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Five Steps to Win the Battle Against Information Chaos in 2021

AIIM

We surveyed members of the AIIM Community as a part of our yearly look at the state of the industry. The numbers are in— 46% of respondents graded their organizations as poor or needs improvement when it comes to dealing with the rising tide of information chaos. Even more alarming, senior executives feel more confident in their efforts than the reality would suggest.

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Lazarus E-Commerce Attackers Also Targeted Cryptocurrency

Data Breach Today

Magecart-Style Attacks Included Bitcoin-Grabbing Functionality, Group-IB Reports Hackers with apparent ties to North Korea who hit e-commerce shops via Magecart-style attacks to steal payment card data also tested malicious tools for stealing cryptocurrency, reports cybersecurity firm Group-IB. Such functionality could trick customers into paying with cryptocurrency.

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EDPB Gives the Green Light to the Commission’s Draft UK Adequacy Decisions

Data Matters

On 13 April 2021, the European Data Protection Board ( EDPB ) adopted two Opinions on the draft UK adequacy decisions: (i) Opinion 14/2021 for transfers of personal data under the EU General Data Protection Regulation ( EU GDPR ); and (ii) Opinion 15/2021 for transfers of personal data under the Law Enforcement Directive ( LED ). Whilst the Opinions have not yet been published, the EDPB has confirmed in a press release that it has identified “ many aspects [of the UK data protection framework] t

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Bank Groups Object to Proposed Breach Notification Regulation

Data Breach Today

ABA, Others Call Requirements Too Burdensome The American Bankers Association and three other banking groups have voiced objections to provisions in a proposed federal cyber incident notification regulation. For example, they say the definition of a reportable "computer security incident" is too broad and would result in the reporting of insignificant events.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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DNI’s Annual Threat Assessment

Schneier on Security

The office of the Director of National Intelligence released its “ Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community.” Cybersecurity is covered on pages 20-21. Nothing surprising: Cyber threats from nation states and their surrogates will remain acute. States’ increasing use of cyber operations as a tool of national power, including increasing use by militaries around the world, raises the prospect of more destructive and disruptive cyber activity.

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How to Create an Incident Response Plan From the Ground, Up

Dark Reading

Security 101: In the wake of an incident, it's important to cover all your bases -- and treat your IR plan as a constantly evolving work in progress.

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April 2021 Security Patch Day fixes a critical flaw in SAP Commerce

Security Affairs

April 2021 Security Patch Day includes 14 new security notes and 5 updates to previously released notes, one of them fixes a critical issue in SAP Commerce. April 2021 Security Patch Day includes 14 new security notes and 5 updates to previously released ones, among the issues addressed by the software giant there is a critical flaw in SAP Commerce. “Similar to SAP’s February Patch Day, the only HotNews note besides the regularly recurring SAP Business Client note #2622660 and the minor

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Court Authorizes FBI to Remove Web Shells from Compromised Microsoft Exchange Servers

Hunton Privacy

On April 13, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) executed a court-authorized removal of malicious web shells from hundreds of vulnerable computers in the U.S. Earlier this year, hacking groups exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server software to access e-mail accounts and install web shells on victim computers for continued, unauthorized access to U.S. networks.

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Attackers Target ProxyLogon Exploit to Install Cryptojacker

Threatpost

Threat actors targeted compromised Exchange servers to host malicious Monero cryptominer in an “unusual attack,” Sophos researchers discovered.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Information Governance: Navigating the Global Digital Economy

Information Governance Perspectives

Right now, we are experiencing a fantastic transformation of the business environment but particularly the evolution of technology and the global digital economy. It is indeed an exciting time, but we are acutely (headline news) aware of the impacts of compromised data security and privacy, including the financial impact on brand and reputation, litigation, and the overall burden and distraction on the business.

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IG World to Conduct Global InfoGov Study, Release Results at InfoGovWorld Expo 2021

IG Guru

News Release April 6, 2021Contact: Robert Smallwoodrobert@infogovworld.com IG World to Conduct Global InfoGov Study, Release Results at InfoGovWorld Expo 2021 San Diego, CA, April 6, 2021 – Information Governance World magazine announced today that it will conduct a global study on Information Governance (IG). The results will be presented at the virtual InfoGov World Expo […].

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Gafgyt Botnet Lifts DDoS Tricks from Mirai

Threatpost

The IoT-targeted malware has also added new exploits for initial compromise, for Huawei, Realtek and Dasan GPON devices.

