Tue.Jul 27, 2021

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Kaseya Says It Paid No Ransom to Obtain Universal Decryptor

Data Breach Today

Vendor of Remote Management Software - Used to Hit Victims - Helps Them Recover Remote management software company Kaseya says it obtained the ability to decrypt all victims of a massive REvil - aka Sodinokibi - attack via its software, without paying a ransom to attackers. But Kaseya has still not revealed how it obtained the decryption key, except to say it was supplied by a third party.

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SHARED INTEL: Ramifications of 86 cities storing citizens’ data in misconfigured AWS S3 buckets

The Last Watchdog

The ethical hackers at WizCase recently disclosed another stunning example of sensitive consumer data left out in the open in the public cloud — for one and all to access. Related: How stolen data gets leveraged in full-stack attacks. This latest high-profile example of security sloppiness was uncovered by a team of white hat hackers led by Ata Hakçil.

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Researchers Describe Windows 11 Preview Scam

Data Breach Today

Malware Distributed Using Fake Windows Installer Although Microsoft is slated to release the Windows 11 operating system in December, it's already available for a pre-release preview. And cybercriminals are taking advantage of that, slipping malware to those downloading a fake demo version, according to Kaspersky.

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Overcoming Information Overload in Human Resources

AIIM

A Look at Information Overload. It’s no secret that organizations today are swamped by information. According to AIIM, organizations expect the amount of information they must manage to increase by 4.5x in the next 18 months. Add to this the massive and immediate shift to remote working in 2020 and the impacts of information overload compound exponentially.

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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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New Hacking Group Exploits Vulnerabilities in Web Apps

Data Breach Today

Sygnia: 'Praying Mantis' Targets Checkbox Survey Flaws and Others A newly discovered threat group dubbed Praying Mantis is targeting businesses in the U.S by exploiting vulnerabilities in internet-facing web applications to steal credentials and other data, the security firm Sygnia says.

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Congress Urged to Update Federal Laws to Combat Ransomware

Data Breach Today

Senate Judiciary Committee Hears Testimony from DOJ, FBI, CISA Congress needs to update and expand federal laws to combat the surge in ransomware attacks, federal cybersecurity experts told a Senate committee at a Tuesday hearing.

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LemonDuck Shows Malware Can Evolve, Putting Linux and Microsoft at Risk

eSecurity Planet

The LemonDuck malware that for the past couple of years has been known for its cryptocurrency mining and botnet capabilities is evolving into a much broader threat, moving into new areas of cyber attacks, targeting both Linux and Microsoft systems and expanding its geographical reach, according to security researchers with Microsoft. At the same time, there now are two distinct operating structures that both use the LemonDuck malware but are possibly being operated by two different organizations

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Experts Testify on Pipeline Cybersecurity Measures

Data Breach Today

Senate Briefed Following Colonial Pipeline Attack At a Senate hearing on pipeline cybersecurity, leaders from several federal agencies briefed lawmakers on the roles regulators can play in the aftermath of the Colonial Pipeline attack. Lawmakers urged the agencies to "flatten the bureaucracy" to improve relationships with companies that support pipelines.

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South Africa’s logistics company Transnet SOC hit by a ransomware attack

Security Affairs

Transnet SOC Ltd, a large South African rail, port and pipeline company, announced it was hit by a disruptive cyber attack. South Africa’s logistics company Transnet SOC was hit last week by a disruptive cyberattack that halted its operations at all the port’s terminals. The attack took place on Thursday, 22 July. “Port terminals are operational across the system, with the exception of container terminals as the Navis system on the trucking side has been affected,” Transnet revealed.

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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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M&A Update: Deloitte and Sophos Make Acquisitions

Data Breach Today

Both Firms Buy Two Cybersecurity Companies Brisk M&A activity in the cybersecurity sector continues. Among the latest moves: Deloitte and Sophos each have announced two acquisitions.

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Flaws in Zimbra could allow to takeover webmail server of a targeted organization

Security Affairs

Researchers discovered flaws in Zimbra email collaboration software that could allow attackers to compromise email accounts by sending a malicious email. Cybersecurity researchers have discovered multiple security vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2021-35208 and CVE-2021-35208 , in Zimbra email collaboration software. An unauthenticated attacker could chain these vulnerabilities to fully takeover a Zimbra webmail server of a targeted organization.

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Apple Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day in iOS, MacOS

Threatpost

Company urges iPhone, iPad and Mac users to install updates to fix a critical memory corruption flaw that can allow for attackers to take over a system.

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DIVD discloses three new unpatched Kaseya Unitrends zero-days

Security Affairs

Experts found three new zero-day flaws in the Kaseya Unitrends service and warn users to avoid exposing the service to the Internet. Security researchers warn of three new zero-day vulnerabilities in the Kaseya Unitrends service. The vulnerabilities include remote code execution and authenticated privilege escalation on the client-side. Kaseya Unitrends is a cloud-based enterprise solution that provides affordable, low-maintenance data protection offering to complement existing client backup and

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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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Another One Bites the Dust: Court once again finds data breach forensic report isn’t protected by privilege

Data Protection Report

On July 22, 2021, a federal court in Pennsylvania held that an investigative report created by Kroll (the “Kroll Report”), the defendant’s third party cybersecurity consultant, and related communications were not protected by privilege. The court found that the Kroll Report was not protected by the work-product doctrine or attorney-client privilege.

