Tue.Mar 30, 2021

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Check Point: 50,000 Attempted Ransomware Attacks Target Exchange

Data Breach Today

New Research Report Tracks Latest Global Trends Check Point Research says it has spotted more than 50,000 ransomware attack attempts worldwide so far against unpatched on-premises Microsoft Exchange email servers.

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[Podcast] How AI and the Next Generation of the Cloud will Radically Transform Business

AIIM

The notion of Artificial Intelligence has pervaded both the info and tech worlds. Indeed, it's difficult to have a discussion or a webinar without the topics of AI and Robotic Process Automation coming up. And while it might be tempting to dismiss the implications as something from a Hollywood movie of a future world populated by smart robots with super-human characteristics, the truth is that these technologies are already at work today, fueling important changes in the way we do business.

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Fake 'System Update' App Targets Android Users

Data Breach Today

Malware Steals Data, Messages, Images; Takes Control of Phones Android device users are being targeted by a sophisticated spyware app that disguises itself as a "system update" application, warns mobile security firm Zimperium. The app can steal data, messages and images and take control of phones.

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39% of businesses suffered cyber attacks in the past year

IT Governance

Two in five businesses reported a cyber attack or data breach in the past 12 months, according to the UK government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2021. The study suggests that the threat has increased as a result of COVID-19, with security teams finding it harder to implement and manage defence mechanisms. However, in some cases the risk is also of organisations’ own making.

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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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Accellion Holdouts Get Legacy File-Transfer Appliance Blues

Data Breach Today

Unexpected Extortion Move: Attackers Reverse-Engineered Outdated FTA to Steal Data The zero-day attacks against Accellion's File Transfer Appliance show that a number of big-name firms continued to use the legacy technology - even though more secure, cloud-based options were available. Evidently, many CISOs didn't see a compelling reason to move on.

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Telemedicine: Inclusion and Fraud

Data Breach Today

The telemedicine landscape continues to flourish – but so does medical fraud. Dean Nicolls of Jumio Corp. discusses the most prevalent forms of fraud and how identity verification can help ensure all populations are both included and secured.

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System Update: New Android Malware

Schneier on Security

Researchers have discovered a new Android app called “System Update” that is a sophisticated Remote-Access Trojan (RAT). From a news article : The broad range of data that this sneaky little bastard is capable of stealing is pretty horrifying. It includes: instant messenger messages and database files; call logs and phone contacts; Whatsapp messages and databases; pictures and videos; all of your text messages; and information on pretty much everything else that is on your phone (it

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NIST Drafts Election Security Guidance

Data Breach Today

Agency Describes How to Apply Its Cybersecurity Framework NIST has drafted guidelines for how to use its cybersecurity framework to address cyberthreats and other security issues that can target state and local election infrastructure and disrupt voting.

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CIPL Submits Comments on Irish DPC’s Guidance on Safeguarding Personal Data of Children

Hunton Privacy

On March 26, 2021, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth submitted its comments on the Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s (“DPC”) draft guidance on safeguarding the personal data of children when providing online services, “Children Front and Centre—Fundamentals for a Child-Oriented Approach to Data Processing” (the “Draft Guidance”).

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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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Is Your Security Stack Ready for the Modern Cloud?

Data Breach Today

Digital transformation makes the headlines. But behind the scenes, many enterprises are struggling from the impacts of cloud migration and the “shift left” movement. Knox Anderson of Sysdig shares tips for approaching the modern cloud.

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SPIN Safe Browser and Jamf deliver secure student surfing

Jamf

The internet is an amazing resource filled with educational content, and the iPad has made it more accessible to students. Justin Payeur from National Education Technologies joined us to share the story of what’s next for security in schools with their new app on the Jamf Marketplace.

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Reflected XSS Vulnerability In “Ivory Search” WP Plugin Impact Over 60K sites

Security Affairs

Researchers discovered a reflected XSS vulnerability in the Ivory Search WordPress Plugin installed on over 60,000 sites. On March 28, 2021, Astra Security Threat Intelligence Team responsibly disclosed a vulnerability in Ivory Search, a WordPress Search Plugin installed on over 60,000 sites. This security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker to perform malicious actions on a victim’s website.

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Intel Sued Under Wiretapping Laws for Tracking User Activity on its Website

Threatpost

A class-action suit in Florida accuses the tech giant of unlawfully intercepting communications by using session-replay software to capture the interaction of people visiting the corporate homepage Intel.com.

