Data Breach Today
APRIL 25, 2019
Questions Loom About Whether Big Fines Will Prompt Privacy Reform Facebook has set aside $3 billion from its first quarter profit to pay for what is likely to be a record-breaking fine from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. But will mega-fines lead to the reform of tech giants' questionable privacy and security practices?
erwin
APRIL 25, 2019
For decades now, the professional world has put a great deal of energy into discussing the gulf that exists between business and IT teams within organizations. They speak different languages, it’s been said, and work toward different goals. Technology plans don’t seem to account for the reality of the business, and business plans don’t account for the capabilities of the technology.
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Data Breach Today
APRIL 25, 2019
APT Group Targets Banks With Backdoor Malware to Penetrate Networks TA505, a sophisticated advanced persistent threat group, is now using legitimately signed certificates to disguise malware that can penetrate banking networks, security researchers warn in a new report.
WIRED Threat Level
APRIL 25, 2019
In a small Minnesota town, an IT technician found his way to the darkest corner of the web. Then he made a deadly plan.
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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
APRIL 25, 2019
'Five Eyes' Partners Commit to Putting Threat Intelligence Into Public's Hands The director of Britain's GCHQ intelligence agency said at this week's CyberUK conference that declassifying and putting "time-critical, secret information" for stopping online threats into the public's hands "in a matter of seconds" is an imperative.
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Data Breach Today
APRIL 25, 2019
Attack on a California Medical Group Affects Nearly 198,000 Individuals A recent cyberattack on a California medical imaging and oncology services provider, which prohibited access to patient data, is one of the largest health data breaches reported so far this year.
OpenText Information Management
APRIL 25, 2019
Most effective marketing strategies engage a plurality of channels to reach their target audience. Channels such as email, websites, microsites, mobile apps, social media, video ads and webinars are now the pivotal elements for an effective and compelling multi-faceted marketing strategy. But in regulated industries like life sciences, the ability to swiftly leverage new digital … The post Marketing production in life sciences appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 25, 2019
Email is still the fundamental driver for Office 365 and the biggest risk to data security and compliance. Email is still the fundamental driver for Office 365 and the biggest risk to data security and compliance.
Dark Reading
APRIL 25, 2019
For 74 minutes, traffic destined for Google and Cloudflare services was routed through Russia and into the largest system of censorship in the world, China's Great Firewall.
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.
IBM Big Data Hub
APRIL 25, 2019
Evolving from departmental, small-group AI projects to an enterprise data science platform can put your business on a path to significant competitive advantage. Those who don’t seize the opportunity risk falling behind the curve. But some might not be sure how to begin. If you’re interested in learning how to get going, our publication, A business guide to modern predictive analytics, is great place to start.
Schneier on Security
APRIL 25, 2019
Nice bit of adversarial machine learning. The image from this news article is most of what you need to know, but here's the research paper.
Security Affairs
APRIL 25, 2019
A serious flaw in some of Rockwell Automation’s MicroLogix and CompactLogix PLCs can be exploited by a remote attacker to redirect users to malicious websites. Some of Rockwell Automation’s MicroLogix and CompactLogix PLCs are affected by a serious vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to redirect users to malicious websites. The vulnerabilyt was tracked as CVE-2019-10955 and received a CVSS score of 7.1 (high severity), it affects MicroLogix 1100 and 1400, and CompactLogix 5370 (L
IT Governance
APRIL 25, 2019
A version of this blog was originally published on 25 June 2018. Anyone interested in getting into or advancing their career in cyber security probably knows that they will need training and qualifications. But given that the field is so broad, how are you supposed to decide which course is right for you? This blog will help you make that decision. We take three of our most popular training courses – ISO27001 Certified ISMS Internal Auditor , ISO27001 Certified ISMS Lead Auditor and ISO27001
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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.
