Information Management Resources
APRIL 23, 2018
Many of the new data protection requirements can be sustainably and cost-effectively adhered to by leveraging existing tools and processes that are already deployed in a typical organization.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
APRIL 23, 2018
By Peter Galvin, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer, Thales eSecurity. Today, organizations are rapidly adopting cloud technology. Many organizations have implemented a cloud first philosophy, requiring that any new applications or IT investments start with the cloud. And not just one cloud, but organizations are investing in multiple clouds and SaaS applications.
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Troy Hunt
APRIL 23, 2018
Remember the anti-piracy campaign from years back about "You Wouldn't Steal a Car"? This was the rather sensationalist piece put together by the Motion Picture Association of America in an attempt to draw parallels between digital piracy and what they viewed as IRL ("In Real Life") equivalents. Here's a quick recap: The very premise that the young girl sitting in her bedroom in the opening scene is in any way relatable to the guy in the dark alley sliding a slim jim down the Merc
Data Breach Today
APRIL 23, 2018
Kane Gamble Receives Two-Year Sentence for Targeting CIA, FBI, DHS Officials British teenager Kane Gamble has been sentenced to serve two years in a youth detection center after he admitted to targeting U.S. officials - including hacking former CIA Director John Brennan's personal AOL email account - as well as dumping personal details for 20,000 FBI employees.
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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.
The Guardian Data Protection
APRIL 23, 2018
Rights groups say new data protection legislation will lead to further miscarriages of justice The Home Office is to be given sweeping data protection exemptions that will prevent anyone seeking information about their immigration status in future, campaigners for the Windrush generation are warning. Continue reading.
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The Guardian Data Protection
APRIL 23, 2018
General Data Protection Regulation holds that anyone in Europe can ask any company for the data it has on them Have you ever wondered what your boss or co-workers say about you behind your back? If you’re located in Europe, it will soon be extremely easy to find out. Under the General Data Protection Regulation that comes into play on 25th of May, any individual located in Europe can ask any company for the data it collects about them – and that includes their employer.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 23, 2018
Gregory Webb of Bromium Discusses Refocusing on the 'Web of Profit' The endpoint remains the favored attack surface for criminals, yet most cybersecurity solutions rely on detection rather than prevention, says Gregory Webb, CEO of Bromium.
IT Governance
APRIL 23, 2018
Risk assessments are one of the most important parts of an organisation’s ISO 27001 compliance project. It’s impossible to prepare for every risk that you might be vulnerable to, so you should use the assessment stage to gauge your biggest priorities. Performing a risk assessment can be tricky, but this blog simplifies the process by breaking it down into five simple steps.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 23, 2018
Moving Organizations Toward Privacy by Design or Default Incident response is a critical pillar of an effective endpoint security program, one that will gain importance as GDPR enforcement comes into play on May 25. Organizations must be ready to react if and when an incident occurs in order to meet the stringent requirements that apply during an incident.
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.
WIRED Threat Level
APRIL 23, 2018
Whether to pay ransomware is a complicated—and costly—calculation.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 23, 2018
Data integrity and privacy issues are among potential concerns related to voice-activated "virtual assistant" tools that some vendors are beginning to offer for their electronic health record systems, says privacy and security expert Kate Borten.
The Guardian Data Protection
APRIL 23, 2018
Events website says sorry for user agreement giving it right to use footage from private events for its own purposes A website that allows users to create, promote and sell tickets to events has apologised to users for a clause in its terms of service that allowed it to attend, film and use the footage for its own purposes. Eventbrite hosts more than 2m events a year, ranging from small free gatherings of friends to large paid-for conferences.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 23, 2018
Ted Shorter of CSS on the Need to Update Cryptographic Keys What is crypto agility, and why is it so important to IoT? Ted Shorter of Certified Security Solutions offers an explanation.
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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.
Elie
APRIL 23, 2018
In-depth research publications, industry talks and blog posts about Google security, research at Google and cybersecurity in general in open-access.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 23, 2018
Rockwell Automation CISO Dawn Cappelli Now Shifts Focus to External Threats For years, Dawn Cappelli studied and wrote about the insider threat. Then she went to Rockwell Automation and built an insider program. She discusses the program's success and her expanded role as vice president and CISO.
IBM Big Data Hub
APRIL 23, 2018
Think 2018 in Las Vegas was a record breaking event, where tens of thousands of attendees gathered to talk with one another and share their experiences. Visionary speakers and experts shared their solutions for some of the world’s most daunting challenges.
Schneier on Security
APRIL 23, 2018
Russia has banned the secure messaging app Telegram. It's making an absolute mess of the ban -- blocking 16 million IP addresses , many belonging to the Amazon and Google clouds -- and it's not even clear that it's working. But, more importantly, I'm not convinced Telegram is secure in the first place. Such a weird story. If you want secure messaging, use Signal.
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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.
IT Governance
APRIL 23, 2018
The new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) confirms that privacy must be designed by default into the processing of personal data. This ‘privacy by design’ concept is not new, and has for many years been recommended by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), as outlined in its report ‘ Conducting privacy impact assessments code of practice ’.
OpenText Information Management
APRIL 23, 2018
Last month, Target announced its latest figures that showed a remarkable turnaround from the same time the year before. The company said that its digital investment was a big part of this success. Digital transformation can deliver incredible results but some organizations can be blinded by the potential of digital technologies and miss the important … The post Digital transformation in retail appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
IT Governance
APRIL 23, 2018
This week’s extract is taken from Graham Day’s book Security in the Digital World. This must-have guide features simple explanations, examples and advice to help you become security-aware in a developing digital world. Discussion Podcast Episode 12 – Security in the Digital World, Social Networking Security: “Every social networking application has security settings that must be assessed before being applied.” Learn how to: Keep your information secure; Apply the necessary controls to your
OpenText Information Management
APRIL 23, 2018
This post has been written by guest author Paul Stockford of Saddletree Research. What is the “quality management renaissance”? When I think of the word “renaissance” the first thing that comes to mind is the Renaissance period in European history, which lasted from the 14th century to the 17th century and is considered the cultural … The post Employee engagement and the quality management renaissance appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
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Architect Security
APRIL 23, 2018
In “The Importance of Security Awareness Training“, SANS says: “One of the best ways to make sure company employees will not make costly errors in regard to information security is to institute company-wide security-awareness training initiatives that include, but are not limited to classroom style training sessions, security awareness website(s), helpful hints via e-mail, or […].
Data Protection Report
APRIL 23, 2018
A little more than one month from implementation of GDPR, companies may be tempted to relax and exhale (and if GDPR is still causing you headaches, consult our checklist ). After all, the U.S. couldn’t be crazy enough to implement something as onerous and difficult, right? RIGHT?!? Enter California, which appears likely to place an initiative on the November 2018 ballot that could bring some familiar aspects of GDPR to the sixth largest economy in the world.
Dark Reading
APRIL 23, 2018
bit domains are increasingly being used to hide payloads, stolen data, and command and control servers, FireEye says.
Schneier on Security
APRIL 23, 2018
This acoustic technology identifies individuals by their ear shapes. No information about either false positives or false negatives.
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Dark Reading
APRIL 23, 2018
Industry insiders discuss how threat intelligence has changed and what may happen as the market becomes increasingly saturated.
Threatpost
APRIL 23, 2018
A botnet has exploited a highly critical Drupal CMS vulnerability, which was previously disclosed by Drupal in March.
eSecurity Planet
APRIL 23, 2018
VIDEO: F5 CISO Mike Convertino discusses the technology and human resources he uses to help secure his network and inform F5's product development.
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