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OCTOBER 19, 2020

The most widely used content management system on the Web relies heavily on plug-ins and add-on software -- and that requires rigorous security measures at every level.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 19, 2020

DOJ: Russian GRU Officers Targeted 2018 Olympics, French Elections and More The U.S. Justice Department unsealed indictments against six Russian military officers on Monday, alleging that they carried out a series of major hacking operations, including deploying NotPetya ransomware - causing over $10 billion in damages - and attacking the 2018 Olympics.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

There is no shortage of innovative cybersecurity tools and services that can help companies do a much better job of defending their networks. Related: Welcome to the CyberXchange Marketplace In the U.S. alone, in fact, there are more than 5,000 cybersecurity vendors. For organizations looking to improve their security posture, this is causing confusion and vendor fatigue, especially for companies that don’t have a full time Chief Information Security Officer.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Researcher Finds Unsecure Elasticsearch Database Cluster Accessible via the Internet A security researcher recently discovered an unsecure Elasticsearch database cluster exposed on the internet that contained transcripts of sensitive voicemail messages, including some for medical clinics and financial service companies.

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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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OCTOBER 19, 2020

This post is written by Sharmila Bhatia and Markus Most. We are pleased to announce the release of a white paper on the records management implications of: Internet of Things (IoT) Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Machine Learning (ML) Artificial Intelligence (AI). This white paper provides a basic description of each of these technologies, examples of their various applications, and enabling factors supporting the technologies.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev demonstrated how to fool self-driving cars by displaying virtual objects. A group of researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev demonstrated that it is possible to fool self-driving cars by displaying virtual objects (phantoms). The experts define as phantom a depthless visual object used to deceive ADASs and cause these systems to perceive it as real.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 19, 2020

SharePoint Remains Top Hacker Target, UK's National Cyber Security Center Warns Security experts are urging organizations to patch a newly revealed serious flaw in Microsoft SharePoint as quickly as possible because proof-of-concept exploit code is already available. The U.K.'s National Cyber Security Center warns that hackers frequently target fresh SharePoint flaws.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A hacker collective claims to have hacked over 50,000 home security cameras and published their footage online, some of them on adult sites. A group of hackers claims to have compromised over 50,000 home security cameras and published their private footage online. Some footages were published on adult sites, experts reported that crooks are offering lifetime access to the entire collection for US$150.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Asks Justice Department to Spell Out National Security Threat The FCC is asking the Justice Department and other executive branch agencies if China Unicom's operations within the U.S. pose a significant enough national security threat to merit revoking the company's business license.

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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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OCTOBER 19, 2020

The Department of Justice has named and charged six men for allegedly carrying out many of the most costly cyberattacks in history.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Crowdstrike's Jennifer Ayers on Understanding the Indicators of Attacks To mitigate the risks posed by ransomware attacks, enterprises need to move from file-based security to a behavior-based approach, says Jennifer Ayers, vice president of the OverWatch division of Crowdstrike.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik goes on trial in Paris for having defrauded nearly 200 victims across the world of 135 million euros using ransomware. The Russian man Alexander Vinnik goes on trial in Paris for having defrauded nearly 200 victims across the world of 135M euros using ransomware. Alexander Vinnik allegedly headed the Bitcoin exchange BTC-e, he is charged with different hacking crimes in Russia, France, and the United States.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Experts weigh in on picking metrics that demonstrate how the security team is handling operational efficiency and reducing risk.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Researchers spotted new variants of the Windows GravityRAT spyware that now can also infect Android and macOS devices. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab have spotted new variants of the GravityRAT malware that now can be also used to infect Android and macOS devices. GravityRAT is a malware strain known for checking the CPU temperature of Windows computers to avoid being executed in sandboxes and virtual machines.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Responses among IT and security pros reflect concern over vulnerabilities incurred by workers accessing the enterprise network from poorly protected home networks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Albion Online game maker discloses a data breach, hackers gained access to the company forum database by exploiting a known vulnerability. Albion Online (AO) is a free medieval fantasy MMORPG developed by Sandbox Interactive, a studio based in Berlin, Germany. A threat actor has breached the forum of Albion Online and stole usernames and password hashes from its database.

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Threatpost

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The shift to remote working spurred Microsoft and Amazon to the top of the heap for cybercriminals to use as lures in the third quarter.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

UKBlackTech All I can say about this week’s episode is WOW, Mark Martin, what an episode! Mark, a computer science teacher and founder of UKBlackTech, joins us this week to talk about representation, diversity, and how the Black Lives Matter movement has acted as a catalyst for the tech industry. Mark, who holds an MBE. View Article.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

"Nuke Bizzle" faces 22 years in prison after brazenly bragging about an identity-theft campaign in his music video, "EDD.".

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The botnet has taken some hits lately, but that doesn't mean the threat is over. Here are some steps you can take to keep it from your door.

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Threatpost

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Researchers said the group was able to move from initial phish to full domain-wide encryption in just five hours.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

The testing firm's website says it has 'ceased operations' as of Oct. 15.

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Threatpost

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A new threat report shows that APTs are switching up their tactics when exploiting Microsoft services like Exchange and OWA, in order to avoid detection.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 19, 2020

On October 13, 2020, France’s highest administrative court (the “ Conseil d’État ”) issued a summary judgment that rejected a request for the suspension of France’s centralized health data platform, Health Data Hub (the “HDH”), currently hosted by Microsoft. However, the Conseil d’État recognized that there is a risk of U.S. intelligence services requesting the data and called for additional guarantees under the control of the French data protection authority (the “CNIL”).

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 19, 2020

US Department of Justice charges members of Sandworm/APT28 for BlackEnergy, NotPetya, Olympic Destroyer, and other major attacks.

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Threatpost

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The espionage tool masquerades as legitimate applications and robs victims blind of their data.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Billions of devices -- including security cameras, smart TVs, and manufacturing equipment -- are largely unmanaged and increase an organization's risk.

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IG Guru

OCTOBER 19, 2020

OmniRIM customers to receive continued support and upgrade path to FileTrail GPS Records Manager AUSTIN, Texas, October 13, 2020 — FileTrail, a leader in modern records management and information governance software, and Access, the largest privately held information management company, today announced that FileTrail has acquired OmniRIM Physical Records Management software from Access.

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