Dark Reading
JULY 12, 2022
If you're not teaching all of your employees proper security hygiene, you are leaving the door open to risk. Close that door by providing accessible training.
Data Breach Today
JULY 12, 2022
Hack Attacks That Affect Operational Security Environments Remain Rare The Predatory Sparrow hacking group recently claimed to have triggered fires in multiple state-run Iranian steel foundries via hack attacks. Clearly, industrial cybersecurity remains essential. But are the attacks a sign of much more to come or more of a politically motivated proof of concept?
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Krebs on Security
JULY 12, 2022
Microsoft today released updates to fix at least 86 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software, including a weakness in all supported versions of Windows that Microsoft warns is actively being exploited. The software giant also has made a controversial decision to put the brakes on a plan to block macros in Office documents downloaded from the Internet.
Data Breach Today
JULY 12, 2022
Malware Uses a Variety of Methods to Evade Detection Newly spotted ransomware dubbed HavanaCrypt by TrendMicro masquerades as the Google Software Update. For all its sophistication, it fails to drop a ransom note, leading researchers to speculate that it is still in development. Detect and block it before it causes more damage, the company warns.
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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.
eSecurity Planet
JULY 12, 2022
The first signs of the ransomware attack at data storage vendor Spectra Logic were reports from a number of IT staffers about little things going wrong at the beginning of the day. Matters steadily worsened within a very short time and signs of a breach became apparent. Screens then started to display a ransom demand, which said files had been encrypted by the NetWalker ransomware virus.
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Schneier on Security
JULY 12, 2022
Honda vehicles from 2021 to 2022 are vulnerable to this attack : On Thursday, a security researcher who goes by Kevin2600 published a technical report and videos on a vulnerability that he claims allows anyone armed with a simple hardware device to steal the code to unlock Honda vehicles. Kevin2600, who works for cybersecurity firm Star-V Lab, dubbed the attack RollingPWN. […].
Data Breach Today
JULY 12, 2022
Baltic Nation Feels Effects of Rising Western Tensions With Russia Lithuanian state energy company Ignitis Group was the victim a distributed denial of service attack; a pro-Russian hacker group claimed responsibility. The Baltic nation is a supply chain chokepoint for Kaliningrad. Last month it began enforcing EU sanctions on the Russian exclave.
Security Affairs
JULY 12, 2022
A large-scale phishing campaign used adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing sites to hit more than 10,000 organizations. Microsoft observed a large-scale phishing campaign that used adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing sites to steal passwords, hijack a user’s sign-in session, and bypass the authentication process even when the victim has enabled the MFA.
Data Breach Today
JULY 12, 2022
Kormoon and Privitar Will Team Up to Reduce the Cost and Risk Related to Compliance Privitar bought regulatory intelligence provider Kormoon to reduce the cost and risk associated with compliance across multiple jurisdictions via automation. Kormoon's codified repository of data privacy rules across 46 jurisdictions globally will inform and automate policies on Privitar's platform.
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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.
KnowBe4
JULY 12, 2022
A new wave of social media phishing attacks are now using scare tactics to lure victims into sending their logins.
Data Breach Today
JULY 12, 2022
Chaim Mazal, discusses the issues affecting CISOs, including how increased market share leads to increased problems and how having uniform, automated controls can provide security and enforce compliance.
Data Protection Report
JULY 12, 2022
On June 20, 2022, the New York Attorney General (NYAG) announced a consent agreement (called an Assurance of Discontinuance ) with Northeast grocery chain Wegmans for, among other things, violations of the SHIELD Act requirements. Wegmans does not confirm or deny the NYAG’s findings. In brief, on April 5, 2021, a security researcher contacted Wegmans about a serious flaw the left some of Wegmans’ customers’ personal data available to the public.
Security Affairs
JULY 12, 2022
Microsoft announced the general availability of a feature called Autopatch that automatically updates Windows and Office software. Microsoft announced the general availability of a service called Autopatch that automates the process of managing and rolling out updates to Windows and Office software. The feature is available for Windows Enterprise E3 and E5 licenses, but Windows Education (A3) or Windows Front Line Worker (F3) licenses are not covered.
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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.
Collibra
JULY 12, 2022
Recently, our Head of Data Office, Jay Militscher posted a very helpful general overview of data mesh. Although the four pillars of data mesh are inextricably linked, this blog will focus on the first pillar: domain-driven ownership. Where experts control the ecosystem. The data mesh framework is social and technical. It assumes that one of the primary challenges of managing analytical workloads with legacy architecture is knowledge.
Threatpost
JULY 12, 2022
Victims instructed to make a phone call that will direct them to a link for downloading malware.
Dark Reading
JULY 12, 2022
Whether data's in motion, at rest, or in use, confidential computing makes moving workloads to the public cloud safer, and can enhance data security in other deployments.
Security Affairs
JULY 12, 2022
Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, was the target of a failed hacking attempt. The European Central Bank confirmed that its President, Christine Lagarde, was the target of a failed hacking attempt. The European Central Bank revealed that the hacking attempt took place recently, but the good news it that its experts were able to detect and halt it. “The attempt took place “recently,” the Frankfurt-based central bank for the 19 countries that use the euro said in
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Dark Reading
JULY 12, 2022
Cybersecurity insurance costs are rising, and insurers are likely to demand more direct access to organizational metrics and measures to make more accurate risk assessments.
HID Global
JULY 12, 2022
Comparing Card Printing Technologies: Your Top 7 Questions Answered. dkappl. Tue, 07/12/2022 - 09:11.
Dark Reading
JULY 12, 2022
July's security update included fixes for one actively exploited flaw, more than 30 bugs in Azure Site Recovery, and four privilege escalation bugs in Windows Print Spooler.
OpenText Information Management
JULY 12, 2022
HealthTech companies that produce EHR (electronic health records) software for use in hospitals, clinics, and labs, have a moral (and legal) duty to ensure that only code and components of the highest caliber are used in their products and solutions. Any technology company that is active in healthcare knows the compliance challenges inherent in the … The post Developer solutions are the backbone of EHR applications appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
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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.
Dark Reading
JULY 12, 2022
Data quality is key in an effective TDIR solution. Omdia's threat detection data life cycle highlights the considerations for effective data-driven threat detection.
WIRED Threat Level
JULY 12, 2022
Nonprofit donors had their information given to law enforcement without consent, highlighting limited data protections in the world’s largest democracy.
Dark Reading
JULY 12, 2022
New data from security training provider shows half of untrained users in consulting, energy, and healthcare industries fall for phishing attacks.
Rocket Software
JULY 12, 2022
In part one of this blog series, we shared initial steps for improving the efficiency of intricate financial auditing processes while reducing cost. Step one was to organize data and processes without any bottlenecks. In step two, we saw how economization ensures cost efficiency via data standardization. This blog will focus on the remaining steps to minimize audit costs.
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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.
Dark Reading
JULY 12, 2022
Several pieces of Black Hat USA research will explore container design weaknesses and escalation of privilege attacks that can lead to container escapes.
Jamf
JULY 12, 2022
Sagar Rastogi has been a Jamf Hero for two years and won the Rising Star Jammie Award at JNUC 2021. He has strong skills in Jamf Pro, Jamf Connect, Apple macOS, Third-Party Integration Tools, API, Bash scripting, Enterprise Mobility Management, compliance benchmarks and Microsoft products. In this post, he shares about the need for and features of Jamf Connect versus macOS Active Directory binding.
Dark Reading
JULY 12, 2022
Python's most popular package manager is intent on securing the supply chain by requiring developers to enable two-factor authentication.
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