Tue.Sep 20, 2022

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Hybrid Cloud Changes the Game for Security

Data Breach Today

Embracing New Technologies to Gain Agility, Rapid App Delivery Is Good Business Embracing new technologies to gain benefits such as increased agility and rapid application delivery makes good business sense, but existing architectures also need to be maintained and secured to protect the critically important data residing on server workloads across the hybrid cloud.

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Analyzing IP Addresses to Prevent Fraud for Enterprises

Security Affairs

How can businesses protect themselves from fraudulent activities by examining IP addresses? The police would track burglars if they left calling cards at the attacked properties. Internet fraudsters usually leave a trail of breadcrumbs whenever they visit websites through specific IP addresses. They reveal their physical location and the device they used to connect to the web.

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Harassment Site Kiwi Farms Breached

Data Breach Today

Assume Password, Email and IPs Leaked as an Attempt to Export User Database Made One of the internet's worst websites is down following a weekend hack that may have exposed the email, password and IP address of Kiwi Farms yses. A statement on the site says hackers gained access to site administrator Joshua Moon's account. Site users stalk trans and non-binary people.

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Credit Card Fraud That Bypasses 2FA

Schneier on Security

Someone in the UK is stealing smartphones and credit cards from people who have stored them in gym lockers, and is using the two items in combination to commit fraud: Phones, of course, can be made inaccessible with the use of passwords and face or fingerprint unlocking. And bank cards can be stopped. But the thief has a method which circumnavigates those basic safety protocols.

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Why You Need to Use Case Studies in Sales and Marketing (and How to Start Now)

Case studies are proof of successful client relations and a verifiable product or service. They persuade buyers by highlighting your customers' experiences with your company and its solution. In sales, case studies are crucial pieces of content that can be tailored to prospects' pain points and used throughout the buyer's journey. In marketing, case studies are versatile assets for generating business, providing reusable elements for ad and social media content, website material, and marketing c

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FBI Warns Healthcare Sector of Surge in Payment Scams

Data Breach Today

Cybercriminals Using Social Engineering, Phishing to Divert Payments Cybercriminals are netting multimillion-dollar hauls by targeting healthcare industry payment processing, the FBI warns. The criminals use publicly available personally identifiable information and deploy social engineering techniques to impersonate care providers.

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Deep Instinct Snags Former Palo Alto, Zscaler Exec as CEO

Data Breach Today

Deep Learning Startup Appoints Lane Bess, Raises $62.5M in Shift to Big Enterprises Deep Instinct has tasked the former CEO of Palo Alto Networks and COO of Zscaler with reworking the company's go-to-market strategy to better serve large enterprises. The company has moved longtime executive Lane Bess from the executive chair to the CEO's seat to recruit experienced sales leaders.

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The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act Dramatically Expands Business Obligations

Data Matters

On September 2, 2022, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (the “Act”) (effective July 1, 2024) was passed by the California legislature, and on September 15, 2022 was signed into law by Governor Newsom. This Act dramatically expands business obligations and will force entities that provide an online service, product, or feature that is “likely to be accessed by children” (“Product”) to implement stringent privacy settings for users under 18.

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Why Would Palo Alto Networks Want Startup Apiiro for $600M?

Data Breach Today

Palo Alto Networks' 19-Month Acquisition Dry Spell Soon to Be Over, Calcalist Says Palo Alto Networks has been in a 19-month dry spell when it comes to major acquisitions, but it looks like that's about to change. Israeli business publication Calcalist reported Monday the firm is closing in on a deal to buy New York-based code risk platform provider Apiiro for around $600 million.

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Genetic information – global privacy considerations – an Australian and UK perspective

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Authors: Eliza Saunders , Sarah Birkett , James Clark , Senal Premarathna. Introduction. The benefits of using genetic information for research purposes are clear, especially as the technology underpinning medical research continues to advance at such a rapid pace. Outside of research and clinical development, the number of organisations which use blood and saliva samples and other genetic information for diagnostic and treatment purposes, as well as ancestry research, has exponentially increase

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Apache Cassandra® NoSQL for the Relational DBA

Unleash the power of NoSQL with "Apache Cassandra® NoSQL for the Relational DBA." Learn from Lewis DiFelice, an experienced Professional Services Consultant at Instaclustr, as he shares his journey transitioning from SQL to managing a 40-node Cassandra cluster. Gain insights into Cassandra's architecture, configuration strategies, and best practices.

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Hacker Plunders $160M From Crypto Market Maker Wintermute

Data Breach Today

Hack May Stem From Known Wallet Addressing Vulnerability A newly uncovered vulnerability in a wallet addressing tool may be the reason a hacker stole $160 million in digital assets from market maker Wintermute. The company's CEO tweeted that the company is solvent and will honor requests to repay lenders.

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IT giants warn of ongoing Chromeloader malware campaigns

Security Affairs

VMware and Microsoft are warning of a widespread Chromeloader malware campaign that distributes several malware families. ChromeLoader is a malicious Chrome browser extension, it is classified as a pervasive browser hijacker that modifies browser settings to redirect user traffic. The malware is able to redirect the user’s traffic and hijacking user search queries to popular search engines, including Google, Yahoo, and Bing.

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Uber Says Lapsus$ Hacker Breached Its Internal Systems

Data Breach Today

Lapsus$ Previously Breached Okta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Samsung and Ubisoft Uber is fingering adolescent extortion hacking group Lapsus$ for the disruption to its internal systems. A self-proclaimed 18-year-old last week spammed the company with vulgar messages and shared online screenshots of the company's cloud storage and code repositories. The FBI is investigating.

