Data Breach Today
MARCH 10, 2020
Ransomware Debuted in Late 2019; Gang's Ransom Demands Have Hit $660,000 in Bitcoins Security firm Emsisoft is offering free, customized decryptors to victims of PwndLocker ransomware, which first surfaced in late 2019 and has been tied to attacks against Lasalle County in Illinois and the Serbian city of Novi Sad, with the gang demanding up to $660,000 or more in bitcoins from its victims.
Krebs on Security
MARCH 10, 2020
FBI officials last week arrested a Russian computer security researcher on suspicion of operating deer.io , a vast marketplace for buying and selling stolen account credentials for thousands of popular online services and stores. Kirill V. Firsov was arrested Mar. 7 after arriving at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, according to court documents unsealed Monday.
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Data Breach Today
MARCH 10, 2020
Wall Street Suffers Worst Loss in 12 Years; White House Floats Stimulus Package Wall Street has been hit by the twin threats of the new coronavirus as well as oil prices plummeting, with the Dow dropping 2,000 points on Monday for its worst day in 12 years. Amidst fears that a recession could tank the global economy, some experts still see upsides for the cybersecurity sector.
Krebs on Security
MARCH 10, 2020
Microsoft Corp. today released updates to plug more than 100 security holes in its various Windows operating systems and associated software. If you (ab)use Windows, please take a moment to read this post, backup your system(s), and patch your PCs. All told , this patch batch addresses at least 115 security flaws. Twenty-six of those earned Microsoft’s most-dire “critical” rating, meaning malware or miscreants could exploit them to gain complete, remote control over vulnerable
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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.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 10, 2020
WatchGuard's Corey Nachreiner on Threat Report's Top 3 Predictions New ransomware variants are targeting managed service and cloud service providers: This is one of the predictions made by WatchGuard Technologies for 2020. CTO Corey Nachreiner discusses the top three predictions.
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Data Breach Today
MARCH 10, 2020
European Central Bank Among Those Issuing Warnings As COVID-19 spreads, cybercriminals are sending more phishing emails that use the health emergency as a lure, according to security researchers. The European Central Bank is among those issuing warnings.
Security Affairs
MARCH 10, 2020
Today Microsoft accidentally leaked info about a new wormable vulnerability (CVE-2020-0796) in the Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. Today Microsoft accidentally leaked info on a security update for a wormable vulnerability in the Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. The issue, tracked as CVE-2020-0796 , is pre- remote code execution vulnerability that resides in the Server Message Block 3.0 (SMBv3) network communication protocol, the IT giant will not address the issue a
Data Breach Today
MARCH 10, 2020
Among the many cybersecurity and privacy risks involving the fast evolving global coronavirus outbreak are potential concerns related to the development of a vaccine, says public health risk management expert Stanley Mierzwa of Kean University in Union, New Jersey.
AIIM
MARCH 10, 2020
“Legacy” is a term we see a lot in the IT world; in reference to software and hardware, it describes a system that has been superseded by improved technology. It’s easy to identify these systems with one simple question: “Have our business needs outgrown this system?”. If you answered yes, it’s likely you’re in need of a legacy system replacement project - a project to replace the outdated system with a new system that can better suit the needs of the business.
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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
MARCH 10, 2020
Rob Cataldo of Kaspersky Discusses Bringing Context to Threat Intelligence Threat intelligence feeds are evolving, but Rob Cataldo of Kaspersky North America says it's important to put all this data into context to create better enterprise security.
Security Affairs
MARCH 10, 2020
Who is hacking the hackers? Experts from Cybereason a mysterious hackers group is targeting other hackers by spreading tainted hacking tools. Experts from security firm Cybereason warn of a mysterious group of hackers that are distributing trojanized hacking tools on an almost daily basis for the past years. These hacking tools are used by fellow hackers that appear to be the targets of the group.
Jamf
MARCH 10, 2020
Organizations that build a strategic process around technology refreshes provide the best possible experience for their users — and take advantage of Apple devices’ high resale values.
