Data Breach Today
MAY 4, 2020
IBM: Spam Leverages Interest in Family and Medical Leave Act In an apparent attempt to spread TrickBot malware, cybercriminals are sending fake emails designed to look like notifications from the Labor Department concerning changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act, according to IBM X-Force.
Data Protection Report
MAY 4, 2020
Following the example of many European countries, the French government plans to introduce a contact tracing app, known as “StopCovid”. The app is designed to be used by people once they leave the confinement of their homes with the aim of preventing the spread of COVID-19. StopCovid is being developed within the INRIA, the French national research institute for digital sciences and technologies.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 4, 2020
Watchdog Report Spotlights Steps Agency Has Not Yet Taken The Department of Health and Human Services has yet to implement dozens of "high priority" recommendations, including several related to enhancing its cybersecurity and reducing the risk of fraud, according to a new report from the GAO, which made the recommendations.
Jamf
MAY 4, 2020
Over the last few weeks, our Curriculum and Content Development team has been hard at work to adapt our curriculum and course infrastructure to a remote delivery format. Read an update on these courses and Training Pass extensions.
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
MAY 4, 2020
Krista Tedder of Javelin Strategy Analyzes Results of New Study Krista Tedder of Javelin Strategy analyzes key findings from a new report on identity fraud that shows that while account takeover incidents are decreasing, losses are growing.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 4, 2020
Nintendo Was Likely Anticipating the Dump After 2018 Intrusion Gamers are poring over a massive leak of Nintendo data, including source code for older gaming systems, prototypes of games and extensive software and hardware documentation. The data likely dates from a 2018 network intrusion at Nintendo.
Security Affairs
MAY 4, 2020
Hackers are conducting a mass-scanning the Internet for vulnerable Salt installs that could allow them to hack the organizations, the last victim is the Ghost blogging platform. Experts warn of hacking campaign that is targeting organization using the Salt platform for the management of their infrastructure, the last victim is the Ghost blogging platform.
Data Breach Today
MAY 4, 2020
Australia, India and UK Pursuing Centralized Approach Many Privacy Experts Warn Against Technology is no panacea, including for combating COVID-19. While that might sound obvious, it's worth repeating because some governments continue to hype contact-tracing apps. Such apps won't magically identify every potential exposure. But they could make manual contact-tracing programs more effective.
IBM Big Data Hub
MAY 4, 2020
Data is the fuel, cloud is the vehicle, AI is the destination. The intersection of these three pillars of IT has been the focus of IBM. Through the launch of IBM Cloud Pak for Data , our modern data and AI platform, we have containerized numerous offerings and delivered them as microservices to accelerate client’s journey to AI. Clients have successfully been able to collect, organize and analyze data in order to infuse AI across their business – on any cloud of their choice.
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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
MAY 4, 2020
SecureAuth's Bil Harmer Reflects on Virtual Roundtable Discussion Series Over the course of three days, ISMG and SecureAuth teamed up for a series of virtual roundtable discussions on the future of identity security. Bil Harmer of SecureAuth reflects on these discussions and how they inform his view of the factors influencing both the present and future of identity.
Jamf
MAY 4, 2020
Jamf Pro 10.21 will improve your management workflows and enhance day-to-day life including better policy deferral, continued restyling of the user interface and more.
Schneier on Security
MAY 4, 2020
This paper describes a SIGINT and code-breaking alliance between Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands and France called Maximator: Abstract: This article is first to report on the secret European five-partner sigint alliance Maximator that started in the late 1970s. It discloses the name Maximator and provides documentary evidence. The five members of this European alliance are Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, and France.
Security Affairs
MAY 4, 2020
Microsoft warns of threat actors targeting organizations with malware-laced ISO and IMG files aimed at delivering a remote access trojan. Microsoft advanced machine learning threat detection models detected multiple malspam campaigns distributing malware-laced ISO. Last week experts from Microsoft detected a COVID-19-themed spam campaign, the messages are crafted to trick users into downloading and mounting ISO or IMG file attachments.
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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.
