Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2020
Successful Hacking Operation Often Relied on Simple, Easy-to-Block Tactics Could your organization withstand an attack by the master hacking operation known as "Fxmsp"? Hollywood loves to portray hackers as having ninja-like skills. But Fxmsp often favored the simplest tools for the job, because they so often worked. Defenders: Take note.
Micro Focus
JULY 2, 2020
Introduction In its seventh decade, COBOL’s heritage is legendary. This month sees yet another stride forward in COBOL innovation, with the latest release of the Micro Focus Visual COBOL and Enterprise product sets. But what of its practitioners? Where is the investment? We caught up two new members of the COBOL community, from our recent. View Article.
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Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2020
Researchers: Revamped Alina Trojan Targeting Windows-Based Devices Fraudsters are using a revamped version of the Alina Trojan to target Windows-based POS devices to steal payment card data, according to Century Link's Black Lotus Labs. The malware operators are using unsecured DNS protocols to exfiltrate the data.
erwin
JULY 2, 2020
Users discuss how they are putting erwin’s data modeling, enterprise architecture, business process modeling, and data intelligences solutions to work. IT Central Station members using erwin solutions are realizing the benefits of enterprise modeling and data intelligence. This article highlights some specific use cases and the results they’re experiencing within the organizations.
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
JULY 2, 2020
Cracking of EncroChat's Network Leads to Hundreds of Arrests in Organized Crime Crackdown European police gained access to messages sent via an encrypted cellular network, leading to the arrest of hundreds of alleged organized crime members, according to Europol.
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Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2020
Symantec: Phishing Emails Offered Fake Software Updates The gang behind the WastedLocker ransomware strain recently targeted dozens of newspaper websites operated by a U.S. media company, according to the security firm Symantec.
Security Affairs
JULY 2, 2020
Security researchers discovered multiple critical reverse RDP vulnerabilities in the remote desktop application Apache Guacamole. Security experts from Check Point Research have discovered multiple critical reverse RDP vulnerabilities in the Apache Guacamole, which is a clientless remote desktop gateway. It supports standard protocols like VNC, RDP, and SSH and allows system administrators to remotely access and manage Windows and Linux machines.
Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2020
A Look at What's on Agency's Privacy, Security Agenda The Department of Health and Human Services' privacy and security regulatory priorities for the rest of this year include tackling some long-stalled projects. Here's a rundown of the to-do list.
IT Governance
JULY 2, 2020
What is the GDPR? A quick overview. The Regulation came into effect on 25 May 2018, and was designed to strengthen the rights of EU residents regarding the way organisations process and use their personal data. These rights essentially boil down to two things: first, organisations must have a clear purpose for collecting personal information, and to give individuals the ability to review, amend or challenge data processing practices.
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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
JULY 2, 2020
'Original Internet Godfather' on the Pandemic's Impact on Scams and Scammers Tens of millions of Americans have lost jobs because of COVID-19. As a result, former 'most wanted" fraudster Brett Johnson predicts a surge in fraud, saying bluntly: "There are going to be a lot of victims.
Hunton Privacy
JULY 2, 2020
On July 1, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) launched a joint endeavor with the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) and Office of Communications (“Ofcom”), named the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (“DRCF”). The DRCF is intended to promote collaboration between the three regulators and pool their collective expertise with regard to data, privacy, competition, communications and content in digital markets and services.
Threatpost
JULY 2, 2020
New ‘smishing’ campaigns from the Roaming Mantis threat group infect Android users with the FakeSpy infostealer.
Dark Reading
JULY 2, 2020
After Senate Judiciary Committee pushes EARN IT Act a step closer to ratification, raising further concerns for privacy advocates, here's what to know.
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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
JULY 2, 2020
Researchers at Cyble reported that Maze Ransomware Operators allegedly breached National Highways Authority Of India (Nhai). As part of regular darkweb monitoring, researchers from threat intelligence firm has spotted the data leak of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The Maze ransomware operators allegedly breached the NHAI and leaked the data of their leak site.
IT Governance
JULY 2, 2020
As we enter the second half of the year – and the fourth month of lockdown restrictions in the UK – the security threats posed by COVID-19 rage on. Indeed, the cycle of attacks has been evolving so rapidly that fraudsters are circling back to a scam they had great success with earlier in the pandemic. We provide a detailed breakdown of how it works in this blog, where we also discuss a phishing scam targeting WordPress website administrators.
Security Affairs
JULY 2, 2020
Cisco announced that it has patched several vulnerabilities affecting its products, including security issues in Small Business routers and switches. Cisco has addressed eight vulnerabilities affecting its products, including flaws in Small Business routers and switches. The most severe flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-3297, affects Small Business and managed switches, it has been rated by Cisco as high severity.
Dark Reading
JULY 2, 2020
Whether for business or pleasure, you're on your own once you walk into the house with a new Internet of Things device. Here's how to keep every one secure.
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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.
Threatpost
JULY 2, 2020
Facebook has fixed a privacy issue that gave developers access to user data long after the 90-day "expiration" date.
Dark Reading
JULY 2, 2020
An attacker scanned for databases misconfigured to expose information and wiped the data, leaving a ransom note behind.
Security Affairs
JULY 2, 2020
Cyber Defense Magazine July 2020 Edition has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition…packed with over 165 pages of excellent content. OVER 165 PAGESALWAYS FREE – LOADED WITH EXCELLENT CONTENT Learn from the experts, cybersecurity best practices Find out about upcoming information security related conferences, expos and trade shows.
Dark Reading
JULY 2, 2020
Three steps to better serve consumers, ensure maximum security, and achieve compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act.
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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.
OpenText Information Management
JULY 2, 2020
The unprecedented events of 2020 have shown many organizations the cracks in their infrastructure. Faced with the sudden reality of remote work environments, organizations that have traditionally relied upon fax machines to securely exchange documents are now faced with a serious problem: fax machines are in offices where employees aren’t. That means no access to … The post Building secure communication resiliency at the desktop appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Dark Reading
JULY 2, 2020
A fraudster on LinkedIn used my online profile in an apparent attempt to pull off a wide-ranging scam business venture.
Threatpost
JULY 2, 2020
Several vulnerabilities can be chained together for a full exploit.
Dark Reading
JULY 2, 2020
We need to learn from the attacks and attempts that have occurred in order to prepare for the future.
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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
JULY 2, 2020
Even so, backdoors and droppers are rare in the wild.
Dark Reading
JULY 2, 2020
Security experts discuss the rise in cybercrime affecting sub-Saharan Africa and the necessary changes to improve security.
Collibra
JULY 2, 2020
Each year, I look forward to our flagship Data Citizens event because I love connecting with our community, learning from others and sharing experiences. But this year things were different as we transitioned our annual event to a digital experience. . On June 30, we wrapped up the live content from our Data Citizens ‘20: A Digital Experience and launched our revamped Data Citizens community, bringing together thousands of data professionals to connect and learn.
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