Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Separately, a Water Utility Hit by Ryuk Ransomware Vows to Restore, Not Pay A tale of two different ransomware victims' responses: One Connecticut city says it had little choice but to pay a ransom to restore crypto-locked systems. But a North Carolina water utility hit separately says that rather than bow to criminals' demands, it will rebuild affected systems and databases.
Krebs on Security
OCTOBER 22, 2018
A powerful, easy-to-use password stealing program known as Agent Tesla has been infecting computers since 2014, but recently this malware strain has seen a surge in popularity — attracting more than 6,300 customers who pay monthly fees to license the software. Although Agent Tesla includes a multitude of features designed to help it remain undetected on host computers, the malware’s apparent creator seems to have done little to hide his real-life identity.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 22, 2018
'Project Lakhta' Allegedly Poured Millions Into Promoting Social Conflict A Russian national has been charged with coordinating a four-year campaign to spread divisive themes aimed at disrupting the U.S. political system. "Project Lakhta" allegedly employed hundreds of people who created bogus accounts on such platforms as Facebook and Twitter to sow false narratives.
IT Governance
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Last week, the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) released its second annual review , in which it warned that a life-threatening cyber attack will hit the UK in the near future. CEO Ciaran Martin said: “I remain in little doubt we will be tested to the full, as a centre, and as a nation, by a major incident at some point in the years ahead, what we would call a Category 1 attack.”.
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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
OCTOBER 22, 2018
HHS Acts to Beef Up Security for Portal Serving Insurance Brokers, Agents Federal regulators are working to shore up security of systems that support Obamacare in time for open enrollment season, which launches on Nov. 1, following the revelation of a breach of a portal used by insurance agents and brokers that exposed data of 75,000 individuals.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 22, 2018
As companies go through a digital transformation, they need to move toward real-time risk management - and artificial intelligence can play a critical role, says David Walter, vice president of RSA Archer.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Researchers found that one of the most popular Internet of Things real-time operating system, FreeRTOS, is affected by serious vulnerabilities. Researchers at Zimperium’s zLabs team have found that one of the most popular Internet of Things real-time operating system, FreeRTOS , is affected by serious vulnerabilities. The researcher Ori Karliner and his team analyzed some of the most popular operating systems in the IoT market, including the FreeRTOS.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Protecting "East-West" cloud traffic - the traffic between apps and virtual machines - is a significant challenge, but microsegmentation can help address it, says Raghu Raghuram of VMware.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Hackers defaced Future Investment Initiative (FII) website for a Saudi investment summit just a day before the three-day conference begins. An unknown group of hackers has defaced the website of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) website, a Saudi investment summit, just a day before the three-day conference begins. Below the Tweet of Nahayat Tizhoosh (@NahayatT), a producer with CBC News Network. 'Davos in the Desert' site has been hacked @FIIKSA #Khashoggi pic.twitter.com/ddOr13Etr8
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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.
IBM Big Data Hub
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Hurricane season is upon us and the US is facing its seventh hurricane this season already. No matter how severe or mild, hurricanes and other national disasters are a concern for both individuals and businesses who operate in these areas.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Cisco Talos expert discovered a code execution vulnerability (CVE-2018-4013) that has been identified in Live Networks LIVE555 streaming media RTSPServer. Lilith Wyatt, a security researcher at Cisco Talos, has discovered a critical remote code execution vulnerability ( CVE-2018-4013 ) in the LIVE555 media streaming library that is used by popular media players, including VLC and MPlayer.
Adam Levin
OCTOBER 22, 2018
The personal information of roughly 75,000 people was leaked in a data breach of the Healthcare.gov system October 13. The centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the breach October 19, after detecting “anomalous activity in the Federally Facilitated Exchanges,” but offered assurances that Healthcare.gov is still active and operational.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 22, 2018
The NATO military command center should be fully operational in 2023, every member states will contribute with its cyber capabilities to the military hub. The new NATO military command center should be fully operational in 2023, among its tasks the defense of the critical infrastructure of member states and the ability to carry out cyber attacks according to rules of engagement still to be defined.
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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
OCTOBER 22, 2018
In most cases, the areas that rankle SANS survey respondents the most about security operations centers can be addressed with the right mix of planning, policies, and procedures.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 22, 2018
The advent of 5G presents an opportunity for us to think the exploding number of IoT devices and how we securely connect to the digital world.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Imagine: You're out at sea, sailing through treacherous and uncharted waters. The tips of sharp rocks jutting from the waves give some forewarning of danger, but beneath the surface, twisting reefs and shallow sandbanks threaten to run you aground.
Hunton Privacy
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) entered into a resolution agreement and record settlement of $16 million with Anthem, Inc. (“Anthem”) following Anthem’s 2015 data breach. That breach, affecting approximately 79 million individuals, was the largest breach of protected health information (“PHI”) in history.
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Dark Reading
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Royal Navy, US Navy, and tech industry leaders ready to commit to 'a framework for dialogue and cooperation' at inaugural meeting of the Atlantic Future Forum.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 22, 2018
The security patch for the recently disclosed cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Branch.io has introduced another similar XSS vulnerability. According to the security researcher Linus Särud, the security fix for the recently disclosed cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Branch.io has introduced another similar XSS vulnerability. The Branch.io company provides the leading mobile linking platform, with solutions that unify user experience and measurement across different devices,
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Attackers broke into a sign-up system used by healthcare insurance agents and brokers to help consumers apply for coverage.
OpenText Information Management
OCTOBER 22, 2018
When you’re developing a new application to solve a specific business problem, it’s important to have the business – the people who will be using and benefiting from the application – at the design table. But in today’s digital world, it’s also important for organizations to develop and deploy applications quickly. To do this, organizations … The post Bringing the business to the developer’s table appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
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Dark Reading
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Goal appears both a bid to bolster its own security and its tattered reputation for privacy, according to reporting by The Information.
Hunton Privacy
OCTOBER 22, 2018
On October 19, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it released a paper on the Staff Perspective on the Informational Injury Workshop (the “Paper”), which summarized the outcomes of a workshop it hosted on December 12, 2017 to discuss and better understand “informational injuries” ( i.e. , harm suffered by consumers as a result of privacy and security incidents, such as data breaches or unauthorized disclosures of data) in an effort to guide (1) future policy determinations related
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Let's start with this eye-opener: The cybersecurity profession is facing a shortfall of 3 million workers worldwide.
OpenText Information Management
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is a mainstay of automotive operations. It’s set to become even more important to the success of auto manufacturers as CIOs are increasingly asked to digitize production operations and work more closely with suppliers and partners. But can PLM provide the foundation to deliver the level of innovation the industry requires?
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Dark Reading
OCTOBER 22, 2018
The United States hosts 35% of the world's command-and-control infrastructure, driving the frequency of host compromises.
Information Management Resources
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Digital innovation will soon outpace the ability of many organizations to keep up, and have dramatic impacts on artificial intelligence and related skills, cultural advancement and processes becoming products.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 22, 2018
A critical streaming bug impacts Live Networks LIVE555 RTSPServer, but not the popular VLC and MPLayer client-side software.
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