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Three Zero-Day Bugs Plague Kaseya Unitrends Backup Servers

Threatpost

The unpatched flaws include RCE and authenticated privilege escalation on the client-side: Just the latest woe for the ransomware-walloped MSP.

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Enhanced Focus on Digital Asset Intermediaries by SEC, Congress, and State Securities Regulators

Data Matters

Given the substantial growth in digital asset investments this year, intermediaries offering trading and lending services are now the target of regulatory and enforcement focus that we expect will continue in the coming months and years. Recent examples of this increased scrutiny of digital asset service providers and intermediaries include… Read More The post Enhanced Focus on Digital Asset Intermediaries by SEC, Congress, and State Securities Regulators appeared first on Data Matters Pri

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No More Ransom Saves Victims Nearly €1 Over 5 Years

Threatpost

No More Ransom is collecting decryptors so ransomware victims don’t have to pay to get their data back and attackers don’t get rich.

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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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It must be as easy to reject cookies as it is to accept them: 40 additional organizations on the radar of the CNIL

Data Protection Report

As part of its global strategy to ensure compliance with its new cookies mandatory guidelines, and as announced in its priority control themes for 2021, in May 2021 the CNIL issued formal notices to over twenty organizations (including international actors in the digital economy and some public bodies) for not enabling users to accept or refuse cookies using equally easy steps.

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What is Title Editor?

Jamf

What is Jamf's Title Editor? Built on the Kinobi technology, create and maintain your own titles with Jamf's Title Editor, located in the Patch Management feature area of your Jamf Pro environment.

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Zimbra Server Bugs Could Lead to Email Plundering

Threatpost

Two bugs, now patched except in older versions, could be chained to allow attackers to hijack Zimbra server by simply sending a malicious email.

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Governments get cloud confident — and strategic

OpenText Information Management

Adoption hasn’t happened overnight, but the cloud is earning its keep among government agencies, slowly but surely. More than a decade has passed since the Federal Government issued its cloud-first policy, intended to help governments utilize the cloud to reap operational efficiencies and cost savings. Yet stops and starts followed, with tight budgets, data migration … The post Governments get cloud confident — and strategic 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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A Controversial Tool Calls Out Vulnerabilities Across the Web

WIRED Threat Level

PunkSpider is back, and crawling hundreds of millions of sites for vulnerabilities.

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Minimize clinical trial delays to bring life-saving therapies to market faster

OpenText Information Management

Life Sciences companies want to get new, affordable and cutting-edge products to market as quickly as possible. The faster products and therapies are introduced, the faster individuals can benefit — and lives can be saved. Clinical trials are a critical part of the process for taking new treatment therapies from R&D to market availability. While … The post Minimize clinical trial delays to bring life-saving therapies to market faster appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Compliance With Data Privacy Laws: Are You Prepared for Data Requests That Implicate Slack?

Hanzo Learning Center

In the last few years, data privacy laws and regulations have been big news. Much of the coverage—including one of our recent blog posts —concerned website compliance. Companies scrambled to post notices and forms on their websites to satisfy the requirements of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

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Research firm Omdia releases insightful analysis of the content services sector

OpenText Information Management

The analysts at Omdia (formerly Ovum) have released their latest research and analysis of the content services industry: Omdia Universe: Selecting a Content Services Platform Solution, 2021. The report features excellent independent insight into the dramatic shifts that have impacted the content management sector over the past year — labelling the COVID-19 crisis a “wake-up … The post Research firm Omdia releases insightful analysis of the content services sector appeared first on OpenText

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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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The Real Danger of Compromised Passwords

Adapture

Every now and then, we receive email notifications warning us that our account might have been compromised in a data breach. In fact, if you have a Google account, you’ve probably seen a list of some non-Google accounts you own that have compromised passwords. If you haven’t been paying attention to these warnings, you really should. Here’s why. Compromised accounts aren’t the only ones at risk.

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How law firms can fast-track business development and win more business

OpenText Information Management

To win new client pitches and be invited to the next stage in request for proposal (RFP) bids, legal teams thrive on finding, analyzing, and organizing specific, strategic knowledge from their experts, case experience and business IP. However, lawyers, paralegals, knowledge managers and others within the firm often scramble to find the most relevant information … The post How law firms can fast-track business development and win more business appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Getting the Most Out of Your State Records Retention Schedule, Part III: RSINs

The Texas Record

Records Series Item Numbers (RSINs) are the unique string of characters that TSLAC uses to identify each series on the State Records Retention Schedule (RRS) and its supplement, the University Records Retention Schedule (URRS). These are “theory documents” that are nonetheless published as administrative rules for state agencies. The heck does that mean?