Mean Time to Hardening: The Next-Gen Security Metric
Threatpost
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Given that the average time to weaponizing a new bug is seven days, you effectively have 72 hours to harden your systems before you will see new exploits.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Given that the average time to weaponizing a new bug is seven days, you effectively have 72 hours to harden your systems before you will see new exploits.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Like any enterprise that wants to survive, fraudsters and hackers will continue to build on past successes to fuel future growth
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Information Management Resources
DECEMBER 30, 2019
The growing dependence on information, plus the sheer amount of it, has led to something called the data downtime gap. Here's a look at what that is and how companies can address it.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Technical Data Plus Emails Made It Possible to Link Cameras to People Seattle-based smart home device maker Wyze says an error by a developer exposed a database to the internet over a three-week period earlier this month. The data included customer emails, nicknames of online cameras, WiFi SSIDs, device information and Alexa tokens.
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.
Adam Levin
DECEMBER 30, 2019
2020 seems to be getting off to an inauspicious start with the compromise of the home addresses of prominent UK citizens–many of them in lines of work that could make them targets for crime. The UK Cabinet Office issued an apology after a data leak that involved the exact addresses (including house and apartment numbers) of more than 1,000 New Year Honours recipients.
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Security Affairs
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Russia is one of the most advanced cyber states, but according to the media President Vladimir Putin ‘s personal PC is apparently still running Win XP. The news is curious and it probably has little real if not the fact that Vladimir Putin is not a super cyber security expert, although he knows its importance very well. According to the Russian website Open Media, President Putin’s computers in his office at the Kremlin office and at his official residence are still running Windows X
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 30, 2019
New Law Expands Consumer Protections and Give AG Additional Oversight While CCPA has drawn the biggest headlines when it comes to new U.S. privacy laws, businesses and consumers should also take notice of New York's SHIELD Act, which goes into effect in March 2020. The law is expected to have impact on Wall Street firms and other financial institutions headquartered in the state.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Understanding the new risks and threats posed by increased use of artificial intelligence.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 30, 2019
As NCSC Head Ciaran Martin Steps Down, Other Countries are Emulating Model Wanted: A new chief executive to assume command of Britain's growing National Cyber Security Center, part of GCHQ. As Ciaran Martin departs, the successful NCSC model he helped create is being widely emulated in many countries. But the U.S. remains a notable holdout.
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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.
IT Governance
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Welcome to the second part of our round-up of 2019’s information security stories. You can read the first part here >> July. The second half of the year began with major data privacy news: the UK’s data protection authority, the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), announced its intention to fine British Airways and Marriott International a combined £282.6 million for breaching the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 30, 2019
How do hospitals' efforts to bolster information security in the aftermath of data breaches potentially affect patient outcomes? Professor Eric Johnson of Vanderbilt University discusses research that shows a worrisome relationship between breach remediation and the delivery of timely patient care.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 30, 2019
We asked chief information security officers how they plan to get their infosec departments in shape next year.
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Does the GDPR really apply to my company? From a data protection standpoint, this is the first thing that comes to mind within non-EU companies. In many cases, the GDPR seems like an issue of the Old Continent, so some assume it should not affect non-EU companies. In others, companies apply the GDPR to all their processing activities just to avoid the possibility of being addressed by EU authorities.
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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
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Microsoft sued Thallium North Korea-linked APT for hacking into its customers’ accounts and networks via spear-phishing attacks. Microsoft sued a North Korea-linked cyber espionage group tracked as Thallium for hacking into its customers’ accounts and networks via spear-phishing attacks. The hackers target Microsoft users impersonating the company, according to a lawsuit unsealed Dec. 27 in the U.S.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Cybercrime increasingly went mobile in 2019, with everything from Apple iPhone jailbreaks and rogue Android apps to 5G and mobile-first phishing dominating the news coverage. Here are Threatpost's Top 10 mobile security stories of 2019.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 30, 2019
The United Arab Emirates denied reports that the popular mobile app ToTok was used as part of a government massive surveillance program. According to a report recently published by the New York Times , the popular app ToTok was used by the UAE government as a surveillance tool. It has been removed from both Apple and Google online stores because authorities were using it to spy on its users, to track the conversations and movements.
