Data Breach Today
MARCH 3, 2023
US Agency Says Royal Ransomware Group Is Made Up of Experienced Threat Actors The Royal ransomware group targeting critical infrastructure in the United States and other countries is made up of experienced ransomware attackers and has strong similarities to Conti, the infamous Russia-linked hacking group, according to a new alert issued by U.S. authorities.
eSecurity Planet
MARCH 3, 2023
The White House’s National Cybersecurity Strategy unveiled yesterday is an ambitious blueprint for improving U.S. cybersecurity and threat response, but some of the more ambitious items will take time to implement, and could face opposition from Congress. President Biden came into office around the time of the SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline cyber attacks, so cybersecurity has been a major focus of the Administration from the beginning.
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Data Breach Today
MARCH 3, 2023
Mustang Panda Using MQsTTang Tool to Target Victims in Asia and Europe, Eset Finds Chinese APT group Mustang Panda is deploying a previously unseen malware backdoor dubbed MQsTTang as part of a spear-phishing campaign targeting governmental organizations, specifically in Ukraine and Taiwan, security firm Eset says. The malware is currently being spread as RAR files, it adds.
Security Affairs
MARCH 3, 2023
Two vulnerabilities affecting the Trusted Platform Module ( TPM ) 2.0 library could potentially lead to information disclosure or privilege escalation. The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) is warning of two vulnerabilities affecting the implementations of the Trusted Platform Module ( TPM ) 2.0 that could potentially lead to information disclosure or privilege escalation.
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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.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 3, 2023
Noname Security Is Reportedly Up for Sale But Will Have to Shed Its Unicorn Status In the 21-month stretch from October 2020 to June 2022, a whopping 48 cybersecurity startups received 10-figure valuations as investors evaluated prospects on potential rather than performance. Now that the financial boom has gone bust, what happens to these unicorns from a different economic era?
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Data Breach Today
MARCH 3, 2023
Nearly 180 Workers Exit After Vetting Around Large Deals Takes Bite Out of Billings Zscaler has axed nearly 180 workers after more deliberation from new customers around large purchasing decisions led to reduced billings growth. The company revealed plans to cut its 5,900-person staff by roughly 3% - or about 177 positions - as it adapts to a more challenging business environment.
Schneier on Security
MARCH 3, 2023
Nicholas Weaver wrote an excellent paper on the problems of cryptocurrencies and the need to regulate the space—with all existing regulations. His conclusion: Regulators, especially regulators in the United States, often fear accusations of stifling innovation. As such, the cryptocurrency space has grown over the past decade with very little regulatory oversight.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 3, 2023
Also: ISMG Hosts Engage Event in Toronto; Vendor Wiz Quadruples Workforce In the latest weekly update, four ISMG editors share highlights of ISMG's upcoming Engage Toronto event and discuss how the U.S. Supreme Court may undercut the identity theft statute and how - despite tough economic times - vendor Wiz boosted its valuation by $4 billion in 16 months.
Dark Reading
MARCH 3, 2023
A two-month-long automated credential-stuffing campaign exposed personal information of Chick-fil-A customers, including birthdays, phone numbers, and membership details.
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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.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 3, 2023
Administration Must Address Lack of Resources, Reactionary Posture, Experts Say The Biden administration's national cybersecurity strategy emphasizes bolstering critical infrastructure sector protections, including setting minimum security requirements and enhancing collaboration. But observers says the industry needs more resources and a better security posture to comply.
Security Affairs
MARCH 3, 2023
The phone of an opposition-linked Polish mayor was infected with the powerful Pegasus spyware, local media reported. Reuters reported that the phone of an opposition-linked Polish mayor was infected with the Pegasus spyware. According to rumors, the Polish special services are using surveillance software to spy on government opponents. The news of the hack was reported by the Gazeta Wyborcza daily, and unfortunately, it isn’t the first time that the Pegasus spyware was used in the country.
KnowBe4
MARCH 3, 2023
Financial services businesses are already in the sights of cybercriminals, and understanding how cyberattacks impact this sector specifically can help establish the need for improved preventative measures.
Security Affairs
MARCH 3, 2023
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of the capabilities of the recently emerged Royal ransomware. The human-operated Royal ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in September 2022, it has demanded ransoms up to millions of dollars. Unlike other ransomware operations, Royal doesn’t offer Ransomware-as-a-Service, it appears to be a private group without a network of affiliates.
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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.
Dark Reading
MARCH 3, 2023
With critical infrastructures ever more dependent on the cloud connectivity, the world needs a more stable infrastructure to avoid a crippling cyberattack.
KnowBe4
MARCH 3, 2023
So, today CISA released another ransomware notice. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security that is responsible for strengthening cybersecurity and infrastructure protection.
Dark Reading
MARCH 3, 2023
Innocently or not, residential proxy networks can obscure the actual geolocation of an access point. Here's why that's not great and what you can do about it.
WIRED Threat Level
MARCH 3, 2023
Amid isolating sanctions, a Russian tech giant plans to launch new Android phones and tablets. But experts are skeptical the company can pull it off.
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Dark Reading
MARCH 3, 2023
Attackers have already targeted electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, and experts are calling for cybersecurity standards to protect this necessary component of the electrified future.
eSecurity Planet
MARCH 3, 2023
Most of us connect our mobile devices to a Wi-Fi router for internet access, but this connection can leave our network and data vulnerable to cyber threats. To protect against those threats, a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption protocol is recommended. And even though it’s been around since 2004, WPA2 remains the Wi-Fi security standard. WPA2 is a security protocol that secures wireless networks using the advanced encryption standard (AES).
Dark Reading
MARCH 3, 2023
Canada's largest bookseller rejected the pressure of the ransomware gang's countdown timer, despite data threats.
Data Matters
MARCH 3, 2023
Employers frequently seek to include confidentiality and nondisparagement provisions in severance agreements provided to departing employees. Last week, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) significantly altered the legal landscape governing such provisions, making it much more difficult for unionized and nonunionized employers alike to use them for nonsupervisory employees without running afoul of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
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KnowBe4
MARCH 3, 2023
Check out the 24 new pieces of training content added in February, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, events and new features.
Dark Reading
MARCH 3, 2023
A mayor backing Polish opposition elections in parliament has been targeted by special services with Pegasus spyware.
OpenText Information Management
MARCH 3, 2023
When times get tough, the tough get innovative. From a global pandemic to rapid inflation to economic uncertainty, business leaders have navigated their fair share of curve balls in recent years. Digital transformation is moving faster than ever but at the same time, it will never move this slowly again. Thousands of micro-experiences occur every … The post Why composability matters in digital experience appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Hunton Privacy
MARCH 3, 2023
On February 24, 2023, Representative Patrick T. McHenry of North Carolina introduced a bill proposing the creation of the Data Privacy Act of 2023. The bill proposes to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLBA”) by making the following changes: Financial institutions would need to notify “consumers” (in addition to customers) that their nonpublic personal information (“NPI”) is being collected; The definition of GLBA-covered “financial institution” would be updated to include “data aggregators”;
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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.
Jamf
MARCH 3, 2023
Apple Business Manager and Mobile Device Management (MDM) is a perfect pairing for managing Apple devices in the enterprise.
Hunton Privacy
MARCH 3, 2023
On March 1, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives Innovation, Data and Commerce Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) of the Energy and Commerce Committee (“Committee”) held a hearing to restart the discussion on comprehensive federal privacy legislation. Last year, the full Committee reached bipartisan consensus on H.R. 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (“ADPPA”), by a vote of 53-2.
IG Guru
MARCH 3, 2023
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