Mon.Oct 11, 2021

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Introducing Prioritized Security Alerts and Collaboration

Jamf

We released a new Jamf Protect agent today that overhauls the Jamf Protect Alert UI to better match your workflows and help you prioritize your security response efforts.

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FIN12 Ransomware Attacks Aggressively Targeting Healthcare

Data Breach Today

Mandiant Report Says Threat Actors Deploy Ryuk, Leverage Initial Access Brokers A Russian-speaking threat actor group that deploys the Ryuk variant ransomware, leverages initial access brokers, and generally skips double-extortion attempts in favor of fast and higher payout ransoms has been predominately targeting the healthcare sector, warns security firm Mandiant.

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The European Parliament Voted to Ban Remote Biometric Surveillance

Schneier on Security

It’s not actually banned in the EU yet — the legislative process is much more complicated than that — but it’s a step: a total ban on biometric mass surveillance. To respect “privacy and human dignity,” MEPs said that EU lawmakers should pass a permanent ban on the automated recognition of individuals in public spaces, saying citizens should only be monitored when suspected of a crime.

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Trend Micro: Linux Malware Targets Huawei Cloud

Data Breach Today

Code Deployed Prevents Detection and Kills Competition Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered threat actors deploying malicious code that targets Huawei Cloud and removes defensive applications and services. The malicious codes, they say, disable the hostguard service that detects security issues, protects the system and monitors the agent.

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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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Machine learning in cybersecurity

OpenText Information Management

Today’s networked world makes every system an easy target for cyberattacks. Automated tools make it easier for attackers to execute successful attacks and a new threat emerges almost every second. In this environment, it’s hard for cybersecurity to keep up. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, cybercrime is expected to cause $6 trillion (US) worth of damages globally in … The post Machine learning in cybersecurity appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Cyber threats: the hits keep coming

DXC Technology

It’s October and that means it’s Cyber Security Awareness Month once again. Cyber threats continue to evolve and proliferate at increasing speed. Opportunistic attackers are taking advantage of everything from remote working and cloud configuration errors to poorly defended operational technology protecting vital infrastructures. And they’re becoming more professional with models like ransomware-as-a-service.

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Iran-linked DEV-0343 APT target US and Israeli defense technology firms

Security Affairs

DEV-0343: Iran-linked threat actors are targeting US and Israeli defense technology companies leveraging password spraying attacks. Researchers at Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and Microsoft Digital Security Unit (DSU) uncovered a malicious activity cluster, tracked as DEV-0343, that is targeting the Office 365 tenants of US and Israeli defense technology companies.

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Applying Behavioral Psychology to Strengthen Your Incident Response Team

Dark Reading

A deep-dive study on the inner workings of incident response teams leads to a framework to apply behavioral psychology principles to CSIRTs.

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Improper Certificate Validation issue in LibreOffice and OpenOffice allows signed docs spoofing

Security Affairs

LibreOffice and OpenOffice released security updates to address a vulnerability that can be exploited by an attacker to spoof signed documents. LibreOffice and OpenOffice released security updates to address a moderate-severity flaw that can allow attackers to manipulate documents to appear as signed by a trusted source. “It is possible for an attacker to manipulate documents to appear to be signed by a trusted source.

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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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Overly Complex IT Infrastructures Pose Security Risk

Dark Reading

Cybersecurity budgets are set to increase in 2022, but companies worry that complex IT networks and data infrastructure are wasting money, new PwC survey finds.

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Donot Team targets a Togo prominent activist with Indian-made spyware

Security Affairs

A Togolese human rights advocate was hit by mobile spyware that has been allegedly developed by an Indian firm called Innefu Labs. Researchers from Amnesty International have uncovered a cyberespionage campaign tracked as ‘ Donot Team ‘ (aka APT-C-35) which was orchestrated by threat actors in India and Pakistan. Experts believe the attackers used a spyware developed by an Indian company called Innefu Labs.