Schneier on Security
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Lance Vick suggesting that students hack their schools' surveillance systems. "This is an ethical minefield that I feel students would be well within their rights to challenge, and if needed, undermine," he said. Of course, there are a lot more laws in place against this sort of thing than there were in -- say -- the 1980s, but it's still worth thinking about.
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Security Affairs
DECEMBER 30, 2019
The United Nations on Friday have approved a Russian-sponsored and China-backed resolution to create a new convention on cybercrime. The United Nations on Friday has approved a Russian-sponsored and China-backed resolution to create a new convention on cybercrime. The resolution was sponsored by Russia and China and has alarmed rights groups that fear the bid could threaten online freedom.
Information Management Resources
DECEMBER 30, 2019
As we move toward the future of automation, data scientists could potentially benefit immensely from the rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Recently the Wawa convenience store chain disclosed a payment card breach, news of the day is that Wawa is facing lawsuits over the incident. The Wawa convenience store chain is facing a wave of lawsuits over a recent security breach that affected its 850 locations in the US. Wawa convenience store chain disclosed a payment card breach, its security team discovered a PoS malware on its payment processing systems.
The Texas Record
DECEMBER 30, 2019
To wrap up our 2019 eRecords blog recaps, we’ll look at two more sessions that discussed how to use software to streamline the management of government records. Using ECM Tools to Streamline Court Order and Subpoena Processing. John Rokenbrod is an educator and self-proclaimed “jack of all trades” He works for the Bryan Independent School District, which he described as fairly large and spread out considering the relatively small size of the city.
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HL Chronicle of Data Protection
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Does the GDPR really apply to my company? From a data protection standpoint, this is the first thing that comes to mind within non-EU companies. In many cases, the GDPR seems like an issue of the Old Continent, so some assume it should not affect non-EU companies. In others, companies apply the GDPR to all their processing activities just to avoid the possibility of being addressed by EU authorities.
Collibra
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Looking back on the final year of this decade, I’m amazed at all that Collibra has been able to accomplish. While receiving FedRAMP Authorization, JPMorgan Hall of Innovation induction and Series E funding are exciting and notable, it’s what we’ve achieved on the inside, together as One Collibra, that impresses me most. . I’ve always admired organizations that are able to fully put employees at the center, while simultaneously working towards their mission and reaching their goals.
Adapture
DECEMBER 30, 2019
There’s a technology talent gap, and IT teams are feeling the strain. And for top technology solutions like F5 with already small talent pools available, bridging that cap is next to impossible. This F5 talent gap leaves companies without the necessary expertise to run their crucial cybersecurity solutions. F5 solutions are extremely robust, but that [ ] The post Three Ways to Bridge the F5 Talent Gap appeared first on ADAPTURE.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 30, 2019
The Internet of Things vendor confirmed that customer data was left unsecured on an Elasticsearch database.
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Dark Reading
DECEMBER 30, 2019
FaceTime, acoustic cyber 'noise,' and building system worms were among the targets of resourceful white-hat hackers this year.
IG Guru
DECEMBER 30, 2019
This article discusses how lawyers must weigh and consider ethical rules and client confidentiality before every post. The post Lawyers Leveraging Less Social Media to Balance Ethics Rules, Time Constraints via Law.com appeared first on IG GURU.
The Texas Record
DECEMBER 30, 2019
To wrap up our 2019 eRecords blog recaps, we’ll look at two more sessions that discussed how to use software to streamline the management of government records. Using ECM Tools to Streamline Court Order and Subpoena Processing. John Rokenbrod is an educator and self-proclaimed “jack of all trades” He works for the Bryan Independent School District, which he described as fairly large and spread out considering the relatively small size of the city.
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