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Live Coronavirus Map Used to Spread Malware

Krebs on Security

Cybercriminals constantly latch on to news items that captivate the public’s attention, but usually they do so by sensationalizing the topic or spreading misinformation about it. Recently, however, cybercrooks have started disseminating real-time, accurate information about global infection rates tied to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic in a bid to infect computers with malicious software.

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The Cutting Edge of Behavioral Biometrics

Data Breach Today

SecuredTouch CEO Alasdair Rambaud on 2020 Innovations Behavioral biometrics is seeing wide adoption and is helping organizations proactively fight fraud, says Alasdair Rambaud, CEO at SecuredTouch. who describes the latest innovations.

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SHARED INTEL: Bogus Coronavirus email alerts underscore risk posed by weaponized email

The Last Watchdog

It comes as no surprise that top cyber crime rings immediately pounced on the Coronavirus outbreak to spread a potent strain of malware via malicious email and web links. Related: Credential stuffing fuels cyber fraud IBM X-Force researchers shared details about how emails aimed at Japanese-speaking individuals have been widely dispersed purporting to share advice on infection-prevention measures for the disease.

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Google Will Appeal Latest GDPR Fine

Data Breach Today

Sweden's Privacy Watchdog Hits Company With $8 Million Penalty Google will appeal the latest GDPR fine levied against the company. The Swedish Data Protection Authority fined the company nearly $8 million for failure to remove search results related to "right-to-be-forgotten" requests.

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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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COVID-19 and the Importance of the Digital Workplace

AIIM

It seems like everyone is talking about coronavirus : what it means to the global and local economies, how it impacts different industries, even how to make your own hand sanitizer to combat it. One of the key approaches many organizations are taking is to minimize sustained contact with large groups of people. This has led to the cancellation of numerous conferences and other events; many schools and universities are asking students to stay home and participate remotely.

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Automation Gives DevOps More Horsepower

erwin

Almost 70 percent of CEOs say they expect their companies to change their business models in the next three years, and 62 percent report they have management initiatives or transformation programs underway to make their businesses more digital, according to Gartner. Wouldn’t it be advantageous for these organizations to accelerate these digital transformation efforts?

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FBI Arrests Suspected Admin of Russian Cybercrime Market

Data Breach Today

Kirill Firsov Suspected of Operating Deer.io The FBI has arrested a Russian national who allegedly ran an online forum that enabled cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and personally identifiable information.

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Friends Don't Let Friends Use Dodgy WiFi: Introducing Ubiquiti's Dream Machine and FlexHD

Troy Hunt

I hate dodgy WiFi, hate it with a passion. I finally lost my mind with it a few years ago now so I went and shelled out good money on the full suite of good Ubiquiti gear. I bought a security gateway to do DHCP, a couple of switches for all my connected things, 5 access points for my wireless things and a Cloud Key to control them all. I went overboard and I don't regret it one bit!

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The Maturity of Third-Party Risk Management

Data Breach Today

RiskRecon CEO Kelly White Shares Insight and Predictions While conventional approaches to third-party risk management remain unchanged, the industry is transitioning to a new "normal," says RiskRecon CEO Kelly White.

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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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Crooks use weaponized coronavirus map to deliver malware

Security Affairs

While WHO declares the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, crooks are attempting to exploit the situation to monetize their efforts. Cybercriminals continue to exploit the fear in the coronavirus outbreak to spread malware and steal sensitive data from victims. Experts from cybersecurity Reason reported cybercrimnals are using new coronavirus -themed attacks to deliver malware.

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Visual Journal: RSA 2020 Conference

Data Breach Today

20 Highlights From the Annual Cybersecurity Event in San Francisco The RSA cybersecurity conference once again this year gathered tens of thousands of individuals to network and attend keynotes and briefings on topics ranging from election security and genomics to privacy and cybercrime. Here are 20 visual highlights from this year's event.

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How COVID-19 will change how we work FOREVER

OpenText Information Management

Global supply chains, especially in the manufacturing sector have experienced many different forms of disruption over the years – from earthquakes and tsunamis through to social unrest and even piracy in the Indian Ocean. Each disruption brings with it uncertainty in terms of how suppliers will be impacted and how long the disruption will last … The post How COVID-19 will change how we work FOREVER appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Sharing Cloud Security Responsibilities

Data Breach Today

A cloud computing security model needs to be customized to fit how the cloud provider serves its clients, says privacy attorney Adam Greene.

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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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Microsoft fixes CVE-2020-0796, the SMBv3 wormable bug recently leaked

Security Affairs

Microsoft released security updates to fix a recently disclosed CVE-2020-0796 vulnerability in SMBv3 protocol that could be abused by wormable malware. Microsoft has released security updates to address the CVE-2020-0796 vulnerability in SMBv3 protocol that could be exploited by vxers to implement “ wormable ” malware. On March 10, 2019, Microsoft accidentally leaked info on a security update for a wormable vulnerability in the Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) protocol.