Threatpost
MAY 4, 2020
Researchers warn commercial airplane systems can be spoofed impacting flight safety of nearby aircraft.
IBM Big Data Hub
MAY 4, 2020
As we grow smarter and more sophisticated, thanks to rapidly enhancing technological innovations, enterprise data management and analytics have to keep pace to ensure organizations continue to remain effective and data- and insights-driven.
Security Affairs
MAY 4, 2020
On Saturday, at around 8 pm (US Pacific coast), hackers have breached the LineageOS servers by exploiting an unpatched vulnerability. On Saturday, at around 8 pm (US Pacific coast), hackers have breached the LineageOS servers by exploiting an unpatched vulnerability. LineageOS is a free and open-source operating system for smartphones, tablet computers, and set-top boxes, based on the Android mobile platform.
IBM Big Data Hub
MAY 4, 2020
Many financial firms are increasing their use of AI models because they can represent the real world more accurately, and they can deliver better projections than traditional, rule-based models. But some AI models can add complexity and risk. You can minimize that risk and also streamline the process of model validation by using IBM Cloud Pak for Data , a data and AI platform that includes IBM Watson Studio, Watson Machine Learning, Watson OpenScale and other services.
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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.
Security Affairs
MAY 4, 2020
The US DHS CISA agency issued a new alert that includes recommendations on how organizations should properly secure Microsoft Office 365 installs. The current COVID-19 pandemic is pushing organizations to adopt a growing number of cloud-based services, for this reason, the DHS CISA published a new alert that provides recommendations to secure Office 365 deployments.
IBM Big Data Hub
MAY 4, 2020
Today’s market conditions elevate the need to put trusted data into the right hands almost in real-time. The market has been experiencing a dramatic demand for near-frictionless, fact-based decision-making processes. With business continuity top of mind, leaders are turning to DataOps programs to deliver trusted data quickly by creating trusted data pipelines between data sources and data users mapped to their critical business objectives.
WIRED Threat Level
MAY 4, 2020
As contact tracing plans firm up, the tech giants are sharing new details for their framework—and a potential app interface.
Data Matters
MAY 4, 2020
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the ballot initiative that aimed to amend and significantly expand the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including by creating the California’s very own data protection authority, the nation’s first, appears to be dead–at least for this ballot season. To qualify for November’s ballot, the CPRA’s supporters needed to submit for verification more than 620,000 signatures by April 21st.
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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.
Security Affairs
MAY 4, 2020
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning of cyber attacks against UK universities and scientific institutes involved in COVID-19 research. . The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned of targeted attacks against UK universities and scientific facilities that are involved in the COVID-19 research. . The NCSC reported that nation-state actors are carrying out cyber espionage campaigns aimed at gathering intelligence on studies conducted by UK organizations r
OpenText Information Management
MAY 4, 2020
When organizations ask, “Can’t we collect our documents ourselves?” the answer is simple. You can, and not only can it cost less (on the face of it, at least) and go more quickly, but you get to tell the judge all about it when you become a witness. Even with the availability of off-the-shelf collection … The post So, you want to search your own documents for eDiscovery?
Dark Reading
MAY 4, 2020
Researchers warn the installers are legitimate but don't come from official sources of the Zoom app, including the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Threatpost
MAY 4, 2020
CVE-2020-2883 was patched in Oracle's April 2020 Critical Patch Update - but proof of concept exploit code was published shortly after.
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Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.
Dark Reading
MAY 4, 2020
Security pros are banding together to ensure healthcare facilities can focus on saving lives instead of defending against cyber attacks. Here are a few places you can volunteer your services.
Data Protection Report
MAY 4, 2020
A few weeks ago, we provided you with a summary of the rights and obligations of employers with regard to the personal data of their employees during lockdown. On 11 May, many employees will return to their workplaces. Below you will find answers to the main questions you may have ahead as the end of the lockdown approaches. Could an employer require its employees to use StopCovid or a similar private app and require to see the results?
Dark Reading
MAY 4, 2020
The shift to remote work has worsened patch management challenges and created new ones. Security pros share insights and best practices.
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