Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2019

In the wake of the New Zealand mosque shooting, the CISA recommends users to remain vigilant on possible scams and malware attacks. Yesterday the horrible mass mosque shooting in New Zealand made the headlines, fifty people were killed. A gunman used GoPro to transmit a live stream of the massacre at a mosque. Source: The Financial Times. Despite social media companies immediately removed the content from their platforms it is still possible to find multiple copies of the shooting videos online.

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WIRED Threat Level

MARCH 16, 2019

Fraudulent and ineffective antivirus apps persist on the Google Play Store, and it's unclear whether they'll ever totally go away.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2019

Germany’s states have decided to criminalize black marketplace operators with the introduction of specific federal legislation. Germany’s states have voted to punish operators of dark web platforms with the introduction of federal legislation. The legislation aims at criminalizing every operator behind darkweb marketplaces where illegal activities take place.

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Dark Reading

MARCH 16, 2019

With two weeks to go, organizers would like to quickly highlight some Black Hat Asia Briefings that you may have overlooked!

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MARCH 16, 2019

Facial recognition, DuckDuckGo on Chrome, and more security news this week.

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InfoGovNuggets

MARCH 16, 2019

“Since 2013, the state’s largest utility has repeatedly postponed upgrades to the high-voltage line that ran near Paradise, Calif., records show.” “Records show.” Dangerous words. “PG&E Delayed Safety Work on Power Line That Is Prime Suspect in California Wildfire,” The Wall Street Journal , February 28, 2019.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2019

Israeli media reported this week that the Shin Bet internal security service warned Benny Gantz that Iranian cyber spies hacked his cellphone exposing his personal data. Iranian hackers targeted the campaign of the former Israeli military chief Benny Gantz who is a leading challenger to Prime Minister Netanyahu in next elections. According to the Israeli intelligence, the cyber spies hacked the Gantz’s mobile device putting “his personal details and addresses in hostile hands.”. “The

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InfoGovNuggets

MARCH 16, 2019

This is more about Governance and Compliance than Information, but there is a bit of failure-to-use-information-you-have in it as well. “Wynn Resorts to Pay $20 Million Fine Related to Sexual Misconduct Investigation,” The Wall Street Journal , February 27, 2019. Company fined after failing to act on allegations against CEO. If more companies were fined like this, would shareholders demand companies do a better job?

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InfoGovNuggets

MARCH 16, 2019

This is more crisis management than Information Governance, but what happens when a major player in your industry has a huge information breach? You get hit, too. “Credit-Reporting Companies Told Their System Is ‘Broken,’” The Wall Street Journal , February 27, 2019. Post-Equifax, Congress attempts to fix another industry. There’s a bit of Governance here, as Congress often gets into a business after the fact and says more government regulation will help you do better.

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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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InfoGovNuggets

MARCH 16, 2019

We often think of “using information” in terms of how we derive value from our use of our own information. That information has value elsewhere, too. “SEC Examines Guggenheim-Related Bond Trades,” The Wall Street Journal , February 27, 2019. SEC investigates cross-selling of bonds. What is information used for? One of the biggies is use by the government of “your” information to determine if you committed a crime or violated a regulation.

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InfoGovNuggets

MARCH 16, 2019

“Michael Cohen Details Allegations of Trump’s Role in Hush-Money Scheme,” The Wall Street Journal , February 28, 2019. President Trump’s former lawyer testifies. What can a vendor do with “your” information after he/she leaves your employ? As much as they’d like to avoid the term, lawyers are just vendors, or service contractors.

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