Data Breach Today
JANUARY 13, 2020
Avoiding the Massive Potential Costs of a Data Breach Corporate network security breaches, which can prove costly to remediate and expose a company to lawsuits, are frequently the result of vulnerabilities that could have been fixed for a relatively low cost. A a brute force penetration test is a critical first step in finding those vulnerabilities.
Information Management Resources
JANUARY 13, 2020
Insufficient identity verification has led to limitless account takeover, extensive phishing attempts, hacks of IoT devices and even election interferences.
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Security Affairs
JANUARY 13, 2020
5G technology is here, it is the right time to discuss security and privacy in smart cities and their possible evolution. After a long talk and eagerly waiting, finally, 5G technology is here. The 5G tech is fast – really fast, and now, ‘true’ smart cities are just about time to turn into reality. But what makes a smart city? Or what’s the role of 5G in this transformation?
Krebs on Security
JANUARY 13, 2020
Sources tell KrebsOnSecurity that Microsoft Corp. is slated to release a software update on Tuesday to fix an extraordinarily serious security vulnerability in a core cryptographic component present in all versions of Windows. Those sources say Microsoft has quietly shipped a patch for the bug to branches of the U.S. military and to other high-value customers/targets that manage key Internet infrastructure, and that those organizations have been asked to sign agreements preventing them from dis
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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.
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 13, 2020
Same Crypto-Locking Malware Recently Crippled Currency Exchange Firm Telenex Officials at the Albany International Airport paid a ransom to cybercriminals after the facility's systems were hit with Sodiniokibi ransomware strain, according to local media reports. It's the same crypto-locking malware that has crippled currency exchange firm Telenex since the start of the year.
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Data Breach Today
JANUARY 13, 2020
Attackers Probe for Vulnerable Systems, as Citrix Races to Develop Patches Proof-of-concept code has been released to exploit a severe Citrix vulnerability present in tens of thousands of enterprises. Citrix says it is developing permanent patches but that enterprises should use its mitigation guidance. In the meantime, attackers are hunting for vulnerable machines.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 13, 2020
A group of anonymous security researchers that calls itself Intrusion Truth have tracked the activity of a China-linked cyber – e spionage group dubbed APT40. A group of anonymous security researchers that calls itself Intrusion Truth has discovered that a China-linked cyberespionage group, tracked as APT40, uses 13 front companies operating in the island of Hainan to recruit hackers.
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 13, 2020
Researchers: Buffer Overflow Allows Attackers to Seize Full Control of Unpatched Devices A flaw in a Broadcom chip built into many cable modems means hundreds of millions of the devices are vulnerable to a buffer overflow exploit, dubbed Cable Haunt, that attackers can use to take full control of a cable modem, researchers say. Only some ISPs have begun pushing firmware updates to fix the flaw.
Data Matters
JANUARY 13, 2020
New European medical device guidance will require manufacturers to carefully review cybersecurity and IT security requirements in relation to their devices and in their product literature. This new guidance comes at the same time as a draft guidance on privacy by design has been published by the European Data Protection Board requiring product developers to implement privacy into the design of their products.
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
JANUARY 13, 2020
After a data breach, if individuals' stolen information is offered for sale on the dark web, that potentially bolsters class action lawsuits filed by plaintiffs against the breached organization, says technology attorney Steven Teppler of the law firm Mandelbaum Salsburg P.C.
Daymark
JANUARY 13, 2020
Microsoft has a well-known yearly user conference in Orlando called Ignite. But did you know there is a smaller, free version of this conference? Microsoft Ignite The Tour is set to hit 30 cities around the world in 2020, including two U.S. cities: Washington DC, Feb 6-7th and Chicago, April 15-16 th. I had the benefit of attending the first 2020 event in Toronto earlier this month.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 13, 2020
U.S. officials responsible for national security and telecommunications were meeting their peers in Britain ahead of the final decision on Huawei 5G technology. U.S. officials responsible for national security and telecommunications were meeting their peers in Britain in the attempt to convince U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government to ban Huawei 5G technology from its networks.
Dark Reading
JANUARY 13, 2020
The Manor Independent School District is investigating a phishing email scam that led to three separate fraudulent transactions.
