Data Breach Today
JULY 7, 2021
LafargeHolcim's Manish Dave on Building a Framework Manish Dave, head of IT security and compliance at LafargeHolcim, a multinational company that manufactures building materials, describes two ways to implement the "zero trust" model: User-to-application and workload-to-workload segmentation.
Krebs on Security
JULY 7, 2021
Microsoft on Tuesday issued an emergency software update to quash a security bug that’s been dubbed “ PrintNightmare ,” a critical vulnerability in all supported versions of Windows that is actively being exploited. The fix comes a week ahead of Microsoft’s normal monthly Patch Tuesday release, and follows the publishing of exploit code showing would-be attackers how to leverage the flaw to break into Windows computers.
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Data Breach Today
JULY 7, 2021
Lawsuit Highlights Virtual Assistant Device Risks Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant device and applications are unlawfully recording and storing highly sensitive and private conversations, including discussions of patient information, that were not meant to be recorded, four healthcare workers allege in a lawsuit seeking class action status.
Security Affairs
JULY 7, 2021
Wiregrass Electric Cooperative, a rural Alabama electric cooperative was hit by a ransomware attack. Wiregrass Electric Cooperative, a rural Alabama electric cooperative that serves about 25,000 members, was hit by a ransomware attack. The cyberattack temporarily blocked the customers’ access to their account information, the cooperative is working to restore the impacted system.
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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
JULY 7, 2021
Analyst Nat Smith on the Need for Reorganization As organizations prepare a plan for migrating to the Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE, model, they need to carefully assess the need for reorganization of the networking and security departments, says Nat Smith, senior director, security analyst at Gartner, which coined the SASE term.
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Data Breach Today
JULY 7, 2021
Michael Daniel of Cyber Threat Alliance on Impact of Latest Supply Chain Attack It was stealthy, and it was widespread. But perhaps the Kaseya VSA ransomware attack wasn't quite as effective and damaging as initially feared, says Michael Daniel, President and CEO of the Cyber Threat Alliance. He explains where defenses succeeded.
Security Affairs
JULY 7, 2021
WildPressure APT is targeting industrial organizations in the Middle East since 2019 and was spotted using now a new malware that targets both Windows and macOS. Researchers from Kaspersky have spotted a new malware used by the WildPressure APT group to targets both Windows and macOS systems. The WildPressure was spotted for the first time in August 2019 when researchers detected a never-before-seen malware, dubbed Milum , that had no similarities with other samples analyzed by the experts.
Data Breach Today
JULY 7, 2021
Dutch Researchers First Notified Kaseya in April of Vulnerabilities Miami-based software company Kaseya worked in earnest for three months to resolve flaws in its VSA monitoring and management software but ultimately lost the race, Dutch researchers say. A timeline released on Wednesday gives insight into what happened before a devastating mass ransomware attack.
Hunton Privacy
JULY 7, 2021
On July 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission settled a complaint brought under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) against Toronto-based Kuuhuub Inc. and its Finnish subsidiaries Kuu Hubb Oy and Recolor Oy, operators of the online coloring book app, Recolor. The FTC alleged that the app operators violated the COPPA Rule by collecting and disclosing personal information from child users of the app without first notifying their parents or obtaining verifiable parental consent.
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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
JULY 7, 2021
Tom Kellermann of VMware Carbon Black on the Timing, Impact of REvil Strike The Kaseya VSA ransomware attack was discussed exhaustively over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. But there's one big question that hasn’t been answered, says Tom Kellermann, head of cybersecurity strategy at VMware Carbon Black. "Who gave REvil the zero-day?
Hunton Privacy
JULY 7, 2021
In an article originally published on Practical Law , and reproduced with the permission of the publishers, Hunton Andrews Kurth London partner Bridget Treacy discusses the European Commission’s long-awaited, and now finalized, standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) for international transfers of personal data made under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
Data Breach Today
JULY 7, 2021
Executive Director Andrew Shikiar Describes Latest Developments The FIDO Alliance, which is developing and promoting authentication standards designed to help reduce reliance on passwords, has unveiled user experience guidelines and new FIDO2 standards enhancements, says Andrew Shikiar, executive director.
Threatpost
JULY 7, 2021
David "moose" Wolpoff, CTO at Randori, discusses security appliances and VPNs and how attackers only have to "pick one lock" to invade an enterprise through them.
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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.
IT Governance
JULY 7, 2021
The threat of cyber security incidents looms over all organisations. There are simply too many things that can go wrong – whether it’s a cyber attack, a technical malfunction or another delay – to assume that operations will always be functional. And when disaster strikes, time is of the essence. The longer it takes to respond, the more likely it is the costs will escalate.
Threatpost
JULY 7, 2021
Security vulnerabilities in the ERP platform could allow attackers to tamper with or sabotage victims' business-critical processes and to intercept data.
IT Governance
JULY 7, 2021
Welcome to July’s review of phishing scams, in which we look at criminals’ latest tactics and provide examples of successful frauds. This month, we delve into the continued success of HMRC scams, look at why healthcare firms need to be particularly careful about the threat of phishing and review a report that analyses how attackers are able to fool people.
Threatpost
JULY 7, 2021
At least 25 apps have lured in tens of thousands of victims with the promise of helping them cash in on the cryptomining craze.
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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
JULY 7, 2021
Automation allowed a REvil affiliate to move from exploitation of vulnerable servers to installing ransomware on downstream companies faster than most defenders could react.
Threatpost
JULY 7, 2021
Threat actors are planting Cobalt Strike backdoors by malspamming a bogus Microsoft update along with a SecurityUpdates.exe.
IG Guru
JULY 7, 2021
by Andrew Ysasi July 7th, 2021 Those who chose the life of a project manager are no strangers to challenges, opportunities, success, and learning moments. Agile has been part of many of our lives for at least a decade. Agile changed the project management community making the unknown manageable, especially in the […]. The post Flow: How to improve your Agile and Project Management appeared first on IG GURU.
Threatpost
JULY 7, 2021
Threat actors enlist compromised WordPress websites in campaign targeting macOS users.
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Dark Reading
JULY 7, 2021
Are security attestations becoming business imperatives, or are they merely token additions on the list of regulatory requirements?
Threatpost
JULY 7, 2021
The unnamed suspect allegedly helped to develop carding and phishing kits with the aim of stealing customers' bank-card data.
Dark Reading
JULY 7, 2021
Researchers discover more than 170 Android apps that advertise cloud cryptocurrency mining services and fail to deliver.
OneHub
JULY 7, 2021
Thanks to extensions, browsers aren’t just for navigation anymore. Extensions are add-on features that extend the capabilities of your browser. Extensions fall into many categories such as productivity, communication, fun, and security. Onehub was founded on a passion for business productivity, so it should come as no surprise that we love finding new tools to help us get the job done.
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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.
Dark Reading
JULY 7, 2021
The deal was announced the same day ZeroFox bought Dark Web intelligence firm Vigilante as a wave of security M&A continues.
Hanzo Learning Center
JULY 7, 2021
We're halfway through 2021, and we can plainly see as we emerge from pandemic life, that remote work is here to stay.
Dark Reading
JULY 7, 2021
Service demands at the network edge mean customers need to get cost, performance, and security right.
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