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ICO Issues Data Protection and Coronavirus Guidance

Data Matters

In light of the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the ICO has today issued guidance on “Data protection and coronavirus: what you need to know” for data controllers. The ICO has also published advice for health care practitioners. Guidance has also been issued by many other Data Protection Authorities in other European countries. The ICO comments that data protection considerations will not prevent employees from sharing information or adapting the way employees work.

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Talos found tens of dangerous flaws in WAGO Controllers

Security Affairs

Cisco Talos experts discovered tens of flaws in WAGO products that expose controllers and human-machine interface (HMI) panels to remote attacks. Talos and Germany’s VDE CERT this week published advisories describing roughly 30 vulnerabilities identified in devices made by WAGO, a German company specializing in electrical connection and automation solutions.

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COVID-19 Will Accelerate the Shift to Digital

Reltio

As WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic , this event is impacting our lives and the way of working in unprecedented ways. Are we ready for this new world? Are businesses prepared to tackle the change? . Earlier this year, at Reltio, we identified five transformation initiatives across Global 2000 enterprises, and " Shift to digital innovation " was one of them.

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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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Card data stole from the Volusion security breach surfaces on the dark web

Security Affairs

Security experts have discovered that card data stolen last year from Volusion-hosted online stores is now available for sale on the dark web. Experts from the threat intel firm Gemini Advisory have discovered that card data stolen last year from Volusion -hosted online stores have surfaced on the dark web. Volusion is a privately-held technology company that provides e-commerce software and marketing and web design services for small and medium-sized businesses.

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Takeaways from Forrester’s Latest Report on Enterprise Architecture Management Suites

erwin

Forrester recently released its “Now Tech: Enterprise Architecture Management Suites for Q1 2020” to give organizations an enterprise architecture (EA) playbook. It also highlights select enterprise architecture management suite (EAMS) vendors based on size and functionality, including erwin. The report notes six primary EA competencies in which we excel in the large vendor category: modeling, strategy translation, risk management, financial management, insights and change management.

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Researchers Warn of Novel PXJ Ransomware Strain

Threatpost

While PXJ performs typical ransomware functions, it does not appear to share the same underlying code with most known ransomware families.

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The Whisper Secret-Sharing App Exposed Locations

Schneier on Security

This is a big deal: Whisper , the secret-sharing app that called itself the "safest place on the Internet," left years of users' most intimate confessions exposed on the Web tied to their age, location and other details, raising alarm among cybersecurity researchers that users could have been unmasked or blackmailed. [.]. The records were viewable on a non-password-protected database open to the public Web.

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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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Experts disclose tens of flaws in Zyxel Cloud CNM SecuManager, includes dangerous backdoors

Security Affairs

Flaws Riddle Zyxel’s Network Management Software. Experts have found tens of security vulnerabilities in Zyxel Network Management Software, including backdoors and hardcoded SSH keys. Security researchers Pierre Kim and Alexandre Torres have discovered several vulnerabilities Zyxel Cloud CNM SecuManager software that could expose users to cyber attacks.

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A New Wormable Windows Vulnerability Has No Patch in Sight

WIRED Threat Level

The flaw has the potential to unleash the kind of attacks that allowed WannaCry and NotPetya to cripple business networks around the world.

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Hacking a network, using an ‘invisibility cloak’ – Is it that simple?

Security Affairs

Security experts describe a real attack case that sees the attackers using a small, unidentified hardware device to hack into the target network. Is it possible to hack into a network using a sort of invisibility cloak? The short answer is, YES it is. We came to this conclusion after analyzing an incident after an audit in a Tier-1 bank. The audit revealed some irregularities and it became evident that an external party had continuous access to the internal and secured parts of the network.

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Second Modified CCPA Draft Regulations Released—Comments Due March 27

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

On March 11, The California Attorney General (CA AG) released a second set of modifications to the proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These modifications update the initial draft regulations published on October 11, 2019 as well as the first set of modified draft regulations published on February 10, 2020 (as we previously covered here and here ).

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

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.

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$100K Paid Out for Google Cloud Shell Root Compromise

Threatpost

A Dutch researcher claimed Google's very first annual Cloud Platform bug-bounty prize, for a clever container escape exploit.

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CASB 101: Why a Cloud Access Security Broker Matters

Dark Reading

A CASB isn't a WAF, isn't an NGF, and isn't an SWG. So what is it, precisely, and why do you need one to go along with all the other letters? Read on for the answer.

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Akamai Talks Massive Uptick in Credential-Stuffing Attacks Against Bank APIs

Threatpost

Researchers with Akamai say that 75 percent of all credential abuse attacks against the financial services industry were targeting APIs.