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If you see one thing at I-Sigma this year…

IG Guru

CSR brings in special guest Chuck Norris to promote CSR’s uRISQ [link]. The post If you see one thing at I-Sigma this year… appeared first on IG GURU.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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6 Tips for Managing Operational Risk in a Downturn

Dark Reading

Many organizations adjust their risk appetite in an economic downturn, as risk is expanded to include supplier and customer insolvency, not to mention cash-flow changes.

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OpenText World Europe 2021—Grow with OpenText

OpenText Information Management

We have never worked this fast, and we will never work this slow again. In my keynote at OpenText World Europe 2021, I talked about the nexus of forces facing businesses today—modern work and work from anywhere; modern experience and direct to consumer; supply chain restructuring and regionalization; and cybersecurity and the need for cyber … The post OpenText World Europe 2021—Grow with OpenText appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Nation-State Attacks Force a New Paradigm: Patching as Incident Response

Dark Reading

IT no longer has the luxury of thoroughly testing critical vulnerability patches before rolling them out.

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Best WhatsApp alternatives that respect your privacy via ProtonMail Blog

IG Guru

Check out the article here. The post Best WhatsApp alternatives that respect your privacy via ProtonMail Blog appeared first on IG GURU.

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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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Pandemic Pushes Bot Operators to Redirect Efforts

Dark Reading

As demand for travel, lodging, and concerts plummeted in 2020, bot traffic moved to more popular activities, such as e-commerce, healthcare, and government sites.

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US Sanctions on Russia Rewrite Cyberespionage's Rules

WIRED Threat Level

The US has sent a loud message to Moscow—though what it's saying isn’t exactly clear.

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Google Brings 37 Security Fixes to Chrome 90

Dark Reading

The latest version of Google Chrome also introduces HTTPS as the browser's default protocol.

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Just a Walk in the Park in Washington, D.C.

Unwritten Record

Ah! Spring is in the air and what better time is there for a walk in the park? From the huge expanse of Rock Creek Park to the much smaller green spaces like Reservation No. 22, Washington D.C. is home to an abundance of parks and green spaces of all sizes and shapes. Likewise, the Cartographic Branch of the National Archives is home to a wide variety of maps that illustrate these spaces, past and present, as well as ideas that were proposed but never constructed.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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Malicious PowerShell Use, Attacks on Office 365 Accounts Surged in Q4

Dark Reading

There was also a sharp increase in overall malware volumes in the fourth quarter of 2020, COVID-19 related attack activity, and mobile malware, new data shows.

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Top 3 Takeaways: “Cloudflare TV’s Hacker Time"

ForAllSecure

On February 12, 2021, ForAllSecure CEO Dr. David Brumley joined Cloudflare’s Head of Product Security, Evan Johnson, to discuss all things software security, fuzz testing, capture-the-flags (CTFs), and cybersecurity certifications. Missed the episode? You’re in luck. A replay of the episode is available here: [link]. We’ve also outlined below the top 3 takeaways from the episode.

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London’s high-growth businesses hold steady says Beauhurst

Information Matters

Beauhurst has released its 2021 report on high-growth businesses in London and the overall picture is generally positive despite a year of COVID-19. In their first report in 2019, Beauhurst Read more. The post London’s high-growth businesses hold steady says Beauhurst appeared first on Information Matters.

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Top 3 Takeaways: “Cloudflare TV’s Hacker Time"

ForAllSecure

On February 12, 2021, ForAllSecure CEO Dr. David Brumley joined Cloudflare’s Head of Product Security, Evan Johnson, to discuss all things software security, fuzz testing, capture-the-flags (CTFs), and cybersecurity certifications. Missed the episode? You’re in luck. A replay of the episode is available here: [link]. We’ve also outlined below the top 3 takeaways from the episode.

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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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US Formally Attributes SolarWinds Attack to Russian Intelligence Agency

Dark Reading

Treasury Department slaps sanctions on IT security firms that it says supported Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service carry out the attacks.

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Now’s the Time to Cure the Audit Blues

Docuware

Getting ready for an audit can strike fear into the hearts of the most well-organized finance department. It usually signals the start of weeks of working overtime and the unwelcome possibility of missing out on family events and other social activities. Your time is no longer your own! Especially when you factor in the extra effort it takes to respond to requests from auditors once their analysis is underway.

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Software Developer Arrested in Computer Sabotage Case

Dark Reading

Officials say Davis Lu placed malicious code on servers in a denial-of-service attack on his employer.

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