Data Breach Today
MAY 26, 2021
Attackers Could Exploit 'Critical' Flaw to Remotely Execute Arbitrary Code VMware is warning all vCenter Server administrators to patch their software to fix both a serious vulnerability that could be used to execute arbitrary code, as well as a separate authentication flaw. Experts warn that these and other recent flaws are likely to be targeted by ransomware gangs.
The Last Watchdog
MAY 26, 2021
We celebrated World Password Day on May 6, 2021. Related: Credential stuffing fuels account takeovers. Did you know that this unconventional celebration got its start in 2013, and that it’s now an official holiday on the annual calendar? Every year, the first Thursday in May serves as a reminder for us to take control of our personal password strategies.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 26, 2021
Trend Micro: Cryptojacking Group TeamTNT Targets Clusters in Wormlike Attack Researchers at Trend Micro say that about 50,000 IPs have been compromised across multiple Kubernetes clusters in a wormlike attack by the cloud-focused cryptojacking group TeamTNT.
Security Affairs
MAY 26, 2021
Last week, French authorities have seized the dark web marketplace Le Monde Parallèle, it is another success of national police in the fight against cybercrime. French authorities seized the dark web marketplace Le Monde Parallèle, the operation is another success of national police in the fight against cybercrime activity in the dark web. It is the third large French-speaking platform seized by the local police after Black Hand in 2018 and French Deep Web Market in 2019.
Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, CTO of Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI prototypes into
Data Breach Today
MAY 26, 2021
Research Report Describes Marketplace's Evolving Tactics The Hydra darknet marketplace, which initially focused on narcotics sales, now also offers stolen credit cards, SIM cards, VPN access and cryptocurrency laundering services, with annual sales exceeding $1 billion, according to a new research report, which explains the market's tactics.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 26, 2021
William Dixon of World Economic Forum on Improving Infrastructure To unlock the value of quantum computing, two systemic risks - tech governance and cybersecurity - need to be overcome, says William Dixon of the World Economic Forum.
Security Affairs
MAY 26, 2021
The Belgian interior ministry was targeted by a “sophisticated” cyber attack, a spokesman told RTBF public television on Tuesday. The Belgian interior ministry was hit by a “sophisticated” cyber-espionage attack, the news was confirmed by a spokesman to RTBF public television on Tuesday. The Federal Public Service Interior’s communications director, Olivier Maerens, confirmed that the attackers were not able to breach the server of the ministry, this means that thre
Data Breach Today
MAY 26, 2021
After SolarWinds Attack, Agencies Are Not Making Security Upgrades, GAO Reports More than five months after the SolarWinds supply chain attack came to light, federal agencies continue to struggle with supply chain security, according to a top GAO official who testified before a House committee.
Security Affairs
MAY 26, 2021
Google experts discovered a new variant of Rowhammer attack against RAM memory cards that bypasses all current defenses. Google researchers discovered a new variant of Rowhammer attacks, dubbed “Half-Double,” that allows bypassing all current defenses. In 2015, security researchers at Google’s Project Zero team demonstrated how to hijack the Intel-compatible PCs running Linux by exploiting the physical weaknesses in certain varieties of DDR DRAM (double data rate dynamic random-acc
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
Data Breach Today
MAY 26, 2021
Craig A. Hoffman Shares Takeaways From 1,250 Incidents Probed by BakerHostetler Network intrusion displaced phishing as the leading hack-attack tactic last year, while ransomware continued to surge as the pandemic complicated incident response efforts, says BakerHostetler's Craig A. Hoffman, who describes trends from the 1,250 incidents his firm helped manage.
Threatpost
MAY 26, 2021
Threat hunters weigh in on how the business of ransomware, the complex relationships between cybercriminals, and how they work together and hawk their wares on the Dark Web.
DLA Piper Privacy Matters
MAY 26, 2021
As the scientific response to the COVID-19 pandemic develops, many employers are considering what their approach should be to the issues around vaccination for their workforce, with a view to accelerating a return to some kind of normality. This is an area where law, guidance and best practice is likely to develop rapidly and there is no one-size-fits-all solution, particularly for multinational employers.
