Fri.May 29, 2020

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Top Ransomware Attack Vectors: RDP, Drive-By, Phishing

Data Breach Today

Configure Defenses to Block Attackers, Security Experts Advise Ransomware-wielding attackers are typically breaking into victims' networks using remote desktop protocol access, phishing emails or malware that's sometimes used in drive-by attacks against browsers, experts warn, advising organizations to make sure they have the right defenses in place.

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Career Choice Tip: Cybercrime is Mostly Boring

Krebs on Security

When law enforcement agencies tout their latest cybercriminal arrest, the defendant is often cast as a bravado outlaw engaged in sophisticated, lucrative, even exciting activity. But new research suggests that as cybercrime has become dominated by pay-for-service offerings, the vast majority of day-to-day activity needed to support these enterprises is in fact mind-numbingly boring and tedious, and that highlighting this reality may be a far more effective way combat cybercrime and steer offende

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Hackers Breached 6 Unpatched Cisco Internal Servers

Data Breach Today

Servers Support Company's Virtual Networking Service Six internal servers that Cisco uses to support its virtual networking service were compromised earlier this month after the company failed to patch two SaltStack zero day vulnerabilities. The company did not describe the damage done, saying only that "a limited set of customers" was impacted.

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An archive with 20 Million Taiwanese? citizens leaked in the dark web

Security Affairs

Security experts from Cyble discovered in the dark web a database containing details of over 20 Million Taiwanese citizens. A few weeks ago, threat intelligence firm Cyble discovered in the dark web a database containing details of over 20 Million Taiwanese citizens. According to the experts, the leak includes government data of an entire country, it was leaked online by a reputable actor that goes online with moniker ‘Toogod.”. “A few weeks ago, our researchers came across a leaked databa

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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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Capital One Must Turn Over Mandiant's Forensics Report

Data Breach Today

Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit Plaintiffs Have Been Seeking the Findings Capital One has been ordered by a federal judge to turn over a forensics report covering its 2019 data breach, which has been sought by plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit. The report, if it becomes public, could shed light on one of last year's biggest breaches.

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NSA: Russian Hackers Targeting Vulnerable Email Servers

Data Breach Today

Sandworm Group Has Been Exploiting Flaw in Exim Servers Since 2019 A Russian government-backed hacking group that's been tied to a series of cyberespionage campaigns has been quietly exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Exim email servers since 2019, the U.S. National Security Agency warns in an alert.

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Four critical data management attributes for AI and digital transformation

IBM Big Data Hub

Many enterprises have a tangled data management system, comprised of an assortment of products assembled together, in an attempt to meet the complex needs of modern day data management. The labyrinth of convoluted data management systems often evolves as a natural response to data growth, diversity of data types, and varying needs based on business objectives.

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OnDemand | Implementing Zero Trust

Data Breach Today

Enterprises Can Adopt Zero Trust While Leveraging Existing Identity And Access Controls. View this webinar and learn how implementing Zero Trust can deliver near term business value while reducing risk.

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Secure testing on iPads with Jamf School Teacher

Jamf

One of the many challenges teachers face with remote learning is how to securely test students from home. This tutorial shows you how to safely lock your students into an assessment while allowing access to Zoom in order to view their screen.

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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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Analysis: Surge in Attacks Against Banks

Data Breach Today

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes why cyberattacks against banks have surged in recent weeks. Plus: The increasingly ruthless tactics of ransomware gangs; cybersecurity strategies for small businesses.

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NSA Warns of Sandworm Backdoor Attacks on Mail Servers

Threatpost

The Russian spy group, a.k.a. BlackEnergy, is actively compromising Exim mail servers via a critical security vulnerability.

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Revamped Valak Malware Targets Exchange Servers

Data Breach Today

Malware, Now Acting as an Infostealer, Spotted in US and Germany: Cybereason A recently revamped version of the Valak strain of malware is targeting Microsoft Exchange servers in the U.S. and Germany, according to recent research from Cybereason. The malware has been redesigned to act as an information stealer that can extract corporate data.

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Himera and AbSent-Loader Leverage Covid19 lures

Security Affairs

Researchers at ZLab spotted a new phishing campaign using Covid19 lures to spread Himera and Absent-Loader. . Introduction. During our Cyber Defense monitoring activities we intercepted waves of incoming emails directed to many companies under our protective umbrella. These messages were leveraging FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) requests related to the ongoing COVID19 pandemics.

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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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Identity Verification in Healthcare: Revamping a Framework

Data Breach Today

A 15-year-old identity framework originally designed for narrow use by pharmaceutical companies is being revamped and updated for broader use in healthcare, says Kyle Neuman, managing director of SAFE Identity, an industry consortium and certification body that's coordinating the project.

