Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Incident Shows That Healthcare Sector Faces E-Commerce Threats The recent discovery of skimming malware on the online store of the American Cancer Society illustrates that the healthcare sector is not immune from e-commerce threats.
Krebs on Security
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Top domain name registrars NetworkSolutions.com , Register.com and Web.com are asking customers to reset their passwords after discovering an intrusion in August 2019 in which customer account information was accessed. A notice to customers at notice.web.com. “On October 16, 2019, Web.com determined that a third-party gained unauthorized access to a limited number of its computer systems in late August 2019, and as a result, account information may have been accessed,” Web.com said i
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Social Network Accuses Pegasus Malware Maker NSO Group of Violating the Law Facebook is suing NSO Group, a commercial spyware company, alleging it developed a potent exploit to spy on WhatsApp messages sent by diplomats, journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents. Facebook is seeking damages and an injunction forbidding NSO Group from accessing its infrastructure.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Network Solutions, one of the world’s biggest domain registrars, disclosed a data breach that impacted 22 million accounts. Network Solutions , one of the world’s biggest domain registrars, disclosed a data breach that may have impacted 22 million accounts, no financial data was exposed. “On October 16, 2019, Network Solutions determined that a third-party gained unauthorized access to a limited number of our computer systems in late August 2019, and as a result, account information may ha
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.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Calls for Ban on Use of Commission Funds for Equipment From Huawei, ZTE FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is pushing a proposal that would ban U.S. telecommunications firms from using commission funds to buy equipment from companies deemed national security threats. The new rule would first target Chinese telecom companies Huawei and ZTE.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 30, 2019
British Authorities Found Social Media Company Violated Privacy Laws After months of appeals, Facebook has agreed to pay $643,000 to settle claims that it violated U.K. privacy laws by allowing Cambridge Analytica - a now-defunct digital marketer that focused, in part, on political campaigns - to access the personal data of 87 million of its users.
Hunton Privacy
OCTOBER 30, 2019
On November 19, 2019, Hunton Andrews Kurth will host an in-person breakfast briefing in the firm’s London office to explore the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), against the backdrop of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). In the seminar, we will discuss: The CCPA in the context of the GDPR, covering the similarities and differences between the frameworks.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Unmasked: Russians Hijacked Iranian Attack Infrastructure and Malware Russian attack group Turla has been named and shamed for hijacking Iranian nation-state attackers' infrastructure. The aim of GCHQ and NSA's attribution is, in part, to make Turla's future cyber espionage efforts more costly and time-consuming.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Cybersecurity professionals often talk about the economic drivers of security. But should the conversation shift to include a moral component? At least one analyst says "yes.
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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
OCTOBER 30, 2019
It's one thing to know your attackers. It's another to emulate some of their techniques so you can improve your own enterprise defenses. Craig Harber, CTO of Fidelis Cybersecurity, is an advocate of this "think like an attacker" defensive strategy.
Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 30, 2019
WhatsApp is suing the Israeli cyberweapons arms manufacturer NSO Group in California court: WhatsApp's lawsuit, filed in a California court on Tuesday, has demanded a permanent injunction blocking NSO from attempting to access WhatsApp computer systems and those of its parent company, Facebook. It has also asked the court to rule that NSO violated US federal law and California state law against computer fraud, breached their contracts with WhatsApp and "wrongfully trespassed" on Facebook's prope
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 30, 2019
A new piece of malware dubbed Xhelper has infected more than 45,000 Android devices in just the last six months and is continuing to spread. The campaign began months ago, a new piece of malware dubbed Xhelper has infected more than 45,000 Android devices in just six months and is continuing to spread at a fast space. Malware researchers at Symantec estimated that the Xhelper malware is infecting at least 2,400 devices on an average each month, mainly in India, U.S., and Russia.
Role Model Software
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Photo by Mimi Thian on Unsplash We frequently get calls from potential customers that begin something like this: I’ve been in my industry for years, and I know the landscape well. I want to do X, but I haven’t found any software that does what I want, exactly how I want to do it. Can you all help? The direct answer to the question is almost always yes, but we typically ask people to consider another question first… Do you really need custom software to achieve your goals?
