Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 12, 2022
A Hacker Wants the People He Stole From to Approve His Theft A hacker who stole cryptocurrency says he should walk away with the majority of his loot and put that plan up for a vote to the people from who he stole, using votes tied to the stolen cryptocurrency to vote yes. "Seriously though, wtf is wrong with our industry?" tweeted a web3 consultant.
Hunton Privacy
OCTOBER 12, 2022
On October 3, 2022, Google LLC (“Google”) agreed to pay the State of Arizona $85 million to settle a consumer privacy lawsuit that alleged the company surreptitiously collected consumers’ geolocation data on smartphones even after users disabled location tracking. . Arizona’s lawsuit followed a 2018 Associated Press article that alleged Google continued to track the location of Android devices even after users disabled the Location History setting on the device.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 12, 2022
October's Patch Tuesday Includes Fixes for 84 Bugs One zero-day down but two Microsoft Exchange zero-days to go in this month's dose of patches from the Redmond, Washington computing giant. Microsoft fixed a COM+ flaw being exploited in the wild but for now is relying on workarounds for two known email server bugs.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 12, 2022
The platform lets network connectivity data escape outside of the secure tunnel when connected to a public network, posing a "privacy concern" for users with "certain threat models," researchers said.
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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.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Insurance Marketplace Giant Teamed With Mandiant and NTT Lloyd's of London says it has fully restored network services and that an investigation uncovered no evidence of a compromise. The insurance and reinsurance marketplace giant took systems offline last week after detecting what it called "suspicious activity.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Series C+ Funding to Help Firm Provide More Visibility Into Azure, Google Cloud Immersive Labs completed a funding round just weeks after laying off 10% of its workforce to cover more developer languages and safeguard Azure and Google Cloud. The Ten Eleven Ventures-led funding will help Immersive Labs expand its coverage from frontline cybersecurity staff to development teams.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Aruba addressed multiple critical severity vulnerabilities in the EdgeConnect Enterprise Orchestrator. Aruba addressed multiple critical severity vulnerabilities in the EdgeConnect Enterprise Orchestrator that can be exploited by remote attackers to compromise the vulnerable host. Aruba EdgeConnect Orchestrator is a centralized SD-WAN management solution that allows enterprises to control their WAN.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Alleged Conspiracy Involved Drug Sales Rep Accessing Patient Records A former doctor who practiced internal medicine in several states has pleaded guilty in a New Jersey federal court to criminal HIPAA violations in a case that also involved a pharmaceutical salesman and a larger alleged $2.5 million healthcare fraud conspiracy.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Drone-based cyberattacks to spy on corporate targets are no longer hypothetical, one incident from this summer shows.
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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
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Higher $24.90-Per-Share Bid Comes 18 Months After the Cyber Awareness Firm's IPO Vista Equity Partners and KnowBe4 have struck a deal to take the security awareness giant private for $4.6 billion in this week's second massive security acquisition. The agreement comes after the Austin, Texas-based investment firm upped its offer by $380 million, or nearly 4%, to $24.90 per share.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Among other things, users who download the app could end up having their WhatsApp account details stolen.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for October 2022 addressed a total of 85 security vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited zero-day. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for October 2022 addressed 85 new vulnerabilities in multiple products, including Microsoft Windows and Windows Components; Azure, Azure Arc, and Azure DevOps; Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based); Office and Office Components; Visual Studio Code; Active Directory Domain Services and Active Directory Certificate
eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Microsoft’s October 2022 Patch Tuesday includes security updates that fix well over 80 vulnerabilities in more than 50 different parts of its product range – but the ProxyNotShell flaws in Exchange Server that were reported last month are not on the list. Key vulnerabilities patched include CVE-2022-41033 , a zero-day flaw in the Windows COM+ Event System Service that’s being actively exploited and can provide an attacker with system privileges; and CVE-2022-34689 , a Windows CryptoA
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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.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Identity governance administration (IGA) started life as a tool for organizations to meet a sudden surge of legal and regulatory requirements, but? it has grown into a key enabler of security.
KnowBe4
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Security researchers at Akamai identify an average of 13 million newly observed domains (NOD) each month this year, representing about 20% of the NODs resolved in the same timeframe.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Vista Equity Partners plans take the publicly traded security-awareness training vendor private.
KnowBe4
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Researchers at Mandiant have published an analysis of a phishing -as-a-service kit called “Caffeine,” which further lowers the bar for inexperienced cybercriminals by offering a publicly available, easy-to-use phishing service.
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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.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 12, 2022
This marks the third identity and access management (IAM) company acquired by Thoma Bravo in just the past few months.
KnowBe4
OCTOBER 12, 2022
New analysis of cyberattacks shows that organizations aren’t able to properly detect ransomware attacks, resulting in a majority of victims paying the ransom to retrieve data.
IBM Big Data Hub
OCTOBER 12, 2022
If you play fantasy football, you are no stranger to the concept of data-driven decision making. Every week during football season, an estimated 60 million Americans pore over player statistics, point projections, and trade proposals, looking for that elusive insight that will guide their roster decisions and lead them to victory. But numbers only tell half the story.
KnowBe4
OCTOBER 12, 2022
New insight from the SANS Institute surveying 300 ethical hackers sheds some light on how they perceive your security stance – and how easy it is for them to break in despite your efforts.
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“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Automation means more attacks. It also means smarter, easier-to-implement prevention techniques. Here are five signs it is time to put your own data loss prevention strategy into place.
OpenText Information Management
OCTOBER 12, 2022
The ultimate information management conference was back in-person October 4-6 in Las Vegas! OpenText World 2022 featured keynotes from global leaders, peer networking, expert meet ups, hands-on labs, and more. Here are a few of the highlights—some you can catch on-demand right now: 1. Opening keynote: Elevate business with the information advantage During his opening … The post Top 6 highlights from OpenText World 2022 appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 12, 2022
The investment by IBM Ventures enables further collaboration to accelerate the adoption of modernized, identity-based connectivity for today's digital organizations.
Hanzo Learning Center
OCTOBER 12, 2022
It is year two on Hanzo's road to taking concrete steps toward our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Our observation is that this journey is neither linear nor speedy. However, we realize it is ok because our primary motivation, our why, is about infusing DEI into our culture to be a great workplace and a company that successfully delivers against its vision and mission.
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If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Protecting against data breaches requires detailed analysis of recent attacks for remediation and prevention.
Jamf
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Apple's new iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and watchOS 9 give healthcare institutions and workers resources they need to deliver patient care while keeping their devices secure.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Included at no added cost, BeachheadSecure now provides accountwide management of Microsoft Defender AV, Firewall, and Controlled Folders for the most complete PC and device security available.
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