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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.
Troy Hunt
JANUARY 13, 2020
In a continued bid to make breach data available to the government departments around the world tasked with protecting their citizens, I'm very happy to welcome the first country onto Have I Been Pwned for 2020 - Denmark! The Danish Centre for Cyber Security (CFCS) joins the existing 7 governments who have free and unbridled API access to query and monitor their gov domains.
OpenText Information Management
JANUARY 13, 2020
EIM solutions are becoming more and more pivotal to the success of today’s digital business. The challenge is on to make sure your EIM systems are fully optimized. The post Four tips to optimize your EIM systems in 2020 appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
IT Governance
JANUARY 13, 2020
Days before Christmas, employees at telemarketer The Heritage Company were told that they should start looking for new jobs. The bombshell came two months after the organisation was infected with ransomware , which heavily affected its already struggling operations. Whether an organisation pays the ransom or not ( although we always advise against it ), it can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks to get back up and running.
Jamf
JANUARY 13, 2020
Learn about the benefits and challenges of Apple's Activation Lock, and how to address them with device supervision.
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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.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 13, 2020
The alleged hacker behind the credential stuffing attacks on UK National Lottery accounts has been sentenced to nine months in prison. Anwar Batson (29) of London has been sentenced to nine months in prison for fraud and four violations under the Computer Misuse Act of 1990. The sentence was announced by the UK’s National Crime Agency on Friday, the authorities arrested Batson in May 2017.
Dark Reading
JANUARY 13, 2020
Windows 7 and Server 2008 will continue to work after Jan. 14, 2020, but will no longer receive security updates.
Collibra
JANUARY 13, 2020
Due to the rapid growth and diversity of data sources, a growing number of organizations are turning to data catalogs as their primary tool for data management. A modern data catalog allows business users to better understand, trust, and ultimately, use their data to increase business value. However, not all data catalogs fit into a company’s broader metadata strategy.
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
JANUARY 13, 2020
Washington State is already shaping up as a center of state privacy legislation for 2020. Last year, SB 5376 (also known as the Washington Privacy Act, or WPA) gained significant traction in the legislature, passing the state Senate almost unanimously but ultimately failing in the House due to discussions around facial recognition and compliance challenges.
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OpenText Information Management
JANUARY 13, 2020
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a transformative technology that has the potential to both complement and advance human effort. Law enforcement is just one of the industries to have discovered the potential for AI to support its human workforce. A prime example is the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The SFO is a branch of the … The post Serious Fraud Office partners with AI to fight crime appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
WIRED Threat Level
JANUARY 13, 2020
The fragility of global internet structure has left the entire Red Sea region struggling to connect.
Adam Levin
JANUARY 13, 2020
The City of Las Vegas successfully averted what could have been a disastrous cyberattack earlier this month. City officials detected a cyberattack January 7, and in response immediately took several services offline, including its public-facing website. . “We do not believe any data was lost from our systems and no personal data was taken. We are unclear as to who was responsible for the compromise, but we will continue to look for potential indications,” the city announced on its Twitter feed.
Preservica
JANUARY 13, 2020
Hannah Raeburn is the Digital Archivist at The John Lewis Partnership, the Partnership owns and operates two of Britain's best-loved retail brands - John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners. Established nearly a century ago, the Partnership is now the largest employee-owned business in the UK, with more than 80,000 employees who are all Partners in the business and share in its profits.
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HL Chronicle of Data Protection
JANUARY 13, 2020
Washington State is already shaping up as a center of state privacy legislation for 2020. Last year, SB 5376 (also known as the Washington Privacy Act, or WPA) gained significant traction in the legislature, passing the state Senate almost unanimously but ultimately failing in the House due to discussions around facial recognition and compliance challenges.
Threatpost
JANUARY 13, 2020
The wide-scale phishing scam reportedly started in early November and continued through December, before it was discovered by the Texas school district.
Data Protection Report
JANUARY 13, 2020
On New Year’s Day, you may have received emails from numerous companies saying their privacy policies have changed, or noticed a link at the bottom of many companies’ homepages stating “Do Not Sell My Info.” These are two of the more visible requirements of the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) and companies are still in the process of rolling out other requirements.
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