Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Privacy Watchdog Counts 41 Daily Breach Reports Since GDPR Enforcement Began The U.K.'s privacy watchdog says that six months after enforcement of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation began, it's seen a dramatic increase in data breach reports - as well as privacy complaints from the public.
The Last Watchdog
DECEMBER 10, 2018
The holiday season is upon us and the bright lights and greenery aren’t the only indicators that we’ve reached December. Sadly, data breaches often occur at this time of year. Recently we’ve seen major news stories about breaches at Starwood Hotels and Quora. Related podcast: The need to lock down unstructured data. Last year, at this time, it was announced that there was a significant privacy leak at eBay affecting many customers.
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Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco Notifying Those Affected The hacking of a credit card processing system has prompted a Texas hospital to notify federal regulators and affected individuals of a breach as required by the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 10, 2018
The Linux.org website was defaced last week via DNS hijack, attackers breached into associated registrar account and changed the DNS settings. Attackers changed the defacement page a few times, they protested against the new Linux kernel developer code of conduct in a regrettable way with racial slurs and the image of an individual showing the anus.
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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
DECEMBER 10, 2018
But Victims Must Prove Fraud for Hotel Giant to Cover Cost of New Passport Victims of the massive Marriott International data breach, which exposed data for 500 million customers, including some passport numbers, may be able to claim reimbursement for the cost of obtaining a replacement passport, provided they can prove it led to fraud.
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Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Credential abuse attacks and identity theft incidents are rising, with attackers leveraging botnets to launch coordinated campaigns with high success rates, says Aseem Ahmed of Akamai Technologies, who shares best practices for mitigating the threats.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Experts from Malwarebytes discovered a new strain of Mac malware, tracked as DarthMiner, that is a combination of two open-source programs. . Experts from Malwarebytes discovered a new piece of Mac malware, tracked as DarthMiner, that is the combination of two open source tools. The malware is distributed through Adobe Zii, an application supposedly helps in the piracy of various Adobe programs.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 10, 2018
'DarkVishnya' Heists Stole Tens of Millions of Dollars, Kaspersky Lab Says Hackers have been plugging inexpensive hardware into banks' local area networks to help perpetrate heists that have stolen tens of millions of dollars, warns Kaspersky Lab. It says that since 2017, the "DarkVishnya" attack campaign has hit at least eight Eastern European banks.
IT Governance
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Finding a qualified DPO is arguably one of the GDPR’s hardest requirements, but is it something that schools need to be concerned about? The EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) contains particularly strong requirements for protecting children’s data. These can be seen most clearly in the rules surrounding the appointment of a DPO (data protection officer).
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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.
Schneier on Security
DECEMBER 10, 2018
The research group AI Now just published its annual report. It's an excellent summary of today's AI security challenges, as well as a policy agenda to address them. This is related, and also worth reading.
National Archives Records Express
DECEMBER 10, 2018
We have been posting updates on the status of our ongoing appraisal of Department of the Interior’s proposed big-bucket records schedule. Now that the period for public comment has closed, we would like to provide an update on the next steps in this process. First, we would like to thank everyone who took the time to review the schedule and submit a comment.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 10, 2018
The British teenager George Duke-Cohan (19) has been sentenced to three years in prison due to false bomb threats and carrying out DDoS attacks. A. Cohan was arrested in August by the U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA), the teenager, aka “7R1D3N7,” “DoubleParallax” and “optcz1,” was arrested on August 31 and pleaded guilty to three counts of making hoax bomb threats.
IT Governance
DECEMBER 10, 2018
This week, the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) prosecuted and fined a former deputy headteacher for unlawfully obtaining personal data from two schools he had previously worked at. Darren Harrison was suspended from Isleworth Town Primary School only six months into his new role. Harrison uploaded large volumes of sensitive personal data from Spelthorne Primary and The Russell School in Richmond to Isleworth Town Primary’s server via USB stick.
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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
DECEMBER 10, 2018
How the fast pace of cloud computing adoption in 2018 will dramatically change the security landscape next year.
Adam Levin
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Hackers stole tens of millions of dollars from Eastern European banks in a campaign called “DarkVishnya.” The method deployed by the hackers relied on devices connected at the physical location of the targets, rather than attempting to breach networks remotely. There were several steps to the hack. The first step involved planting in the target banks a device.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Since September, the cyber espionage actors have targeted more than 130 victims in 30 organizations including NGOs, oil and gas, and telecom businesses.
Information Management Resources
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Artificial intelligence will deliver approximately $2 trillion worth of business value worldwide over the next year. Companies that fail to adopt AI will lose out. Some industries may even be wiped out.
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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.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Windows, Linux systems vulnerable to self-propagating 'Lucky' malware, security researchers say.
WIRED Threat Level
DECEMBER 10, 2018
A month after Google had already decided to shut down Google+, a new bug made its problems much, much worse.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Women are key to solving the workforce shortage, which is expected to reach 3.5 million open jobs by 2022.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 10, 2018
A Russian firm aims to capitalize on ransomware victims' desperation by offering to unlock files then passing money to attackers.
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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
DECEMBER 10, 2018
The consumer version of Google+ will now be shut down in April instead of August after a bug was found that impacts at least 50 million users.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 10, 2018
A breach affecting more than 52 million users was patched, but not before leading to the company rethinking the future of the service.
Record Nations
DECEMBER 10, 2018
There are a range of things in the classroom that need consideration such as tracking attendance, creating daily lesson plans, and most importantly developing an efficient system for managing class records themselves. In this video learn more about why record keeping is important for teachers, how an organized system can help in the classroom, and […].
Import.IO
DECEMBER 10, 2018
How Advanced Is Current AI Web Technology? Right now, artificial intelligence (AI) seems like a future technology that is years away from being realized. However, it is becoming more and more of an everyday reality instead of remaining in the realm of just a possibility as technology evolves that supports it. As history proves, milestones […].
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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
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Emails say they contain a link with screenshots of victims' compromising activity. In reality, the link executes ransomware.
OpenText Information Management
DECEMBER 10, 2018
In a previous blog, we covered the growth of content services as it evolves from traditional Enterprise Content Management (ECM). Organizations are now turning to content services platforms to build on the strengths of ECM and create a holistic information management environment that connects, shares and governs content across the entire enterprise.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 10, 2018
A new generation of modular malware increases its value to criminals.
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