Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 24, 2020
Kaspersky: North Korean APT Group Used Malware in Attempt to Steal Information The Lazarus Group, a North Korean advanced persistent threat gang, apparently recently targeted a national ministry of health and a drug manufacturer involved in developing a COVID-19 vaccine in an attempt to steal information, according to the security firm Kaspersky.
Schneier on Security
DECEMBER 24, 2020
Interesting analysis of China’s efforts to identify US spies: By about 2010, two former CIA officials recalled, the Chinese security services had instituted a sophisticated travel intelligence program, developing databases that tracked flights and passenger lists for espionage purposes. “We looked at it very carefully,” said the former senior CIA official.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 24, 2020
'All Network Assets' Monitored by Backdoored Orion Software May Need Rebuilding Federal, state and local governments are among the many victims of the supply chain attack that backdoored the SolarWinds' Orion network-monitoring software, and victims "may need to rebuild all network assets" being monitored by the software, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warns.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 24, 2020
Citrix confirmed that a DDoS attack is targeting Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) networking equipment. The threat actors are using the Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) protocol as an amplification vector in attacks against Citrix appliances with EDT enabled. The DTLS protocol is a communications protocol for securing delay-sensitive apps and services that use datagram transport.
Advertisement
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
DECEMBER 24, 2020
Attackers Target Online Shoppers in the US and Europe Cybercriminals are targeting online shoppers in the U.S. and Western Europe with fake Amazon gift cards that deliver the Dridex banking Trojan, the security firm Cybereason reports.
Information Management Today brings together the best content for information management professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 24, 2020
Agency Says New Law in China Opens Door to Government Data Access The Department of Homeland Security is warning U.S. companies about data theft risks associated with the use of Chinese technology and digital services, citing a new law in China giving the government the right to access data.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 24, 2020
Millions of devices are potential exposed to attacks targeting the vulnerabilities exploited by the tools stolen from the arsenal of FireEye. Security experts from Qualys are warning that more than 7.5 million devices are potentially exposed to cyber attacks targeting the vulnerabilities exploited by the tools stolen from the arsenal of FireEye. As a result of the recent SolarWinds supply chain attack, multiple organizations were compromised, including FireEye. “While the number of vulnera
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 24, 2020
This edition of the ISMG Security Report features insights from David Forscey, managing director at Aspen Cybersecurity Group, on improving supply chain security in the aftermath of the SolarWinds hack. Also featured: Black Hat Europe's key takeaways; keeping safe during the holidays.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 24, 2020
The LPE bug could allow an attacker to install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
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.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 24, 2020
2020 has made even St. Nick susceptible to the risks associated with the coronavirus pandemic. Fortunately, cybersecurity experts are ready to help the merry old elf with advice on reducing risks to his global operations.
Hunton Privacy
DECEMBER 24, 2020
On December 15, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement with Ascension Data & Analytics, LLC, a Texas-based mortgage industry data analytics company (“Ascension”), to resolve allegations that the company failed to ensure one of its vendors was adequately securing personal information of mortgage holders. The FTC alleged that Ascension’s vendor, OpticsML, stored documents with information, such as names, Social Security numbers and loan information, pertaining to te
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 24, 2020
Dridex operators launch a social engineering scam that promises victims a $100 gift card but delivers a banking Trojan.
IG Guru
DECEMBER 24, 2020
Check out the article here. The post What Rules Apply to Government Records During a Presidential Transition? via LAWFARE appeared first on IG GURU.
Advertisement
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.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 24, 2020
The purchase is intended to increase London-based HelpSystems' file collaboration security capabilities.
Adam Shostack
DECEMBER 24, 2020
Scientists have discovered a chunk of amber with a dinosaur tail in it. (Poor dinosaur!) National Geographic has the story , which is not brand-new, but is a nice bit of scientific joy for the day.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 24, 2020
It's time that security got out of the armchair and out on the field.
AIIM
DECEMBER 24, 2020
I don’t need to tell you that this year has been like no other we’ve ever experienced. The confluence of events, tensions, and loss has significantly disrupted our personal and professional lives. Even among AIIM members, we have witnessed the toll that these disruptions have taken on mental health, job security, and organizational productivity. And yet, the AIIM community has shown its true colors once again; its resiliency, and its adaptability to change.
Advertisement
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.
Data Matters
DECEMBER 24, 2020
On December 18, 2020, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) regarding a proposal to impose on banks 1 and money service businesses (MSBs) new recordkeeping, reporting, and identity verification requirements in relation to certain transactions involving convertible virtual currency (CVC) or digital assets with legal tender status (legal tender digital assets or LTDA) 2 if the counterparty to the transaction does not have an account with,
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
331 
Let's personalize your content