Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Industrial Supplier DK-Lok's Unsecured Database Accesible Via Internet, Researchers Say Independent security researchers have found yet another unsecured database accessible via the internet. This time, the exposed data belongs to South Korean manufacturing company DK-Lok.
The Last Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Threat intelligence sharing is such a simple concept that holds so much promise for stopping threat actors in their tracks. So why hasn’t it made more of an impact stopping network breaches? Related: Ground zero for cybersecurity research Having covered the cybersecurity industry for the past 15 years, it’s clear to me that there are two primary reasons.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Paige Thompson's Trial Date Tentatively Set for November Paige A. Thompson, who prosecutors allege hacked into Capital One's network to access millions of credit card applications, has pleaded not guilty to federal computer crime charges. Her tentative trial date is Nov. 4.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
The good news is most insider threats derive from negligence, not malicious intent. The bad news is the frequency of negligence is already ahead of where it was in 2018.
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.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Lessons Learned From Crypto-Locking Malware Attack That Hit 22 Municipalities Three weeks after a ransomware attack slammed 22 Texas municipalities' systems, state officials say more than half of the cities have returned to normal operations and the rest have advanced to system restoration. Meanwhile, officials have shared lessons learned for managed service providers and customers.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Pulse Secure and Fortinet Released Critical Fixes Months Ago, But Patching Lags A hacking group known as APT5 - believed to be affiliated with the Chinese government - has been targeting serious flaws in Pulse Secure and Fortinet SSL VPNs for more than six weeks, security experts warn. Exploiting the flaws could enable attackers to gain full, remote access to targeted networks.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
600,000 GPS trackers left exposed online with a default password of ‘123456’ Avast researchers found at least 600,000 GPS trackers manufactured by a Chinese vendor that were exposed online with a default password of “123456.” Researchers from Avast discovered at least 600,000 GPS trackers that were exposed online with a default password of “123456.” The devices were manufactured by the same Chinese vendor and the use of the same password poses severe risks to
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
U.S. CERT, a Unit of CISA, Warns of Vulnerabilities That Need Mitigation Federal regulators have recently issued three advisories on cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified in medical devices. Some experts say the spotlighted flaws are issues commonly found in legacy medical devices as well as other IT products.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Maintainers at the PHP programming language have released new versions that address multiple flaws, including some code execution issues. The development team behind the PHP programming language recently released new versions of PHP to address multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in its core and bundled libraries. The most severe flaw could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on targeted servers.
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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 6, 2019
Fiserv's Jackie Hersch on Compliance, Improving Fraud Defenses The EMV 3D Secure specification faces some milestone dates in Europe and the U.S. What are these milestones, and how does the standard fit into fundamental fraud defenses? Jackie Hersch of Fiserv shares insight.
Schneier on Security
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Many GPS trackers are shipped with the default password 123456. Many users don't change them. We just need to eliminate default passwords. This is an easy win.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Learn how your enterprise security team can step up to the challenge of increasing daily attacks. Learn how your enterprise security team can step up to the challenge of increasing daily attacks.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Increasing awareness about the critical importance of DNS security is the first step in improving the risk of being attacked. It's time to get proactive.
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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.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
The Industry's 1st Active Directory Plugin That Helps Organizations Prevent Use of Compromised Passwords According to NIST 800-63b Guidelines With widespread use of Active Directory across industries and organizations of all sizes, it is frequently a target for bad actors who can use a cracking dictionary or exposed credentials to gain unauthorized access to an employee's account.
IBM Big Data Hub
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
The initial goal of sampling is to assess where the highest compliance risk areas are within your enterprise. Read blog to learn how IBM StoredIQ InstaScan accelerates this.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Metropolitan Police Gave Images to Developer, Mayor Says The use of facial recognition technology within a fashionable section of London is continuing to stir controversy with an admission this week that the Metropolitan Police Service shared images with a developer as a part of a trial run of a surveillance system.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
APT3 quietly monitored an NSA attack on its systems and used the information to build a weapon of its own.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
What Can be Done About ATO Attacks? Account takeover (ATO) attacks result in billions of dollars of fraud and damage to brand reputation each year. These are the costs and risks associated with ATO.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Students should keep their eyes peeled for phishing emails purporting to be from their colleges, as well as online student resources laced with malware, researchers warn.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Don Gray of PacketViper Describes Evolution of the Technology Deception technology is evolving to help address cloud-based cyberthreats, says Don Gray of PacketViper, who describes the latest changes.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Deepfake Detection Challenge aims to spur creation of technology to combat AI used for creating altered videos that intentionally mislead viewers.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Legislation Calls for Expanding Program for Use at Federal, State and Local Levels Bills now being considered in the Congress would make the Department of Homeland Security's Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program available to all federal agencies and provide services to state and local governments to help them address cybersecurity challenges.
The Guardian Data Protection
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
One of the people affected describes incident as a ‘horrendous breach of privacy’ Almost 2,000 patients of an NHS gender identity clinic have had their email addresses disclosed in a “horrendous” breach of patient confidentiality. Those involved are patients of the Tavistock and Portman NHS foundation trust in London who are transitioning gender or considering doing so.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Lack of Internet Access Could Jeopardize School Security, Official Says Schools in Flagstaff, Arizona., were closed on Thursday after ransomware appeared on the district's network. Friday's classes were called off while the recovery effort continued.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
The job website says it cannot notify users since the exposure occurred on a third-party organization's servers.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
This week's ISMG Security Report takes a close look at whether an iPhone hacking campaign may be linked to Android spying campaigns by China. Plus: Do ransomware gangs target organizations that have cyber insurance?
OpenText Information Management
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
The industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is about to transform everything for manufacturers. From smart factories to autonomous supply chains to new product development and innovation, the vast amount of data from connected sensors can deliver a level of insight not possible before. But, the sheer volume of data and speed of its creation is … The post Taming the data tsunami appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Large portions of APT3's remote code-execution package were likely reverse-engineered from prior attack artifacts.
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