Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Successful AI Implementation Requires a Secure Foundation, Attention to Regulations The private sector's frenzy to incorporate generative AI into products is leading companies to overlook basic security practices, a Google executive warned Tuesday. "Most people are still struggling with the basics," said John Stone, whose title at Google Cloud is "chaos coordinator.
The Last Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Creating ever smarter security software to defend embattled company networks pretty much sums up the cybersecurity industry. Related: The security role of semiconductors Cutting against the grain, Flexxon , a Singapore-based supplier of NAND memory drives and storage devices, arrived at Black Hat USA 2023 calling for a distinctive hardware approach to repelling cyber attacks.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Also: The CISO's Role in AI Rollouts; Responding to Ransomware; Liability Concerns This week, ISMG editors covered the hot topics at ISMG's London Cybersecurity Summit 2023, including the technical landscape of AI, executive liability, incident response strategies in the face of a global ransomware attack and how to build personal resilience to avoid burnout.
Jamf
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Fletcher Previn, SVP and CIO at Cisco, returned to JNUC to enlighten us about Cisco’s employee choice program. Previn presents data gathered from Cisco’s workforce of 130,000 people over the 12 months of the program, diving into the impact the program had on their employees’ happiness and performance, IT department and security strength of the business.
Speaker: Dr. Greg Loughnane and Chris Alexiuk
Technology professionals developing generative AI applications are finding that there are big leaps from POCs and MVPs to production-ready applications. They're often developing using prompting, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), and fine-tuning (up to and including Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback (RLHF)), typically in that order. However, during development – and even more so once deployed to production – best practices for operating and improving generative AI applications are le
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Talon Is in Line for a 9-Figure Deal Just 29 Months After Emerging From Stealth Last year's winner of RSA Conference's prestigious Innovation Sandbox contest could soon be acquired by Palo Alto Networks, according to Calcalist. The platform security behemoth is in advanced negotiations to purchase enterprise browser startup Talon Cyber Security for $600 million, Calcalist said.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
HHS: North Korean-Sponsored Group Is Exploiting Critical Zoho ManageEngine Flaw Federal authorities are warning of "significant risk" for potential attacks on healthcare and public health sector entities by the North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus Group involving exploitation of a critical vulnerability in 24 Zoho ManageEngine products.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
A supposed exploit for a notable RCE vulnerability in the popular Windows file-archiving utility delivers a big sting for unwitting researchers and cybercriminals.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Cabinet Ministers Call on Facebook to Stop Rollout of Encrypted Messaging A day after the British Parliament approved a bill intended to eradicate child abuse content, cabinet officials called on social media giant Meta to halt a rollout of end-to-end encryption. Meta hasn't provided assurances that it will safeguard users, charged Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Researchers discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Nagios XI network and IT infrastructure monitoring and management solution. Researchers discovered four vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-40931, CVE-2023-40932, CVE-2023-40933, CVE-2023-40934) in the Nagios XI network and IT infrastructure monitoring solution that could lead to information disclosure and privilege escalation.
Speaker: Keith Kmett, Principal CX Advisor at Medallia
Join Keith Kmett, Principal CX Advisor, in this new webinar that will focus on: Understanding CX Orchestration Fundamentals: Gain a solid understanding of what CX orchestration is, its significance in the customer experience landscape, and how it plays a crucial role in shaping customer journeys. This includes the key concepts, strategies, and best practices involved in CX orchestration. 🔑 Connection to Customer Journey Maps: How to effectively integrate customer journey mapping into the
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
These Hackers May Equal or Surpass Threat Posed by Russian Hackers, Researchers Say Chinese-speaking hackers associated with criminal activity have redoubled efforts to target compatriots with malware to remotely control victim computers, pointing to a worrying surge in financially driven activity in the Sino cyber underworld, say researchers at Proofpoint.
IBM Big Data Hub
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Few technologies have taken the world by storm the way artificial intelligence (AI) has over the past few years. AI and its many use cases have become a topic of public discussion no longer relegated to tech experts. AI—generative AI, in particular—has tremendous potential to transform society as we know it for good, boost productivity and unlock trillions in economic value in the coming years.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
M&A Gives WatchGuard Clients More Visibility Into East-West Traffic, Cloud Activity WatchGuard purchased a Massachusetts company to extend network detection and response capabilities traditionally reserved for high-end enterprises to the midmarket through MSPs. The deal gives WatchGuard clients more visibility into east-west network traffic and activity taking place on the cloud.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
The group's use of malware that forces Windows computers to reboot into Safe Mode before encrypting files is noteworthy, advisory says.
