Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Best Practices for a Modern Cloud Security Architecture. madhav. Thu, 02/17/2022 - 08:34. For decades Red Hat has helped bring the power of open source to companies around the world. Partnering with Thales, Red Hat takes the latest in open source innovation and crafts that into secure, enterprise-ready solutions. I was invited to the 2021 Thales Cloud Security Summit to discuss modern cloud security architecture with Alex Hanway.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Data helps digital businesses make meaningful decisions and fast-track their growth in a global market so that companies that are skilled at harvesting data regularly and consistently tend to grow faster than those that only involve data scantily in making decisions. Related: Kaseya hack highlight supply-chain risks. This has made data extraction one of the most crucial aspects of what makes a company strive in today’s economy.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Attackers compromise Microsoft Teams accounts to attach malicious executables to chat and spread them to participants in the conversation. While the popularity of Microsoft Teams continues to grow, with roughly 270 million monthly active users , threat actors started using it as an attack vector. Starting in January 2022, security researchers from Avanan observed attackers compromising Microsoft Teams accounts attach malicious executables to chat and infect participants in the conversation.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

If you’re serious about information security, you should consider gaining a Microsoft qualification. ISO 27001 is often considered the go-to qualification for information security professionals. But the changing way organisations operate means it’s becoming increasingly valuable to pair a strong understanding of the Standard with a Microsoft certification.

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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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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

A reporter interviews a Uyghur human-rights advocate, and uses the Otter.ai transcription app. The next day, I received an odd note from Otter.ai, the automated transcription app that I had used to record the interview. It read: “Hey Phelim, to help us improve your Otter’s experience, what was the purpose of this particular recording with titled ‘Mustafa Aksu’ created at ‘2021-11-08 11:02:41’?”.

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Jamf

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Detect and remediate a broad range of security threats including vulnerabilities, malware and questionable applications while continually assessing mobile endpoint and network risks. By combining security policies and sophisticated network protection with the detection of risky configurations, you can enforce comprehensive protection of your devices, users and apps, keeping them all safe in real-time.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Cisco warns of a DoS issue affecting its Email Security Appliance (ESA) product that could be exploited using specially crafted emails. Cisco ESA products are affected by a DoS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-20653 , that resides in the DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE) email verification component of Cisco AsyncOS Software for ESA.

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The Security Ledger

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

In this Expert Insight, Harshil Parikh, CEO of Tromzo, reveals findings from the company's recent State of Modern Application Security Report, a survey of 400 appsec professionals. The post State of Modern Application Security: 6 Key Takeaways For 2022 appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Roberts. Related Stories Tapping into the Power of the Security Community Spotlight: Automation Beckons as DevOps, IoT Drive PKI Explosion Spotlight: ShardSecure on Protecting Data At Rest Without

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Researchers spotted a new Golang-based botnet called Kraken that is under active development and supports a lot of backdoor capabilities. Kraken is a new Golang-based botnet discovered in late October 2021 by researchers from threat intelligence firm ZeroFox Intelligence. Experts pointed out that despite having the same name, this botnet should not be confused with the Kraken botnet that was spotted in 2008.

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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.

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Threatpost

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Threat actors are infiltrating the increasingly popular collaboration app to attach malicious files to chat threads that drop system-hijacking malware.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said attackers that breached its network last month exploited a Zoho bug. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) revealed that the attack that breached its network in January was conducted by a nation-state actor that exploited a Zoho vulnerability. In January, a cyberattack on a Red Cross contactor resulted in the theft of personal data for more than 515,000 highly vulnerable people seeking missing families.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Kremlin-backed cyber actors lurked in the networks for months, obtaining sensitive documents related to weapons and infrastructure development.

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IG Guru

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Have you and your pals always dreamed about starting a business together? If you’re planning on launching a startup together, having a supportive team of people you know means a lot. However, it’s all fun and games until you actually get down to business. If you don’t have a structured plan, your dream can become […]. The post How to start out a business with a small team of people appeared first on IG GURU.

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Threatpost

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Newborn as it is, the Kraken botnet has already spread like wildfire, thanks to the malware's author tinkering away over the past few months, adding more infostealers and backdoors.

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Poorly protected passwords in device configuration files present a risk of compromise, agency says.

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OpenText Information Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Mastercard announced today that OpenText has been selected as an official partner of the new Mastercard Send Partner Program. This partnership allows for the advancement of payment digitization at scale for customers and businesses alike. Mastercard considers its relationship with OpenText to play a key role in solving complex integration challenges, thereby removing friction to … The post OpenText Enhances Digital Payment Solutions with Mastercard appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Phishing, malware, and ransomware have spurred organizations to increase their investments in endpoint security, according to Dark Reading’s Endpoint Security Survey.

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IG Guru

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Read about GIGD here. The post Happy Global Information Governance Day 2022! appeared first on IG GURU.

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Security personnel's priority is protecting the organization. Developers are trying to hit tight timelines. Here's how both groups can get get their needs met.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

On February 17, 2022 the California Privacy Protection Agency’s Board (“Board”) met to discuss their progress launching the new agency. They also shared their projected timeline for rulemaking. The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is the new agency charged with enforcing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). . The big news is that the Board does not expect to meet CPRA’s July 1, 2022 rulemaking deadline.

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Threatpost

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

When it comes to ensuring safe cloud app rollouts, there’s flat-out animosity between business shareholders. HackerOne’s Alex Rice and GitLab’s Johnathan Hunt share tips on quashing all the squabbling.

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Collibra

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

How much is your data worth? The same question arises over and over again, “what is the value of our data products ?” Our team can try to answer this question by tracking estimators such as usage and consumer metrics. The truth is – no one really knows what a data product is really worth. . Mike Ferguson, Managing Director of Intelligent Business Strategies Limited , explains that the term ‘data product’ is used to describe everything that provides insights from data.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Automotive cyber attacks are a growing concern for the automotive industry. Malicious actors can exploit vulnerabilities in vehicles to access their systems, causing chaos, disruption, and safety concerns. Some of the most common attacks against cars include remote access exploits where bad actors can take control of a vehicle 's systems remotely, Wi-Fi hacks that enable bad hackers to gain access to internal networks via the Wi-Fi system, vehicle malware, and Bluetooth hacks.

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Meanwhile, 84% of IT leaders are optimistic about their cybersecurity readiness for 2022.

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eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Per FRCP Rule 26(g), attorneys must sign discovery requests, responses, and objections. To the best of the attorney’s knowledge, the signature certifies three factors: 1) the document is compliant with existing rules and regulations; 2) it has no improper purpose such as slowing litigation; 3) it is not unreasonably burdensome to the producing party.

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Less malware, more interactive intrusions, and big game hunting lead to more success, with an 82% increase in ransomware-related data leaks.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

As troops amass on Ukraine’s border, civilians capture it all on camera. Online sleuths are now unpacking the details.

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Vulnerability allows attackers to run arbitrary commands, including the ability to delete, modify, and exfiltrate private source code.

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