Data Breach Today
MARCH 15, 2019
Crypto-Locking Extortion Targets Internet-Exposed D-Link Devices Criminals wielding a new strain of ransomware called Cr1ptT0r are targeting network-attached storage users. The campaign was first discovered in February after owners of D-Link network storage enclosures reported that their devices were being crypto-locked.
Security Affairs
MARCH 15, 2019
Demonstration in front of the National CERT of Philippines for failing to act on cyber attacks targeting regime critical media and civil society organizations. On March 12, the World Day Against Cyber-Censorship, media and civil society organizations in Philippines held a demonstration in front of NCERT (National Computer Emergency Response Team) to protest against the negligence of the NCERT to support the investigation of the three months’ long Distributed Denial of Service attacks against reg
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Data Breach Today
MARCH 15, 2019
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features a discussion of the role of "prosilience" in IoT security, plus the problem of overnotification under GDPR and the notion of "Spartacus as a Service.
DXC Technology
MARCH 15, 2019
Multi-clouds — environments made up of multiple public and private clouds typically used for different purposes — may well be the cloud of choice for banks. That’s according to an independent report by 451 Research, ‘Multi-Cloud Fundamental to Financial Services Transformation.’ I’m not here to argue. This report, which was sponsored by Canonical — the […].
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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
MARCH 15, 2019
More Than Half of AV Apps are Ineffective, Testing Firm Finds More than half of 250 antivirus applications available in Google's Play Store offer insufficient protection against malicious software, according to a new study by testing organizations AV Comparatives. The findings suggest that users should be cautious when selecting a product.
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Data Breach Today
MARCH 15, 2019
Two Entities Hit - One Pays Ransom; the Other Doesn't Two recent ransomware attacks on mental healthcare providers serve as reminders of the security incident response and risk mitigation pressure faced by entities handling especially sensitive patient information.
Dark Reading
MARCH 15, 2019
Security hardware doesn't have to be expensive or complex to do the job. Here are seven examples of low-cost hardware that could fill a need in your security operations.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 15, 2019
Third Attempt at Setting Minimum Standards for Devices Government Uses The U.S. Congress is hoping that the third time is the charm for an internet of things cybersecurity bill that would set minimum security standards for the connected devices that the federal government purchases for various projects.
Dark Reading
MARCH 15, 2019
Using a combination of Shodan scans and data from partners, Recorded Future finds nearly 500 malware controllers for 14 different families of remote-access Trojans, as well as the corporate networks they have infected.
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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
MARCH 15, 2019
Two Entities Hit - One Pays Ransom; the Other Doesn't Two recent ransomware attacks on mental health providers serve as reminders of the security incident response and risk mitigation pressure faced by entities handling especially sensitive patient information.
Security Affairs
MARCH 15, 2019
Several threat actors are still exploiting a recently patched critical vulnerability in the popular compression software WinRAR. Several threat actors are actively exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability recently addressed in WinRAR. The exploitation of the flaw in the wild is worrisome because the WinRAR software doesn’t have an auto-update feature, leaving millions of users potentially exposed to cyber attacks.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 15, 2019
Brad Topchick of Mooreland Partners on the Trends Driving 2019 Growth Broadcom acquired CA. AlienVault became AT&T Cybersecurity. These are just two of the deals that headlined in 2018. What does the 2019 market hold? Brad Topchick, managing director of Mooreland Partners, shares insights.
Security Affairs
MARCH 15, 2019
Secur Solutions Group data leak – Another clamorous data leak made the headlines, personal information of 808,201 blood donors in Singapore was exposed online. The news was first reported by The Straits Times, the huge trove of data was contained in a database operated by the Secur Solutions Group Pte Ltd (SSG). People who registered to donate since 1986 in Singapore was exposed because the company left the database unprotected on an Internet for more than two months, since January 4, 2019
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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
MARCH 15, 2019
ISMG and Zscaler hosted a roundtable dinner in Columbus, OH on Feb. 22 focused on security's role in digital transformation. Managing expectation for security as a core component of business enablement was a core component of the discussion.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
MARCH 15, 2019
I was really looking forward to participating in RSA 2019 and it was a great event. There was tremendous energy and buzz in our booth and on the show floor. The lively interactions in our booth validated that the Vormetric product line is still highly relevant and solves many of today’s challenges as customers move controls closer to the data, and also migrate their data to the cloud.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 15, 2019
Panorays CEO Matan Or-El on an Automated Approach to Defense According to some researchers, up to 61 percent of recent data breaches were a result of a third-party vulnerability. Matan Or-El, CEO of Panorays, discusses the weakest links of supply chain security and how to strengthen them with automated tools.
Security Affairs
MARCH 15, 2019
A new piece of PoS malware appeared in the threat landscape, the malicious code dubbed GlitchPOS has been found on a crimeware forum. The GlitchPOS malware is able to steal credit card numbers (Track1 and Track2) from the memory of the infected system, it uses a regular expression to perform this task. The malicious code was discovered by experts from Cisco Talos, the pre-built malware goes for $250, while the builder goes for $600.
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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.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 15, 2019
GE Digital's Al Ghous on How CISOs Can Influence the Change Security has the opportunity - or challenge - to help drive digital transformation within the enterprise. Al Ghous of GE Digital describes how security leaders can maximize their influence and avoid potholes.
IT Governance
MARCH 15, 2019
Earlier this month we caught up with Geraint Williams, CISO for GRC International Group plc, to find out more about information security and how he raises awareness within the workplace. Watch the video below to hear what Geraint had to say about educating employees, the ever-changing threat landscape, and the importance of information and cyber security awareness at all levels of an organisation.
TAB OnRecord
MARCH 15, 2019
Let’s face it. Organizing and managing paper can be a huge challenge for any company, large or small. What if you could get on top of the paper game once and for all, and set up a system to keep your office organized going forward? Luckily, TAB has a solution that can improve space usage [.] Read More. The post Mobile storage & the organized office appeared first on TAB Records Management Blog | TAB OnRecord.
Threatpost
MARCH 15, 2019
Lenovo has issued patches for several serious vulnerabilities in its products stemming from Intel technology fixes.
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Dark Reading
MARCH 15, 2019
When the Normans conquered England, they built castles to maintain security. But where are the castles of the Internet?
WIRED Threat Level
MARCH 15, 2019
Welcome to the world of fake accounts, phantom funds, and money mules.
Threatpost
MARCH 15, 2019
An unpatched high-severity vulnerability allows keystroke injections in Fujitsu wireless keyboards.
Schneier on Security
MARCH 15, 2019
An article I co-wrote -- my first law journal article -- was cited by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court -- the state supreme court -- in a case on compelled decryption. Here's the first, in footnote 1: We understand the word "password" to be synonymous with other terms that cell phone users may be familiar with, such as Personal Identification Number or "passcode.
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eSecurity Planet
MARCH 15, 2019
We define single sign-on and how SSO solutions can be implemented to make your organization more secure.
Schneier on Security
MARCH 15, 2019
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I'm teaching a live online class called " Spotlight on Cloud: The Future of Internet Security with Bruce Schneier " on O'Reilly's learning platform, Thursday, April 4, at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET. The list is maintained on this page.
Information Management Resources
MARCH 15, 2019
While cloud data warehouses are often an important first step in digital transformation, enterprises need to follow some best practices to overcome implementation challenges and increase investment return.
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