December, 2017

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Data Breach Today - Untitled Article

Data Breach Today

18 Best 2018 B2B Lead Generation Strategies For Marketers. Have you yet planned your best 2018 B2B lead generation strategies? Well if you have not until now then you should probably know that when it comes to B2B lead Generation, 2018 is going to become the lifeblood of modern sales process. With loads of strategies to choose from, it has become very challenging for businesses to survive the competition.

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‘Mailsploit’ Lets Hackers Forge Perfect Email Spoofs

WIRED Threat Level

The attack uncovers bugs in how more than a dozen programs implement email's creaky protocol.

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Predictions 2018: 5 trends driving the IoT and IIoT

Information Management Resources

Adoption of the Internet of things and the Industrial Internet of Things show no signs of slowing down. If anything, adoption and implementations will only increase.

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Ukip to face tribunal over use of data in EU referendum campaign

The Guardian Data Protection

Information commissioner announces inquiry into parties’ use of personal information after Ukip’s refusal to cooperate Ukip is to face a tribunal over its use of analytics during the EU referendum after refusing to cooperate with an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO announced a formal investigation into how political parties use data analytics to target voters in response to concern about how social media was used during the referendum.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

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.

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The Best Christmas Ads on Social Media of All Time; Get Festive!

Data Matters

It’s the holiday season once again and brands are launching their campaigns for the occasion. Here are some of the best Christmas ads and campaigns on social media that you can take inspiration from for your own promotions. Best Christmas ads on Twitter: Marks & Spencer “Two Fairies” Magic was the theme of British clothing […]. The post The Best Christmas Ads on Social Media of All Time; Get Festive!

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Cryptocurrency Infrastructure Flaws Pose Bitcoin Risks

Data Breach Today

Major Cybercrime Gangs Shift From Hacking Banks to Bitcoins Bitcoin's massive rise in value and hype continues to draw the attention of hackers, scammers and organized crime. Flaws in bitcoin mining firmware and hacks of wallet software show that the infrastructure associated with cryptocurrency is not always well-secured.

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Here's the NSA Agent Who Inexplicably Exposed Critical Secrets

WIRED Threat Level

The Justice Department has struck a plea deal with Nghia Hoang Pho, a programmer in the NSA's elite operations unit, for taking his highly classified work home with him.

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Dispelling 3 most common myths about AI and big data

Information Management Resources

The intelligence in AI comes from the humans who train it! All initiatives need smart human assistance to function successfully.

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Virtually Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Every Timezone with the ‘VRChat’ Community

IBM Big Data Hub

Ever wished you could jet set around the world fast enough to ring in the New Year at a party in every timezone? Well that might not be quite possible, but VRChat is offering something close. VRChat , a social VR experience supporting major PC VR headsets via Steam , is celebrating New Year’s Eve virtually in every timezone, every hour, on the hour.

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How and Why Should You Be Tracking Geopolitical Risk?

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.

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Tracking People Without GPS

Schneier on Security

Interesting research : The trick in accurately tracking a person with this method is finding out what kind of activity they're performing. Whether they're walking, driving a car, or riding in a train or airplane, it's pretty easy to figure out when you know what you're looking for. The sensors can determine how fast a person is traveling and what kind of movements they make.

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2018 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar

Troy Hunt

Cause awareness and giving days can be very powerful themes upon which to launch online fundraising campaigns. The real-time, in-the-moment nature of cause awareness and giving days can inspire donors to give provided that your nonprofit knows how to promote the days effectively. The first step is to decide which days to build a campaign upon and add them to your 2018 editorial calendar.

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Report: Russian Hackers Target Banks in US, Britain, Russia

Data Breach Today

Nearly $10 Million Stolen from 20 Institutions in Past 1½ Years A group of Russian-speaking hackers over the past year-and-a-half has stolen nearly $10 million from banks, mostly in the United States, Britain and Russia, the Moscow-based, according to cybersecurity firm Group-IB.

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The Wired Guide to Digital Security, From Passwords to Faraday Cages

WIRED Threat Level

In an age of nonstop breaches and hacks, here are ways to improve your online security based on your level of risk, from average user to NSA contractor.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

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.

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Best of TAB 2017 part 2: the top blog posts

TAB OnRecord

It is time for part two of our series on the top RIM resources of the past year, including your favorite case studies, white papers, blog posts and guides. In this installment, we share the top three blog posts of 2017: how to save money with RIM, corporate moves, and document imaging for financial institutions. [.] Read More. The post Best of TAB 2017 part 2: the top blog posts appeared first on TAB Records Management Blog | TAB OnRecord.

