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Why the World Needs a Global Collective Cyber Defense

Dark Reading

This sort of approach would enable cross-company and cross-sector threat information sharing, an effort that would allow companies to easily turn data into actionable insights.

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Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part IV: Cryptocrime

Krebs on Security

Three stories here last week pored over several years’ worth of internal chat records stolen from the Conti ransomware group, the most profitable ransomware gang in operation today. The candid messages revealed how Conti evaded law enforcement and intelligence agencies , what it was like on a typical day at the Conti office , and how Conti secured the digital weaponry used in their attacks.

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Succeeding at the Game of Work Depends on Excelling at Data Management

AIIM

Companies are dealing with more data than ever before. In a complex IT environment, the challenge of maximizing the value of that data can be daunting. Everyone in an organization wants to excel, but many do not have holistic approaches for measuring the ongoing status and enhancement of their business data. Not doing so can result in lower overall company performance, incomplete or incorrect data to drive decisions, and undue stress, driving lower overall employee satisfaction.

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Trying to tackle Big Data: European Union launches draft Data Act

Data Matters

On 23 February 2022, the European Commission ( Commission ) proposed a draft of a regulation on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data – also known as the Data Act. The Data Act is intended to “ ensure fairness in the digital environment, stimulate a competitive data market, open opportunities for data-driven innovation and make data more accessible for all ”.

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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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Russia, China May Be Coordinating Cyber Attacks: SaaS App Security Firm

eSecurity Planet

A SaaS security company says a spike in cyber attacks from Russia and China in recent weeks suggests the two countries may be coordinating their cyber efforts. SaaS Alerts, which helps managed service providers (MSPs) manage and protect customers’ SaaS apps, mentioned the finding in conjunction with the release of its annual SaaS Application Security Insights (SASI) report. “Over the last several weeks, SaaS Alerts has seen a sharp rise in activity from countries with consistently hi

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International Women’s Day 2022–Break the Bias

OpenText Information Management

On International Women’s Day, we recognize and celebrate all the ways women have brought their insight, strategy and commitment to the opportunities and challenges we face as a planet. Women have broken barriers this year. The United States nominated the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, while the first woman Vice President finished her … The post International Women’s Day 2022–Break the Bias appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Anonymous hacked Russian streaming services to broadcast war footage

Security Affairs

Anonymous hacked into the most popular Russian streaming services to broadcast war footage from Ukraine. The popular hacker collective Anonymous continues to target Russian entities, a few hours ago the group hacked into the most popular Russian streaming services to broadcast war footage from Ukraine and demonstrate to Russians the atrocity of the invasion ordered by Putin.

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State of Preservica - Highlights and Momentum Looking Ahead

Preservica

In some ways, 2021 already seems like a distant memory as we find ourselves a few months into 2022. But here at Preservica, we’re just reflecting on 2021 now as we wrap up our fiscal calendar in March. Even though we’re a few months in, we’d be remiss not to step back and reflect on the year’s serious driving power that set Preservica up for more big things in 2022.

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Coinbase blocked 25,000 crypto addresses linked to Russian individuals and entities

Security Affairs

Coinbase announced that it’s blocking access to more than 25,000 blockchain addresses linked to Russian individuals and entities. The popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced today that it’s blocking access to more than 25,000 blockchain addresses linked to Russian people and entities. Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal explained that its company is complying with sanctions imposed by governments around the world on individuals and territories in response to Russia’s

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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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Achieve Measurable Quality Standards for Document Digitization with InoTec via Crowley

IG Guru

Check out the article here. The post Achieve Measurable Quality Standards for Document Digitization with InoTec via Crowley appeared first on IG GURU.

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Dirty Pipe Linux flaw allows gaining root privileges on major distros

Security Affairs

Dirty Pipe is a Linux vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-0847, that can allow local users to gain root privileges on all major distros. Security expert Max Kellermann discovered a Linux flaw, dubbed Dirty Pipe and tracked as CVE-2022-0847, that can allow local users to gain root privileges on all major distros. The vulnerability affects Linux Kernel 5.8 and later versions.