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The healthcare industry has massively adopted web tracking tools, including pixels and trackers. Tracking tools on user-authenticated and unauthenticated web pages can access personal health information (PHI) such as IP addresses, medical record numbers, home and email addresses, appointment dates, or other info provided by users on pages and thus can violate HIPAA Rules that govern the Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates.
IBM Big Data Hub
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
The simple answer: spear phishing is a special type of phishing attack. Phishing is any cyberattack that uses malicious email messages, text messages, or voice calls to trick people into sharing sensitive data (e.g., credit card numbers or social security numbers), downloading malware, visiting malicious websites, sending money to the wrong people, or otherwise themselves, their associates or their employers.
Schneier on Security
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
In April, Cybersecurity Ventures reported on extreme cybersecurity job shortage: Global cybersecurity job vacancies grew by 350 percent, from one million openings in 2013 to 3.5 million in 2021, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. The number of unfilled jobs leveled off in 2022, and remains at 3.5 million in 2023, with more than 750,000 of those positions in the U.S.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
The latest data from IBM shows that the average cost of a data breach has gone up by 2% to a whopping $4.45 million. You would think that in the cybersecurity industry, people would be all about safety and security, right? I mean, it's literally in the name.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Finnish police announced the takedown of the dark web marketplace PIILOPUOTI which focuses on the sale of illegal narcotics. Finnish Customs announced the seizure of the dark web marketplace Piilopuoti as part of an international law enforcement operation. The dark web marketplace PIILOPUOTI has been active since May 18, 2022. “The site operated as a hidden service in the encrypted Tor network.
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KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
There’s been a surge of Elon Musk-themed cryptocurrency scams on TikTok, BleepingComputer reports. The scammers inform the victims that they can claim their reward after spending a small amount of bitcoin (about $132) to activate their account.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
GitLab rolled out security patches to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-5009, that can be exploited to run pipelines as another user. GitLab has released security patches to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-5009 (CVSS score: 9.6), that allows an attacker to run pipelines as another user. The issue resides in GitLab EE and affects all versions starting from 13.12 and prior to 16.2.7, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.4. “An issue has been
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Now entering its third year in business, the phishing platform, Classicam, represents the highest evolution of an “as a service” cybercrime, aiding more than 1000 attack groups worldwide.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
A cyberattack hit the International Criminal Court (ICC) disclosed a cyberattack this week, its systems were compromised last week. The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that threat actors have breached its systems last week. The experts at the International Criminal Court discovered the intrusion after having detected anomalous activity affecting its information systems.
Speaker: Steve Pappas
As businesses strive for success in an increasingly digitized world, delivering an exceptional customer experience has become paramount. To meet this demand, enterprises are embracing innovative approaches that captivate customers and fuel their loyalty. 💥 Enter conversational AI - an absolute game-changer (if done right) in redefining CX norms.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
The CISO's role has grown far beyond supervising Patch Tuesday to focus on prevention and response and to cover people, processes, and technology.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
New data on the state of cyber insurance shows that it’s becoming more difficult to get a policy, and the organizations obtaining one share that circumstances could cause denial of claims.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
The group known as "Cyber Avengers" has targeted other Israeli services in the past and often publishes technical details of its hits.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
New SMS-based phishing attack uses a new smishing kit-as-a-service to impersonate the U.S. Postal Service intent on trick victims into giving up credit.
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In today's digital landscape, the threat of ransomware demands proactive defense. This paper, inspired by a real PostgreSQL® database incident, offers vital strategies for effective mitigation. Instaclustr expert Perry Clark outlines immediate actions to minimize risks, ensuring a swift response to ransomware threats and protecting critical data assets.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
The GitLab code hijacks computer resources to mine Dero cryptocurrency as part of a larger cryptomining operation.
IBM Big Data Hub
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Foundational models (FMs) are marking the beginning of a new era in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) , which is leading to faster development of AI that can be adapted to a wide range of downstream tasks and fine-tuned for an array of applications. With the increasing importance of processing data where work is being performed, serving AI models at the enterprise edge enables near-real-time predictions, while abiding by data sovereignty and privacy requirements.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
A linguist analyzes whether GPT will improve the notoriously agrammatical scam — or finally render it a thing of the past.
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