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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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30 Docker images downloaded 20M times in cryptojacking attacks

Security Affairs

Experts discovered that 30 malicious Docker images with a total number of 20 million pulls were involved in cryptomining operations. Palo Alto Network researcher Aviv Sasson discovered 30 malicious Docker images, which were downloaded 20 million times, that were involved in cryptojacking operations. The expert determined the number of cryptocurrencies that were mined to a mining pool account by inspecting the mining pool.

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Upward Mobility: Tapping into Africa’s Potential

Information Governance Perspectives

For new graduates and those looking to make a big career transition, the reality of a continually shifting corporate landscape can feel almost paralyzing. It's a universal issue that we find throughout the globe, including Africa, where men like Amb-Dr. Oyedokun Ayodeji Oyewole are working to helping young people succeed. The post Upward Mobility: Tapping into Africa’s Potential appeared first on Rafael Moscatel.

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5 Ways Remote Workers Can Manage Data Safely

Record Nations

It goes without saying that employers and employees around the world continue to adjust to what’s become a hybrid workforce. For some, it’s been a blessing, while for others, it’s been difficult to bring their office life to their home life. As we stumble upon almost a year from when offices were initially evacuated for the […]. The post 5 Ways Remote Workers Can Manage Data Safely appeared first on Record Nations.

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Malicious Docker Cryptomining Images Rack Up 20M Downloads

Threatpost

Publicly available cloud images are spreading Monero-mining malware to unsuspecting cloud developers.

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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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YouTube Has a Disturbingly Creepy Minecraft Problem

WIRED Threat Level

A WIRED investigation has found dozens of kid-focused videos with disturbing thumbnails that the platform serves up on the "Topic" pages of popular games.

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What You Need to Know -- or Remember -- About Web Shells

Dark Reading

What's old is new again as Web shell malware becomes the latest attack vector in widespread Exchange exploits. Here's a primer on what Web shells are and what they do.

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Hundreds of thousands of projects affected by a flaw in netmask npm package

Security Affairs

A vulnerability in the netmask npm package, tracked as CVE-2021-28918 , could be exploited by attackers to conduct a variety of attacks. A vulnerability in the netmask npm package, tracked as CVE-2021-28918 , could expose private networks to multiple attacks. The flaw is caused by the improper input validation of octal strings in netmask npm package, it affects v1.1.0. “Improper input validation of octal strings in widely used netmask npm package v1.1.0 and below allows unautenticated remo

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Maximizing online delivery with DAM for retail

OpenText Information Management

2020 is proving to have been a sea change for the retail industry. All those investments in the brick-and-mortar experience… and then nobody came. Of course, things will get better and people will come back. But will things ever be truly the same? Forward-looking retailers are using this opportunity to develop and update their online … The post Maximizing online delivery with DAM for retail appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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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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What You Need to Know -- or Remember -- About Web Shells

Dark Reading

What's old is new again as Web shell malware becomes the latest attack vector in widespread Exchange exploits. Here's a primer on what Web shells are and what they do.

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SolarWinds Attackers Accessed DHS Emails, Report

Threatpost

Current and former administration sources say the nation-state attackers were able to read the Homeland Security Secretary's emails, among others.

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In the Rush to Embrace Hybrid Cloud, Don't Forget About Security

Dark Reading

Cloud service providers typically only secure the infrastructure itself, while customers are responsible for their data and application security.

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“Hello Girls” – Women Telephone Operators during WWI

Unwritten Record

The Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators Unit, known as the “Hello Girls”, was a unit of women who operated telephone switchboards, sworn into the U.S. Army Signal Corps, during World War I. The term, “Hello Girls”, was used for women who first greeted callers with the word “hello” The corps was formed due to a call by General John J.

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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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Publicly Available Data Enables Enterprise Cyberattacks

Dark Reading

Adversaries scour social media platforms and use other tactics to gather information that facilitates targeted enterprise attacks, research shows.

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Listening to the Voice of Our Clients: Utilities culture shifts are improving agility and innovation

CGI

Listening to the Voice of Our Clients: Utilities culture shifts are improving agility and innovation. Utilities are accelerating change to address near-term challenges. But also, they must plan for large-scale shifts in areas such as talent resourcing, austerity and lengthened recovery, offerings and partnership evolution and more. pooja.cs@cgi.com.

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Beyond MITRE ATT&CK: The Case for a New Cyber Kill Chain

Dark Reading

The Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK are popular reference frameworks to analyze breaches, but amid the rise of XDR, we may need a new one.

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