Fri.Feb 05, 2021

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French Security Firm Says Hackers Accessed Its Source Code

Data Breach Today

Stormshield Is a Major Supplier of Security Products to the French Government French security vendor Stormshield has launched an investigation after an internal review found that hackers accessed the source code of the company's network security product. The company is a supplier of cybersecurity technology to the French government.

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Fortinet addresses 4 vulnerabilities in FortiWeb web application firewalls

Security Affairs

Security vendor Fortinet has addressed four vulnerabilities in FortiWeb web application firewalls, including a Remote Code Execution flaw. Fortinet has addressed four vulnerabilities in FortiWeb web application firewalls that were reported by Positive Technologies expert Andrey Medov. . 4 XSS in FortiWeb (CVE-2021-22122), found by Andrey Medov, have been patched.

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Microsoft: Office 365 Was Not SolarWinds Initial Attack Vector

Data Breach Today

SolarWinds CEO Says No Office 365 Vulnerability Pinpointed as Entry Point Microsoft's security team says the company's Office 365 suite of products did not serve as an initial entry point for the hackers who waged the SolarWinds supply chain attack. And SolarWinds' CEO says that no Office 365 vulnerability has been identified that would have opened the door to the attack.

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Forward Air Corporation says that December Ransomware attack caused a loss of $7.5M

Security Affairs

Trucking and freight transportation logistics giant Forward Air Corporation said a December 2020 ransomware attack had $7.5M Impact. Trucking and freight transportation logistics giant Forward Air Corporation announced that the ransomware attack that hit the company in December will impact its fourth-quarter financial results. This week the company filed a FORM 8-K with SEC that revealed that the ransomware attack that took place in December impacted that infected its systems caused service del

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

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.

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Analysis: The Persistent Ransomware Threat

Data Breach Today

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the persistent threat of ransomware. Also featured: Sorting out breaches tied to Accellion’s File Transfer Appliance; an update on fraud trends in 2021.

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Fonix Ransomware Gang Shuts Down Operations

Data Breach Today

Hackers Release Master Decryptor Key The Fonix ransomware gang has closed down its operations and has released a decryptor key, according to Malwarebytes and Kaspersky. But security researchers warn the gang, like others, might re-emerge with new tactics.

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Google Chrome Zero-Day Afflicts Windows, Mac Users

Threatpost

Google warns of a zero-day vulnerability in the V8 open-source engine that's being actively exploited by attackers.

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Led by Hydra, Darknet Markets Logged Record Revenue

Data Breach Today

Global Cybercrime Market Revenue Surged to $1.7 Billion in 2020, Chainalysis Reports Darknet markets just had their best year ever, led by Hydra, which accounted for 75% of the $1.7 billion in 2020 revenue such markets generated, Chainalysis reports. One key to Hydra's success is the Russian-language marketplace's constant innovation.

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Industrial Networks See Sharp Uptick in Hackable Security Holes

Threatpost

Claroty reports that adversaries, CISOs and researchers have all turned their attention to finding critical security bugs in ICS networks.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

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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Recently Uncovered Botnet Targets Android Devices

Data Breach Today

Researchers: 'Matryosh' Designed to Support DDoS Attacks Researchers at the security firm Netlab have identified a previously undocumented botnet dubbed "Matryosh" that is targeting vulnerable Android devices to help build its network so it can conduct distributed denial-of-service attacks.

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Ransomware Attacks Hit Major Utilities

Threatpost

Eletrobras, the largest power company in Latin America, faces a temporary suspension of some operations.

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2020 Breach Statistics: An Analysis

Data Breach Today

James Lee of the Identity Theft Resource Center Discusses Reasons Behind Breach Decline The decline in the total number of U.S. data breaches in 2020 isn't all good news; it reflects that hackers are changing their tactics, says James Lee of the Identity Theft Resource Center, who offers an analysis of the center's new data breach report.

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Spotify Hit With Another Credential-Stuffing Attack

Dark Reading

This marks the second credential-stuffing attack to hit the streaming platform in the last few months.

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How and Why Should You Be Tracking Geopolitical Risk?

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.

