Data Breach Today
JULY 18, 2018
Learn why legacy endpoint security products are creating more problems than they solve. Why are attacks so successful? Legacy endpoint security products are creating more problems than they solve. There is too much cost and complexity, defenses aren't keeping up, and security staff is stretched thin.
Information Management Resources
JULY 18, 2018
There have been 5.99 billion incidents so far this year, compared to 2.97 billion at the same time in 2017, says a new study.
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Dark Reading
JULY 18, 2018
In the public sector and feeling overwhelmed? Focus on the basics, as mind numbing as that may sound.
Data Breach Today
JULY 18, 2018
'We Refuse to be Complicit,' Silicon Valley Employees Tell Bosses Silicon Valley employees are increasingly calling on executives to restrict the use of facial recognition technology, mobilized in part by the U.S. government's previous policy of separating children from parents at the border. Experts say facial recognition regulations are needed - and quickly.
Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage
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.
Threatpost
JULY 18, 2018
July's critical patch update addresses 334 security vulnerabilities (including 61 rated critical) covering a vast swathe of the Oracle enterprise portfolio.
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WIRED Threat Level
JULY 18, 2018
Buried in media scholar Jonathan Albright's research was proof of a massive political misinformation campaign. Now he's taking on the the world's biggest platforms before it's too late.
Data Breach Today
JULY 18, 2018
Blockchain, the digital ledger used for cryptocurrency, can serve as an effective identity management platform, asserts Chris Boscolo, CEO of ZNO Labs, who describes an approach he calls "self-sovereign identity.
Schneier on Security
JULY 18, 2018
Recently, Apple introduced restricted mode to protect iPhones from attacks by companies like Cellebrite and Greyshift , which allow attackers to recover information from a phone without the password or fingerprint. Elcomsoft just announced that it can easily bypass it. There is an important lesson in this: security is hard. Apple Computer has one of the best security teams on the planet.
Data Breach Today
JULY 18, 2018
Major insight from around the world on the state of firewalls. Major insight from around the world on the state of firewalls.
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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.
IT Governance
JULY 18, 2018
Now that the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) has been in effect for a couple of months, you’ve hopefully become acquainted with its definition of personal data: “any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person”. But what exactly does this mean? And did you know that the GDPR includes a sub-category of sensitive personal data that comes with its own requirements?
Security Affairs
JULY 18, 2018
Experts uncovered a money laundering ring that leverages fake Apple accounts and gaming profiles to make transactions with stolen payment cards. A money laundering ring leverages fake Apple accounts and gaming profiles to make transactions with stolen payment cards and then sells these game premiums on online forums and within gaming communities. The money laundering operation was unveiled by the US Department of Justice, the investigation started in mid-June when the experts from Kromtech Secur
IT Governance
JULY 18, 2018
If you have some knowledge of ISO 27001 and want to further your career, you should consider becoming an ISO 27001 lead implementer. It’s an advanced cyber security position that comes with a lot of responsibility. You will be tasked with overseeing an ISO 27001 project, managing personnel and making sure you meet the Standard’s requirements along the way.
Security Affairs
JULY 18, 2018
A security researcher has discovered that the US political robocall firm RoboCent exposed personal details of hundreds of thousands of US voters. The US political robocall firm RoboCent exposed personal details of hundreds of thousands of US voters. The researcher Bob Diachenko from Kromtech Security discovered the company database exposed online. The expert was using the online service GrayhatWarfare that could be used to search publicly exposed Amazon Web Services data storage buckets.
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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.
IT Governance
JULY 18, 2018
In order to maintain ISO 27001 compliance, your organisation will need to conduct regular internal audits. This can be tricky at the best of times, but particularly for organisations going through the process for the first time. Unlike the implementation of the Standard, there’s no checklist for what needs to go into an internal audit. The good news is that, with a little research, it’s relatively easy to map your way to audit success.
Security Affairs
JULY 18, 2018
Hackers have breached the network at LabCorp, one of the largest diagnostic blood testing laboratories in the US, millions of Americans potentially at risk. The biggest blood testing laboratories network in the US, LabCorp has suffered a security breach. The company announced the incident on Monday, the security breach occurred over the weekend. The hackers breached into the LabCorp Diagnostic systems, but the company says there’s no indication that attackers compromised also the systems used by
IT Governance
JULY 18, 2018
Most organisations know the importance of information security, but some struggle to understand what an information security breach would mean from a business management perspective. What is ISO 27001? ISO 27001 is the international standard that describes best practice for an ISMS (information security management system). Achieving ISO 27001 certification verifies that your company’s information security is managed in line with international best practice.
Threatpost
JULY 18, 2018
While there certainly remains a global hierarchy when it comes to cyber capabilities, smaller state and non-state actors are increasingly exploiting the asymmetric nature of cyberspace to achieve a broad range of objectives.
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Dark Reading
JULY 18, 2018
Cyber strategies have become as important as physical weapons in the battle for political advantage. Here's a quick look at four broad categories.
Daymark
JULY 18, 2018
In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal , restrictions on monetization of personal information (aka PI or PII) are coming to California in 2020. The California legislature unanimously passed a historic bill to adopt many of the core privacy principles of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for California consumers. The bill was fast-tracked into law in order to avoid the likely passage of a more rigorous ballot initiative in the November election.
Cyber Info Veritas
JULY 18, 2018
On July 2017, one of the most devastating incidents in the history of cyber attacks took place when a group of elite hackers hacked into Equifax, one of the largest credit bureaus in the globe and stole private data including social security numbers, credit card numbers etc of around 145 million clients. Such information on the wrong hands can be used for misrepresentation or identity theft.
DLA Piper Privacy Matters
JULY 18, 2018
On 17 July 2018 the European Union and Japan agreed to recognise each other’s data protection systems as ‘equivalent’ and to adopt reciprocal adequacy decisions. What is an adequacy decision? An adequacy decision is a decision establishing that a third country provides a comparable level of protection of personal data to that in the European Union.
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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.
WIRED Threat Level
JULY 18, 2018
Amid frequent customer data exposures, Amazon Web Services is pushing to spot errors and promote access control.
Dark Reading
JULY 18, 2018
Researchers will be rewarded for vulnerabilities found in identity solutions and implementations of certain OpenID standards.
Information Management Resources
JULY 18, 2018
IT leaders must make peace with shared decision making while still asserting the need to integrate and secure corporate data.
Dark Reading
JULY 18, 2018
Training and response is the basis of a new offering that addresses ransomware and extortion attacks.
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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
JULY 18, 2018
The information was exposed on a public Amazon S3 bucket by a Virginia-based political campaign and robocalling company.
Dark Reading
JULY 18, 2018
Researchers compiled a list of the most common brands to impersonate by detecting and analyzing new phishing URLs.
Threatpost
JULY 18, 2018
The nation's largest blood test processor detected “suspicious activity” on its network this past weekend.
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