Krebs on Security

APRIL 29, 2022

Google said this week it is expanding the types of data people can ask to have removed from search results, to include personal contact information like your phone number, email address or physical address. The move comes just months after Google rolled out a new policy enabling people under the age of 18 (or a parent/guardian) to request removal of their images from Google search results.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 29, 2022

Guidance Has Changed on Socking Away Bitcoins 'Just in Case' to Pay a Ransom Don't stockpile cryptocurrency in case your organization falls victim to ransomware-wielding attackers and opts to pay a ransom. This might seem obvious to anyone aware of the volatility in Bitcoin's value, but some organizations reportedly used to employ this incident response strategy.

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Jamf

APRIL 29, 2022

Discover the background and future trajectory of the Jamf Plugin for GLPI, one of the many valuable tools available through the Jamf Marketplace. Independent developer Curtis Conard provides a first-hand account of its creation and the importance of open-source software.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 29, 2022

Errol Weiss Says Industry Lacks Resources to Improve Cybersecurity The healthcare industry continues to be targeted by ransomware gangs, but there are efforts underway to help improve the health sector's information security resiliency. Errol Weiss of Health-ISAC says the industry as a whole lacks resources.

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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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OpenText Information Management

APRIL 29, 2022

Netwire is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) capable of stealing passwords, keylogging, and includes remote control capabilities. Netwire RAT has been used by advanced persistent threat groups (APT) in the past. In a recent malspam campaign, Netwire RAT was delivered via an achieved zip file containing a Visual Basis script. OpenText Security Consulting team, as … The post Dissecting Netwire Remote Access Trojan (RAT) behavior on an infected endpoint appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 29, 2022

New research: “ Are You Really Muted?: A Privacy Analysis of Mute Buttons in Video Conferencing Apps “: Abstract: In the post-pandemic era, video conferencing apps (VCAs) have converted previously private spaces — bedrooms, living rooms, and kitchens — into semi-public extensions of the office. And for the most part, users have accepted these apps in their personal space, without much thought about the permission models that govern the use of their personal data during me

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 29, 2022

Regulators Set 36-Hour Cyber Notification Deadline for Banks New cyber incident reporting rules are set to come into effect in the U.S. on May 1. Banks in the country will be required to notify regulators within 36 hours after an organization suffers a qualifying "computer-security incident." What does this mean for banks, and what are the likely challenges?

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Record Nations

APRIL 29, 2022

Despite advancements in paperless technology, like document scanning and cloud services, paper consumption is actually increasing. There are a number of reasons for this aside from things like toilet paper and food packaging. Many companies are simply reluctant to make the switch due to fear of the unknown, or potentially expensive up-front costs of making […].

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 29, 2022

Community Health Center, Social Services Agency Among Recent Victims Recent incidents affecting the sensitive information of tens of thousands of individuals underscore the ongoing threats and risks facing organizations that handle health and other delicate personal information, including a community health center and a social services agency.

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Collibra

APRIL 29, 2022

Did you know that you will consume an estimated 40 pounds of plastic in your lifetime? . You may not be eating a Lego brick every week, but according to scientists at the University of Newcastle, you are ingesting the equivalent thanks in part to the improper disposal of litter. . Since plastic does not biodegrade (does not decompose by bacteria or other living organisms), it exists in its original form for centuries.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 29, 2022

Also: Applying an Identity-Centric Zero Trust Approach In this edition, four ISMG editors discuss important cybersecurity issues, including how virtual currency Monero is becoming the main alternative to Bitcoin as the crypto choice for criminals, the challenges involved in an identity-centric Zero Trust approach and how to influence change in culture.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2022

OpRussia continues, less than a week after my last update Anonymous has hacked other Russian companies and leaked their data via DDoSecrets. The #OpRussia launched by Anonymous on Russia after the criminal invasion of Ukraine continues, the collective claims to have published more than 6 TB of Russian data via DDoSecrets. This is my update on the recent attack and associated data leaks via the DDoSecrets platform: Elektrocentromontazh is the largest the chief power organization of Russia, it des

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WIRED Threat Level

APRIL 29, 2022

Even the head of the country's online offensive is surprised by the successes—although they’re not without controversy.

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Dark Reading

APRIL 29, 2022

A comprehensive security strategy balances technology, processes, and people — and hiring and retaining security personnel and securing the remote workforce are firmly people priorities.

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Threatpost

APRIL 29, 2022

Exclusive Threatpost research examines organizations’ top cloud security concerns, attitudes towards zero-trust and DevSecOps.

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Dark Reading

APRIL 29, 2022

The less-good news: IAM only works for applications your IT department knows about, so watch for "shadow IT" programs installed or written by users that leave a security gap.

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Threatpost

APRIL 29, 2022

The threat group known as TA410 that wields the sophisticated FlowCloud RAT actually has three subgroups operating globally, each with their own toolsets and targets.

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CGI

APRIL 29, 2022

This blog shares insight on key “green” finance offerings and why banks should pay attention to them.

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Dark Reading

APRIL 29, 2022

QNAP and Synology say flaws in the Netatalk fileserver allow remote code execution and information disclosure.

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WIRED Threat Level

APRIL 29, 2022

Plus: Microsoft patched some 100 flaws, while Oracle issued more than 500 security fixes.

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Dark Reading

APRIL 29, 2022

Encryption will break, so it's important to mix and layer different encryption methods.

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Armstrong Archives

APRIL 29, 2022

The terms “digital” and “electronic” are often used interchangeably these days, including when it comes to talking about records management. While there is a lot of overlap in how these terms are used, it can be useful to distinguish between digital vs. electronic documents, particularly when it comes to designing a records management strategy. Digital Vs.

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Dark Reading

APRIL 29, 2022

This scale of this month's encrypted DDoS attack over HTTPS suggests a well-resourced operation, analysts say.

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Jamf

APRIL 29, 2022

Learn how to deploy Jamf Protect with Jamf School to fortify the security posture of your devices while managing your fleet, allowing students and educators to learn and teach without compromises to productivity or endpoint security.

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Armstrong Archives

APRIL 29, 2022

The terms “digital” and “electronic” are often used interchangeably these days, including when it comes to talking about records management. While there is a lot of overlap in how these terms are used, it can be useful to distinguish between digital vs. electronic documents, particularly when it comes to designing a records management strategy. Digital Vs.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2022

Standalone cybersecurity tools are not enough to maintain the security posture of an entire organization. Between malware , phishing attacks , zero-day threats , advanced persistent threats , reconnaissance, and brute force attacks, hackers are looking for any and every avenue into a network. A number of solutions may be needed to protect against all of these threats if organizations don’t opt for full security suites.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 29, 2022

This is rare : An about 3-meter-long giant squid was found stranded on a beach here on April 20, in what local authorities said was a rare occurrence. At around 10 a.m., a nearby resident spotted the squid at Ugu beach in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. According to the Obama Municipal Government, the squid was still alive when it was found.

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