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How Police Abuse Phone Data to Persecute LGBTQ People

WIRED Threat Level

In many parts of the world, law enforcement uses WhatsApp chats, text messages, and photos from confiscated phones as "evidence" against persecuted groups.

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SharkBot, the new generation banking Trojan distributed via Play Store

Security Affairs

SharkBot banking malware was able to evade Google Play Store security checks masqueraded as an antivirus app. SharkBot is a banking trojan that has been active since October 2021, it allows to steal banking account credentials and bypass multi-factor authentication mechanisms. The malware was spotted at the end of October by researchers from cyber security firms Cleafy and ThreatFabric, the name comes after one of the domains used for its command and control servers.

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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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Name That Edge Toon: Animal Instincts

Dark Reading

Come up with a clever caption, and our panel of experts will reward the winner with a $25 Amazon gift card.

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NVIDIA’s Stolen Code-Signing Certs Used to Sign Malware

Threatpost

NVIDIA certificates are being used to sign malware, enabling malicious programs to pose as legitimate and slide past security safeguards on Windows machines.

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Roqos Gets Patent For Game-changing VPN Technology, OmniVPN™

Dark Reading

OmniVPN™, a VPN technology that allows connections over any network access including CGNAT, multiple NATs, private IP addresses, cellular and satellite routers is now patented.

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Critical Bugs Expose Hundreds of Thousands of Medical Devices

WIRED Threat Level

The so-called Access:7 vulnerabilities are the latest high-profile IoT security fumble.

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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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AppSec Startup Cider Security Emerges from Stealth to Tackle SDLC Challenges

Dark Reading

Cider Security tackles the No. 1 problem in application security -- finding and fixing vulnerabilities in code quickly -- by increasing visibility over code development and deployment.

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Novel Attack Turns Amazon Devices Against Themselves

Threatpost

Researchers have discovered how to remotely manipulate the Amazon Echo through its own speakers.

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Google in Talks to Acquire Mandiant

Dark Reading

Last month, Microsoft was interested in buying Mandiant. Now, it's Google that is looking at a deal to boost Google Cloud.

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Critical Firefox Zero-Day Bugs Allow RCE, Sandbox Escape

Threatpost

Both vulnerabilities are use-after-free issues in Mozilla's popular web browser.

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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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Industrial Systems See More Vulnerabilities, Greater Threat

Dark Reading

The makers of operational technology and connected devices saw reported vulnerabilities grow by half in 2021, but other trends may be more disturbing.

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Fuzz Your Own API

ForAllSecure

It’s safe to say that APIs are now a critical part of modern application architectures today. In the age of SaaS applications and infrastructure, many architectures are designed around being API-first for managing data ingestion and retrieval. Unfortunately, with this ever increasing critical infrastructure most application testing solutions are not up to the challenge of testing APIs.

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Create a great customer experience to drive growth

DXC Technology

Is your customer contact operation a cost center, rather than an important contributor to business and revenue growth? If so, it’s time to consider a change. Companies that invest in building top-tier call centers – with advanced technology and well-trained people – understand that providing an excellent customer experience (CX) helps the bottom line.

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Payment Card Verification Remains Leader Among Anti-Fraud Measures

Rippleshot

Originally Posted March 7, 2022 on pymnts.com. One of the most important parts of doing business with a new customer is verifying that that customer is who he or she claims to be and that he or she represents the company it claims to represent. While there are myriad ways to do this, there’s a clear winner for online identity authentication.

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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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Create a great customer experience to drive growth

DXC Technology

Is your customer contact operation a cost center, rather than an important contributor to business and revenue growth? If so, it’s time to consider a change. Companies that invest in building top-tier call centers – with advanced technology and well-trained people – understand that providing an excellent customer experience (CX) helps the bottom line.

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Samsung Confirms Lapsus$ Ransomware Hit, Source Code Leak

Threatpost

The move comes just a week after GPU-maker NVIDIA was hit by Lapsus$ and every employee credential was leaked.

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CardinalOps Raises $17.5M Series A for Threat Coverage Optimization

Dark Reading

CardinalOps takes on the challenge of identifying and remediating riskiest gaps in threat detection coverage, powered by AI and crowd-sourced best practices.

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