Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Security Experts Express Skepticism That Criminals Would Bother Do criminal organizations prefer to target organizations that hold cyber insurance policies? A ProPublica report suggests that because cyber insurance policyholders are more likely to pay ransoms, they're a more frequent target. But some cybersecurity experts have expressed skepticism.
AIIM
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Around the world, a quiet revolution is taking place as organizations make changes to long-standing paper-bound functions, especially as the need to control costs becomes more pressing and the expectations associated with regulatory compliance become more challenging. Scanning documents to eliminate paper is a great place to start, but the goal of current best practices is the fully automated extraction of all relevant data from whatever the data source may be; paper or digital.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Security needs to be reinvented for the internet of things, and start-up companies can play a critical role, says Robin Saxby, the former CEO and founder of Arm Holdings, a U.K.-based semiconductor company, who now invests in start-up firms.
Schneier on Security
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
China is being blamed for a massive surveillance operation that targeted Uyghur Muslims. This story broke in waves, the first wave being about the iPhone. Earlier this year, Google's Project Zero found a series of websites that have been using zero-day vulnerabilities to indiscriminately install malware on iPhones that would visit the site. (The vulnerabilities were patched in iOS 12.1.4, released on February 7.).
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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
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
CamScanner App Contained Dropper' Attack Code, Researchers Say Researchers at Kaspersky discovered malware hiding in advertising within a recent version of the popular CamScanner app for Android smartphones. Over the years, the app has been downloaded over 100 million times from the Google Play store.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Providence Health Plan's Patients Affected by Dominion National Breach Providence Health Plan says some of its members were among the nearly 3 million individuals affected by a data breach revealed by health plan administrator Dominion National in June. What lessons are emerging from that security incident and others involving third parties?
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
USBAnywhere – Tens of thousands of enterprise servers powered by Supermicro motherboards can remotely be compromised by virtually plugging in USB devices. Tens of thousands of servers worldwide powered by Supermicro motherboards are affected by a vulnerability that would allow an attacker to remotely take over them. Researchers at firmware security firm Eclypsium discovered multiple vulnerabilities referred as USBAnywhere that could be exploited to potentially allow an attacker to take ove
ITPro.TV
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
A complete guide to IT certifications The tech industry is rapidly expanding, and the demand for IT skills in the workforce is growing. A career in IT can be rewarding and has longevity. In order to thrive in a tech career, it is important to stay up–to–date with the ever-changing world of technology by earning certifications. With many options like … Continue reading The Ultimate Guide to IT Certifications → The post The Ultimate Guide to IT Certifications appeared firs
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
The popular webcomic platform XKCD has suffered a data breach that exposed data of its forum users, the incident impacted 562,000 subscribers. XKCD is one of the most popular webcomic platform created by the American author Randall Munroe in 2005, it is a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. XKCD has suffered a data breach that exposed data of its forum users.
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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.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
International cosmetics brand Yves Rocher found itself caught in a third-party data exposure incident that leaked the personal information of millions of customers.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
The Chinese face-swapping ZAO app that allows users to create photos starring along their favorite characters is raising privacy concerns. The ZAO app is one of the most downloaded applications, but it made the headlines due to privacy concerns. The AI-based iPhone app was released on august 30, 2019, it allows its users to create photos starring along with their favorite characters in a movie, TV program or a music video.
Data Matters
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
*This article was first published by the American Bar Association Infrastructure and Regulated Industries in Summer 2019. Every year, as the calendar turns to June, the legal community looks to the Supreme Court. Eager to get to the Term’s end, the Justices rush to complete all of the outstanding opinions. Since the most difficult and important cases usually take the longest to work out, they are typically the stragglers.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Todd Fitzgerald wrote the books on being a chief information security officer. Here he offers tips on what to do and what not to do in the first few months of a new CISO job.
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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.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Marco Ramilli explained MBR works and how is it possible to write a bootloader program, this skill will help you to analyze next BootLoader Malware. From time to time we might observe special Malware storing themselves into a MBR and run during the booting process. Attackers could use this neat technique to infect and to mess-up your disk and eventually asking for a ransom before restoring original disk-configurations ( Petya was just one of the most infamous boot-ransomware).
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Scammers leveraged artificial intelligence software to mimic the voice of a chief executive and successfully request $243,000.
TAB OnRecord
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
As one of the most customizable types of storage out there, lockers come in a variety of sizes, shapes, styles, colors and materials with practically limitless configurations. With all of these options available, where do you start? Download our free printable checklist » We’ve put together a (nearly) comprehensive list to help you narrow down [.] Read More.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
An engineer recruited by the Dutch intelligence agency AIVD helped bring to Iran's Natanz nuclear facility the malware via USB that ultimately infected systems there and sabotaged centrifuges, according to an exclusive report from Yahoo News.
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WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Supermicro hardware brings the threat of malicious USBs to corporate servers.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
A new report finds 52% of multicloud environments have suffered a breach within the past year, compared with 24% of hybrid cloud users.
IT Governance
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
One of the most popular ways of standing out in your industry is to gain qualifications. As well as proving that you know what you’re talking about, you’ll learn new skills and develop existing ones. And thanks to the growing popularity of Live Online training, it’s easier than ever to get started. Live Online combines the advantage of classroom training and e-learning.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
The common thread: Each acts as a force multiplier, adding value to every other security technology around it.
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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.
OpenText Information Management
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
How does an emerging pharmaceutical company manage rapid growth, protect its intellectual property (IP) and comply with strict regulatory requirements? Ascentage Pharma turned to OpenText™ Documentum for Life Sciences™. Ascentage Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that aims to improve the lives of patients. The company is pioneering a new class of medicines to address … The post Ensuring quality control and compliance appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Attackers are becoming more sophisticated in their obfuscation and anti-analysis practices to avoid detection.
OpenText Information Management
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
How do scientists across the globe help countries reduce the toll of weather-related disasters and study climate change? The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) uses OpenText™ Content Services solutions to collaborate with hundreds of team members and external contractors. ECMWF provides up-to-date, verified weather predictions to its 22 Member States, 12 Cooperating States … The post It’s like having scientists on speed dial appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Vulnerabilities in a remote-monitoring component give attackers a way to mount virtual USBs on systems, Eclypsium warns.
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Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Trivial-to-exploit authentication flaws can give an unsophisticated remote attacker 'omnipotent' control over a server and its contents.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Emerging technologies are introducing entirely new ways to reach, act, and interact with people. That makes app security more important than ever.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Experts from Nokia, iboss and Sectigo talk 5G mobile security for internet of things (IoT) devices in this webinar replay.
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