Security Affairs
MARCH 10, 2020
Microsoft is warning of human-operated ransomware, this kind of attack against businesses is becoming popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. Human-operated ransomware is a technique usually employed in nation-state attacks that is becoming very popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. In human-operated ransomware attack scenario, attackers use stolen credentials, exploit misconfiguration and vulnerabilities to access target networks, attempt to escalate privileges and move laterally, and deliver malwa
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Dark Reading
MARCH 10, 2020
There just aren't enough certified cybersecurity pros to go around -- and there likely never will be enough. So how do you fill out your cybersecurity team? Executives and hiring managers share their top tips on recognizing solid candidates.
Security Affairs
MARCH 10, 2020
The FBI announced the arrest of a Russian national that is suspected to be the mastermind behind Deer.io, a Shopify-like platform. The FBI arrested Kirill Victorovich Firsov, the alleged main operator behind Deer.io which is a Shopify-like platform that has been hosting hundreds of online shops used for the sale of hacked accounts and stolen user data.
Schneier on Security
MARCH 10, 2020
Joshua Schulte, the CIA employee standing trial for leaking the Wikileaks Vault 7 CIA hacking tools, maintains his innocence. And during the trial, a lot of shoddy security and sysadmin practices are coming out : All this raises a question, though: just how bad is the CIA's security that it wasn't able to keep Schulte out, even accounting for the fact that he is a hacking and computer specialist?
Dark Reading
MARCH 10, 2020
Load Value Injection (LVI) takes advantage of speculative execution processes just like Meltdown and Spectre, say security researchers from Bitdefender and several universities.
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DXC Technology
MARCH 10, 2020
Twenty years ago, when enterprise information security was starting to hit its stride, nearly all enterprise security software products were bought as point solutions. They did one job – resist malware, scan for vulnerabilities, encrypt data, detect intrusions, etc. — very well. But over time the number of tools in the security practitioner’s toolbox grew […].
OpenText Information Management
MARCH 10, 2020
Change management is hardly a new concept, but it all too rarely receives equal billing to technology management. In many cases, change and IT teams work separately — or worse, the importance of change management is overlooked and there is simply no change support being planned. Even when adoption measures are designed, they often focus … The post 7 ways to boost user adoption appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Micro Focus
MARCH 10, 2020
This week, Micro Focus released a whitepaper in conjunction with IDC on the topic of digital transformation (DX). IDC compiled information for this study from hundreds of interviews, and their annual survey of tens of thousands of IT and business decision makers, making them a top authority on digitally transforming the enterprise. Here are a. View Article.
Dark Reading
MARCH 10, 2020
Whether they leave for a better job or get fired, and whether they mean to cause problems or do so out of ignorance, ex-workers can pose a threat to your company.
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Security Affairs
MARCH 10, 2020
Microsoft announced that it took over the US-based infrastructure used by the infamous Necurs spam botnet that infected millions of computers. Microsoft announced to have taken over the US-based infrastructure used by the Necurs botnet. The IT giant explained that success is the result of a coordinated legal and technical joint effort to disrupt the Necurs botnet , which has infected more than nine million computers globally.
WIRED Threat Level
MARCH 10, 2020
The end of Windows 7 support has hit health care extra hard, leaving several machines vulnerable.
Threatpost
MARCH 10, 2020
Attackers are purporting to send victims HIV test results - but in reality are convincing them to download the Koadic RAT.
eDiscovery Daily
MARCH 10, 2020
Editor’s Note: Tom O’Connor is a nationally known consultant, speaker, and writer in the field of computerized litigation support systems. He has also been a great addition to our webinar program, participating with me on several recent webinars. Tom has also written several terrific informational overview series for CloudNine, including his most recent one, Mobile Collection: It’s Not Just for iPhones Anymore.
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WIRED Threat Level
MARCH 10, 2020
The state conducts its elections almost entirely by mail. The rest of the country should pay attention. .
Threatpost
MARCH 10, 2020
Intel patched six high-severity flaws in its graphics drivers, as well as other vulnerabilities in its NUC firmware, and a load value injection vulnerability that could allow attackers to steal sensitive data.
Dark Reading
MARCH 10, 2020
With better tools that identify potential threats even before developers address them, a new problem has arisen.
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