Data Breach Today
AUGUST 10, 2020
Incident Reflects Threats Facing Those Involved in COVID-19 Response A manufacturer of transit communication systems that pivoted to build ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic is reportedly the latest victim of the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang.
The Guardian Data Protection
AUGUST 10, 2020
Faculty, linked to senior Tories, hired to collect tweets as part of coronavirus-related contract Privacy campaigners have expressed alarm after the government revealed it had hired an artificial intelligence firm to collect and analyse the tweets of UK citizens as part of a coronavirus-related contract. Faculty, which was hired by Dominic Cummings to work for the Vote Leave campaign and counts two current and former Conservative ministers among its shareholders, was paid £400,000 by the Ministr
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Data Breach Today
AUGUST 10, 2020
Privacy Watchdog in UK Investigates Bank's Use of Employee Monitoring Tools Banking giant Barclays is being probed by the U.K.'s privacy watchdog over its use of employee-monitoring tools, after the bank in February reportedly shifted from anonymized tracking to giving managers the ability to view data for individual employees.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 10, 2020
Developers must find a way to zero in on the security vulns that present the most risk and quickly address them without slowing down the pace of development.
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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
AUGUST 10, 2020
Malwarebytes Says Campaign Designed to Steal Banking Credentials Malwarebytes reports that a newly discovered phishing campaign is spoofing a U.S. Small Business Administration loan offer in an attempt to steal banking credentials and other personal data.
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Data Breach Today
AUGUST 10, 2020
Trend Micro: 'Water Nue' Payment Fraud Campaign Has Targeted 1,000 Companies Since March A recently uncovered BEC scam has targeted the Office 365 accounts of executives at over 1,000 companies worldwide, collecting more than 800 sets of credentials in an attempt to commit payment fraud, according to Trend Micro.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 10, 2020
Nefilim ransomware operators allegedly targeted the SPIE group, an independent European leader in multi-technical services. Researchers from threat intelligence firm Cyble reported that Nefilim ransomware operators allegedly hacked The SPIE Group , an independent European leader in multi-technical services. The number of ransomware attacks continues to increase, hackers also steal victims’ data and threaten them to release the stolen info if they don’t pay the ransom.
WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 10, 2020
Qualcomm has released a fix for the flaws in its Snapdragon chip, which attackers might exploit to monitor location or render the phone unresponsive.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 10, 2020
An attacker could use $300 worth of off-the-shelf equipment to eavesdrop and intercept signals from satellite internet communications. The academic researcher James Pavur, speaking at Black Hat 2020 hacking conference , explained that satellite internet communications are susceptible to eavesdropping and signal interception. Attackers could use cheap equipment like a basic home-television gear that goes from $300 to spy on the internet traffic for high-value targets.
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.
PerezBox
AUGUST 10, 2020
It was an exceptionally long week, and you managed to get to bed around midnight. You’re a system admin, and at the core of your job is to keep the. Read More. The post Unleashing the Power of Authoritative DNS appeared first on PerezBox.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 10, 2020
When picking passwords, users often fall back on certain insecure patterns, but good habits can be learned using simple games, a group of researchers find.
Schneier on Security
AUGUST 10, 2020
Yet another Internet-connected door lock is insecure : Sold by retailers including Amazon, Walmart, and Home Depot, U-Tec's $139.99 UltraLoq is marketed as a "secure and versatile smart deadbolt that offers keyless entry via your Bluetooth-enabled smartphone and code." Users can share temporary codes and 'Ekeys' to friends and guests for scheduled access, but according to Tripwire researcher Craig Young, a hacker able to sniff out the device's MAC address can help themselves to an access key, to
Threatpost
AUGUST 10, 2020
Remote, unauthenticated attackers could exploit the TeamViewer flaw to execute code and crack victims' passwords.
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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.
Reltio
AUGUST 10, 2020
What’s the role of APIs in the experience economy? APIs are the building blocks for creating new experiences for customers and employees. They power mobile apps, web apps, IoT devices and are used to exchange business-critical information. They also enable apps to interact with each other. APIs play a key role in digital and customer experience initiatives.
Threatpost
AUGUST 10, 2020
Google Home devices reportedly recorded noises even without the "Hey Google" prompt due to the inadvertent rollout of a home security system feature.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 10, 2020
The list of sites blocked in MYANMAR includes many websites that did not fall under the categories adult content or fake news. Original post at: [link]. In March 2020, The Ministry of Telecommunications (MoTC) issued a directive to all operators in Myanmar with a secret list of 230 sites to be blocked due to the nature of the content; adult content and fake news.
Threatpost
AUGUST 10, 2020
Attacks were way up year-over-year in the second quarter as people continue to work from home.
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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.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 10, 2020
A security leader shares tips for adopting a CISO mindset, creating risk management strategies, and "selling infosec" to IT and executives.
WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 10, 2020
Human rights organizations have blamed the Belarusian government for widespread outages.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 10, 2020
Distributed denial-of-service attacks have stayed consistently high throughout 2020, a shift from normal attack trends that researchers attribute to COVID-19.
OpenText Information Management
AUGUST 10, 2020
Suzette Kent served as US federal CIO from early 2018 until her departure in July 2020. During her tenure she directed a wide range of technology and workforce initiatives, setting government-wide standards while giving agencies the freedom to tailor their efforts in mission-appropriate ways. Ms. Kent leaves behind a lasting legacy for government IT modernization … The post Why a “data-culture” is key to public sector transformation appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
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“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.
DXC Technology
AUGUST 10, 2020
An explosion of technology innovation over the last several years has created digital-savvy consumers and digital-empowered employees. For the insurance sector, this has brought forth both new market opportunities and new market confusion. The insurance sector has leveraged digital for new ways of working, and that has proven to be especially valuable in light of […].
IG Guru
AUGUST 10, 2020
Zasio posts a great article on how to create a records retention schedule here. The post Policy into Practice — Strategies for Operationalizing Your Records Retention Schedule from Zasio appeared first on IG GURU.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 10, 2020
Teaching the hardware hacker the skill of picking locks is evolving because of the pandemic's lockdown.
National Archives Records Express
AUGUST 10, 2020
The Atlantic hurricane season is already underway, with Tropical Storm Isaias causing considerable damage as it made landfall last week. NOAA is predicting “ an extremely active ” hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin. As a result, we wanted to take this opportunity to remind Federal agencies and records personnel dealing with the effects of Isaias, or potentially with other storms, of information from our office.
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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.
Collibra
AUGUST 10, 2020
Swift decision making is more important now than ever before. When COVID-19 hit America back in March, hospitals and healthcare organizations faced insurmountable challenges. Hospitals were overrun with patients, healthcare professionals needed more PPE than ever before, and people were dying at alarming rates. Simultaneously, the United States experienced three record-setting point drops for the Dow Jones Industrial Average in March.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 10, 2020
Visa limitations due to the novel coronavirus have given rise to a wave of scams aimed at visa-seekers.
Rocket Software
AUGUST 10, 2020
This was originally presented as a keynote session at the IDUG Virtual Db2 Tech Conference in July 2020. . Since my years in grad school, I’ve been interested in DB capabilities. As part of my thesis and graduate assistant work, I evaluated, operated, and used multiple DBs, including several open sources ones. As part of my thesis, I looked at the future of database technology and the functionality that was missing.
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