Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
'CDRThief' Malware Appears Designed for Espionage or Fraud A recently uncovered Linux malware variant dubbed "CDRThief" is targeting VoIP networks to steal phone metadata, such as caller IP addresses, ESET reports. The malware appears to be designed for cyberespionage or fraud.
Data Protector
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
In data protection law, transfers of personal data must be safeguarded by written contracts between the parties. If the personal data is transferred from the EU to a country which the European Commission has not been recognised as having adequate data protection standards, special clauses, known as SCCs are usually inserted in these contracts. In July 2020, a decision by the European Court of Justice made it virtually impossible for companies to determine whether the SCCs must be supplemented by
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Group-IB: Attackers Now Using Qbot Trojan and Demand Huge Ransoms Since March, the operators behind ProLocker ransomware have focused on targeting large enterprise networks with ransomware demands sometimes exceeding $1 million, the security firm Group-IB reports. The gang has recently started to use the Qbot banking Trojan.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Experts reported threat actors are increasingly targeting a recently addressed vulnerability in the WordPress plugin File Manager. Researchers from WordPress security company Defiant observed a surge in the number of attacks targeting a recently addressed vulnerability in the WordPress plugin File Manager. In early September, experts reported that hackers were actively exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the File Manager WordPress plugin that could be exploited by unau
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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.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes how criminals keep finding new ways to make ransomware victims pay. Also featured: Preventing digital currency counterfeits; a proposed health data privacy framework.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Faces Wire Fraud Charge in Connection With Stolen Funds A Russian national who is allegedly part of an ongoing disinformation campaign targeting the upcoming U.S. election faces a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
The Russia-linked threat group is harvesting credentials for Microsoft's cloud offering, and targeting mainly election-related organizations.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Updated Trojan Downloader Helps Avoid Detection After a six-month hiatus, the Zeppelin ransomware variant returned in late August, according to Juniper Threats Labs. The malware now uses an updated Trojan downloader to better hide its activities from security tools.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Vulnerability-disclosure policies (VDPs), if done right, can help provide clarity and clear guidelines to both bug-hunters and vendors when it comes to going public with security flaws.
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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
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Reports of Breaches, Including One Affecting 1 Million, Continue to Mount The number of individuals affected by the May ransomware attack on cloud-based software vendor Blackbaud continues to soar. And breach reports tied to the incident now total over 170, according to one estimate.
Ascent Innovations
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Procurement Goals: We Don’t Need Any Toner. A former coworker and good buddy of mine is a Purchasing Manager for a mid-size manufacturing company. He always had a lot on his plate and more often than not, he would greet fellow colleagues to his office with “I can’t take it no mo’!”, “Please. Leave. Now.” or “I don’t want your _”. I leave you to fill in the blank.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Daniel Cuthbert Analyzes Frequent Coordinated Disclosure Hurdles Facing Researchers Independent bug hunters who find flaws in products and services often struggle to hand off their vulnerability report to someone in a position to get it fixed, says longtime security researcher Daniel Cuthbert. He describes steps organizations must take to be able to receive - and act on - bug reports.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Placid poems to quiet the infosec pro's harried mind. (Or placid, by infosec standards.
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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.
IG Guru
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
On 9/11/2001 the attacks on the World Trade Centers began. Let us never forget. The post Remembering 9/11 Attacks – A Moment of Silence appeared first on IG GURU.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Zoom has implemented two-factor authentication (2FA) to protect all user accounts against security breaches and other cyber attacks. Zoom has announced finally implemented the two-factor authentication (2FA) to protect all user accounts from unauthorized accesses. This is a great news due to the spike in the popularity of the communication software during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Google Maps is arguably the easiest mapping service to use, but that doesn't mean it's the most secure.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
The high-severity flaw in the Email Subscribers & Newsletters plugin by Icegram affects more than 100,000 WordPress websites.
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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.
Troy Hunt
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
The highlight of my week was absolutely getting the Shelly 1 units behind a couple of my light switches working as I'd always dreamed. It just opens up so many automation possibilities that I'm really excited about what I might do in the future with them now. When I get the place to a standard I'm happy with, I'll definitely do a good walkthrough and show how it all works.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
New attack technique uses Office 365 APIs to cross-check credentials against Azure Active Directory as victim types them in.
ARMA International
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Launched this July, The Women Leaders in Information Governance podcast series features the career stories of successful women in the IG profession. Lynn Molfetta , Information Governance Strategist | MC Bernstein Data and Katie Tall , Marketing Manager | Nyxeia are the creative force behind and builders of the series. Women leaders in IG in their own right, Molfetta and Tall designed the series to “inspire other women in similar fields to keep moving in a trajectory that shatters the glass ceil
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Researchers see more advanced attack groups creating tools and platforms to target Linux-based devices.
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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.
OpenText Information Management
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Fax has been the secure communications lifeblood of organizations across industries for decades, but the technology has evolved far beyond paper-driven machines. What is digital fax? Today’s digital fax solutions send documents from computers, mobile devices, and multifunction printers. Staff who receive a digital fax will have it delivered direct to their inbox, increasing security. … The post How to select the best digital fax provider in 2020 appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
The ransomware attack has exposed internal documents from the court and knocked its website offline.
IG Guru
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
On September 2nd, 2020, the OCR launched a new feature on HHS.gov, titled Health Apps. This new webpage takes the place of OCR’s previous Health App Developer Portal, and is available at [link] The new webpage highlights OCR’s guidance on when and how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations apply to mobile health applications, […].
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
When the economy is disrupted, fraud goes up, so let's not ignore the lessons we can learn from previous downturns.
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Micro Focus
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
How do we Measure easy to do business with? Micro Focus uses double-blind competitive benchmarking in order to gauge how well we are doing against the competition. This strategy means we can understand how we are performing with a high degree of statistical accuracy using a highly repeatable and scientific method. There are a number. View Article.
Import.IO
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
September 23, 1999 is a day that will live in data accuracy infamy. It was on that date that the $125M NASA Mars Climate Orbiter lost communication with mission control as it approached its operating orbit around the red planet. Engineers quickly surmised that the spacecraft burned up in the. The post Why Does Data Accuracy Matter? appeared first on Import.io.
Rocket Software
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Rocket.Build is an annual hackathon event that is meant to engage Rocketeers, partners, customers, and the community to create real-world applicable solutions. For me, the event even predates my knowledge of Rocket Software. I participated in the community build a few years ago, and it’s what introduced me to the company. Now that I’m a Rocketeer, I find the event increasingly valuable.
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