Mon.Nov 30, 2020

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'Return to Office' Phishing Emails Aim to Steal Credentials

Data Breach Today

Researchers: Employees Lured With Messages About Shift to Workplace Researchers at Abnormal Security have uncovered a credential-stealing phishing campaign that spoofs internal company memos concerning returning to the office.

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Media and Marketing Leaders: It’s Time to Stand Up For Truth

John Battelle's Searchblog

Why “information equity” matters. An idea has been tugging at me for months now, one I’ve spent countless hours discussing and debating with leaders in marketing, media, and journalism. And as I often do, I’m turning to writing to see if I can push it into more concrete form. I’m literally thinking out loud here, but I won’t bury the lede: I believe it’s time for all major corporations – not just the companies that pushed for the #StopHateForProfit

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Audit Found Baltimore County Schools Lacked Data Security

Data Breach Today

Report Comes as District Struggles With Ransomware Attack The Baltimore County Public Schools system was notified by state auditors of several cybersecurity weaknesses the day before the district was hit with a crippling ransomware attack.

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Delaware County, Pennsylvania, opted to pay 500K ransom to DoppelPaymer gang

Security Affairs

Delaware County, Pennsylvania opted to pay a $500,000 ransom after it was the victim of a DoppelPaymer ransomware attack last weekend. During the last weekend Delaware County, Pennsylvania, was the victim of a DoppelPaymer ransomware attack that brought down part of its network. According to local media, the ransomware operators have compromised systems containing sensitive information, including police reports and payroll. “Sources told Action News, the cybercriminals gained control of th

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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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Canon: Ransomware Attack Exposed Employee Data

Data Breach Today

Company Finally Acknowledges Earlier Incident Exposed Corporate Information Canon USA has finally acknowledged that a ransomware attack earlier this year involved the theft of corporate data, including employee information, such as Social Security numbers and financial account numbers.

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Sizing Up Synthetic DNA Hacking Risks

Data Breach Today

Study Describes How a Supply Chain Attack Might Work Could hackers inject malicious code that compromises the synthetic DNA supply chain and ultimately tricks bioengineers into inadvertently developing dangerous viruses or toxins? A new research report says that's a growing concern and calls for robust security measures.

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Managed macOS updates for macOS Big Sur

Jamf

Managed OS upgrades have been one of the best aspects of managing iOS and iPadOS devices for a long time. Now, with macOS Big Sur, that capability comes to Mac.

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Pandemic, A Driving Force in 2021 Financial Crime

Threatpost

Ransomware gangs with zero-days and more players overall will characterize financially motivated cyberattacks next year.

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New Webinar: Interstate Correspondence

The Texas Record

Hit the road with analysts Andrew and Erica as they go beyond Texas to explore how different states categorize their correspondence. File this in the “fun” category. Premiered originally at NAGARA’S 2020 Summer Forum, this webinar presents research on how correspondence is managed in government records management programs across the country.

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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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Driven by Ransomware, Cyber Claims Rise in Number & Value

Dark Reading

Companies are on track to file 27% more cyber claims in 2020, one insurer estimates, while another underwriter finds five out of every 100 companies file a claim each year.

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Check Washing

Schneier on Security

I can’t believe that check washing is still a thing: “Check washing” is a practice where thieves break into mailboxes (or otherwise steal mail), find envelopes with checks, then use special solvents to remove the information on that check (except for the signature) and then change the payee and the amount to a bank account under their control so that it could be deposited at out-state-banks and oftentimes by a mobile phone.

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Post-Cyberattack, UVM Health Network Still Picking Up Pieces

Threatpost

More than a month after the cyberattack first hit, the UVM health network is still grappling with delayed payment processing and other issues.

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University of Vermont Medical Center has yet to fully recover from October cyber attack

Security Affairs

The University of Vermont Medical Center has yet to fully recover from a cyber attack that crippled systems at the Burlington hospital. In October, ransomware operators hit the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn and the University of Vermont Health Network. The ransomware attack took place on October 28 and disrupted services at the UVM Medical Center and affiliated facilities.

