Data Breach Today
JANUARY 21, 2021
Increasing Ransomware Varieties and Attack Volume Look Set to Continue, Experts Warn Ransomware dominated the cybercrime landscape in 2020 and looks set to do so again this year, as criminals seek fresh new ways to make victims pay. Experts predict gangs will double down on whatever works, which lately includes data exfiltration.
AIIM
JANUARY 21, 2021
The recent Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Schrems II ruling, which invalidated the longstanding U.S.-EU Privacy Shield framework, has created a wave of uncertainty for the legal industry. Ever since the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework was retired in 2015 as a result of Schrems I , lawyers have faced challenges in ensuring the legality of transferring data between the EU and U.S. in multi-national litigation and investigations.
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Data Breach Today
JANUARY 21, 2021
Senior Director for Cyber and Others Announced President Joe Biden's cybersecurity team is beginning to take shape, with three appointments recently announced, including Michael Sulmeyer as senior director for cyber.
Micro Focus
JANUARY 21, 2021
COBOL’s continued popularity receives further evidence. Digital Marketing expert and avid COBOL fan Mark Plant reports that another major milestone has been met – this time on Facebook. The answer to the jokey headline is: None – that’s a hardware problem of course! However, if you ever did really need to find out I’d recommend. View Article.
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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 21, 2021
Attackers Went to Great Lengths to Separate the Backdoor From Loader Microsoft researchers are offering fresh details on the SolarWinds hackers' extensive efforts to remain hidden, which gave them more time to fully penetrate systems, move laterally through networks and exfiltrate data in follow-on attacks.
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Data Breach Today
JANUARY 21, 2021
'Chimera' Exfiltrates Intellectual Property, Personal Data A hacking group with apparent ties to China is targeting airlines and semiconductor firms to steal intellectual property and personal data in repeated exfiltration efforts, according to the NCC Group.
Schneier on Security
JANUARY 21, 2021
FireEye is reporting the current known tactics that the SVR used to compromise Microsoft 365 cloud data as part of its SolarWinds operation: Mandiant has observed UNC2452 and other threat actors moving laterally to the Microsoft 365 cloud using a combination of four primary techniques: Steal the Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) token-signing certificate and use it to forge tokens for arbitrary users (sometimes described as Golden SAML ).
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 21, 2021
Increasing Ransomware Varieties and Attack Volume Look Set to Continue, Experts Warn Ransomware dominated the cybercrime landscape in 2020 and looks set to do so again this year, as criminals seek fresh new ways to make victims pay. Experts predict gangs will double down on whatever works, which lately includes data exfiltration.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 21, 2021
Bad ops of operators of a phishing campaign exposed credentials stolen in attacks and made them publicly available through Google queries. . Check Point Research along with experts from cybersecurity firm Otorio shared details on their investigation into a large-scale phishing campaign that targeted thousands of global organizations. The campaign has been active since August, the attackers used emails that masqueraded as Xerox scan notifications that were urging recipients into opening a malici
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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.
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 21, 2021
MrbMiner Malware Has Targeted Thousands of Microsoft SQL Servers An ongoing global cryptomining campaign has connections to an Iranian software firm, according to a report from Sophos. The MrbMiner malware has targeted thousands of vulnerable Microsoft SQL Servers.
IT Governance
JANUARY 21, 2021
One of the UK’s most exclusive golf clubs has warned 4,000 members that their personal details may have been compromised in a ransomware attack. The Wentworth Club, whose members include high-profile celebrities, emailed those affected offering its “profuse apologies” after its systems were crippled by cyber criminals. However, the Telegraph reported that many were already aware of the problem, because – as is common with ransomware attacks – the criminals hijacked the club’s website with the me
Security Affairs
JANUARY 21, 2021
QNAP is warning customers of a new piece of malware dubbed Dovecat that is targeting NAS devices to mine cryptocurrency. Taiwanese vendor QNAP has published a security advisory to warn customers of a new piece of malware named Dovecat that is targeting NAS devices. The malware was designed to abuse NAS resources and mine cryptocurrency. The malware targets QNAP NAS devices exposed online that use weak passwords. “QNAP Systems, Inc.
Threatpost
JANUARY 21, 2021
Researchers warn that attackers are collecting reconnaissance for future business email compromise attacks using Google Forms.