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Delayed Implementation of Thailand?s Personal Data Protection Act

Hunton Privacy

The implementation of Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (A.D. 2019) (the “PDPA”) has been delayed until May 31, 2021. Certain data controllers’ compliance with the main operative provisions concerning personal data protection (including those covering requests for data subjects’ consent; collection/use and disclosure of personal data; rights of data subjects; complaints; and civil liabilities and penalties), which were previously scheduled to come into force this year, has been d

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ACLU Sues Clearview AI Over Faceprint Collection, Sale

Threatpost

Watchdog group said company has violated the Illinois BIPA and ‘will end privacy as we know it’ without intervention.

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Troy Hunt

First time back in a restaurant! Wandering down my local dining area during the week, I was rather excited to see a cafe that wasn't just open, but actually had spare seating. Being limited to only 10 patrons at present, demand is well in excess of supply and all you have to do is leave some contact info in case someone else in the restaurant tests positive at a later date.

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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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4 lessons for the pharma supply chain after COVID-19

OpenText Information Management

The medical supply chain has proved remarkably resilient during the Covid-19 crisis with drug shortages kept to a minimum. However, the pandemic has exposed a weakness in global supply chains that have to address as the world economy recovers. How should companies prepare for the next global shock? The post 4 lessons for the pharma supply chain after COVID-19 appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Steganography Anchors Pinpoint Attacks on Industrial Targets

Threatpost

Ongoing spear-phishing attacks aim at stolen Windows credentials for ICS suppliers worldwide.

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Bogus Security Technology: An Anti-5G USB Stick

Schneier on Security

The 5GBioShield sells for £339.60, and the description sounds like snake oil : its website, which describes it as a USB key that "provides protection for your home and family, thanks to the wearable holographic nano-layer catalyser, which can be worn or placed near to a smartphone or any other electrical, radiation or EMF [electromagnetic field] emitting device".

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?Hack-For-Hire? Firms Spoof WHO To Target Google Credentials

Threatpost

Google TAG report reveals that "hack for hire" firms are tapping into the coronavirus pandemic via WHO phishing lures.

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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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Facial Recognition Challenged by French Administrative Court

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

In a decision (French only) dated 27 February 2020, the French Administrative Court of Marseille invalidated the deliberation of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Regional Council which allowed to set up, on an experimental basis, a facial recognition mechanism in two high schools in order to (i) better control and speed up entry of students into the high schools and (ii) control access to premises of occasional visitors.

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Octopus Scanner Malware: open source supply chain attack via NetBeans projects on GitHub

Security Affairs

GitHub has issued a security alert warning of a malware campaign that is spreading on its platform via boobytrapped NetBeans Java projects. GitHub has issued a security alert warning of a piece of malware dubbed Octopus Scanner that is spreading on its platform via boobytrapped NetBeans Java projects. GitHub’s security team discovered the malicious code in projects managed using the Apache NetBeans IDE (integrated development environment), a complete environment composed of editors, wiza

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Facebook Announces Messenger Security Features that Don't Compromise Privacy

Schneier on Security

Note that this is " announced ," so we don't know when it's actually going to be implemented. Facebook today announced new features for Messenger that will alert you when messages appear to come from financial scammers or potential child abusers, displaying warnings in the Messenger app that provide tips and suggest you block the offenders. The feature, which Facebook started rolling out on Android in March and is now bringing to iOS, uses machine learning analysis of communications across Faceb

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ICT solutions provider NTT Com discloses security breach

Security Affairs

NTT Communications (NTT Com), a subsidiary of tech giant NTT Corp, disclosed a data breach that impacted hundreds of customers. NTT Communications (NTT Com) , a subsidiary of the tech giant NTT Corp, disclosed a data breach that impacted hundreds of customers. NTT Com provides network management, security and solution services [3] to consumers, corporations and governments.

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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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Building a resilient organization

OpenText Information Management

Success today doesn’t guarantee success tomorrow. To remain successful, no matter what the future brings, organizations have always needed to demonstrate resilience. Today, that resilience must be built on digital technologies. Resilient companies adapt to change in systemic ways, ensuring they are prepared and able to avoid being disrupted when the next big change inevitably … The post Building a resilient organization appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Bank of America Security Incident Affects PPP Applicants

Dark Reading

The incident occurred when Paycheck Protection Program applications were uploaded to a test platform and accidentally shared.

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NTT Communications Data Breach Affects Customers, Threatens Supply Chain

Threatpost

Attackers managed to compromise NTT Communication’s Active Directory server and a construction information management server.