Security Affairs
APRIL 25, 2019
Experts uncovered hacking campaigns exploiting two critical security vulnerabilities in the popular WordPress plugin Social Warfare. Social Warfare is a popular ùWordPress plugin with more than 900,000 downloads, it allows to add social share buttons to a WordPress website. Experts uncovered hacking campaigns exploiting two critical security vulnerabilities in the Social Warfare plugin to take control over WordPress websites using it.
Dark Reading
APRIL 25, 2019
Spam has given way to spear phishing, cryptojacking remains popular, and credential spraying is on the rise.
Security Affairs
APRIL 25, 2019
The special-purpose vehicle maker Aebi Schmidt was hit by a malware attack that disrupted some of its operations. The Aebi Schmidt Group is a manufacturer of product systems and services for the management, cleaning and clearance of traffic areas as well as for the maintenance of green areas in demanding terrain. Aebi Schmidt focuses on manufacturing agricultural, municipal and other special-purpose vehicles, including snow blowers, street cleaners, and other machinery used in airports.
Threatpost
APRIL 25, 2019
An auditing program for the voice assistant technology exposes geolocation data that can be personally identified, sources said.
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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.
DXC Technology
APRIL 25, 2019
Effective modern workplace management has two key pillars: provide a good user experience and make sure enterprise information is secure. To do this, modern workplace management takes advantage of cloud services to approach configuration, control and security in a new way – and redefine the traditional corporate approach to device, network, application and user management. […].
Dark Reading
APRIL 25, 2019
The good news: Removing admin privileges can mitigate most of them, a new study by BeyondTrust shows.
Security Affairs
APRIL 25, 2019
British Government has approved a limited role for Huawei in the building of a national 5G network in the country, ignoring security concerns from senior ministers. According to The Daily Telegraph newspaper, British Prime Minister Theresa May decided to assign a limited role to Chinese telco giant Huawei in the building of a 5G network in the UK. The approval continues to raise concerns because the Government ignored security warnings from senior ministers and the US Government.
Information Management Resources
APRIL 25, 2019
Fifty organizations that excel at data analytics will be honored for their efforts on May 2, at the Drexel LeBow Analytics 50 Awards Ceremony.
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“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
APRIL 25, 2019
The financial industry has been turned on its head over the past 10 years. The emergence of fintech players like Stripe, Square and PayPal have pushed banks to innovate in ways they haven’t since the ATM was implemented. With an estimated $500 billion retail market spend per year, what’s next for the payments industry as a whole. The answer is frictionless payments.
Micro Focus
APRIL 25, 2019
In my previous posts, Enterprise Application Modernization: Key focus areas and Modernization: The analysts’ view I outlined the view of key analysts on the current modernization trends. Let’s now look at how Micro Focus fits into this picture. Micro Focus enables modernization and digital transformation through a broad solution portfolio, characterized in this IDC white.
Threatpost
APRIL 25, 2019
A pair of bugs would allow attackers to compromise the WiFi password of a TV and the multimedia stored inside it.
Micro Focus
APRIL 25, 2019
DX There’s no question that digital transformation (DX) is at the top of virtually every organization’s watch list in 2019. A combination of technology advances, evolving customer expectations, process evolutions, and new business models are forcing IT and line-of-business executive’s hands on next steps. In the end, the decisions they make on how to address.
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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.
Threatpost
APRIL 25, 2019
A side-channel attack in Qualcomm technology, which is used by most modern Android devices, could allow an attacker to snatch private keys.
Dark Reading
APRIL 25, 2019
The Wahoos came out on top among 235 colleges and universities that took part in the 15-year-old competition.
DXC Technology
APRIL 25, 2019
Los teléfonos no paran de sonar en su sede central, el tráfico ha colapsado su web y todos los buzones de correo electrónico están repletos. ¿Por qué? Simplemente porque sus sistemas han sido pirateados, exponiendo millones de registros personales y financieros confidenciales de sus clientes. Además, es imposible encontrar en qué parte del mundo tuvo […].
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