Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Andrew Rubin on Contrasts Among Segmenting Endpoints, Servers and Cloud Workloads Illumio has extended its segmentation capabilities from servers and workloads to endpoints to minimize damage in the event of a ransomware attack, CEO Andrew Rubin says. The Silicon Valley-based company can now stop the spread of breaches and ransomware inside servers, cloud workloads and endpoints.
Weissman's World
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
If you’re a regular reader, then you know that my pieces are typically more universal than they are industry-specific – though I have been known to opine in such particular places as local government and oil and gas. Today, however, I’d like to speak to retailers, where the opportunities to Do Information Right™ seem markedly… Read More » Retailers Take Note: Use Infogov to Reduce Fraud, Boost Security, Ensure Accuracy The post Retailers Take Note: Use Infogov to Reduce Fraud,
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
CEO Change Marks First Time in Tanium's 17-Year History a non-Hindawi Is In Charge For the first time in 17 years, day-to-day control at converged endpoint management provider Tanium rests outside the Hindawi family. The Seattle-area firm named former Tibco, BMC Software and Salesforce executive Dan Streetman as CEO to evolve Tanium's client-facing operations and partner strategy.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Killnet is building its profile, inspiring jewelry sales and rap anthems. But the impact of its DDoS attacks, like the ones that targeted 14 major US hospitals this week, remain largely questionable.
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
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Reports Say Russian LockBit Group Carried Out Attack on Trading Software Firm Attackers this week locked up the business of London-based ION Cleared Derivatives, a software firm that supports derivatives trading, forcing major European banks to process trades manually and prompting a major futures exchange to delay the settlement of trades for two hours.
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
How Putting Prevention First Reduces Alerts and Makes XDR More Manageable Incumbent XDR platforms target large enterprises with access to a full security operations center, threat hunters and incident response teams, says Bitdefender CEO Florin Talpes. But firms looking to successfully serve the SMB market need to modify their XDR tools to address the skills shortage.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Companies need to be aware of the work culture they foster. Diversity and inclusion aren't just buzzwords. Increasing female visibility and improving female mentoring to help women enter and advance within the cybersecurity industry are key steps forward.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
First Enforcement Action Under 14-Year-Old FTC Health Data Breach Notification Rule The FTC has for the first time enforced its almost 14-year-old health data breach notification rule. It hit a telehealth and prescription drug discount provider with a $1.5 million civil penalty for failing to inform consumers that it shares their data with advertisers and other third parties.
Collibra
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
The business landscape gets routinely disrupted by new technologies, social shifts, environmental issues, and constant upheavals in connected global enterprises. Add the pressure of economic uncertainties, and you know why organizations are fighting to keep pace with these changes. The question is how? Today, data is at the heart of every business decision.
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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
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Chainalysis: Pyongyang Stole $1.7B in Crypto, Mainly From DeFi Platforms North Korean hackers stole $1.7 billion in cryptocurrency during 2022, most of it from decentralized finance platforms, Chainalysis finds. North Korean hackers are "systematic and sophisticated" in hacking and laundering stolen funds, and the nation supports cryptocurrency-enabled crime.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Censys found 30,000 internet-facing QNAP appliances potentially impacted by a recently disclosed critical code injection flaw. On January 30, Taiwanese vendor QNAP released QTS and QuTS firmware updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-27596 (CVSS v3 score: 9.8), that affects QNAP NAS devices. A remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability to inject malicious code on QNAP NAS devices.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Deal Means Radiant Logic Can Dump Attestation-Based Audits for a More Rigorous Path Radiant Logic has agreed to buy Brainwave to move from an attestation-based identity governance model to one that more rigorously ensures the appropriateness of credentials. Brainwave uses data and AI to tell customers where in the organization user identities are most likely to be out of sync.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
A new supply chain risk management office aims to help public and private sectors implement recent CISA policies and guidance.
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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.
Schneier on Security
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
This is the result of a security audit: More than a fifth of the passwords protecting network accounts at the US Department of the Interior—including Password1234, Password1234!, and ChangeItN0w!—were weak enough to be cracked using standard methods, a recently published security audit of the agency found. […] The results weren’t encouraging.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Authors of the Prolex PoS malware improved their malicious code to target contactless credit card transactions. The threat actors behind the sophisticated point-of-sale (PoS) malware Prilex have have improved its capabilities to block contactless payment transactions. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab discovered three new versions of the PoS malware designed to target credit cards using NFC technology. “A frequent question asked about this threat was whether Prilex was able to capture data c
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Companies need to keep security priorities top of mind during economic downturns so all-important revenue generation doesn't come with a heaping side order of security problems.
KnowBe4
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
KnowBe4 is proud to be recognized by TrustRadius in the “Best Of” Awards for overall, best feature set, best relationship, and best value for price in the Security Awareness Training software category.
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“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.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Researchers from Resecurity have identified a new version of Nevada Ransomware which recently emerged on the Dark Web right before the start of 2023. Resecurity, California-based cybersecurity company protecting Fortune 500 globally, has identified a new version of Nevada Ransomware which recently emerged on the Dark Web right before the start of 2023.
KnowBe4
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
A large scam campaign is targeting users on LinkedIn and other social media platforms posing as financial advisors, according to researchers at DomainTools. The researchers explain that these scams can be very difficult to detect, even for users who know how to recognize them. The scammers contact targets over LinkedIn, as well as social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Enterprises often don't know whose responsibility it is to monitor for spoofed brand sites and scams that steal customers' trust, money, and personally identifiable information.
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
True Anomaly, a startup backed by US senator JD Vance's VC firm, plans to launch prototype pursuit satellites on a SpaceX flight later this year.
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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.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) confirmed that Pro-Russia group Killnet hit websites of national and European hospitals. The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported that the websites of several hospital in the Netherlands and Europe were hit by DDoS attacks carried out by pro-Russia hacking group Killnet. The group of hackers launched the offensive against the hospitals in the European countries due to their support for Ukraine. “Hospitals in Europe, including
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Noting 13% year-over-year growth in fraudulent instruction as a cause of loss, report predicts organizations must get smarter about educating employees to spot fraudulent tactics.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Lockbit ransomware operators have released a new version of their malware, LockBit Green, that also targets cloud-based services. Lockbit ransomware operators have implemented a new version of their malware, dubbed LockBit Green, which was designed to include cloud-based services among its targets. This is the third version of the ransomware developed by the notorious gang, after the Lockbit Red and Lockbit Black ones.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
How to Address the Requirements of Personal Data Protection (PDP) Law of Indonesia divya Thu, 02/02/2023 - 06:35 In response to the increased number of attacks targeting the personal data of millions of Indonesian citizens, the government passed the first Personal Data Protection (PDP) Law in 2022. For example, a breach of the General Elections Database resulted in the compromise of the personal data of 105 million people.
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Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Google Fi mobile customers have been alerted that their SIM card serial numbers, phone numbers, and other data were exposed in T-Mobile hack.
John Battelle's Searchblog
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Four years ago this past summer my family and I decided to move to New York , and as I prepared, I called my best friend in Manhattan, the journalist John Heilemann. If anyone could present me with the key to our new city, it was John – he was connected to everything and everyone worth knowing in New York. But much to my surprise John had something different in mind when I rang to pick his brain.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
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