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Russia Sanctions May Spark Escalating Cyber Conflict

Krebs on Security

President Biden joined European leaders this week in enacting economic sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The West has promised tougher sanctions are coming, but experts warn these will almost certainly trigger a Russian retaliation against America and its allies, which could escalate into cyber attacks on Western financial institutions and energy infrastructure.

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Data Protection in Financial Services Week 2022

Data Matters

WEBINAR. 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. GMT | 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST. Sidley and OneTrust DataGuidance are pleased to announce that registration is now open for their annual Data Protection in Financial Services (DPFS) Week. Join us from February 28 – March 3 for DPFS Week 2022 , a series of webinars looking at the impacts of data privacy across the financial sector.

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Doxing Attacks: From Hacker Tool to Societal Problem

eSecurity Planet

The malicious attack known as doxing has gone far beyond hacker tools, with the threat now extending to most social media platforms and making nearly anyone a target. Today, doxing continues to be an intimidating prospect for digital users and is a mainstream data security problem. Online users can have a great deal of anonymity, but the growth of digital platforms makes obtaining information more accessible than ever.

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Anonymous launched its offensive on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine

Security Affairs

The popular collective Anonymous declared war on Russia for the illegitimate invasion of Ukraine and announced a series of cyber attacks calling to action its members. The Anonymous collective is calling to action against Russia following the illegitimate invasion of Ukraine. The famous groups of hackivists is also calling for action Russian citizens inviting them to express their dissent to Putin. “The Anonymous collective is officially in” cyber war “against the Russian gover

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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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Unlock the full potential of Managed Apple IDs at your school

Jamf

Supercharge your school’s Apple device and data management with Apple School Manager, Managed Apple IDs, automation enabled by Jamf and integration with Claris Connect.

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Ukraine: Belarusian APT group UNC1151 targets military personnel with spear phishing

Security Affairs

The CERT of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of a spear-phishing campaign targeting Ukrainian armed forces personnel. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) is warning of an ongoing spear-phishing campaign targeting private email accounts belonging to Ukrainian armed forces personnel. The Ukrainian agency attributes the campaign to the Belarus-linked cyberespionage group tracked as UNC1151.

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7 Steps to Take Right Now to Prepare for Cyberattacks by Russia

Dark Reading

A lot of the recommended preparation involves measures organizations should have in place already.

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Ukraine calls on independent hackers to defend against Russia, Russian underground responds

Security Affairs

While Ukraine calls for hacker underground to defend against Russia, ransomware gangs make their moves. Ukraine’s government is asking for volunteers from the hacker underground to provide their support in protecting critical infrastructure and carry out offensive operations against Russian state-sponsored hackers, reported Reuters which cited two e experts involved in the project.

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Microsoft Exchange Bugs Exploited by ‘Cuba’ Ransomware Gang

Threatpost

The ransomware gang known as Cuba is increasingly shifting to exploiting Exchange bugs – including crooks' favorites, ProxyShell and ProxyLogon – as initial infection vectors.

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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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Penetration Testing vs. Vulnerability Testing

eSecurity Planet

Many cybersecurity audits now ask whether penetration testing is conducted and how vulnerabilities are detected and tracked. These questions ask IT teams to consider how frequently security is tested from the outside via penetration testing and from the inside via vulnerability testing. That right there – inside vs. outside – should give you a good idea of a key difference between the tests, but for those who don’t spend their days performing compliance audits, the difference between these two t

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How to secure web apps continuously with Pen Testing as a Service

Outpost24

How to secure web apps continuously with Pen Testing as a Service. 28.Feb.2022. Florian Barre. Fri, 02/25/2022 - 02:05. Web App Security. Teaser. A new wave of automated pen tests conducted through a software as a service delivery model can fix this problem. This model provides companies a view into to their vulnerability findings in real time, in a dashboard that displays all relevant data as it happens.

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The Future of Cyber Insurance

Dark Reading

Having cyber insurance is a good idea if the costs make sense — it could be the difference between going out of business and staying afloat. But it shouldn't be your first course of action.