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What the Galactic Empire Teaches Us about HR

National Archives Records Express

With all the talk around Star Wars this month, we wanted to add to our series of HR lessons in pop culture. (Check out our Harry Potter article in case you missed it!) A long time ago, in that galaxy far, far away, the Galactic Empire set out to rule the galaxy. Spoiler alert: they […]. The post What the Galactic Empire Teaches Us about HR appeared first on.

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How to start your career in cyber security

IT Governance

There has never been a better time to get into cyber security. There is a growing demand for experts , leading to increased salaries and job opportunities. If you’re thinking about starting a career in cyber security, here are five things you should do. Get work experience. As with most industries, you’re much more likely to get ahead in cyber security if you have experience.

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Top 8 Cybersecurity Skills IT Pros Need in 2018

Dark Reading

Cloud security architecture skills to customer-service savvy are among the key IT security skills needed next year as CIOs ramp up hiring.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

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.

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Lazarus Hackers Phish For Bitcoins, Researchers Warn

Data Breach Today

Bitcoin Exchange Job Lure Traces to Hackers Tied to North Korea Bitcoin-seeking phishing attacks have been trying to socially engineer would-be cryptocurrency exchange executives, warn researchers at Secureworks. The attacks use Word documents with malicious macros and control code previously seen in attacks launched by the Lazarus Group, which has been tied to North Korea.

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The Mirai Botnet Was Part of a College Student Minecraft Scheme

WIRED Threat Level

The DDoS attack that crippled the internet last fall wasn't the work of a nation-state. It was three college kids working a *Minecraft* hustle.

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Top 10 IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub podcasts of 2017

IBM Big Data Hub

It can be difficult to keep up with all the best podcast episodes during the year. That's why we've compiled the Top 10 podcasts of the year from the IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub Insights Podcast feed right here.

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The future of API banking dominates SIBOS

OpenText Information Management

Something that barely raised any interest only two years ago was the focus of many of the discussions at this year’s SIBOS. The use of APIs in banking has rapidly gone from a peripheral issue to central to the thinking for many banks. As banks are beginning to gear up for API-related business, the question … The post The future of API banking dominates SIBOS appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.

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Why risk assessments are crucial for ISO 27001 compliance

IT Governance

Experts often say that risk assessments are the most important part of an organisation’s ISO 27001 compliance project, but why is this? ISO 27001 risk assessments are designed to provide an accurate snapshot of the threats facing an organisation’s information security at a given point in time. They are intended to help organisations discover which incidents could occur and then find the most appropriate ways to avoid them.

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Soft AI in the Call Center

The Texas Record

There is a lot of speculation about how AI will affect the call center in the coming years. The alarmists claim AI will be able to completely replace human interaction and the call center will be completely automated.

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Significant Changes Coming to NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Data Breach Today

The latest ISMG Security Report focuses on the significant changes found in the latest version of the U.S. government's Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, commonly known as the NIST cybersecurity framework. NIST seeks comments from stakeholders on the draft of version 1.1 of the framework by Jan. 19.

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North Korea's Latest Missile Test Was Even Scarier Than It Seemed

WIRED Threat Level

Further analysis of North Korea's latest ICBM launch shows that the country can likely land a nuclear weapon anywhere in the continental United States.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Securing the future of payments – what does 2018 have in store?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Thanks to heightened consumer confidence, a rise in proximity payments adoption and ongoing developments in biometrics, the payments industry continued to undergo digital transformation throughout 2017. We’re now seeing big data play an increasing role in how retail sales and payments are being tailored to individual consumer’s preferences, and providers are adopting and integrating smarter, more efficient ways of completing the path-to-purchase.

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Fixing Data Breaches Part 3: The Ease of Disclosure

Troy Hunt

This week, I've been writing up my 5-part guide on "Fixing Data Breaches" On Monday I talked about the value of education ; let's try and stop the breach from happening in the first place. Then yesterday it was all about reducing the impact of a breach , namely by collecting a lot less data in the first place then recognising that it belongs to the person who provided it and treating with the appropriate respect.

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What’s the Worst Thing You’ve Heard About Being a Woman in Recruitment?

IBM Big Data Hub

Sexism in the workplace continues to be relevant, as much as we all don’t want it to be. And sexism isn’t one sided either, there are stigmas that follow females and males around that continue to be all too commonplace. So we ask our diverse panel of female recruiters to point out the most annoying thing they. View Article. What’s the Worst Thing You’ve Heard About Being a Woman in Recruitment?

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