Tue.Aug 24, 2021

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Google Removes Fake Crypto-Mining Apps

Data Breach Today

Researchers Say Users Paid Fees for Fake Mining Services Google has removed eight fake crypto-mining apps from its Play Store, but security researchers have flagged 120 similar apps still available on the store, according to Trend Micro. Users paid for services the eight apps never delivered.

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[Podcast] Doing Agile Right - Transformation Without Chaos

AIIM

We hear a lot about "Agile" as a way to manage change and spur innovation. But what exactly is Agile? And how can we use it to make a difference? That was the topic of our AIIM On Air interview with Darrell Rigby. Darrell leads Bain & Company's Global Innovation and Agile practices and is the co-author of " Doing Agile Right." He's a frequent speaker and writer on innovation and Agile, and has appeared on CNBC, CNN, and Bloomberg, and has had his research published in Harvard Business Review

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Fighting Unemployment Benefits Fraud: Key Steps

Data Breach Today

Eva Velasquez of ITRC on Taking a Multilayered Approach The Department of Labor is offering $240 million in grants to states to help fight against unemployment benefits fraud. Eva Velasquez, CEO at the Identity Theft Resource Center, offers insights on making the most of this investment with a multilayered security approach.

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Ontario moves towards introducing new privacy law

Data Protection Report

Given global trends in the development of privacy laws and enforcement, Canada and several provinces are looking at modernizing their respective privacy regimes. Ontario’s new proposed privacy law, which would govern commercial activities more broadly than current legislation (i.e., our federal legislation, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and Ontario’s health privacy legislation, the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)), is intended to en

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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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Payment Cards Finally Set to Lose Their Stripes

Data Breach Today

Mastercard Announces Timeline for Phasing Out Magnetic Stripes. What Took So Long? Mastercard says that starting in 2024, banks and other institutions that issue its credit and debit cards will no longer need to include a magnetic stripe on the back, and that by 2033, magnetic stripes will be extinct. Given magnetic stripes' many security downsides, what's taken so long?

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Tardy Breach Notification Raises Eyebrows

Data Breach Today

Clinic Notifies HHS in April of January Incident, Then Waits Months to Tell Individuals Why did an Atlanta-based medical specialty practice appear to wait up to seven months to notify thousands of individuals affected by a security incident "identified" in January?

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Realtek SDK flaws exploited to deliver Mirai bot variant

Security Affairs

Researchers warn that threat actors are actively exploiting Realtek SDK vulnerabilities since their technical details were publicly disclosed. Researchers from SAM Seamless Network warn that threat actors are actively exploiting Realtek SDK vulnerabilities since their technical details were publicly disclosed. Realtek published a security advisory on August 15 to warn customers about security updates to address vulnerabilities in its software developers kits (SDK) which is used by at least 65 se

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Mozi Botnet Targeting Netgear, Huawei, ZTE Gateways

Data Breach Today

Microsoft: Upgraded Malware More Persistent Microsoft security researchers say the operators of the well-established Mozi IoT botnet have upgraded the malware, enabling it to achieve persistence on network gateways manufactured by Netgear, Huawei and ZTE.

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CVE-2021-3711 in OpenSSL can allow to change an application’s behavior

Security Affairs

The OpenSSL Project patched a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-3711 , that can allow an attacker to change an application’s behavior or cause the app to crash. The OpenSSL Project released the OpenSSL 1.1.1l version that addresses a high-severity buffer overflow flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-3711 , that could allow an attacker to change an application’s behavior or cause the app to crash.

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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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Audit: USAID Needs to Enhance Data Protections

Data Breach Today

OIG Report Outlines Security Recommendations Despite security improvements over the last seven years, the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, needs to better protect the large amounts of personal identifiable data - such as Social Security numbers - that the agency collects, according to an inspector general's audit.

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PIPL: A Game Changer for Companies in China

Data Protection Report

China passed its Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) on 20 August 2021. This is China’s first omnibus data protection law, and will take effect from 1 November 2021 allowing companies just over two months to prepare themselves. The PIPL is a game changer for any company with data or business in China. It will add another layer of complexity with respect to compliance with China’s security and data laws and regulations.

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A Unified Look at FinCrime

Data Breach Today

Criminal Activity Directed at FIs in UK and US Increased 42% During Pandemic Banks are looking to drive synergies between fraud, cyber and compliance functions to tackle FinCrime hurdles.

