Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Ransomware Attack Hits Cloud-Based EHR Firm, Affecting Data of Eye Clinic Yet another cyberattack against a cloud-based electronic health records vendor has been revealed. This one involved a ransomware attack that potentially exposed data on 16,000 patients of a California eye clinic. What can healthcare organizations do to minimize vendor risks?
Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 7, 2018
The ringleader of a gang of cyber hooligans that made bomb threats against hundreds of schools and launched distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against Web sites — including KrebsOnSecurity on multiple occasions — has been sentenced to three years in a U.K. prison, and faces the possibility of additional charges from U.S.-based law enforcement officials.
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Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Convincing Face-Swapping Clips Easy to Create With Gaming Laptops and Free Tools The easy availability of tools for designing face-swapping deep-fake videos drove Symantec security researchers Vijay Thaware and Niranjan Agnihotri to design a tool for spotting deep fakes, which they described in a briefing at the Black Hat Europe 2018 conference in London.
AIIM
DECEMBER 7, 2018
A new year gives us the chance to reflect on all we've accomplished and set our sights on new challenges to conquer. If you haven't embarked on your Digital Transformation journey, this is the perfect time to begin. I invite you to join us for a free webinar: Your 2019 Information Management Resolution. We’re offering it on two days so everyone can join!
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
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Chris Bowen of ClearDATA on Improving 'Change Management' Understanding where data is stored so it can be protected, overcoming security misconfiguration and improving vendor management diligence are three top challenges for healthcare organizations, says Chris Bowen of ClearDATA.
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Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Government Can Force Technology Companies to Break Encryption Australia's Parliament has passed new laws enabling it to compel technology companies to break their own encryption. Although the government argued the laws are needed to combat criminal activity and terrorism, opponents argued the powers could creep beyond their scope and weaken the security of all software.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Malware researchers at Yoroi – Cybaze Z-Lab analyzed the MuddyWater Infection Chain observed in a last wave of cyber attacks. Introduction. At the end of November, some Middle East countries have been targeted by a new wave of attacks related to the Iranian APT group known as “ MuddyWater “: their first campaign was observed back in 2017 and more recently Unit42 researchers reported attacks in the ME area.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Your organization's risk surface may be larger than you think. Your organization's risk surface is larger than you think. How can you get a handle on what risks exist, where they reside, and which ones are most important to resolve immediately?
Schneier on Security
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Five years ago, the NSA published 23 years of its internal magazine, Cryptolog. There were lots of redactions, of course. What's new is a nice user interface for the issues, noting highlights and levels of redaction.
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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
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Nomura's Charanjit Singh Sodhi on How to Assess and Tackle IAM Risks Multifactor authentication and privilege-based controls are among the forms of identity and access management that can help security leaders address key vulnerabilities in their organizations, says Charanjit Singh Sodhi of Normura Wholesale, who offers advice.
IT Governance
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Tens of millions of O2 customers were stripped of internet access yesterday after the telecommunications giant’s data network collapsed. O2, which also shares infrastructure with Tesco Mobile and GiffGaff, claimed the outage was due to a “global software issue”. Deprived of cat memes, many irate users turned to Twitter to voice their frustration. “Since O2 has been down I’ve had to talk to the family.
WIRED Threat Level
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Australia has passed a law that would require companies to weaken their encryption, a move that could reverberate globally.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 7, 2018
The 'tyranny of the urgent' and three other reasons why it's hard for CISOs to establish a robust insider threat prevention program.
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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.
Information Management Resources
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Organizations that focus their efforts in six key areas will be far ahead of other businesses at this time next year, says the research firm.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Infosec Insider Derek Manky discusses how new technologies and economic models are facilitating fuzzing in today's security landscape.
WIRED Threat Level
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Everything you ever wanted to know about Equifax, Mariott, and the problem with social security numbers.
Schneier on Security
DECEMBER 7, 2018
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has some problems with the squid emoji. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here.
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Dark Reading
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Tens of millions of dollars stolen from at least eight banks in East Europe, Kasperksy Lab says.
Troy Hunt
DECEMBER 7, 2018
I'm on countdown to take-off for the next 2 and a bit weeks so I'm going to keep this intro really short because it's sitting between me and a relaxing cold one (as soon as the bags are ready). Heaps of services got pwned, Australia has a screwy set of circumstances (and reactions) around a cyber bill and HIBP had a 5th birthday celebration which resulted in stickers and a really fun live AMA video.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 7, 2018
A newly-passed Australian law could allow the government to force tech companies to create backdoors in their products.
OpenText Information Management
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Following on the heels of their recent 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Content Services Platforms, Gartner has now released the 2018 Critical Capabilities for Content Services Platforms. Both are highly recommended reading for everyone involved in the ECM/Content Services sector. The two reports complement each other: The Magic Quadrant evaluates high-level strategy and execution, while … The post The 2018 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Content Services Platforms report will help you de
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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.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Google Cloud's container security lead shares predictions, best practices, and what's top of mind for customers.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Microsoft and the AI Now Institute are both calling for regulation as facial recognition software picks up popularity.
Adam Shostack
DECEMBER 7, 2018
J.E. Gordon’s Structures, or Why Things Don’t Fall Down is a fascinating and accessible book. Why don’t things fall down? It turns out this is a simple question with some very deep answers. Buildings don’t fall down because they’re engineered from a set of materials to meet the goals of carrying appropriate loads. Those materials have very different properties than the ways you, me, and everything from grass to trees have evolved to keep standing.
Information Management Resources
DECEMBER 7, 2018
It’s too soon for Marriott International Inc. to estimate the cost of the massive cyber breach that the company disclosed last week, said Chief Financial Officer Leeny Oberg.
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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.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Kubernetes owners who expose APIs to the Internet are leaving their systems open to hackers.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Watch out for emails about gift cards and corporate donations, researcher warn.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 7, 2018
The March attack used SamSam ransomware to infect 3,789 computers.
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