Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
This week's ISMG Security Report analyzes the cost of business email compromise attacks and the recent arrest of dozens of suspects. Also featured: updates on the easy availability of low-cost hacking tools and the latest payment card fraud trends.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
With GDPR enacted and the California Consumer Privacy Act on the near horizon, companies have to sharpen up their responses. Start by asking these six questions.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Fin7 Gang Tied to Theft of 15 Million Payment Cards From Restaurant Chains and Others One of the three Ukrainian men charged with leading the notorious Fin7 hacking group, which prosecutors say stole 15 million payment cards, has pleaded guilty to two federal charges.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
The US Treasury placed sanctions on three North Korea-linked hacking groups, the Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff, and Andarial. The US Treasury sanctions on three North Korea-linked hacking groups, the Lazarus Group , Bluenoroff , and Andarial. The groups are behind several hacking operations that resulted in the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars from financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide and destructive cyber-attacks on infrastructure.
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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
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Ransomware-wielding attackers treat infecting endpoints as a business and put customer relationship management principles to work, says Bill Siegel, CEO of ransomware incident response firm Coveware. He notes criminals "go after the low-hanging fruit because it's cheap and the conversion rate is high.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Cybercriminals are "upping their game" by stealing and then auctioning off on the dark web administrative access credentials to healthcare organizations' clinician and patient portals, says Etay Maor of IntSights.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Maybe you love your executive team, your security processes, tools, or strategy. Maybe you hate them. Whatever the situation, it's likely at some point that things will have changed.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Banks, Merchants, Processors Struggling to Comply With Mandate Because banks, fintech firms, merchants and payments processors in the EU have struggled to meet the Sept. 14 deadline for compliance with the new PSD2 "strong customer authentication" requirements for electronic payments, it may take a while for European consumers to notice authentication changes.
Data Matters
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
On August 29, 2019, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it will begin accepting applications for new digital bank licenses. Interested parties have until December 31 to submit their applications. This follows the MAS’ initial announcement in June to issue up to two digital full bank (DFB) licenses and three digital wholesale bank (DWB) licenses, effectively opening up digital bank licenses to nonbank players.
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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
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Legislation Awaits Governor's Signature Lawmakers in California have voted to ban the use of facial recognition technology within the body cameras that police wear. The measure now awaits the governor's signature.
IBM Big Data Hub
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
The best data catalogs can automate the process to collect, classify and profile data to ensure the highest standards of quality. Here are three popular use cases detailing why companies are moving towards IBM’s Watson Knowledge Catalog.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Insider threats are difficult to counter. What happens when an employee goes rogue, and how do you catch them? Charles Carmakal of Mandiant, who says his firm is dealing with more insider threat investigations, shares tips for better defenses.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Security professionals see acquiring skills as the way forward, but only half of companies are training their workers, with more continuing to search for highly skilled employees.
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Schneier on Security
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
The Independent Commission on Examination Malpractice in the UK has recommended that all watches be banned from exam rooms, basically because it's becoming very difficult to tell regular watches from smart watches.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
A newly discovered campaign, packing traces of Ryuk ransomware, aims to steal confidential information.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
At every turn, the info-stealer uses legitimate services to get around normal email, endpoint and network defenses.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff, and Andariel were named and sanctioned by the US Treasury for ongoing attacks on financial systems.
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Information Management Resources
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
California’s privacy law is already spurring other states to develop new legislation. Hundreds of bills that address privacy, cybersecurity and data breaches are pending across the 50 states, territories and the District of Columbia.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Researchers warn that U.S. firms are being targeted with legitimate - but trojanized - documents that are often socially engineered to a tee.
Troy Hunt
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Turns out it's actually a sunny day in Oslo today, although it's the last one I'll see here for quite some time before heading off to Denmark then other European things for the remainder of this trip. I'm talking a little about those events ( all listed on my events page ), this week's changes to EV, more data breaches and a somewhat semantic argument about the definition of "theft".
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
New tactics aimed at business executives and users are being used to reap greater reward from email based fraud, which continues to rise, researchers said.
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Record Nations
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
A patient portal is a secure online platform that allows patients to access their health records at any time and anywhere, as long as they have an internet connection. Patients can log on from their computer or smartphone using a secure username and password. As a physician, having a patient portal is a great way […]. The post How Do Patient Portals Work?
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Apple will not fix the glitch until the release of iOS 13.1 later in September.
Record Nations
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
A patient portal is a secure website that gives patients easy, 24-hour access to their personal health information from anywhere with an internet connection. Portals benefit both patients as well as providers. For patients, they allow them to send messages, view test results, and schedule appointments online, in turn helping providers to save time, money, […].
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Sites that use the Gutenberg (found in WordPress 5.0 to 5.2.2) are open to complete takeover.
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Information Management Resources
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
I have read widely in information theory and despite the rhetoric, there remains ample disagreement in research circles that data has an implied value independent of use or context.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Threatpost editors Tara Seals and Lindsey O'Donnell talk about the top news stories of the week - from leaky databases to SIM card attacks.
Rippleshot
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Increasingly, as fraudsters get smarter and faster, you'll find the mention of AI in discussions about tools to combat the rise of card fraud. Security professionals have already bought in and are leading the charge for more advanced technology investments. In fact, a recent Forbes article cited a stat saying "80% of fraud specialists using AI-based platforms believe the technology helps reduce payments fraud.
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