructure Is 4X Higher Ransomware remains a major threat to energy, oil/gas and utilities organizations of all sizes around the globe. Our 2024 state of ransomware report reveals that the median recovery costs for two critical infrastructure sectors - energy and water - quadrupled to $3 million over the past year.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware 173

Collaboration 2.0

JULY 19, 2024

I've owned almost every version of the Galaxy Watch, but the Ultra is easily the one that I'll be wearing the longest.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 19, 2024

CrowdStrike Outage Rekindles Concerns Over Federal Cybersecurity Contingency Plans Federal agencies including CISA rushed on Friday to provide IT support to critical infrastructure sectors in the U.S. while resolving their own system disruptions caused by a faulty update pushed to Windows PCs by the Texas-based cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.

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Cybersecurity IT 162

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

Collaboration 2.0

JULY 19, 2024

The Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones top every 'best headphones' list I've written, and for good reason. They're still on sale for $80 off following Amazon Prime Day 2024.

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Sales 191

Data Breach Today

JULY 19, 2024

Some EHRs Affected; Hospitals Cancel Patient Care in Latest Vendor Mega Incident As if the healthcare sector doesn't have enough technology problems, the global IT outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike software update has forced some hospitals and other medical facilities worldwide to resort to manual downtime procedures and cancel patient procedures.

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IT 162

Collaboration 2.0

JULY 19, 2024

The Oukitel C50 comes with a large 6.8-inch, 90Hz display with an ample amount of battery, proving again that cheap phones are getting good.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 19, 2024

Also: AI Bots in the Workplace; AI Regulations in the US and EU In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed AT&T's alleged ransom payment to hackers following a breach of its Snowflake account, the challenges of using AI bots in the workplace, and the impact of differences in AI regulations in the E.U. and the U.S.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

Marketing

Collaboration 2.0

JULY 19, 2024

A massive IT outage is causing trouble for millions of people around the world. If you're affected, there is a workaround.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 19, 2024

Measuring Your Data’s Risk.

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Risk Security 162

Collaboration 2.0

JULY 19, 2024

Feeling anxiety at the thought of disconnecting from AC power? Follow these nine steps to make sure you're getting the most out of your laptop's battery.

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