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Building a World of Crypto Trust

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Building a World of Crypto Trust. divya. Tue, 10/12/2021 - 06:05. Cryptocurrencies have exploded, drawing businesses and private individuals into an investment frenzy. This has been very lucrative for some, and despite the speculative process of working with cryptocurrency, it does not seem to be deterring too many people from entering the crypto vortex.

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Security Service of Ukraine arrested a man operating a huge DDoS botnet

Security Affairs

Ukrainian police arrested a cybercriminal who controlled a botnet composed of 100,000 devices that was available for rent to launch DDoS attacks. Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has arrested a hacker who controlled a DDoS botnet composed of 100,000 devices that was available for rent. The botnet was also used for other malicious activities, including spam campaigns, brute-force attacks and reconnaissance in web-based attacks.

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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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How to Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account

WIRED Threat Level

If you've finally hit your breaking point, here's how to say goodbye to Mark Zuckerberg's empire.

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Incident Response: 5 Principles to Boost the Infosec/Legal Relationship

Threatpost

Effective cyber-incident response means working well with legal. Matt Dunn, associate managing director for cyber-risk at Kroll, lays out how to do it.

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The 5 Phases of Zero-Trust Adoption

Dark Reading

Zero trust aims to replace implicit trust with explicit, continuously adaptive trust across users, devices, networks, applications, and data.

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ARMA Now Offers Online Testing For IGP Exam!

IG Guru

Bolster your career and build your future path by attaining your IGP Certification. Your IGP demonstrates that you have the strategic perspective and the requisite knowledge to help your organization leverage information for maximum value while reducing the costs and mitigating the risks associated with this critical organizational asset. Be sure to review the IGP Candidate […].

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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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Handling Threat Intelligence Across Billions of Data Points

Dark Reading

Graph databases can play a role in threat intelligence and unraveling sprawling data.

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Tips for Choosing a Cloud Service

Record Nations

Choosing the right cloud service provider can be a difficult task. There are many factors to consider before moving your businesses data to the cloud. Things like security, cost, and sensitivity of the data can all play a part in making that decision. We spoke to 20+ year tech expert and CTO, Victor Yushenko, about his company […]. The post Tips for Choosing a Cloud Service appeared first on Record Nations.

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7 Smart Ways a Security Team Can Win Stakeholder Trust

Dark Reading

By demonstrating the following behaviors, security teams can more effectively move their initiatives forward.

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Use a Onehub Virtual Data Room to Maintain Bidder Anonymity

OneHub

Onehub’s virtual data rooms make it simple to securely share sensitive information with multiple parties without them being aware of each other. Anonymity management allows you to solicit bids or investments in a controlled environment that’s optimized to support a profitable transaction for your business. When is user anonymity important? There are several instances where anonymity is key to successfully closing a deal.

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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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Back to security basics: phishing

Jamf

As part of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month , we are going back to basics to raise awareness around the various threats that affect mobile devices.

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Forcepoint to Acquire Bitglass

Dark Reading

Deal will merge Bitglass's security service edge technology with Forcepoint’s SASE architecture.

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Back to security basics: phishing

Jamf

As part of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month , we are going back to basics to raise awareness around the various threats that affect mobile devices.

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Wiz Reaches $6B Valuation

Dark Reading

Startup created by former leaders of Microsoft Cloud Security Group experiencing rapid growth.

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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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Demystifying SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001/ISO 27018 Compliance

HID Global

Demystifying SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001/ISO 27018 Compliance. pjones. Mon, 10/11/2021 - 11:20.

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IDrive Remote Desktop Offers Protection from RDP Cyberattacks and Vulnerabilities

Dark Reading

Remote Desktop aims to solve vulnerability issues with RDP by implementing robust access and security controls.

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GUEST ESSAY: How SPDX helps reconcile interdependencies of open, proprietary software

The Last Watchdog

Software today is built on a combination of open source and proprietary software packages. Developers can reuse and build on the packages created by others, which results in the rapid creation of new capabilities and technologies. Related: How SBOM factors into DevSecOps. This reuse creates dependencies, all of which don’t necessarily stay updated at the same pace.