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Do You Have to Archive Slack Data for Regulatory Compliance?

Hanzo Learning Center

Is your organization required to archive its communications to comply with the laws, rules, and regulations that govern your industry? If so, the shift to remote work and the new business communications technologies like Slack for at least some of your internal and potentially external business communications may present a fertile new channel for consideration.

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GUEST ESSAY – A primer on ‘WAAP’ – an approach to securing APIs at the web app layer

The Last Watchdog

One could make the argument that Application Programming Interfaces — APIs – are a vital cornerstone of digital transformation. Related: How a dynamic WAF can help protect SMBs. APIs interconnect the underlying components of modern digital services in a very flexible, open way. This has resulted in astounding innovations in cloud services, mobile computing, IoT systems and agile software development.

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Anonymous hit Russian Nuclear Institute and leak stolen data

Security Affairs

Anonymous and other hacker groups that responded to the call to war against Russia continue to launch cyberattacks on gov organizations and businesses. Anonymous and numerous hacker groups linked to the popular collective continue to launch cyber attacks against Russian and Belarussian government organizations and private businesses. In the last few days massive DDoS attacks have taken offline numerous websites of Russian government entities, including the Duma and Ministry of Defense.

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Ukraine Crisis – Heightened Cyber Threat – Be Prepared

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

By: Andy Serwin ? Ross McKean ? Carolyn Bigg In response to the heightened geo-political tensions resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the package of economic sanctions imposed by the West, the risk of cyber-attacks by Russia and her proxies is high. We may see an increase in economic extortion to generate revenue to compensate for economic impacts.

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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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FoxBlade malware targeted Ukrainian networks hours before Russia’s invasion

Security Affairs

Microsoft revealed that Ukrainian entities were targeted with a previous undetected malware, dubbed FoxBlade, several hours before the invasion. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) continues to investigate the attacks that are targeting Ukrainian networks and discovered that entities in Ukraine were targeted with a previously undetected malware, dubbed FoxBlade, several hours before Russia’s invasion. “This trojan can use your PC for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)

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Insurance Coverage for NotPetya Losses

Schneier on Security

Tarah Wheeler and Josephine Wolff analyze a recent court decision that the NotPetya attacks are not considered an act of war under the wording of Merck’s insurance policy, and that the insurers must pay the $1B+ claim. Wheeler and Wolff argue that the judge “did the right thing for the wrong reasons.

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Researcher leaked Conti’s internal chat messages in response to its support to Russia

Security Affairs

A Ukrainian researcher leaked tens of thousands of internal chat messages belonging to the Conti ransomware operation. A Ukrainian researcher leaked 60,694 messages internal chat messages belonging to the Conti ransomware operation after the announcement of the group of its support to Russia. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Hold Security confirmed that the researcher was able to access the database XMPP chat server of the Conti group. conti jabber leaks [link] — conti leaks (@ContiLeak

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Toyota Halts Production After Suspected Supply Chain Attack

Dark Reading

Toyota suspends production at all 14 plants in Japan after a supplier reported being hit by "some kind of cyberattack.

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Toyota Motors halted production due to a cyber attack on a supplier

Security Affairs

Japanese carmaker Toyota Motors was forced to stop car production due to a cyberattack against one of its suppliers. Japanese carmaker Toyota Motors was forced to halt its production due to a cyber attack that suffered by one of its suppliers, Kojima Industries. “It is true that we have been hit by some kind of cyberattack. We are still confirming the damage and we are hurrying to respond, with the top priority of resuming Toyota’s production system as soon as possible.” an off

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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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An Internet Troll Gives Nonalcoholic Spirits Startups the Spins

WIRED Threat Level

From false press releases to misleading domain names, one man has allegedly gone to great lengths to sabotage his competitors.

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Iran-linked UNC3313 APT employed two custom backdoors against a Middle East gov entity

Security Affairs

An Iran-linked threat actor, tracked as UNC3313, was observed using two custom backdoor against an unnamed Middle East government entity. UNC3313 is an Iran-linked threat actor that was linked with “moderate confidence” to the MuddyWater nation-state actor (aka Static Kitten , Seedworm , TEMP.Zagros , or Mercury ) by cybersecurity firm Mandiant.

