WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Government officials have increasingly sounded alarms on the risks of foreign interference and disinformation campaigns leading up to—and after—November 3.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Stolen Credentials, Lack of MFA Leading to Millions in Banking Losses The FBI is warning organizations in the financial sector about an increase in botnet-launched credential stuffing attacks that are leading to the theft of millions. Many of these attacks, which target APIs, are being fed by billions of stolen credentials leaked over the last several years.
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Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
REvil Ransomware (Sodinokibi) operators deposited $1 million in Bitcoins on a Russian-speaking hacker forum to demonstrate their willingness to involve new affiliates. The REvil Ransomware (Sodinokibi) operators have deposited $1 million in bitcoins on a Russian-speaking hacker forum to prove to potential affiliates that they mean business. Some hacker forum allows members to deposit funds that can be used to buy any kind of illicit services or product offered by other members.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Research Highlights Danger of Insecure Firmware in Line of Coffee Machines An internet-connected coffee machine is the IoT latest device to show security problems. Avast infected the Smarter Coffee machine with ransomware that causes uncontrollable spinning of its grinder and dispensing of hot water. The only option to stop it? Unplug the machine.
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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.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
The operators behind new ransomware dubbed Mount Locker have adopted the same tactic of other gangs threatening the victims to leak stolen data. A new ransomware gang named Mount Locker has started its operations stealing victims’ data before encrypting. According to BleepingComputer, the ransomware operators are demanding multi-million dollar ransoms.
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Schneier on Security
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Mark Jaycox has written a long article on the US Executive Order 12333: “ No Oversight, No Limits, No Worries: A Primer on Presidential Spying and Executive Order 12,333 “: Abstract : Executive Order 12,333 (“EO 12333”) is a 1980s Executive Order signed by President Ronald Reagan that, among other things, establishes an overarching policy framework for the Executive Branch’s spying powers.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Apparent Ransomware Attack Has National Impact A security incident that apparently involved ransomware has crippled the network of Universal Health Services, which owns hundreds of facilities across the U.S. and U.K.
Collibra
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Increasingly, organizations are turning to data catalogs to help them find, understand and trust their data. But what is a data catalog? A data catalog inventories and organizes all of an organization’s data assets so data consumers can easily discover, understand, trust and access data for any analytical or business purpose. . Like a library catalog which provides a central location for you to easily look up the description, location and availability of all books in a library, a data catalog p
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
FinSpy has returned in new campaigns targeting dissident organizations in Egypt - and researchers uncovered new samples of the spyware targeting macOS and Linux users.
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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.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Universal Health Services (UHS) healthcare providers has reportedly shut down systems at healthcare facilities after a Ryuk ransomware attack. Universal Health Services (UHS) , one of the largest hospital and healthcare services providers, has shut down systems at healthcare facilities in the United States after they were infected with the Ryuk ransomware.
OpenText Information Management
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
In January, I made some predictions about what would happen in government tech this year. That was before the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we emerge into a new world, we can see that technology has played a crucial role in government responses to the pandemic. Digital transformation is accelerating Research shows that … The post Key public sector trends as the world emerges from COVID-19 appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Researchers warn of emails pretending to help business employees upgrade to Windows 10 - and then stealing their Outlook emails and passwords.
CGI
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Improving situational awareness and response for severe weather events with a common digital platform. With the need to address more frequent large-scale severe weather events, many utilities are pursuing a common digital platform to manage such activities and processes around resources, logistics and financials, as well as work and situation awareness. kathy.jacquay@….
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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
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Cloud and network security analysts outline trends and priorities businesses should keep top of mind as they grow more reliant on cloud.
Jamf
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
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Adam Levin
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Tyler Technologies, a software and technology provider for U.S. federal, state, and local government agencies, announced that its internal systems were hacked last week. . The company, which provides election, information management and emergency management systems to over 15,000 government offices across the country, announced the hack after its website was taken offline Wednesday, September 23. .
WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
“All computers are completely shut down,” one Universal Health Services employee told WIRED.
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Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Twitter has fixed a caching issue that could have exposed developers' API keys and tokens.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
How getting online learning right today will protect schools, and the communities they serve, for years to come.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
September saw dozens of Joker malware variants hitting Google Play and third-party app stores.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
While MFA can improve overall security posture, it's not a "silver bullet" -- and hacks continue.
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Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
The Ryuk ransomware is suspected to be the culprit.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
UHS reportedly hit with ransomware that took down its network that supports hundreds of healthcare facilities and hospitals.
OpenText Information Management
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
As data breaches continue to escalate in both their frequency and severity, it is more critical than ever for security leaders to counter with increased monitoring and cyber defenses. To meet this need, our newest release of OpenText™ EnCase™ Endpoint Security now includes new features that drastically improve its MITRE ATT&CK-based detection capabilities useful for … The post What’s new in OpenText EnCase Endpoint Security 20.3 appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
IG Guru
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
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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.
OpenText Information Management
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
In this blog, we will focus on the importance of Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) programs within the NIST Privacy Framework. Having an organizational governance structure increases the effectiveness and efficiency in privacy program management. With increasing privacy regulations and evolving security threats, sound privacy governance is more important than ever.
Rocket Software
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
For a long time, the downside to using the mainframe for open source software had been the limited tools and binaries available. Instead of acquiring binaries from others, the user has to build their own code. Luckily, times have changed and IBM and Rocket Software, along with the Linux Foundation’s Open Mainframe Project , have established a strong partnership so that the open source movement on the mainframe can succeed.
OpenText Information Management
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Typically, an organization’s EIM project focuses on Enterprise Content Management (ECM) implementation topics like metadata, folder structures, workflows, system integration and, increasingly, AI support. However, when it comes to Records Management, the discussion often ends with a “we will cover this in a next project phase” approach. This procrastination can pose reputational and financial risk … The post Records Management – the key to information compliance appeared first on Ope
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