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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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Conti Gang Hits IoT Chipmaker Advantech with $14M Ransom Demand

Threatpost

The ransomware group has leaked stolen data to add pressure on the company to pay up.

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Five Sidley Practices Recognized as Law360 “Practice Groups of the Year”

Data Matters

Sidley was named to Law360 ’s 2020 “Practice Groups of the Year” in five categories: Compliance. Fintech. International Arbitration. International Trade. Structured Finance. With an eye toward landmark matters and general excellence, the annual awards honor the law firms behind the litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal profession.

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Baltimore County Public Schools Closed Due to Ransomware Attack

Dark Reading

The incident struck the day before Thanksgiving and interfered with online classes for some 115,000 students, officials report.

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Exclusive: Experts from TIM’s Red Team Research (RTR) found 6 zero-days

Security Affairs

TIM’s Red Team Research led by Massimiliano Brolli discovered 6 new zero-day vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric StruxureWare. Today, TIM’s Red Team Research led by Massimiliano Brolli , discovered 6 new vulnerabilities in the StruxureWare product. The flaws have been addressed by the manufacturer Schneider Electric, between April and November 2020.

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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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Manchester United Cyberattack Highlights Controversy in Paying Ransomware Attackers

Dark Reading

The Premier League English football (soccer) club team is reportedly being held to ransom by cyberattackers. Manchester United may face a difficult decision: whether to pay a ransom for release of its stolen data.

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Was This Poker Player's Luck Too Good to Be True?

WIRED Threat Level

On this week’s Get WIRED podcast, features editor Mark Robinson talks to writer Brendan Koerner about an unconventional poker player and the woman who called him out.

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Digitally Signed Bandook Trojan Reemerges in Global Spy Campaign

Threatpost

A strain of the 13-year old backdoor Bandook trojan has been spotted in an espionage campaign.

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Why Vulnerable Code Is Shipped Knowingly

Dark Reading

The business priority of speed of development and deployment is overshadowing the need for secure code.

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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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MacOS Users Targeted By OceanLotus Backdoor

Threatpost

The new backdoor comes with multiple payloads and new detection evasion tactics.

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Industrial Computer Maker Confirms Ransomware, Data Theft

Dark Reading

Advantech reports the stolen data was confidential but did not contain high-value documents.

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Jamf makes integrations of Apple Silicon M-1 chip devices smooth sailing

Jamf

Apple's ARM-based M1 chip heralds enormous leaps in efficiency and speed of Apple devices. It also may create challenges for developers working on a universal binary for their apps, as well as for admins when integrating these new powerhouses into their existing fleets. Jamf is here to help.

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INSPIRE 20 Podcast: Anna Mok, Ascend Leadership

Micro Focus

Happy Monday, and welcome back from the Thanksgiving holiday, for all of our US friends that celebrated! We are kicking the week off feeling thankful, fortunate and ready to inspire, thanks to our INSPIRE 20 podcast this week, featuring Anna Mok, President and Chairman of Ascend Leadership. That was then, this is now 15 years. View Article.

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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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Containers Complicate Compliance (And What To Do About It)

The Security Ledger

If you work within the security industry, compliance is seen almost as a dirty word. You have likely run into situations like that which @Nemesis09 describes below. Here, we see it’s all too common for organizations to treat testing compliance as a checkbox exercise and to thereby view compliance in a way that goes against its entire purpose. Read the whole entry. » Related Stories Episode 191: Shifting Compliance Left with Galen Emery of Chef Report: Critical Infrastructure Cyber Attacks A

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DocuWare Adds DocuSign to its Content Service Portfolio

Info Source

New electronic signature technology ensures business continuity for DocuWare customers. New Windsor NY, November 19, 2020 – DocuWare , provider of cloud solutions for document management and workflow automation, announces its new partnership with DocuSign. At a time when more businesses than ever are supporting remote workforces, the integration of DocuSign’s electronic signature technology to DocuWare’s content services portfolio further ensures business continuity and productivity for all

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DXC Technology

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