Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Now that the Supreme Court has declined to review a case stemming from a 2014 cyberattack on CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield, what comes next? Attorney Patricia Carreiro analyzes the potential implications for the class-action lawsuit filed after a breach that affected 1.1 million individuals.
The Guardian Data Protection
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
In Eindhoven and Utrecht smart tech is tackling traffic, noise and crime. But with privacy laws proving futile and commercial companies in on the act, are the plans as benign as they seem? Stratumseind in Eindhoven is one of the busiest nightlife streets in the Netherlands. On a Saturday night, bars are packed, music blares through the street, laughter and drunken shouting bounces off the walls.
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
PhishMe Becomes 'Cofense' After It's Purchased; Splunk Buys Phantom Cybersecurity company mergers and acquisitions continue. Among the major deals: The sale of PhishMe to a privacy equity syndicate and Splunk's purchase of Phantom. But these are just the latest in a series of moves so far this year as consolidation continues.
Bill Schmarzo - Dell EMC
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Special thanks to Michael Shepherd, AI Research Strategist, Dell EMC Services, for his co-authorship. Learn more about Michael at the bottom of this post. Imagine you wanted to determine how much solar energy could be generated from adding solar cells to a particular house. This is what Google’s Project Sunroof does with Deep Learning. Enter an address and Google uses a Deep Learning framework to estimate how much money you could save in energy costs with solar cells over 20 years (see Figure 1)
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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.
IT Governance
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
The cyber security skills gap has been widening for years – there are simply not enough trained professionals to meet organisations’ growing cyber security needs. As a result, the value of those with the requisite skills is inflated, but they are left in charge of understaffed and poorly equipped defence teams. According to the latest figures, 68% of organisations acknowledge that demand for cyber security staff is high , and there is reportedly a 25 percentage point gap between availability and
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The Guardian Data Protection
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Ministers reject calls to suspend practice amid fears it is stopping migrants seeking medical help Ministers have rejected a call from MPs to immediately suspend the disclosure of confidential NHS patient data to the Home Office to trace potential immigration offenders despite evidence it is deterring migrants in England from seeking medical help. A joint letter from Home Office and health ministers to the chair of the Commons health select committee discloses that 1,297 requests for non-clinica
IT Governance
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
A recent Sophos survey of 2,700 IT managers in organisations with 100-5,000 employees around the world, revealed that many businesses are not prepared for ransomware attacks. 54% of those surveyed had experienced an attack within the past year. A further 31% are expected to fall victim in the future. Key findings. 45% of UK organisations experienced a ransomware attack within the past 12 months.
The Guardian Data Protection
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
The EU and UK’s disagreements over a number of Brexit provisions mean the transition deal remains uncertain Leaving the European Union was meant to be the easy bit. But when the first draft text of the UK withdrawal agreement emerged on Wednesday, it has become clearer than ever that Brexit negotiations are in troubled waters. The European commission’s draft legal text is partly based on a “gentleman’s agreement” struck between the UK and EU in December.
IT Governance
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Privacy by design is a voluntary approach to projects that promotes privacy and data protection compliance, and helps you comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) encourages organisations to seriously consider privacy and data protection throughout a project lifecycle, including when: Building new IT systems to store or access personal data; Needing to comply to regulatory or contractual requirements; Developing internal policies or strategies w
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.
Schneier on Security
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Apple is bowing to pressure from the Chinese government and storing encryption keys in China. While I would prefer it if it would take a stand against China, I really can't blame it for putting its business model ahead of its desires for customer privacy. Two more articles.
Outpost24
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
The rise of the internet of things has brought with it some of the most convenient, user-friendly applications we could ever dream of.
eSecurity Planet
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Here are some steps you can take to reduce the risk of becoming an unwitting accomplice to cryptojacking attacks.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
More than 80% say they are 'open' to new job offers, while 15% are actively on the search, a new (ISC)2 survey shows.
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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.
Hanzo Learning Center
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2004/39/EC (MiFID) first appeared in 2007 with the goal of regulating investment services and enhancing consumer protection across Europe. In 2011, the European Commission began revising MiFID -- ultimately arriving at MiFID II , which didn’t actually arrive in the form of implementation until January of this year.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
From the psycho-drama Mr. Robot to portraying the outright dangers of ransomware taking down a hospital in Grey's Anatomy, hacking themes now run deep in today's TV shows.
CGI
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Preparing for GDPR: Less than 80 working days to go. p.butler@cgi.com. Wed, 02/28/2018 - 10:04. As we approach May 2018, the full implementation date for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), or more likely, the implementation date of the UK Data Protection Bill which will be drafted into UK law to reflect GDPR, I thought it worth talking about what one can do in the working days we have left to prepare for it.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
As companies move to the cloud and depend less on physical servers and network connections, their reliance on VPNs for security will eventually evolve, if not disappear altogether.
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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.
CGI
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Is Bancassurance MK2 the answer….to an affordable transfer of liability from state to the private sector for retirement provision? p.butler@cgi.com. Wed, 02/28/2018 - 10:21. A quick trip through pension time (abridged). The State Pension – retire when the state can afford it – increasingly later in life in the future. Defined Benefit company pensions – retire at 50 with a gold plated income!
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
At the heart of every blockchain is a protocol that agrees to the order and security of transactions in the next block. Here's how to maintain the integrity of the chain.
CGI
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Digital Customer Experience is becoming the deciding battlefield on the insurance landscape. p.butler@cgi.com. Wed, 02/28/2018 - 10:36. Digital Customer Experience … where to start with this hugely important topic, it has many broad strands each undergoing continual, exciting, even exponential change and so in my experience requires engagement and good coordination across the business.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Data from real-world pen tests shows configuration errors and cross-site scripting are the most commonly found vulnerabilities.
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Data Protection Report
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
On February 6, 2018, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) adopted updated guidelines on Binding Corporate Rules (“ BCRs “), which replace the previous WP29 working documents 153 and 195 on BCRs and Processor BCRs. BCRs are one of the permitted data export solutions under European data protection law, allowing members of a corporate group that have committed to a binding and approved set of data protection rules to transfer personal data within their organization (including from inside
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Recently, the Russian Data Privacy Authority (Roskomnadzor) organized an Open Doors Day in honor of the International Data Privacy Day. During the occasion, Roskomnadzor officers presented on the authority’s 2017 enforcement activities. They followed this presentation with an open question and answer period, during which they responded to numerous questions raised by attendees.
Info Source
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Irvine, CA, February 28, 2018 – Kofax ® , a leading provider of software to simplify and transform the First Mile of business, today announced that Spotcap, a multinational provider of finance to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has implemented Kofax Kapow Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software to support its proprietary credit assessment algorithm.
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Over the past few days researchers say DDoS attacks have been using memcached servers to amplify DDoS attacks using UDP-based packets.
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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
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Hybrid cloud environments are particularly vulnerable to zero-day exploits, according to a new study.
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Intel has issued stable microcode to help protect its Broadwell and Haswell chips from the Spectre Variant 2 security exploits.
eDiscovery Daily
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Editor’s Note: Jim Gill’s writing about eDiscovery and Data Management has been twice recognized with JD Supra Reader’s Choice Awards and he holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Before working in eDiscovery, Jim taught college writing at a number of institutions and his creative work has been published in numerous national literary journals, as well as being nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
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