Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Flaw Was Present in Microsoft Defender Since 2009, SentinelOne Finds Microsoft has patched a 12-year-old vulnerability in Microsoft Defender that, if exploited, could enable nonadministrative users to escalate privilege in the application. The patch was made after security firm SentinelOne recently notified Microsoft about the flaw.
AIIM
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
The workplace in 2021 will demand a different set of skills. Now more than ever, organizations need to embrace disruption as a springboard for competitive advantage and adopt new ways of working that invigorate organizational performance. The needed capabilities include the ability to leverage remote work as an advantage, increase information agility, and drive business growth despite these challenging times.
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Unpatched, Open-Source Versions of Centreon IT Monitoring Tool Hacked, CERT-FR Says French cybersecurity authorities are warning that widely used, open-source IT monitoring software called Centreon appears to have been hit by Russian hackers. But unlike the SolarWinds supply chain attack, in this campaign, attackers appear to have hacked outdated, unpatched versions of the software.
Troy Hunt
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
As I progressively make my house smarter and smarter , I find I keep butting against the intersection of where smart stuff meets dump stuff. Take light globes, for example, the simplest circuit you can imagine. Pass a current through it, light goes on. Kill the current, light goes off. We worked that out back in the 19th century and everything was fine. until now.
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Reported Attempt at Stealing COVID-19 Data Comes in Wake of Global Warnings South Korean intelligence officials allege that North Korean hackers attempted to steal COVID-19 vaccine and treatment data by hacking the U.S. pharmaceutical firm Pfizer.
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
New Story Is Scant on Proof That China Implanted Chips on Motherboards Bloomberg has stood firm on its controversial story from two years ago asserting that China implanted a tiny chip on motherboards made by Supermicro. But rather than proving its contention in a follow-up, it may have inflicted more reputational damage upon itself.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Experts at Shielder disclosed a flaw in the Telegram app that could have exposed users’ secret messages, photos, and videos to remote attackers. Researchers at cyber security firm Shielder discovered a critical flaw affecting iOS, Android, and macOS versions of the instant messaging app Telegram. The experts discovered that sending a sticker to a Telegram user could have exposed his secret chats, photos, and videos to remote attackers.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Bank Identifies Files That Were Removed The Reserve Bank of New Zealand issued an update on the data breach it sustained in December 2020, saying it has identified the records that were compromised and offering a timeline of the incident.
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Microsoft released a new servicing stack update (KB5001078) after an older one caused problems for Windows users installing Patch Tuesday security updates.
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.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Critical Success Factors to Widespread Deployment of IoT. madhav. Tue, 02/16/2021 - 16:33. Digital technology and connected IoT devices have proliferated across industries and into our daily lives. Electric grid utilities are deploying smart meters to better correspond to consumers energy demands while lowering costs. Connected medical devices, such as insulin infusion pumps and pacemakers, are assisting doctors to treat and help even the most remote patients.
Schneier on Security
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Interesting story about a barcode scanner app that has been pushing malware on to Android phones. The app is called Barcode Scanner. It’s been around since 2017 and is owned by the Ukrainian company Lavabird Ldt. But a December 2020 update included some new features: However, a rash of malicious activity was recently traced back to the app. Users began noticing something weird going on with their phones: their default browsers kept getting hijacked and redirected to random advertisements,
eSecurity Planet
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. It can shut down your business – in the case of healthcare organizations that can be life-threatening for patients – damage your reputation with customers and employees, and invite further attacks as cybercriminals view your organization as an easy mark.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Experts discovered a new Bluetooth overlay skimmer that interferes with the ability of the terminal to read chip-based cards, forcing the use of the stripe. The popular investigator Brian Krebs reported the discovery of a new Bluetooth overlay skimmer that interfered with the terminal’s ability to read chip-based cards, forcing the use of the magnetic stripe.
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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.
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
The volume of attacks fell 31 percent in the last part of 2020, as Bitcoin values skyrocketed. But there were still several notable trends, such as a rise in Linux botnets.
DLA Piper Privacy Matters
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Authors: Heidi Waem , Alizée Stappers and Simon Verschaeve. With the ultimate purpose of enacting specific rules regarding electronic communications, the ePrivacy Regulation aims, in particular, to replace the 2002 ePrivacy Directive, detail and complement the GDPR’s general rules, and implement important changes in areas such as metadata processing on end-user devices and obtaining cookie consent from website users.
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Attackers can exploit SHAREit permissions to execute malicious code through vulnerabilities that remain unpatched three months after app makers were informed.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Multiple vulnerabilities in the popular file-sharing app SHAREit have yet, to be addressed, experts from Trend Micro warned. SHAREit is a popular file-sharing Android app with more than one billion downloads, experts from Trend Micro discovered multiple unpatched vulnerabilities in its code. The vulnerabilities impact the Android version of SHAREit , a mobile app that allows users to share files with friends or between personal devices.
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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.
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
TikTok is again in hot water for how the popular video-sharing app collects and shares data - particularly from its underage userbase.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
In an industry that consistently needs new ideas, it's essential to have individuals who think, speak, and act in diverse ways.
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
It's is a bigger threat than ever. Here are some ways you can defend yourself.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Fewer systems have flaws; however, the time to remediate vulnerabilities stays flat, and many issues targeted by in-the-wild malware remain open to attack.
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Threatpost
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Hundreds of thousands of individuals are potentially affected by this vulnerability.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
The third stage, when threat actors rush to use stolen usernames and password pairs in credential-stuffing attacks, is the most damaging for organizations, F5 says.
Collibra
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
In 2018, we started a new tradition at Collibra: every year, we honor data leaders and teams who are helping their organizations unlock the value of data and create meaningful, measurable results by collaborating with Collibra. . In recent years, we’ve honored teams and leaders from T-Mobile, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, Lloyds Banking, Dell, Walmart, American Express, BNP Paribas Fortis, and more in four categories.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
The digital universe depends on always-on IT networks and services, so ISPs and hosting providers have become favorite targets for cyberattacks.
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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.
Threatpost
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
The open CA prepares for ‘worst scenarios’ with new fiber, servers, cryptographic signing and more.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Attackers can dodge the countermeasures you employ against fileless malware. So how do you mitigate the damage?
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
“In a thousand years America won’t be remembered as a country, but simply as a fleeting moment.”.
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