Data Breach Today
JUNE 7, 2019
Botnet Scanning Internet for Vulnerable Windows Machines A new botnet called GoldBrute is actively scanning the internet and using brute-force methods to attack 1.5 million Windows machines that have exposed Remote Desktop Protocol connections, according to research from Morphus Labs. The goal of group controlling the botnet is not clear.
Elie
JUNE 7, 2019
For South Asian women, a major hurdle to their meaningful participation online is their ability to ensure their safety. This post illustrates this challenge by recounting the safety and privacy challenges faced by women across India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, who talked to us about their online experiences.
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Data Breach Today
JUNE 7, 2019
Researchers Say Logging Server Left Online Without Authentication Tech Data says it has disabled a logging server used for its StreamOne cloud services marketplace after a data exposure. Tech Data differs with researchers over the sensitivity over what was exposed, but the logging server is offline now.
Security Affairs
JUNE 7, 2019
In October 2017, the city of Fort Worth, Texas became the target of a phishing scam. Their accounts payable department received an email that appeared to be from Imperial Construction, a company that was doing business with the city at the time. The sender of the email, later identified as Gbenga A. Fadipe, requested a change of account. The scam email prompted the department to change an electronic deposit from Plains Capital Bank to a different account with Chase Bank.
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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
JUNE 7, 2019
Eddie Chang, Travelers Insurance, cyber insurance, Quest Diagnostics, Optum360, breach, Labcorp, BioReference, AMCA, American Medical Collections Agency, vendor risk management, application security,
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Data Breach Today
JUNE 7, 2019
All Four Charged With Racketeering Conspiracy Federal prosecutors brought racketeering and other charges against four people, including one U.S. citizen, related to Darkode, a notorious online forum that specialized in buying and selling of malware and other hacking tools. Law enforcement closed the site nearly four years ago.
WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 7, 2019
A Google Cloud outage that knocked huge portions of the internet offline also blocked access to the tools Google needed to fix it.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 7, 2019
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report describes Apple's newly announced single sign-on function that's built with privacy in mind. Plus, a discussion of the "other" insider threat and an Infosecurity Europe conference recap.
Dark Reading
JUNE 7, 2019
Email security challenges CISOs as cybercriminals target corporate inboxes with malware, phishing attempts, and various forms of fraud.
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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.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 7, 2019
City's IT Department Continuing Recovery Work A month after Baltimore's IT network was hit with the RobbinHood ransomware variant, officials believe the May 7 attack will cost $18 million, which includes recovering and restoring computer systems as well as lost municipal revenue.
OpenText Information Management
JUNE 7, 2019
In a recent blog, I outlined how data is the oil of the business engine, and when fully integrated, it can deliver powerful insight. In a second blog I discussed how to unleash the power of combined data with a collaborative approach. In this blog, we will explore how proper technology can help enterprises integrate … The post Integrating Apps for Actionable Insight appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Security Affairs
JUNE 7, 2019
Cyber criminals stole 3.2 million Ripple coins (XRP), worth nearly $10 million, from the users of the GateHub cryptocurrency wallet service. A new cyber heist made the headlines, crooks stole 3.2 million Ripple coins (XRP), worth nearly $10 million, from the users of the GateHub cryptocurrency wallet service. “Recently, we have been notified by our customers and community members about funds on their XRP Ledger wallets being stolen and immediately started monitoring network activity and co
Dark Reading
JUNE 7, 2019
Malware on the Dark Web is increasingly being customized to target specific organizations and executives.
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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
JUNE 7, 2019
SandboxEscaper publicly disclosed a second Windows zero-day exploit dubbed ByeBear to bypass a recently patched elevation of privilege issue. SandboxEscaper is a well of neverending surprises, today publicly disclosed a second Windows zero-day exploit (dubbed ByeBear ) to bypass a recently patched elevation of privilege issue. SandboxEscaper is well-known researchers that publicly disclosed several zero-day exploits for unpatched Windows flaws.
Dark Reading
JUNE 7, 2019
The still-relevant recommendation is to invest more in law enforcement, concludes an economic study of cybercrime.
Security Affairs
JUNE 7, 2019
The Cryptocurrency startup Komodo hacked itself to protect the funds of its users and avoid that hackers steal them exploiting a flaw in its Agama wallet. The story I’m going to tell you is amazing, the Cryptocurrency startup Komodo hacked itself after discovered a backdoor in its Agama wallet. Komodo’s Agama Wallet allows users to store KMD and BTC cryptocurrencies, but the presence of a backdoor posed a serious risk to them.
Troy Hunt
JUNE 7, 2019
I made it to the Infosecurity hall of fame! Yesterday was an absolutely unreal experience that was enormously exciting: It was an absolute honour to induct the fantastic @troyhunt into the @Infosecurity @InfosecurityMag Hall of Fame today at #Infosec19. Troy is a credit to our industry and also a really great guy. Congrats Troy, so well deserved ????
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Dark Reading
JUNE 7, 2019
The vuln could allow remote execution of code with root privilege in more than 4.1 million systems.
Threatpost
JUNE 7, 2019
A botnet has appeared that has attempted to brute-force 1.5 million RDP connections to Windows systems in the last few days — and counting.
DXC Technology
JUNE 7, 2019
Digital transformation as we know it would be impossible without the internet. This global network of connected computers and devices enables us to access information, resources, and services, to transact business, to communicate and collaborate in real time from anywhere in the world, to entertain and educate ourselves, and more. Without the internet, everyone would […].
Dark Reading
JUNE 7, 2019
At Black Hat's upcoming Trainings-only October event you'll have opportunities to get up to speed on the newest hacking tricks for operating systems and cloud providers.
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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
JUNE 7, 2019
In today’s ever evolving business landscape, a seamless connection between front-end applications such as Microsoft Office 365 and back end system such as SAP systems is crucial to helping companies respond quickly to changing market conditions. Organizations can resolve this systemic business challenge with an approach that not only enables effortless access to critical information, … The post Making the Critical Connection between SAP and Office 365 appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Threatpost
JUNE 7, 2019
Time's up on public disclosure of six serious bugs impacting the vendor’s IPM-721S model security camera.
Information Management Resources
JUNE 7, 2019
Approximately 54 million data workers around the world face common challenges associated with the complexity, diversity and scale of their organizations’ data, and nearly half of their work time is wasted, says a new study.
Threatpost
JUNE 7, 2019
One in four underground merchants offer advanced hacking services, once reserved for APTs and well-funded organized crime gangs.
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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.
Information Management Resources
JUNE 7, 2019
Businesses intent on digital transformation are gaining that advantage by adopting a digital workplace to build cutting-edge teams.
Threatpost
JUNE 7, 2019
Poor password hygiene continues to plague the security industry, Troy Hunt said during Infosecurity Europe.
Zapproved
JUNE 7, 2019
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