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6 Cyber-Defense Steps to Take Now to Protect Your Company

Threatpost

Ransomware is getting worse, but Daniel Spicer, chief security officer at Ivanti, offers a checklist for choosing defense solutions to meet the challenge.

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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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Top 5 Interview Questions to Ask DevOps Candidates in 2022

Dark Reading

It's worthwhile to find candidates who have experience with models that embed security into their processes.

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Privacy Violating COVID Tests

Schneier on Security

A good lesson in reading the fine print : Cignpost Diagnostics, which trades as ExpressTest and offers £35 tests for holidaymakers, said it holds the right to analyse samples from seals to “learn more about human health” — and sell information on to third parties. Individuals are required to give informed consent for their sensitive medical data to be used ­ but customers’ consent for their DNA to be sold now as buried in Cignpost’s online documents.

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Putting the X Factor in XDR

Dark Reading

While extended detection and response (XDR) is effectively considered an upgrade from endpoint detection and response, enterprises must still begin with a strong EDR foundation.

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TrickBot Takes a Break, Leaving Researchers Scratching Their Heads

Threatpost

The infamous trojan is likely making some major operational changes, researchers believe.

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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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NHS Scotland Covid app rebuked for breaching data privacy laws

The Guardian Data Protection

UK watchdog says app was not clear about how data is used and it may consider ‘further regulatory action’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Scottish government and NHS Scotland have been rebuked for breaching data privacy laws on a Covid vaccine status app downloaded by millions of people. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which polices the UK’s privacy laws, said it had warned the Scottish government and NHS last year that there were serious privacy pr

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Jesse Wilkins shares his thoughts on the new AIIM CIP changes on his blog

IG Guru

Check out his post here. The post Jesse Wilkins shares his thoughts on the new AIIM CIP changes on his blog appeared first on IG GURU.

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Remote Work Has Exposed Inefficiencies: What Do You Do About Them?

Rocket Software

At this point, likely every organization has realized that remote work requires new processes and strategies to accomplish the tasks teams were once doing in person. With these new processes in place, many are also starting to see the places where human interactions were papering over inefficiencies. For instance, approvals that could once be requested with a few steps to your supervisor’s office now sit in inboxes for hours or days before action is taken.

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Document Management vs. Records Management: Which One Do You Need?

Docuware

So, you’re ready to digitize your business records to maintain compliance with government and industry regulations. Should you be looking for a document management system or software that is exclusively for records management? Actually, document management enables you to digitize and archive both documents and records. Let’s explore the differences between the two to clarify the situation.

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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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Rainbow Table Attacks and Cryptanalytic Defenses

eSecurity Planet

Rainbow table attacks are an older but still effective tactic for threat actors targeting password database vulnerabilities. Today’s advanced persistent threats might elect for more sophisticated methods like remote desktop protocol (RDP) attacks, but cryptanalytic attacks – the inspection of cryptographic systems for vulnerabilities – remain a legitimate concern in the landscape of cybersecurity threats.

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What is a Rainbow Table Attack and How Can You Prevent It?

eSecurity Planet

Rainbow table attacks are an older but still effective tactic for threat actors targeting password database vulnerabilities. Today’s advanced persistent threats might elect for more sophisticated methods like remote desktop protocol (RDP) attacks, but cryptanalytic attacks – the inspection of cryptographic systems for vulnerabilities – remain a legitimate concern in the landscape of cybersecurity threats.

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SANS Outlines Critical Infrastructure Security Steps as Russia, U.S. Trade Cyberthreats

eSecurity Planet

Critical infrastructure security has moved to the forefront of cybersecurity concerns amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine – and in at least one case has led to some pretty unique cybersecurity advice. Despite Russia and the U.S. trading cyber threats – and one disputed NBC News report that outlined possible options presented to U.S. President Joe Biden for “massive cyberattacks” aimed at disrupting the Russian invasion – initial reports of cyber attacks have in some cases been destr