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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
OCTOBER 30, 2019
A Russian security researcher accidentally discovered API and firmware issues that allowed her to take over all Xiaomi FurryTail pet feeders. The Russian security researcher Anna Prosvetova, from Saint Petersburg, has accidentally discovered API and firmware issues that allowed her to take over all Xiaomi FurryTail pet feeders. Last week, Prosvetova revealed on her private Telegram channel (@theyforcedme) to have discovered the flaw in the Xiaomi FurryTail pet feeders. “While studying the
Threatpost
OCTOBER 30, 2019
John Scott-Railton with Citizen Lab, who helped WhatsApp investigate the NSO Group over the alleged WhatsApp hack, said the subsequent lawsuit is a "certified big deal.".
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Researchers at Emsisoft firm has released a new free tool to decrypt files encrypted by the Paradise ransomware. Security experts at Emsisoft have developed a tool to decrypt files encrypted by the Paradise ransomware. This ransomware family encrypts files using Salsa20 and RSA-1024 and it appends several extensions to theis filenames. “The Paradise ransomware encrypts victims using Salsa20 and RSA-1024, and appends one of several extensions such as “ paradise”, “2ksys19&
Information Management Resources
OCTOBER 30, 2019
The responsibility for securing these environments is shifting as well, and this is likely exposing organizations to more security risks, according to a new report.
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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.
IG Guru
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Five years ago, a CBS 60 Minutes report publicized a bit of technology trivia many in the defense community were aware of: the fact that eight-inch floppy disks were still used to store data critical to operating the Air Force's intercontinental ballistic missile command, control, and communications network. The system, once called the Strategic Air Command Digital Network (SACDIN), relied on IBM Series/1 computers installed by the Air Force at Minuteman II missile sites in the 1960s and 1970s.
Info Source
OCTOBER 30, 2019
E-stamps, e-invoice display, streamlined configurations and integrations are among the new features that benefit DocuWare users. New Windsor NY, October 30, 2019 – DocuWare , provider of cloud solutions for document management and workflow automation, has released version 7.2 of its flagship software. “User feedback combined with results from our own rigorous R&D form the roadmap when planning DocuWare updates,” says co-president Dr.
CILIP
OCTOBER 30, 2019
CILIP 2019 Annual General Meeting Results. The results of voting (including proxy votes) at the CILIP AGM held on 17 October 2019: The minutes of the meeting held on 11 October 2018 were agreed as an accurate record: For: 90. Against: 1. Abstentions: 25. Hayesmacintyre LLP were approved as CILIP auditors until the 2020 AGM: For: 103. Against: 0. Abstentions: 1.
Info Source
OCTOBER 30, 2019
ROCHESTER, N.Y., October 29, 2019 – Alaris, a Kodak Alaris business, and eBizDocs, an Albany, NY-based scanning service bureau, are helping government agencies address two critical challenges: preparing for the influx of document requests related to the REAL ID Act and providing better overall service to clients that receive state benefits. Starting October 1, 2020, every U.S. state and territory resident will need to present a REAL ID-compliant license, ID or other acceptable form of iden
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Threatpost
OCTOBER 30, 2019
A Shadow Kill Hackers attack that compromised the city’s network and shut down key services was the second ransom-related attack on the city in months.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Most phishing kits last less than 20 days, a sign defenders are keeping up in the race against cybercrime.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Of the 200 schools in the report, the University of Pittsburgh and Georgetown University received top marks, with their DMARC policy set to "reject.".
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Decentralized threat intel sharing, more public-private collaboration, and greater use of automated incident response are what's needed to combat phishing
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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.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 30, 2019
MDR providers can provide a first-of-its-kind solution: Protection across the endpoints, user accounts and the network itself, in one solution.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 30, 2019
The attack early in the morning of October 29 has taken all of the school district's systems offline.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 30, 2019
The source of infection behind an increasingly precarious mobile malware is causing researchers to scratch their heads.
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