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Why Risk Literacy is Essential for Digital Transformation

Data Breach Today

ServiceNow's Barbara Kay Talks Maturity and Digital Transformation Project Success Want to maximize your digital transformation project success and impact? Start by ensuring that you correctly explain risk to stakeholders, as well as continually benchmark your organization's risk management maturity, says ServiceNow's Barbara Kay.

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NEW TECH: Exabeam positions SIEM technology to help protect IoT, OT systems

The Last Watchdog

Security information and event management systems — SIEMs — have been around since 2005, but their time may have come at last. Related: Digital Transformation gives SIEMs a second wind After an initial failure to live up to their overhyped potential, SIEMs are perfectly placed to play a much bigger role today. Their capacity to ingest threat feeds is becoming more relevant with the rise of IoT (Internet of Things) systems and the vulnerabilities of old and new OT (operational technol

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Protecting the Cloud Through Automation

Data Breach Today

Roger Hellman of BMC Software Discusses Cloud Automation and Remediation Automation is becoming a powerful tool in cloud security. Roger Hellman of BMC Software discusses specific areas where automation has been beneficial.

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Nation-state actors are exploiting CVE-2020-0688 Microsoft Exchange server flaw

Security Affairs

Multiple state-sponsored hacking groups are attempting to exploit a vulnerability recently addressed in Microsoft Exchange email servers. Cybersecurity firm Volexity is warning that nation-state actors are attempting to exploit a vulnerability recently addressed in Microsoft Exchange email servers tracked as CVE-2020-0688. The experts did not provide details on the threat actors that are exploiting the vulnerability, according ZDNet that cited a DOD source the attackers belong to prominent APT g

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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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Ex-DHS Officials Charged With Stealing Software, Database

Data Breach Today

Prosecutors Allege They Tried to Resell Software Back to Government A former acting inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security and another official have been indicted for allegedly stealing DHS proprietary software and databases and then attempting to resell the technology back to the government.

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HHS Releases Final Data Sharing Rules

Data Breach Today

ONC, CMS Rules Aim to Provide Patients with Secure Access to Health Data The Department of Health and Human Services Monday released its long-awaited interoperability and information blocking final rules. The aim of the rules is to provide patients with easy, secure access to their electronic health information - from electronic health record systems as well as from payers.

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Australia’s privacy watchdog sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Security Affairs

Aussie privacy watchdog sues Facebook over alleged “systematic failures” exposing Australians to Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. Australia’s privacy watchdog, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, sues Facebook for alleged “systematic failures” exposing more than 300,000 Australians to the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal.

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Ransomware Gangs Hit Larger Targets, Seeking Bigger Paydays

Data Breach Today

Gangs Tap Cheap But Powerful Cybercrime Services, Threaten Further Data Dumping Targeted ransomware attacks continue to increase as gangs seek to obtain bigger ransom payoffs by hitting larger targets, aided by a cybercrime services economy that provides access to tools and tactics that were previously the domain of APT groups, security experts warn.

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Health Care Access Now: How trust and trusted data help reduce healthcare inequality

IBM Big Data Hub

The numbers are alarming. In 2018, the World Health Organization, reported the United States had the sixth highest number of preterm births in the world. In the United States today, 10 percent of children are born premature—three or more weeks before their due date. According to the 2019 March of Dimes Report Card, premature birth in the State of Ohio occurs at a rate of 10.3 percent.

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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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Debunking AppSec Myths

Data Breach Today

Paul Dant of Arxan Technologies on Application Testing There are many commonly held misbeliefs about application security. Paul Dant of Arxan Technologies separates AppSec truth from fiction.

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Infographic: Cyber Attacks and Data Breaches of 2019

IT Governance

Throughout 2019, we kept an eye on cyber attack and data breach reported in mainstream publications, releasing our findings in our monthly blog series. . This allowed us to see how many security incidents were occurring, how many records were involved and which industries were worst affected. . Did you know, for example, that July was the worst month of the year in terms of breached records?

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Microsoft Exchange Server Flaw Exploited in APT Attacks

Threatpost

A vulnerability is Microsoft Exchange servers is being actively exploited by multiple APT groups, researchers warn.

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Cybersecurity Law Casebook

Schneier on Security

Robert Chesney teaches cybersecurity at the University of Texas School of Law. He recently published a fantastic casebook, which is a good source for anyone studying this.

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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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I feel the need to stream: the impact of continuous intelligence

IBM Big Data Hub

Staying at the forefront of digital transformation means embracing constant change. It’s about staying nimble to customer demands, tapping into the pulse of a shifting market, and taking actions on insights as they’re developed. All of this can be made possible through continuous intelligence (CI).