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Pegasus Spyware Uses iPhone Zero-Click iMessage Zero-Day

Threatpost

Cybersecurity watchdog CitizenLab saw the new zero-day FORCEDENTRY exploit successfully deployed against iOS versions 14.4 & 14.6, blowing past Apple's new BlastDoor sandboxing feature to install spyware on the iPhones of Bahraini activists – even one living in London at the time.

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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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Financial Service versus Fraud – the Battle Continues

Data Breach Today

How Banks and Insurance Providers can Leverage Modern Solutions for Modern Fraud Despite these financial headwinds, new ways are emerging for FIs to differentiate on the quality of fraud prevention and outreach they can provide to customers.

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The Sedona Conference Journal, Volume 22, is now available to download

IG Guru

We are pleased to announce that Volume 22 of The Sedona Conference Journal is now available for free download from The Sedona Conference publications webpage. This edition of the Journal features seven high-quality, nonpartisan, consensus commentaries produced by Sedona Conference Working Groups, as well as two timely articles on Qualified Immunity and Implicit Bias, both authored by members of the […].

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Utilizing Data Opportunities and Risks in Insurance to Protect Customers and Drive Greater Differentiation

Data Breach Today

Insurers Have a Great Opportunity to Become Guardians of Customer Data Greater data-sharing opportunities and collaboration makes it easier to identify and understand good customers, not just the bad.

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New zero-click exploit used to target Bahraini activists’ iPhones with NSO spyware

Security Affairs

Citizen Lab uncovered a new zero-click iMessage exploit that was used to deploy the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware on devices belonging to Bahraini activists. Researchers from Citizen Lab spotted a zero-click iMessage exploit that was used to deploy NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware on Bahraini activists’ devices. The iPhones of nine activists, including members of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights , Waad , Al Wefaq , were infected with Pegasus spyware as part of a surveillance ope

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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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Custom WhatsApp Build Delivers Triada Malware

Threatpost

Researchers have spotted the latest version of the Triada trojan targeting mobile devices via an advertising SDK.

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3 Ways the Role of CIO Has Changed and Will Continue to Do So Going Forward

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

3 Ways the Role of CIO Has Changed and Will Continue to Do So Going Forward. sparsh. Tue, 08/24/2021 - 07:28. The events of 2020 altered our perspectives on technology, work, life, and society. Some roles within the organization subsequently changed. Take the Chief Information Officer (CIO) as an example. This role is unique because it was already evolving to accommodate organizations’ business environments, a process which required the CIO to begin working with the Chief Technology Officer (CTO

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Effective Threat-Hunting Queries in a Redacted World

Threatpost

Chad Anderson, senior security researcher for DomainTools, demonstrates how seemingly disparate pieces of infrastructure information can form perfect fingerprints for tracking cyberattackers' infrastructure.

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Hackers Could Up Medication Doses Through Infusion Pump Flaws

WIRED Threat Level

It would take a determined hacker to break into the vulnerable B. Braun products, but the impact could be devastating.

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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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Five Ways Access Control Can Lower Your Carbon Footprint

HID Global

Five Ways Access Control Can Lower Your Carbon Footprint. hhjelte. Tue, 08/24/2021 - 09:50.

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Poly Network Recoups $610M Stolen from DeFi Platform

Threatpost

The attacker returned the loot after being offered a gig as chief security advisor with Poly Network.

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CILIP Launches fully revised and updated Professional Knowledge and Skills Base online tool

CILIP

CILIP Launches fully revised and updated Professional Knowledge and Skills Base online tool. CILIP is delighted to launch the new, comprehensively revised and updated, version of the Professional Knowledge and Skills Base online tool. The Professional Knowledge and Skills Base is the sector skills standard for the information, knowledge, library and data profession.

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New Frontiers in Ediscovery: Collecting and Reviewing Data From Atlassian Apps

Hanzo Learning Center

Since the legal profession put the “e” in “ediscovery,” we’ve had to grapple with new data types. First, there was email, along with documents, spreadsheets, and databases. We learned how to manage text messages, image and video files, and eventually data from collaboration applications like Slack. Now, there’s another frontier: ediscovery of data from productivity and project management tools like those made by Atlassian.

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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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True Crime Stories – Andrea Doe Reclaims Her Name

HID Global

True Crime Stories – Andrea Doe Reclaims Her Name. stilmann. Tue, 08/24/2021 - 09:57.

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