Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 29, 2021
VMware’s Tom Kellermann on Defending Against Ransomware Attacks In ransomware attacks, cybercriminals attack through the backups because they know that security practitioners rely on backups to save themselves after a ransomware attack. Therefore, it is essential to have multiple backups, says Tom Kellermann, head of cybersecurity strategy at VMware.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Malware delivered via a compromised website on Chrome browsers can bypass User Account Controls to infect systems and steal sensitive data, such as credentials and cryptocurrency.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Company Aims to Fill 250,000-Worker Shortfall in Cybersecurity Microsoft launched a four-year campaign on Thursday with community colleges in the U.S. aimed at recruiting hundreds of thousands of people into the field of cybersecurity. The goal is to fill an expected shortfall of 250,000 workers in cybersecurity, which Microsoft says means rising risk.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 29, 2021
The Hive ransomware operators have developed a new variant of their malware that can encrypt Linux and FreeBSD. ESET researchers discovered a new Hive ransomware variant that was specifically developed to encrypt Linux and FreeBSD. Researchers at the cybersecurity firm believe that the new encryptors are still under development. Both variants are written in Golang, but the strings, package names and function names have been obfuscated.
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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
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Exploitation May Have Exposed REST-API Endpoints on Sites, Researchers Say OptinMonster, a WordPress plug-in used in more than 1 million websites for sales campaign creation, was vulnerable to high-severity bugs, according to Wordfence researchers. An updated version of the plug-in has patched the flaws.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 29, 2021
The latest ISMG Security Report features the fallibility of ransomware gangs and why victims should always seek help from a reputable response firm, law enforcement or other qualified expert. Also featured: Data protection advice and why the remote work model might make securing data easier.
eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Cybercriminals leveraging the SolarMarker.NET-based backdoor are using a technique called SEO poisoning to drive malicious payloads into victims’ systems so they can gain access to the credentials and data within. According to researchers at Menlo Security, the SolarMarker campaign is one of two such efforts they’ve seen in recent months using SEO poisoning to deceive users and get them to download the malicious payload into their systems.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Also: Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in Cybersecurity Four ISMG editors discuss important cybersecurity issues, including law enforcement authorities' disruption of ransomware gang REvil's operations, how to collaborate as an industry to fight the surge in ransomware attacks hitting businesses, and increasing diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Europol and Norwegian Police arrested 12 individuals over ransomware attacks on organizations worldwide, including critical infrastructure operators. A joint operation conducted by Europol, the Norwegian Police and other authorities led to the arrest of 12 individuals over ransomware attacks on organizations worldwide, including critical infrastructure operators.
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.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Academic Medical Center Says Access to Email Accounts Lasted Months Massachusetts-based UMass Memorial Health is the latest large healthcare network to report an email phishing incident that potentially compromised hundreds of thousands of individuals' protected health information. The unauthorized email access lasted about seven months.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 29, 2021
The US NSA and CISA published a security advisory to warn about threat actors compromising 5G networks via cloud infrastructure. The US National Security Agency and the US Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency have published a security advisory to warn of attacks on 5G networks through the hijacking of a provider’s cloud resources. The report is part of a four-part series that was built on the ESF Potential Threat Vectors to 5G Infrastructure white paper that was released by the US ag
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Director Chris Inglis Also Outlines Vision for NCD Office, Level of Accountability National Cyber Director Chris Inglis on Thursday announced that Federal CISO Chris DeRusha will concurrently serve as his deputy at the newly created office. Inglis, a Senate-confirmed top adviser to the president, also released a "statement of strategic intent" outlining his own official duties.
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 29, 2021
The group behind the reported attack is under sanctions from the US Treasury, which means a payout could come with penalties for the victim.
