Sat.Apr 25, 2020

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WHO Reports 'Dramatic' Increase in Attacks

Data Breach Today

UN Agency Reports Five Times As Many Incidents Compared to 2019 The WHO, which has been at the forefront of the global COVID-19 pandemic since the start of the year, has witnessed a "dramatic" increase in the number of attacks since the current healthcare crisis began, according to the organization's CIO.

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Experts found Symlink race issues in 28 antivirus products

Security Affairs

Security experts from RACK911 Labs discovered “symlink race” vulnerabilities in 28 of the most popular antivirus products. Security researchers from RACK911 Labs disclose the discovery of “ symlink race ” issues in 28 of the most popular antivirus products. The flaws affect 28 products running on major OSs, including Linux, Mac, and Windows. “A symlink race is a kind of software security vulnerability that results from a program creating files in an insecure manner.

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Hackers Targeted Chinese Agencies for COVID-19 Intel: Report

Data Breach Today

FireEye Says APT Group Tied to Vietnam Involved Hackers with suspected ties to Vietnam's government targeted several Chinese agencies in an attempt to gather intelligence about the country's response to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to security firm FireEye. Vietnam denies it engaged in cyber espionage.

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Bad actor sells Huiying Medical Technology’s source code for AI-assisted COVID-19 detection

Security Affairs

Experts from Cyble identified a threat actor attempting to sell Huiying Medical Technology’s source code for AI-assisted COVID-19 detection and experimental data. Researchers from the data breach notification firm Cyble have identified a credible bad actor that goes online with moniker ‘THE0TIME’ claiming to have gained access to Huiying Medical Technology’s COVID-19 detection’s technology.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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COVID-19: Stages of Re-Entry Planning

Data Breach Today

Pandemic Expert Regina Phelps on How to Strategize for Life After Quarantine As politicians and protesters argue about the merits and timing of emerging from COVID-19 quarantine, crisis management expert Regina Phelps lays out a 10-step re-entry plan. Her word of counsel: "Caution.

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Zscaler saw 30,000% increase in Coronavirus-themed attacks

Security Affairs

Researchers at Zscaler observed an increase of 30,000% in Coronavirus-themed attacks in March when compared to the beginning of 2020. Researchers from Zscaler observed an increase of 30,000% in Coronavirus-themed attacks in March when compared to the beginning of 2020. In January experts started observing first attacks using COVID-19-related lures and themes, just two months later in March they detected roughly 380,000 malicious attacks. “Since January, we have seen an increase of 30,000%

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Zoom Upgrades Encryption Keys to What It Promised All Along

WIRED Threat Level

Plus: Facebook data on the dark web, Nintendo accounts keep getting hacked, and more of the week's top security news.

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Health Prognosis on the Security of IoMT Devices? Not Good

Dark Reading

As more so-called Internet of Medical Things devices go online, hospitals and medical facilities face significant challenges in securing them from attacks that could endanger patients' lives.

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Webinar Series: Strategies that Support Efficient Work from Home and Maintain Business Continuity

Docuware

The measures we are all taking to contain Covid-19 present both personal and business challenges. While concerns about the health and well-being of family and friends are always on our minds during this difficult time, work life continues for you and your colleagues. Our webinar series explores how a document management system enhances collaboration and offers a straightforward way to participate in business processes remotely.

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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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Facebook vs NSO Group lawsuit: 1,400+ users were targeted with Pegasus spyware

Security Affairs

The legal dispute between Facebook and NSO group continues even after the Israeli surveillance firm filed a motion to dismiss the case earlier this month. Facebook advocates have challenged a plea from spyware maker NSO Group to dismiss the legal dispute over the hacking accusations, arguing it has immunity from prosecution. Now both companies are providing technical details requested by the cyber-security experts. according to court documents shared by ZdNet, Facebook linked at least 720 attack