Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Officials Attempt to Clarify Complex California Law's Requirements Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law six amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act as well as another bill updating the state's long-standing data breach law. Meanwhile, draft CCPA implementation regulations have been unveiled.
John Battelle's Searchblog
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Something’s been bugging me about Tik Tok. I’ve almost downloaded it about a dozen times over the past few months. But I always stop short. I don’t have a ton of time ( here’s why ) so forgive me as I resort to some short form tricks here. To wit: China employs a breathtaking model of state-driven surveillance. The US employs a breathtaking model of capitalist surveillance.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Sophos Board Will 'Unanimously Recommend' Deal to Shareholders Private-equity firm Thoma Bravo, which already has stakes in several cybersecurity companies, plans to buy U.K.-based security company Sophos in a $3.9 billion deal, the two companies announced Monday. The Sophos board will "unanimously recommend" the sale to shareholders, the company says.
Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 14, 2019
This theoretical paper shows how to factor 2048-bit RSA moduli with a 20-million qubit quantum computer in eight hours. It's interesting work, but I don't want overstate the risk. We know from Shor's Algorithm that both factoring and discrete logs are easy to solve on a large, working quantum computer. Both of those are currently beyond our technological abilities.
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.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Report: Philadelphia Department of Public Health Exposed Data on Website The Philadelphia Department of Public Health inadvertently exposed on its website the records of thousands of hepatitis patients, according to a local news report. The incident points to the need for better staff training, one expert says.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Imperva Says Key Was Stolen and Used to Take Critical Customer Database Cybersecurity vendor Imperva's breach post-mortem should serve as a warning to all those using cloud services: One mistake can turn into a calamity. The company accidently left an AWS API key exposed to the internet; the key was then stolen and used to steal a sensitive customer database.
Micro Focus
OCTOBER 14, 2019
There are few more unifying things in life than Lego. Whether your kids play with it, or you enjoyed it in your own childhood, everyone likes these plastic bricks (unless you stand on one). There’s brand synergy here, too. We are, of course, committed to bringing digital transformation to our customers’ hybrid IT infrastructures. Seriously. View Article.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Cybercrime gang behind the Emotet malware is targeting organization with external SOC with emails claiming to deliver a SOC “weekly report.”. Introduction. The group behind Emotet malware is getting smarter and smarter in the way the y deliver such a Malware. While the infection schema looks alike from years; the way the group tries to infect victims improves from day to day.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Beijing likely saved a lot of time and billions of dollars by copying components for its C919 plane from others, a new report from CrowdStrike says.
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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.
IBM Big Data Hub
OCTOBER 14, 2019
We recommend Cloud Pak for Data to our clients who are considering machine-learning based Data analytics to get best ROI out of the volumes of data they accumulated over the years.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 14, 2019
A company's security battle is not between that company and a specific fraudster; rather, it's between the company and connected cybercriminal ecosystem.
CGI
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Driving new revenue streams through artificial intelligence and advanced analytics. ravi.kumarv@cgi.com. Tue, 10/15/2019 - 01:47. For more than 50 years, banks have relied on computers and software to manage and secure their data, as well as protect their customers’ interests. We are now on the cusp of a major revolution—something that will be as big for banks as the internet was for retail businesses.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 14, 2019
The attack does not appear to have endangered customer data, but it has had an impact on orders for supplies and postage refills.
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Jamf
OCTOBER 14, 2019
This step-by-step guide, based on Bill Smith's popular Scripting 101 for Apple Admins webinar, is written specifically for beginners.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 14, 2019
New problems for Apple, most of its users likely ignore that the company is sharing iOS web browsing data o n some of them to Chinese giant Tencent. Most Apple users likely don’t know that the tech giant is sending iOS web browsing data on some of them to the Chinese giant Tencent. The news is worrying, starting from at least iOS 12.2, Apple has integrated the “Tencent Safe Browsing” to improve security of its users and protect them from fraudulent websites.
Jamf
OCTOBER 14, 2019
This step-by-step guide, based on Bill Smith's popular Scripting 101 for Apple Admins webinar, is written specifically for beginners.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 14, 2019
The company acknowledged it’s using ‘safe browsing’ technology from Tencent, which has ties to the Chinese government.
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Dark Reading
OCTOBER 14, 2019
The feature, designed to block unauthorized changes to security features, is now generally available.
Hunton Privacy
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Recent headlines underscore the security challenges faced by public-facing businesses. From physical threats to cyber attacks targeting a wide range of critical infrastructure, companies in diverse sectors, such as the financial, retail, entertainment, energy, transportation, real estate, communications and other areas, face a challenging landscape of risks and potential liabilities.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Journalists are increasingly concerned about what cloud providers may access or share with governments - and companies should worry as well.
DXC Technology
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Enterprise success in the digital economy is dependent in large part on the ability of employees to collaborate and communicate effectively. Increasingly, this means using digital tools to work with colleagues, customers, and business partners located remotely. Likewise, professional success for modern enterprise workers relies not only on adaptability and a learning mindset, but on […].
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Dark Reading
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Sophos' board of directors plans to unanimously recommend the offer to the company's shareholders.
CGI
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Heading toward a data bright future: key takeaways from the 8th CGI Central Market Debate. pooja.cs@cgi.com. Tue, 10/15/2019 - 01:08. Are there learnings for the utilities industry from an augmented reality game’s incredible 19-day time-to-market, or the possibility that flying taxis could become cheaper than owning a car? The 8th CGI Central Market Debate, attended by more than 50 global industry experts, influencers and executives from across Europe, raised many such thought-provoking question
KnowBe4
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Social media is more than just a big part of our personal lives — it’s unavoidable in today’s world. Whether businesses like it or not, social media use spills into employee work time. But when it comes to work and your professional life, there are just some things that shouldn’t be shared on social media. So, how do you know what you’re allowed to post and what’s definitely off-limits?
Data Protection Report
OCTOBER 14, 2019
On Friday, October 11, 2019, the California Governor signed all five of the California Consumer Privacy Act amendments that were awaiting his signature (AB 25, 874, 1146, 1355, and 1564) as well as an amendment to California’s data breach law (AB 1130). We had previously written about the impact on CCPA if all five amendments went into effect here.
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HL Chronicle of Data Protection
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Tim Tobin. Melissa Bianchi. Mark Brennan. Bret Cohen. Scott Loughlin. Please join Hogan Lovells on October 17 for a discussion of the much-anticipated proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations released recently by the California Attorney General. While the proposed regulations may change, including based on public input, they provide valuable signals of how the California Attorney General may ultimately approach a wide array of CCPA requirements.
CILIP
OCTOBER 14, 2019
CILIP election results. CILIP Chair, Caroline Brazier has been re-elected to the Board for a second four year term and Dr Helen Workman, who is Director of Learning Resources at Oxford Brookes University, has also been elected unopposed to the CILIP Board. Paul Corney was the sole nomination for Vice-President so he will take up that role from 1 January 2020.
IG Guru
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Eighteen months after the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Channel 2 Action News filed a formal Attorney General complaint alleging repeated violations of the state’s open records law, the city of Atlanta has a formal policy instructing employees and officials on how to respond to public records request. The post Atlanta unveils new policy to improve compliance with open records law via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution appeared first on IG GURU.
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