Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
Marriott's Starwood Mega-Breach Drives Data Protection Update Driven by Marriott's Starwood mega-breach, California lawmakers are pushing legislation that would expand the state's pioneering data breach notification requirements to include breaches of biometric data and all types of government identification numbers, including passports.
AIIM
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
AIIM19 is only a short time away and information management professionals from around the world will converge in San Diego for three days of sessions, sharing and fun. But what can you expect this year? In this continuing series of AIIM19 session previews we get a taste of what’s to come. I spoke recently with Angela Watt about her session, co-hosted with Emily Speight, titled “Absolute Intelligence: Taking the Artificial out of AI,” and I asked her to briefly summarize the topics.
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
Action Aimed at Curbing Fake News Before Elections A parliamentary panel in India has summoned representatives of Facebook, its messaging services WhatsApp and photo-sharing app Instagram to appear early next month to discuss how to safeguard citizens' rights on social media.
OpenText Information Management
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
This year, OpenText™ sent our first official delegation of talented female employees from our Hyderabad and Bangalore offices to the Grace Hopper Celebration India (GHCI). As Asia’s largest gathering of women technologists, GHCI provided our delegation with incredible learning and networking opportunities. I had the pleasure of joining our inaugural Indian delegation to GHCI in … The post Celebrating diversity and women in technology in India appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
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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
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
A Number of Newly Reported Health Data Breaches Stem From Email Incidents Phishing and other hacking incidents have led to several recently reported large health data breaches, including one that UConn Health reports affected 326,000 individuals.
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National Archives Records Express
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
We are pleased to announce the release of our Blockchain White Paper. The white paper began as an internal effort to assist NARA staff in learning more about the technology and how agencies are using it. While it includes a very high-level overview of the technical aspects of blockchain, it is useful to records managers because it explores the various implications for Federal electronic records management programs.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
The recently discovered B0r0nt0K ransomware infects both Linux and Windows servers and demands $75,000 ransom to the victims. A new piece of ransomware called B0r0nt0K appeared in the threat landscape, it is targeting web sites and demanding a 20 bitcoin ransom to the victims (roughly $75,000). This B0r0nt0K ransomware infects both Linux and Windows servers.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
Officials report an unauthorized party obtained tax return data by using credentials obtained from an outside source.
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.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
ToRPEDO attacks – A group of academics from Purdue University and the University of Iowa discovered multiple vulnerabilities in cellular networks that affect both 4G and 5G LTE protocols. A group of academics from Purdue University and the University of Iowa discovered multiple vulnerabilities in cellular networks that affect both 4G and 5G LTE protocols.
IT Governance
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
The CISSP ® (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) qualification is one of the most respected certifications in the information security industry, demonstrating an advanced knowledge of cyber security. We recently discussed the benefits of becoming a CISSP. Now, we turn our attention to the structure of the qualification itself and the domains within it.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
Experts discovered a malspam campaign that is distributing a malicious RAR archive that could exploit the WinRAR flaw to install deliver malware on a computer. A few days ago, security experts at CheckPoint software have disclosed a critical 19-year-old vulnerability in the WinRAR that could be exploited by attackers to gain full control over a target computer.
Hunton Privacy
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
The Belgian Data Protection Authority (the “Belgian DPA”) recently published (in French and in Dutch ) the updated and final list of the types of processing activities which require a data protection impact assessment (“DPIA”). Article 35.4 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) obligates supervisory authorities (“SAs”) to establish a list of the processing operations that require a DPIA and transmit it to the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”).
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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.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
A security expert discovered a critical cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in Yahoo Mail that could have been exploited to steal the targeted user’s emails and attach malicious code to their outgoing messages. Yahoo addressed a critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yahoo Mail that could have been exploited by hackers to steal user’s emails and attach malicious code to their outgoing messages.
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
Google has announced FIDO2 certification for devices running on Android 7 and above - meaning that users can use biometrics, fingerprint login or PINs instead of passwords.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
Fappening case – Federal prosecutors requested a 3-year prison sentence for a former Virginia high school teacher convicted of hacking into private digital accounts of celebrities and others. Federal prosecutors requested a 3-year prison sentence for Christopher Brannan(31), a former Virginia high school teacher, that was convicted of hacking into private digital accounts of celebrities and others.
IT Governance
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
A version of this blog was originally published on 8 December 2017. There has never been a better time to get into cyber security, with growing demand for experts promising increased salaries and job opportunities. In this blog, we provide tips for getting your cyber security career started no matter your background. How much experience do you need?
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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.
Synergis Software
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
When you hear the word silo, you might picture the tall round buildings filled with grain. But silos have another meaning in the business world. Virtual silos exist when information is not openly and consistently shared between people or among departments. They are a huge and costly hurdle for any organization that needs to be nimble and competitive on a global scale.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
The enterprise must do its part in deploying and maintaining secure systems so that end users stand a chance against attackers.
DXC Technology
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
Behind the scenes at locations around the world the auto makers are running tests on autonomous cars for literally thousands of hours. The industry has poured more than $80 billion into R&D on autonomous cars over the last four years, so they are serious about making this happen. Those of us working on these tests […].
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
By officially embracing the FIDO2 standard, Android will soon let you log into sites and services without having to remember a password.
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“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.
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
A Threatpost reader poll examined risk, vulnerabilities, 2FA, the human element, attitudes on spreadsheets and more when it comes to password managers.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
Officials report an unauthorized party obtained tax return data by using credentials obtained from an outside source.
DXC Technology
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
Concerns about an economic slowdown notwithstanding, this year promises to be a good one if you’re an IT professional, according to an annual report by Spiceworks. In its 2019 State of IT Careers report, the network for IT professionals surveyed 1,000 tech professionals in businesses across North America and Europe. “The results show that as IT pros […].
Jamf
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
In part one of our three-part blog series, we examine how Jamf Pro delivers a compelling return on investment (ROI) by streamlining IT tasks.
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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.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
A three-tier certification regimen shows adherence to the Platform Security Architecture.
Robert's Db2
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
In an entry posted to this blog some years ago , I described the form of a Db2 monitor-generated accounting report that I most like to use to get an overall view of application activity in a Db2 for z/OS environment: an accounting long report with data ordered by connection type (here, I am using terminology associated with the Db2 monitor with which I'm most familiar: IBM's Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for Db2 Performance Expert on z/OS ).
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
The hacker ran a botnet that spread 'NeverQuest' malware for three years and collected millions of banking credentials.
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