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CISOs on Ransomware and Malicious Insiders

Data Breach Today

Learn What To Do About These Threats In Your Organization View this webinar OnDemand to learn about the rise of targeted ransomware attacks and the difficulties in stopping them.

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Pro Tip: Don't Doubt Yourself

Dark Reading

The Edge asked seasoned security pros what they wish they had known when they first got into the field.

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Flaws Found in Geeni Smart Doorbells, Security Cameras

Data Breach Today

Remote Attackers Could Spy on Audio, Video Certain Geeni doorbells and security cameras made by IoT company Merkury Innovations contain serious flaws. The flaws will be fixed this month, more than three months after the company was notified. Major retailers, including Walmart, Amazon and Home Depot, sell the devices.

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AI and APIs: The A+ Answers to Keeping Data Secure and Private

Dark Reading

Many security leaders view regulations and internal processes designed to manage and secure data as red tape that hampers innovation. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

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.

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Unpatched WordPress Plugin Code-Injection Bug Afflicts 50K Sites

Threatpost

An CRSF-to-stored-XSS security bug plagues 50,000 'Contact Form 7' Style users.

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Security Researchers Push for 'Bug Bounty Program of Last Resort'

Dark Reading

An international program that pays out hefty sums for the discovery of software vulnerabilities could spur greater scrutiny of applications and lead to better security.

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For many patients, telehealth is here to stay

OpenText Information Management

Telehealth has been a topic of discussion for decades in healthcare. While innovators in medicine and technology have long promoted the advantages of telehealth, remote visits have been slow to take off. However, telehealth has become a “silver lining” of the COVID-19 crisis, and the market has made decades of progress in a very short … The post For many patients, telehealth is here to stay appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Cybercrime Goes Mainstream

Dark Reading

Organized cybercrime is global in scale and the second-greatest risk over the next decade.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“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.

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What is Property-based Testing?

ForAllSecure

This three-part series will show you how to take your fuzzing targets beyond memory errors and crashes to finding correctness and even efficiency issues using Property-based fuzzing. This technique is especially useful for memory-safe languages like R ust and Go. Example-based Testing. Testing has become an integral part of modern software development.

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Fast and resilient supply chain? You’re going to need a better VAN

OpenText Information Management

COVID-19 massively disrupted supply chains throughout the world. And finding ways to continue working with your trading partners and customers has risen to the top of the agenda. EDI (electronic data interchange) provides organizations with the best way to exchange information and conduct transactions, wherever and whenever they need. In this blog, I’ll look at … The post Fast and resilient supply chain?

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What is Property-based Testing?

ForAllSecure

This three-part series will show you how to take your fuzzing targets beyond memory errors and crashes to finding correctness and even efficiency issues using Property-based fuzzing. This technique is especially useful for memory-safe languages like R ust and Go. Example-based Testing. Testing has become an integral part of modern software development.

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Apprenticeships: supporting new talent in to libraries

CILIP

Apprenticeships: supporting new talent in to libraries. Last summer Kirklees Libraries recruited two new apprentices as part of a council-wide programme to develop and deliver apprentice opportunities. Julie Peel, Assistant Area Manager at Kirklees and apprentices Hannah Armitage and Ambreen Aziz look back at the process and share their experiences so far.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

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.

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Provar raises £12.4m to grow its Salesforce test automation platform

Information Matters

London-based Provar has closed a Series A funding round valued at £12.4m ($17m). The company’s test automation platform for Salesforce helps enterprises build, test and deploy customised Salesforce deployments. “Customers Read more. The post Provar raises £12.4m to grow its Salesforce test automation platform appeared first on Information Matters.

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LGBTQ+ Network News from Information Professional

CILIP

TITLE. February is LGBTQ+ History Month and this year?s theme is Body, Mind, Spirit ? very topical! This February also marks the first anniversary of the launch of CILIP?s LGBTQ+ Network. It?s been a busy and successful year as our new webpages testify ([link] There, you can also join the Network if you?re an LGBTQ+ library, knowledge and information (LKI) worker.

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Sudo-escalating on macOS

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The CVE-2021-3156 Sudo vulnerability represents a security issue that Mac admins should be aware of. Yes, Macs are affected by this.