Dark Reading
MAY 26, 2021
From limiting claims payments to tying payments to policyholders' actions, the cyber insurance industry is in "a very dynamic place right now," says Corvus Insurance CEO Phil Edmundson.
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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.
The Guardian Data Protection
MAY 26, 2021
Appeal court ruling means people denied settled status or immigration visas can see records used in the case EU citizens have won the right to get full access to records about them held by the Home Office or any other body after a legal battle by campaigners. Three judges at the court of appeal unanimously overturned an earlier high court decision that their case had no legal merit and ruled the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) unlawfully denied them access to their data through an “immigration ex
Threatpost
MAY 26, 2021
‘Privateers’ aren’t necessarily state-sponsored, but they have some form of government protection while promoting their own financially-motivated criminal agenda, according to Cisco Talos.
Dark Reading
MAY 26, 2021
Are bug bounty programs allowing software companies to skirt their responsibility to make better, more secure products from the get-go?
Threatpost
MAY 26, 2021
VMware’s virtualization management platform, vCenter Server, has a critical severity bug the company is urging customers to patch “as soon as possible”.
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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.
Data Matters
MAY 26, 2021
The next few weeks will likely be very busy for companies on the GDPR international data transfer front as there have been a number of key European developments over the last few days including: New Standard Contractual Clauses : The European Commission’s Article 93 Committee (made up of representatives from EU Member States) approved the new Standard Contractual Clauses ( SCCs ) on May 19, 2021 and it is understood that the new SCCs may be published in June.
Threatpost
MAY 26, 2021
The website for “BravoMovies” features fake movie posters and a FAQ with a rigged Excel spreadsheet for “cancelling” the service, but all it downloads is malware.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
MAY 26, 2021
Forrester and Accenture on Schrems II and the Security of International Data Flows. madhav. Thu, 05/27/2021 - 06:30. In July of 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union issued the Schrems II decision, which invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. Privacy Shield was the framework used by more than 5,000 registered U.S. companies to conduct transatlantic data flows in compliance with the GDPR.
Threatpost
MAY 26, 2021
Researchers found flaws most of the ‘popular’ PDF applications tested.
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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.
Dark Reading
MAY 26, 2021
Researchers publish the details of a new Rowhammer vulnerability called "Half-Double" that exploits increasingly smaller DRAM chips.
DXC Technology
MAY 26, 2021
The new age of the remote employee is upon us. Close to half the workforce in the U.S. never worked from home before the worldwide healthcare crisis, Statista reports. Today, 44% work from home five days a week. Companies had to scramble to adapt their services and systems so that business could continue. Now, they […]. The post Preparing for a virtual desktop world appeared first on DXC Blogs.
Dark Reading
MAY 26, 2021
SPONSORED: Your home WiFi router may be screaming fast, but it's also a major point of vulnerability in this work-from-home era, says Charl van der Walt, head of security research at Orange Cyberdefense. And while Zero Trust offers some relief, he offers up some how-to advice to ensure it's properly deployed.
WIRED Threat Level
MAY 26, 2021
A full fix for the “Half-Double” technique will require rethinking how memory semiconductors are designed.
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While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.
Adam Shostack
MAY 26, 2021
There’s an insightful comment , “Everybody has a testing environment. Some people are lucky enough enough to have a totally separate environment to run production in.” Similarly, everybody has both enterprise and product architecture. Some people are lucky enough to be able to design them. I have to say that because “architecture” is much maligned for being heavyweight, disconnected, and irrelevant in today’s world of Dev-Opsy CI/CD moving fast and breaking th
OneHub
MAY 26, 2021
You know all about the cybersecurity threats associated with your computer and know the importance of secure cloud storage for your business, but did you know your company printers are equally vulnerable? Business printers are an often overlooked security risk that can cause major business disruptions, financial losses, and data breaches. . In 2020, cybersecurity experts from CyberNews hacked 28,000 business printers.
Privacy and Cybersecurity Law
MAY 26, 2021
One of the fastest evolving technologies today is that of deepfakes. The term “deepfakes” is taken from deep learning, and refers to synthesised and/or superimposed images and videos created by artificial intelligence (AI) using existing images and videos. The technology has seen a meteoric rise in use as the AI technology that underpins it has continued to develop.
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