Krebs on Security

MARCH 28, 2021

New data suggests someone has compromised more than 21,000 Microsoft Exchange Server email systems worldwide and infected them with malware that invokes both KrebsOnSecurity and Yours Truly by name. Let’s just get this out of the way right now: It wasn’t me. The Shadowserver Foundation , a nonprofit that helps network owners identify and fix security threats , says it has found 21,248 different Exchange servers which appear to be compromised by a backdoor and communicating with brian

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2021

A cyber attack has disrupted the Australian Channel Nine’s live broadcasts, the company was unable to transmit its Sunday morning news program. A cyber attack has hit the Australian Channel Nine’s live broadcasts causing the disruption of its operations. The broadcaster was unable to air its Sunday morning news program, which runs from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm from Sidney. .

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IT Governance

MARCH 28, 2021

In 2020, organisations received €182 million (about £155 million) in fines for violating the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , according to an IT Governance report. Our GDPR Fines Quarterly Report revealed that more than two thirds of that total – €110 million (£94 million) – came in the final quarter of the year. The surge is most likely tied to COVID-19.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2021

Taiwanese manufacturer QNAP published an alert urging its customers to secure their devices after a growing number of users reported that their devices have been hit by brute-force attacks. This week the Taiwanese vendor QNAP has published an alert urging users to secure their devices after a growing number of users reported that their devices have been hit by brute-force attacks. “With increasing reports of brute-force attacks, QNAP urges its users to take immediate action to enhance the

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The Guardian Data Protection

MARCH 28, 2021

Self-destructing messages are undemocratic, say transparency campaigners preparing judicial review Ministers could be stopped from using self-destructing messages to conduct government business, following a legal challenge supported by an alliance of transparency campaigners and university archivists. WhatsApp recently introduced the option for users to make messages permanently disappear for both the sender and the recipient after seven days.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2021

A critical flaw in the official Facebook for WordPress plugin could be abused exploited for remote code execution attacks. Researchers at Wordfence have discovered two vulnerabilities in the Facebook for WordPress plugin, which has more than 500,000 active installations. The plugin allows administrators to capture the actions people take while interacting with their page, such as Lead, ViewContent, AddToCart, InitiateCheckout and Purchase events. “On December 22, 2020, our Threat Intellige

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CILIP

MARCH 28, 2021

Joining the dots at the Department for Work and Pensions. Trevor Huddleston is Chief Analyst and Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). He oversees the department?s analysis function, supporting wider decision-making and policy formulation. Here he speaks to Information Professional Editor Rob Green about how librarians and library services are now a central part of that function, and how the library service is supporting the wider needs of the Department.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2021

Researchers from Guardicore have spotted a new variant of the Purple Fox Windows malware that implements worm-like propagation capabilities. Researchers from Guardicore have discovered a new version of the Purple Fox Windows malware that implements worm-like propagation capabilities.Up until recently, Purple Fox’s operators infected machines by using exploit kits and phishing emails.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2021

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. CISA releases CHIRP, a tool to detect SolarWinds malicious activity Microsoft Defender can now protect servers against ProxyLogon attacks Swiss expert Till Kottmann indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft Abusing distance learning software t

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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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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2021

According to a proposed executive order of the Biden administration, software vendors would have to disclose breaches to U.S. government users. The Reuters agency revealed that an executive order proposed by the Biden administration will oblige software vendors to notify their federal government customers in case they will suffer a security breach. The executive order is expected to be released the next week and will also require federal agencies to enhance their security posture through the imp

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