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Toyota to Close Japan Plants After Suspected Cyberattack

Threatpost

The plants will shut down on Tuesday, halting about a third of the company’s global production. Toyota doesn’t know how long the 14 plants will be unplugged.

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Companies Borrow Attack Technique to Watermark Machine Learning Models

Dark Reading

Researchers continue to improve on a technique for embedded crafted outputs into machine-learning models, an anti-copying technique originally thought up by adversarial researchers.

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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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Win the connected and autonomous car race while protecting data privacy

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Win the connected and autonomous car race while protecting data privacy. madhav. Tue, 03/01/2022 - 04:49. The future has arrived for the automobile industry. We may not yet be flying out of our garages, but our vehicles have come a long way in the past few years. Most of these advancements are not visible from the outside or even under the hood. Software, connectivity, and computing power are enabling modern innovations, from efficiency to connectivity and autonomous driving.

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Ukraine-Russia Cyber Warzone Splits Cyber Underground

Threatpost

A pro-Ukraine Conti member spilled 13 months of the ransomware group's chats, while cyber actors are rushing to align with both sides.

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EDI trends in 2022

OpenText Information Management

The global EDI (electronic data interchange) market is expected to?double in the next six years. Not bad for a technology that, for more than three decades, has been predicted to disappear. Despite those forecasts, EDI remains at the heart of business for organizations throughout the world. And its relevance is set to grow as we … The post EDI trends in 2022 appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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How to Boost Shift-Left Security in the SDLC

Dark Reading

Organizations will see big wins from applying security controls early in the development life cycle.

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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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An ‘Unhinged’ Putin Threatens Dangerous Escalation in Ukraine

WIRED Threat Level

With no off-ramp in sight, Russia’s leader has put the country’s nuclear forces on alert.

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Deep Instinct 2022 Threat Landscape Report Finds 125% Increase in Threat Types and Novel Evasion Techniques

Dark Reading

The Deep Instinct Threat Research team monitored attack volumes and types and extrapolated their findings to predict where the future of cybersecurity is heading, determine what motivates attackers, and lays out the steps organizations can take now in order to protect themselves in the future.

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Archives Gig Blog Post Many New Opportunities

IG Guru

Check out and follow the blog here. The post Archives Gig Blog Post Many New Opportunities appeared first on IG GURU.

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Researchers Warn of Stealthy Chinese Backdoor Targeting Multiple Foreign Agencies

Dark Reading

A stealthy backdoor program used by China-linked threat actors has targeted government computers at multiple foreign agencies, allowing attackers to retain a presence on sensitive networks and exfiltrate data while remaining undetected.

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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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Three recommendations for future-proofing default management

CGI

Forward-looking companies are rethinking and reinventing their default management systems, services and strategies in the face of changing technology and customer behaviour, as well as other market forces, including the pandemic, economic uncertainty and increased regulation. This requires transitioning to new digitally-driven platforms that transform communication with customers who are experiencing financial hardship.

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Phishing Attack in Ukraine Could Be Prelude to Disinformation Campaign

Dark Reading

Belarus-based APT behind the attacks may also be working in concert with Russia, researchers say.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 355

Security Affairs

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. Anonymous breached the internal network of Belarusian railways Feb 7- Feb 27 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict Ukraine: Volunteer IT Army is going to hit tens of Russian targets from this list Chipmaker giant Nvidia hit by a ransomware att

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CISO Checklist for Offboarding Security Staff

Dark Reading

The Great Resignation strikes cybersecurity teams too. Here's a checklist for CISOs to ensure security is retained even as security staff is not.

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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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Google’s Data Safety Form: Timeline Extended and Key Considerations

Data Protection Report

Google recently announced several key changes to the upcoming “Data safety form” for Google Play. Learn more about these updates on our NT Analyzer blog. .

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KnowBe4 Research: Half of Employees Use Unauthorized File Services to Complete Work

Dark Reading

Report examines the prevalence of two common insecure practices.

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Customer Service Champion Award 2022 – Partners Offering the Very Best Service

Docuware

At the beginning of every year, DocuWare announces its top-selling Partners of the previous year, the members of the exclusive Diamond Club. In 2021, we expanded this to include a Customer Service Champion Award. This award is also valid for one calendar year.

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