Data Breach Today
AUGUST 6, 2021
OIG Outlines Shortcomings, Recommends Fixes The FDIC has failed to properly update its policies for mobile device usage, conduct regular control assessments of its mobile device management solution or adequately log and monitor mobile cybersecurity practices, according to a new report from the Office of the Inspector General.
Schneier on Security
AUGUST 6, 2021
Fascinating research: “ Generating Master Faces for Dictionary Attacks with a Network-Assisted Latent Space Evolution.” Abstract: A master face is a face image that passes face-based identity-authentication for a large portion of the population. These faces can be used to impersonate, with a high probability of success, any user, without having access to any user-information.
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Data Breach Today
AUGUST 6, 2021
One Measure Calls for Sanctions Against Nations Tolerating Ransomware Gangs Two bipartisan bills introduced in Congress this week seek to address cyberthreats. One calls for imposing sanctions against countries that allow ransomware gangs to operate within their borders. Another would require law enforcement agencies to better track cybercrime statistics to identify trends.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 6, 2021
VMware has addressed a critical vulnerability that affects multiple products that could be exploited to gain access to confidential information. VMware has released security updates to address multiple flaws in its products, including a critical issue that could allow an attacker to access confidential information. A couple of vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2021-22002 and CVE-2021-22003, impact Workspace One Access (Access), Identity Manager (vIDM), vRealize Automation (vRA), Cloud Foundation, a
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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
AUGUST 6, 2021
Also: Dealing With COVID-19 Business Recovery; Zynga Case Goes to Arbitration In the latest weekly update, four editors at Information Security Media Group discuss important cybersecurity issues, including improving federal agencies' cybersecurity and businesses recovering from the pandemic's impact.
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Data Breach Today
AUGUST 6, 2021
Report: XSS and Exploit Forum Members Using Workarounds to Violate the Ban The decision by the Russian-speaking darknet forums XSS and Exploit to ban all chatter relating to ransomware attacks has had a limited impact on cyber gangs' ability to communicate, according to the threat intelligence firm Digital Shadows.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 6, 2021
Taiwanese manufacturer and distributor of computer hardware GIGABYTE was a victim of the RansomEXX ransomware gang. RansomEXX ransomware gang hit the Taiwanese manufacturer and distributor of computer hardware GIGABYTE and claims to have stolen 112GB of data. At the time of this writing, the leak site of the RansomEXX gang dosn’t include the company name, but BleepingComputer has learned that the attack was conducted by this ransomware gang.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 6, 2021
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of how ransomware attackers share about their inclinations, motivations and tactics. Also featured: The rise of integrity attacks; dispelling vaccine myths.
Threatpost
AUGUST 6, 2021
The latest variants of the Monero-mining malware exploit known web server bugs and add efficiency to the mining process.
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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.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 6, 2021
CEO and CISO Panel Discusses Critical Infrastructure Protection OT, IoT, IIoT – each has critical distinctions, and each is increasingly vital to protecting the world's critical infrastructure from crippling cyber attacks. In a panel discussion, cybersecurity leaders discuss what it takes to get the C-suite's attention to prioritize this new generation of risk.
Hunton Privacy
AUGUST 6, 2021
On July 30, 2021, the UK High Court handed down its judgment in the case of Warren v DSG Retail Ltd [2021] EWHC 2168 (QB), determining that the claimant could not seek damages on the basis of misuse of personal information, breach of confidence or common law negligence following a data breach. In 2018, DSG Retail Limited (“DSG”) experienced a cyber attack in which hackers infiltrated DSG’s systems and installed malware that ran on point of sale terminals in DSG stores.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 6, 2021
RansomEXX ransomware operators hit the popular Italian luxury fashion house Ermenegildo Zegna Holding and started leaking stolen files. Zegna is one of the most famous Italian luxury fashion houses. It was founded in 1910 by Ermenegildo Zegna in Trivero, Biella Province of the Piedmont region of Northern Italy. Ermenegildo Zegna Group is the largest menswear brand in the world by revenue.
Schneier on Security
AUGUST 6, 2021
It’s sold out , but the pictures are cute. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here.
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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.
Troy Hunt
AUGUST 6, 2021
I'm back in the office this week and back to decent audio and video quality. There's loads of bits and pieces happening as evidence by almost an entire hour disappearing in this week's vid, ranging from problems with tradies (tradespeople), more lockdown, stats on some projects and then this week's blog post, 3D printing with my 9-year old daughter Elle.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 6, 2021
Security expert provided leak indicators for Conti ransomware operations that were recently disclosed by a disgruntled affiliate. An affiliate of the Conti RaaS has leaked the training material provided by the group to the customers of its RaaS, he also published the info about one of the operators. The Conti Ransomware operators offer their services to their affiliates and maintain 20-30% of each ransom payment.
Threatpost
AUGUST 6, 2021
Prior to a patch, a serious bug could have allowed attackers to take over Kindles and steal personal data.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 6, 2021
Security firm Ivanti addressed a critical vulnerability in its Pulse Connect Secure VPN appliances that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. IT firm Ivanti released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in its Pulse Connect Secure VPN appliances. The most severe flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-22937 is a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability that resides in the admin web interface of Pulse Connect Secure.
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Micro Focus
AUGUST 6, 2021
Education. This is not normally a touchpoint along the customer journey that most people think of when describing the main interaction points with a company. However, at Micro Focus we operate a very different Customer Experience model to the industry normal. We statistically analyse which touchpoints along the customer journey provide the greatest impact on.
IG Guru
AUGUST 6, 2021
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Threatpost
AUGUST 6, 2021
Security researchers warned that at least 8,800 vulnerable systems are open to compromise.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 6, 2021
New research suggests isolation among cloud customer accounts may not be a given -- and the researchers behind the findings issue a call to action for cloud security.
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Threatpost
AUGUST 6, 2021
Zoom’s security lesson over end-to-end encryption shows the costs of playing cybersecurity catchup.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 6, 2021
Wireless security protocols have improved, but product vendors continue to make implementation errors that allow a variety of attacks.
OpenText Information Management
AUGUST 6, 2021
These past 18 months have made it clear that companies have an opportunity to create positive change, not just for employees and customers, but for our local communities. We are all global citizens. From diversity to human rights and the environment, those who can make a difference, should. We are excited to share our Corporate … The post OpenText’s 2021 Corporate Citizenship Report appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
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