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The Ongoing Battle Over How ESI is Produced: eDiscovery Trends

eDiscovery Daily

Editor’s Note: Tom O’Connor is a nationally known consultant, speaker, and writer in the field of computerized litigation support systems. He has also been a great addition to our webinar program, participating with me on several recent webinars. Tom has also written several terrific informational overview series for CloudNine, including his most recent one, Mobile Collection: It’s Not Just for iPhones Anymore.

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The Internet Avoided a Minor Disaster Last Week

WIRED Threat Level

A tiny backend bug at Let’s Encrypt almost broke millions of websites. A five-day scramble ensured it didn’t.

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How Microsoft Disabled Legacy Authentication Across the Company

Dark Reading

The process was not smooth or straightforward, employees say in a discussion of challenges and lessons learned during the multi-year project.

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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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Former CIA employee Joshua Schulte was convicted of only minor charges

Security Affairs

Joshua Schulte, the former CIA employee accused of leaking secret agency’s hacking tools to WikiLeaks was convicted of only minor charges. Joshua Schulte , the former CIA software engineer that was accused of stealing the agency’s hacking tools and leaking them to WikiLeaks, was convicted of only minor charges. On November 2018, Joshua Adam Schulte was charged with 13 count indictment in June.

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Agenda Announced for Northern Virginia and Metropolitan Maryland chapters of ARMA Spring Seminar 2020

IG Guru

Information Security In an Insecure World Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 8:15-4:45 Grant Thornton LLP, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, 15th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209 Jointly presented by the Northern Virginia and Metropolitan Maryland chapters of ARMA The importance of information security has been steadily rising and has caught the full attention of the C-suite.

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Revista Factum suffered week-long cyber attacks for denouncing corruption by the president of El Salvador

Security Affairs

Revista Factum was under prolonged cyber attacks for denouncing corruption, the government of El Salvador had banned it. The government of El Salvador had banned Factum Magazine from attending its press conferences and was subjecting them to a smear campaign The alleged perpetrator of the attacks has been identified as a computer engineer acting, from the University of Oriente, El Salvador University denies Qurium Media Foundation access to forensics evidence.

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Brave Browser Integrates Wayback Machine to View Deleted Web Pages via Bleepingcomputer

IG Guru

Avoid 404 page not found errors with the Brave Browser according to this article. The post Brave Browser Integrates Wayback Machine to View Deleted Web Pages via Bleepingcomputer appeared first on IG GURU.

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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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Former CIA employee Joshua Schulte was convicted of only minor charges

Security Affairs

Joshua Schulte, the former CIA employee accused of leaking secret agency’s hacking tools to WikiLeaks was convicted of only minor charges. Joshua Schulte , the former CIA software engineer that was accused of stealing the agency’s hacking tools and leaking them to WikiLeaks, was convicted of only minor charges. On November 2018, Joshua Adam Schulte was charged with 13 count indictment in June.

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AI Ties Together Enterprise Applications

Info Source

At the AIIM 2020 event last week, in an effort to promote my newsletter, I was handing out some paper copies of the 2/28/20 issue. If you read that report, you may have noticed that it contained lot of new and emerging marketing buzzwords being thrown about by the featured vendors. For instance, there was a story on Kofax that starts on page one, which introduces the term “hyper-automation.

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Golf and KPIs—And what true success drivers look like

Rocket Software

Key Performance Indicators (or KPIs); every company has them. Executives love them, employees may hate them, but we all need meaningful measures of how well we’re doing. The trick is to find KPIs that are true success drivers. One place you’ll find them is…golf! A 1987 study by Dr. Lucius Riccio of Columbia University looked at golf stats and how they correlated with scores.

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AMD Downplays CPU Threat Opening Chips to Data Leak Attacks

Threatpost

New side-channel attacks have been disclosed in AMD CPUs, however AMD said that they are not new.

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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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Malware Campaign Feeds on Coronavirus Fears

Dark Reading

A new malware campaign that offers a "coronavirus map" delivers a well-known data-stealer.

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Digital Fragility a "Ticking Time Bomb" for Enterprises says latest report

Preservica

CIOs, CMOs, and enterprise architects urged to address long-term preservation of digital information to protect corporate memory and future-proof brand assets. OXFORD, UK and BOSTON – March 9, 2020 – Digital fragility has emerged as a risk to digital business that CIOs and CMOs are failing to confront concludes a recent report by Forrester , a leading global research and advisory firm.

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Cyber Resiliency, Cloud & the Evolving Role of the Firewall

Dark Reading

Today's defenses must be creative in both isolating threats and segmenting environments to prevent attacks. Here's why.

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