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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.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 29, 2021
After Consulting With VTC Providers, Authorities Recommend End-to-End Encryption Six national data protection and privacy authorities – from Australia, Canada, Gibraltar, Hong Kong SAR, China and Switzerland - have joined with the U.K. information Commissioner’s Office to issue guidance to video teleconferencing companies on privacy, calling for end-to-end encryption.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 29, 2021
A ransomware attack hit Papua New Guinea ‘s finance ministry and disrupted government payments and operations. Government officials confirmed that Papua New Guinea’s finance ministry was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted government payments and operations. The ransomware infected the Department of Finance’s Integrated Financial Management System a week ago, said the finance minister and acting treasurer, John Pundari.
The Guardian Data Protection
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Data protection advocate Mariano delli Santi on whether we should worry about targeted advertising We all believe in at least one conspiracy theory. Well, a little bit. That’s according to a Norwegian professor who recently argued that conspiratorial thinking spans everything from 5G theories to believing the referee really is against your team. Mine?
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Cloud security is maturing — it has to. New strategies are surfacing to respond to new problems. Dr. Mike Lloyd, RedSeal's CTO, reviews one of the latest: CSPM.
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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.
IG Guru
OCTOBER 29, 2021
New Year. New Experience. New Ways to Re-IMAGINE Information Governance. Meeting in-person at the JW Marriott in Indianapolisis just the beginning. The MER Conference program is designed to help inspire you to reimagine the future of IG—as well as provide you with tools to better impact your organization’s business objectives, NOW. Stay tuned for details […].
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 29, 2021
New capabilities allow Snyk Infrastructure as Code customers to more effectively detect infrastructure drift.
Troy Hunt
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Now this office is starting to look good! New wallpaper is in and brackets for the shelf are ready, just waiting for it to be made and fitted now. Oh - I mentioned a sound absorbing material that'll go up the wall in front of me and the ceiling - here's what'll it'll look like: During yesterday's weekly update vid I mentioned some sound absorbing material was going into my office.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 29, 2021
While car makers are paying more attention to cybersecurity, the evolution of automobiles into "software platforms on wheels" and the quick adoption of new features has put connected cars in the crosshairs.
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OpenText Information Management
OCTOBER 29, 2021
The idea of the family doctor has passed into history. In fact, fewer and fewer Americans have a primary care provider. Yet empathy is, and must always remain, a central pillar of healthcare. As patient experiences increasingly move from the personal to the digital, how can we ensure there is real empathy between provider and … The post Is empathy drowning in a sea of data?
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 29, 2021
A Mandiant researcher shares the details of an investigation into the misuse of Pulse Secure VPN devices by suspected state-sponsored threat actors.
Micro Focus
OCTOBER 29, 2021
I am Dr. James D. Borderick, and I look after the Competitive Benchmark research for Micro Focus, which I have been doing for over five years. I wish to share some very interesting statistics with our followers regarding satisfaction with Post-Sales Support. How do we measure Post-Sales Support? Micro Focus uses double-blind competitive benchmarking to gauge.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Enterprises are allocating more IT dollars towards implementing a multilayered approach to securing data and applications against new threats, data shows.
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Collibra
OCTOBER 29, 2021
This Cybersecurity Awareness Month we’re delighted to share a special fireside chat with Mischel Kwon. Mischel is the founder and CEO of W@tchtower and a veteran of the IT and security world. Before founding her own security operations management company, she built the first Justice Security Operations Center (JSOC) while serving as the Deputy Director for IT Security Staff at the United States Department of Justice and served as the Director of US-CERT.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 29, 2021
While car makers are paying more attention to cybersecurity, the evolution of automobiles into "software platforms on wheels" and the quick adoption of new features has put connected cars in the crosshairs.
Data Protection Report
OCTOBER 29, 2021
On October 19, 2021, a federal trial court in South Carolina ruled that a group of consumers could proceed with common law negligence and gross negligence claims directly against their organizations’ vendor that had been the victim of a security breach—instead of suing the organizations of which they were customers. In re Blackbaud, Inc. Customer Data Breach Litigation , Case No.: 3:20-mn-02972-JMC, MDL No. 2972 (D.S.C.
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