Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 25, 2023
AI Generated Phishing Still Cannot Beat Humans, But Not for Long: IBM ChatGPT can craft almost perfect phishing emails in five minutes, nearly beating a social engineering team with decades of experience, the results of a "nail-biting" experiment by IBM showed. The "humans emerged victorious, but by the narrowest of margins," the report said.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 25, 2023
In the race over Citrix's latest vulnerability, the bad guys have a huge head start, with broad implications for businesses and critical infrastructure providers worldwide.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Octo Tempest Hacked Las Vegas, Twilio and Hooked Up With BlackCat A financially motivated hacking group is becoming more aggressive, leading Microsoft to dub it "one of the most dangerous financial criminal groups." Octo Tempest is the rare English-speaking affiliate of Russian-speaking ransomware group BlackCat.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Citrix warned of attacks actively exploiting the vulnerability CVE-2023-4966 in NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances. Citrix is urging administrators to secure all NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances against the CVE-2023-4966 vulnerability, which is actively exploited in attacks. On October 10, Citrix published a security bulletin related to a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-4966, in Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway devices. “ Exploits of CVE-2023-4966 on unmitigated appliances have bee
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 25, 2023
New Standards to Target Security of Connected Rooftop Systems, Solar Inverters The Australian government is close to introducing standards to shore up the security of the down under country's fast-growing solar market amid reports that Chinese state-sponsored hackers might target internet-connected solar inverters and cause blackouts.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Vendors Want 'Clear, Consistent and Actionable Information' for Device Security Essential, real-time security information about every Internet of Things device should be clearly communicated to consumers before and after purchase, a consortium of technology vendors says in a list of IoT security principles, which recommend the use of "live labels.
The Last Watchdog
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Singapore, Oct. 25, 2023 – Hardware cybersecurity solutions pioneer Flexxon (the “Company”) today announced the appointment of ex-Intel and Microsoft executive Mr Ravi Agarwal to its advisory board. An industry veteran with over three decades of experience, Mr Agarwal will lend his extensive expertise to the Company’s strategic growth and innovation strategy across its markets of operation.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 25, 2023
CISA's Goldstein Says Critical Infrastructure Should 'Remain on Heightened Alert' U.S. government agencies and private sector organizations should “remain on heightened alert” for disruptive cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure amid a series of escalating global conflicts, a top official for the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said on Wednesday.
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Inauthentic accounts on X flocked to its owner’s post about Ukrainian president Vlodymr Zelensky, hailing “Comrade Musk” and boosting pro-Russia propaganda.
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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
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Ylva Johansson Says Proposal CSAM Proposal Was 'Drafted Under My Direct Guidance' A top European official pushed back against accusations she let American and British organizations influence a proposal requiring messenger apps to scan for child sexual abuse material.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Russia-linked threat actor Winter Vivern has been observed exploiting a zero-day flaw in Roundcube webmail software. Russian APT group Winter Vivern (aka TA473) has been observed exploiting a zero-day flaw in Roundcube webmail software on October 11, 2023. ESET researchers pointed out that is a different vulnerability than CVE-2020-35730 , that the group exploited in other attacks.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Campaign Comprised of Deep Fake Videos and More Than 15,000 Disinformation Posts Canada accused China of running a social media disinformation campaign aimed at members of Parliament and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Global Affairs Canada attributed the campaign to an operation elsewhere traced to Chinese law enforcement and known as "Spamouflage.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 25, 2023
VMware addressed a critical out-of-bounds write vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-34048, that impacts vCenter Server. vCenter Server is a critical component in VMware virtualization and cloud computing software suite. It serves as a centralized and comprehensive management platform for VMware’s virtualized data centers. The vulnerability CVE-2023-34048 (CVSS score 9.8) is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. “ vCenter Server contains an
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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Series B Funding Will Allow Security Operations Vendor to Pursue Product-Led Growth A mid-market security operations vendor founded by a ex-Marine Corps officer closed its Series B funding round to pursue a product-led growth strategy. Washington D.C.-based Adlumin will use the $70 million to launch free tools in the cloud configuration and remote monitoring and management spaces.
KnowBe4
OCTOBER 25, 2023
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs have issued an advisory offering guidance to “the international community, the private sector, and the public to better understand and guard against the inadvertent recruitment, hiring, and facilitation” of North Korean IT workers.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Remi Thomas to Become Interim CEO After Joining Proofpoint as CFO in February 2023 Proofpoint will have its third CEO since March 2022 after tapping recently-hired CFO Remi Thomas to become its interim top leader. The company selected Thomas to replace Ashan Willy, who started as Proofpoint's CEO just 19 months ago and is existing to pursue an opportunity outside cybersecurity.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 25, 2023
We have too much cybersecurity awareness. It's time to implement repeatable, real-world practice that ingrains positive habits and security behaviors.
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.
Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Microsoft has announced an early access program for its LLM-based security chatbot assistant: Security Copilot. I am curious whether this thing is actually useful.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Cyber threats on satellite technology will persist and evolve. We need a comprehensive cybersecurity framework to protect them from attackers.
KnowBe4
OCTOBER 25, 2023
In the mystical realm of cyberspace, where digital forests hold secrets and virtual owls deliver messages, we find ourselves in a constant dance between magic and deception. Today, join me as we unveil the secrets of spear phishing.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 25, 2023
VMware vCenter Servers need immediate patch against critical RCE bug as race against threat actors begins.
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While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Vishing: The Best Protection Is Knowing How Scammers Operate madhav Thu, 10/26/2023 - 06:14 The 2023 celebration of #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth focuses on establishing a secure behavior by following four simple steps – using strong passwords and a password manager, deploying MFA wherever possible, keeping software constantly updated, and recognizing and reporting phishing attempts.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 25, 2023
A campaign targeting European governmental organizations and a think tank shows consistency from the low-profile threat group, which has ties to Belarus and Russia.
IBM Big Data Hub
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Implementing generative AI can seem like a chicken-and-egg conundrum. In a recent IBM Institute for Business Value survey, 64% of CEOs said they needed to modernize apps before they could use generative AI. But simultaneously, generative AI has the power to transform the process of application modernization through code reverse engineering, code generation, code conversion from one language to another, defining modernization workflow and other automated processes.
Collibra
OCTOBER 25, 2023
In November 2022, generative AI exploded into public awareness, surging in popularity with the introduction of ChatGPT. While the hype has settled down, AI — specifically, generative AI — continues to be a primary focus of organizations who want to leverage this game-changing technology for a wide range of capabilities. The collective impact of generative AI on global productivity could be as high as $4.4T annually, according to McKinsey Digital (1).
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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.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 25, 2023
The YoroTrooper group claims to be from Azerbaijan and even routes its phishing traffic through the former Soviet republic.
Hunton Privacy
OCTOBER 25, 2023
On October 8, 2023 and October 10, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed A.B. 947 , A.B. 1194 , S.B. 362 and S.B. 244 into law. A.B. 947 amends the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018’s (“CCPA”) definition of “sensitive personal information” to include personal information that reveals a consumer’s “citizenship or immigration status,” while A.B. 1194 amends the CCPA to require a business to comply with the obligations imposed by the CCPA if the personal information collected by the b
Record Nations
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Efficiency and organization can mean the difference between success and struggle in the fast-paced world of small business operations. One critical aspect of managing a small business is document management. From invoices to contracts, employee records, and marketing materials, the volume of documents can quickly become overwhelming. To thrive in this digital age, small businesses.
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