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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 21, 2021
Experts warn of automated scanning activity for servers affected by a critical SAP SolMan flaw after the release of an exploit code. Experts warn of an automated scanning activity for servers affected by vulnerabilities in SAP software, attackers started probing the systems after the release of an exploit for the critical CVE-2020-6207 flaw in SAP Solution Manager (SolMan), version 7.2. . “SAP Solution Manager (User Experience Monitoring), version- 7.2, due to Missing Authentication Check
Threatpost
JANUARY 21, 2021
Researchers have traced the origins of a campaign - infecting SQL servers to mine cryptocurrency - back to an Iranian software firm.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 21, 2021
Microsoft’s report provides details of the entire SolarWinds attack chain with a deep dive in the second-stage activation of malware and tools. Microsoft published a new report that includes additional details of the SolarWinds supply chain attack. The new analysis shad lights on the handover from the Solorigate DLL backdoor to the Cobalt Strike loader.
Threatpost
JANUARY 21, 2021
A phishing campaign spoofs Xerox notifications to lure victims into clicking on malicious HTML attachments.
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Security Affairs
JANUARY 21, 2021
Cisco fixed multiple flaws in Cisco SD-WAN products that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute attacks against its devices. Cisco released security updates to address multiple flaws in Cisco SD-WAN products could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute attacks against vulnerable devices. These vulnerabilities impact devices running the following Cisco SD-WAN Software: IOS XE SD-WAN Software SD-WAN vBond Orchestrator Software SD-WAN vEdge Cloud Routers SD-WAN vEd
Threatpost
JANUARY 21, 2021
Einstein is in violation of the the HHS 60-day breach notification rule, but unlikely to face penalty.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
JANUARY 21, 2021
What it Takes to Achieve Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. madhav. Thu, 01/21/2021 - 09:49. SAUDI ARABIA’S VISION 2030. Through Vision 2030, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) intends to reduce dependence on oil, diversify its economy, and develop public service sectors, such as health, education, infrastructure, recreation, and tourism. Underpinning this initiative is a focus on technology, digital transformation, and the development of digital infrastructure.
Dark Reading
JANUARY 21, 2021
Researchers from Zscaler and Check Point describe botnets as designed for DDoS attacks, cryptocurrency mining, and other malicious purposes.
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eSecurity Planet
JANUARY 21, 2021
Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. Data privacy regulations like the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) can be hard to navigate for businesses of any size, but GRC tools can simplify and streamline compliance with all of the requirements.
Dark Reading
JANUARY 21, 2021
Increased reliance on cloud computing puts more weight on robust authentication systems to protect data against hijackers.
OpenText Information Management
JANUARY 21, 2021
Over the last three decades, OpenText™ has been committed to delivering Enterprise Information Management (EIM) solutions to solve challenging business needs for our customers. But large, complex organizations aren’t the only ones that need to keep their information secure and well-managed. Today, smaller businesses and individuals must also deal with information – and lots of … The post Rethinking information management appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Dark Reading
JANUARY 21, 2021
Keeping IoT safe in the future will require securing the networks themselves. Focusing on the devices is a never-ending battle that will only become more burdensome.
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Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.
OpenText Information Management
JANUARY 21, 2021
Transitioning to SAP S/4HANA is one of the biggest IT projects that many organizations will undertake in the coming years. While the original deadline of discontinuing maintenance for SAP ECC in 2025 was pushed to 2027, with an optional extension through 2030, migration from the older SAP systems to S/4HANA is a hot topic. Deciding on the approach Perhaps the biggest questions that companies are facing relate to the deployment options … The post How to turn SAP migration pains into a high-
Dark Reading
JANUARY 21, 2021
Operators behind a global phishing campaign inadvertently left thousands of stolen credentials accessible via Google Search.
OpenText Information Management
JANUARY 21, 2021
If 2020 was the year of supply chain disruption, then 2021 will be the year of supply chain restructuring and transformation. Supply chain leaders around the world have seen their operating procedures turned on their head to try and keep businesses afloat during the pandemic. European companies have had their patience tested even further with the perfect storm of the pandemic, BREXIT, and ongoing trade … The post Leveraging an ‘Express Lane’ approach to trading partner onboarding appeared
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