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Uber: Lapsus$ Targeted External Contractor With MFA Bombing Attack

Dark Reading

The ride-sharing giant says a member of the notorious Lapsus$ hacking group started the attack by compromising an external contractor's credentials, as researchers parse the incident for takeaways.

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Finding The Application Modernization Strategy That Is Right For Your Business

As a business leader, you know it's important to update your apps, but it can be tough to figure out the best approach. This whitepaper helps you in upgrading your current applications using modernization strategies without any business disruptions.

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HHS Slaps 3 Dental Practices With 'Right of Access' Fines

Data Breach Today

Nation's HIPAA Enforcement Agency Also Has a New Leader The Department of Health and Human Services slapped three dental practices with fines and corrective action plans in its latest round of HIPAA enforcement actions involving patient right of access. The actions come just days after a new director of the Office for Civil Rights assumed office.

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American Airlines disclosed a data breach

Security Affairs

American Airlines disclosed a data breach, threat actors had access to an undisclosed number of employee email accounts. American Airlines recently suffered a data breach, threat actors compromised a limited number of employee email accounts. The intruders had access to sensitive personal information contained in the accounts, but the company’s data breach notification states that it is not aware of any misuse of exposed data.

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What is SASE?

Data Breach Today

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Where Are We Now With the Executive Order on Cybersecurity?

HID Global

This blog looks at Biden’s executive order on cybersecurity and the effect EO 14028 is set to have on the security future of the public and private sectors.

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From Hadoop to Data Lakehouse

Getting off of Hadoop is a critical objective for organizations, with data executives well aware of the significant benefits of doing so. The problem is, there are few options available that minimize the risk to the business during the migration process and that’s one of the reasons why many organizations are still using Hadoop today. By migrating to the data lakehouse, you can get immediate benefits from day one using Dremio’s phased migration approach.

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Water Sector Will Benefit From Call for Cyber Hardening of Critical Infrastructure

Dark Reading

A call for federal agency "review and assessment" of cyber-safety plans at water treatment plants should better protect customers and move the industry forward.

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Uber believes that the LAPSUS$ gang is behind the recent attack

Security Affairs

Uber disclosed additional details about the security breach, the company blames a threat actor allegedly affiliated with the LAPSUS$ hacking group. Uber revealed additional details about the recent security breach , the company believes that the threat actor behind the intrusion is affiliated with the LAPSUS$ hacking group. Over the last months, the Lapsus$ gang compromised many high-profile companies such as NVIDIA , Samsung , Ubisoft , Mercado Libre, Vodafone , Microsoft , Okta , and Gl

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Rockstar Games Confirms 'Grand Theft Auto 6' Breach

Dark Reading

The Take-Two Interactive subsidiary acknowledges an attack on its systems, where an attacker downloaded "early development footage for the next Grand Theft Auto" and other assets.

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What is the most efficient way to deploy MFA to end-users?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

What is the most efficient way to deploy MFA to end-users? divya. Tue, 09/20/2022 - 06:59. Deploying MFA is still a pain for many companies. Market analysts have made the disturbing statement that many companies have still not deployed MFA broadly. A Gartner survey (1) showed that only 55% of respondents implemented MFA for administrator access to Active Directory.

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Finding The Application Modernization Strategy That Is Right For Your Business

As a business leader, you know it's important to update your apps, but it can be tough to figure out the best approach. This whitepaper helps you in upgrading your current applications using modernization strategies without any business disruptions.

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ChromeLoader Malware Evolves into Prevalent, More Dangerous Cyber Threat

Dark Reading

Microsoft and VMware are warning that the malware, which first surfaced as a browser-hijacking credential stealer, is now being used to drop ransomware, steal data, and crash systems at enterprises.

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Climate innovation: How OpenText customers are opening creativity to save the world

OpenText Information Management

At OpenText, our purpose is to power and protect information to elevate every person and every organization to gain the information advantage to make faster, better decisions. That includes how we, and our customers, open creativity to save the world?. We believe that protecting people, the environment and society will affect change for years to … The post Climate innovation: How OpenText customers are opening creativity to save the world appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Cyberattackers Make Waves in Hotel Swimming Pool Controls

Dark Reading

Pool controllers exposed to the Internet with default passwords let threat actors tweak pool pH levels, and potentially more.

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FTC Defends Expansive Privacy and Data Security ANPR at Public Forum

Data Matters

The FTC continues its defense of the wide-reaching Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on “ Commercial Surveillance and Data Security ” that the Commission, by a 3-2 vote, issued in August. (See the supporting statements of Chair Lina Khan and Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter , and Alvaro Bedoya , and the dissenting statements of Commissioners Christine Wilson and Noah Phillips.).

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ERM Program Fundamentals for Success in the Banking Industry

Speaker: William Hord, Senior VP of Risk & Professional Services

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is critical for industry growth in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing risk landscape. When building your ERM program foundation, you need to answer questions like: Do we have robust board and management support? Do we understand and articulate our bank’s risk appetite and how that impacts our business units? How are we measuring and rating our risk impact, likelihood, and controls to mitigate our risk?

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Cast AI Introduces Cloud Security Insights for Kubernetes

Dark Reading

The release augments the company's Kubernetes management platform with free, user-friendly insight on security postures, along with cost monitoring and observability.

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Telegram Has a Serious Doxing Problem

WIRED Threat Level

The encrypted messaging app is a haven for politically motivated vitriol, but users are increasingly bringing threats to targets’ doorsteps.

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How to enable trustworthy AI with the right data fabric solution

IBM Big Data Hub

Organizations are increasingly depending upon artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to assist humans in decision making. It’s how top organizations improve customer interactions and accelerate time-to-market for goods and services. But these organizations need to be able to trust their AI/ML models before they can be operationalized and used in crucial business processes.