Micro Focus
JUNE 1, 2020
A Changing Normality The worldwide pandemic of 2020 is forcing rapid change for entire organizations—even industries. The ability for organizations to transform into digital-first entities is key to survival. IDC predicts that 60 percent of global GDP will be digitized by 2022. So what does an organization with significant investments in current IT systems do.
Dark Reading
JUNE 2, 2020
Organizations need to include smartphones and tablets in their phishing mitigation strategies, a new report suggests.
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Zapproved
JUNE 3, 2020
It should not be a privilege for every person in America to live their lives feeling safe and secure. We must fight white supremacy individually and together if we hold hope for a better, community for us all.
Dark Reading
JUNE 3, 2020
'USBCulprit' is one of several tools that suggest previously known Cycldek group is more dangerous than previous assumed, security vendor says.
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
JUNE 1, 2020
Updated Module Runs on System Memory, Leaving Little Trace The developers behind TrickBot have updated it to run from an infected device's memory to help better avoid detection, according to researchers at Palo Alto Network's Unit 42. The use of this malware has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Security Affairs
JUNE 5, 2020
ST Engineering is the last victim of the Maze Ransomware operators that published their data on their leak website. ST Engineering is one of the leading engineering groups worldwide, it specializes in the aerospace, electronics, land systems, and marine sectors. The group operates in more than 100 countries and reported revenue of $7.86b in FY2019. The Maze ransomware operators announced the release of stolen data on their leak site.
Security Affairs
MAY 31, 2020
The hacktivist collective group Anonymous demands justice for George Floyd and threatens to ‘expose the many crimes’ of Minneapolis Police. Anonymous demands justice for George Floyd and threatens to ‘expose the many crimes’ of Minneapolis Police. George Floyd was killed by a white police officer by kneeling on his neck for more than eight minutes. We are interventionist.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 2, 2020
But OMB Report Says 'High-Value Assets' Need Better Protection U.S. federal agencies reported 8% fewer cybersecurity incidents in 2019 compared to the previous year, according to the White House's Office of Management and Budget. But 71 audits of agencies' "high-value assets" showed many remain susceptible to attacks because of a lack of security measures.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 3, 2020
Security Advisers Offer Risk Mitigation Tips Two ransomware incidents recently reported to federal regulators as health data breaches illustrate that the surge in such attacks show no signs of abating. Security advisers offer risk mitigation tips.
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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.
Krebs on Security
JUNE 3, 2020
An exhaustive inquiry published today by a consortium of investigative journalists says a three-part series KrebsOnSecurity published in 2015 on a Romanian ATM skimming gang operating in Mexico’s top tourist destinations disrupted their highly profitable business, which raked in an estimated $1.2 billion and enjoyed the protection of top Mexican authorities.
AIIM
JUNE 2, 2020
Every so often, IIM practitioners and lawyers cross paths. One such intersection is around policy writing. As practitioners modify and improve their IIM policies , it's important to keep in mind how those policies specifically relate to the law. Understanding that relationship better will help IIM and legal specialists work together more effectively.
The Guardian Data Protection
JUNE 2, 2020
Deal may allow Faculty, linked to senior Tory figures, to analyse social media data, utility bills and credit ratings UK coronavirus updates – live See all our coronavirus coverage An artificial intelligence firm hired to work on the Vote Leave campaign may analyse social media data, utility bills and credit rating scores as part of a £400,000 contract to help the government deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 3, 2020
Hacktivism or Disinformation? Whoever Leaked the Data, It's Culled From Old Breaches Not all data breaches are what they might seem, and not all leakers are who they might claim to be. Take the doxing of the Minneapolis Police Department, supposedly by Anonymous hacktivists: The leaked employee information was almost certainly culled from old breaches.
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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.
Krebs on Security
JUNE 2, 2020
The criminal group behind the REvil ransomware enterprise has begun auctioning off sensitive data stolen from companies hit by its malicious software. The move marks an escalation in tactics aimed at coercing victims to pay up — and publicly shaming those don’t. But it may also signal that ransomware purveyors are searching for new ways to profit from their crimes as victim businesses struggle just to keep the lights on during the unprecedented economic slowdown caused by the COVID-1
AIIM
JUNE 4, 2020
In this series, we've been exploring the intersection of IIM policy and the law. The idea here is to help IIM practitioners and legal specialists work together more effectively by gaining a better understanding of the relationship between the two. In my first post, where we explored the principle of hearsay , we left off asking about the relationship between IIM policies and the "ordinary course of business.
WIRED Threat Level
MAY 31, 2020
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here's how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 4, 2020
Researchers Say Targeted Campaigns Are Spoofing Banks' Login Sites The shift to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in mobile phishing campaigns, with attackers targeting remote workers whose devices lack adequate security protections, according to the security firm Lookout. Many of these campaigns are designed to steal users' banking credentials.
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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
JUNE 5, 2020
A researcher found that phone numbers tied to WhatsApp accounts are indexed publicly on Google Search creating what he claims is a “privacy issue” for users.
AIIM
JUNE 3, 2020
Back in the day, when work was centralized in locations and on devices “within” the enterprise, it was reasonable to assume that control could most effectively be maintained by managing security at the firewall. Information security was largely a function of “keeping the bad guys out.”. Fast forward to today’s business environment, and it’s a much different story.
Jamf
JUNE 4, 2020
Members of Brewster Academy and Geisinger share steps they leverage to minimize the spread of infectious diseases by sterilizing shipping centers, help desk areas and Apple devices.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 4, 2020
Report: Fraudsters Target Remote Workers With Spoofed Updates Fraudsters are using fake VPN update alerts to target remote workers in an effort to steal their Microsoft Office 365 credentials, according to the security firm Abnormal Security.
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Threatpost
JUNE 4, 2020
Westech International provides maintenance for the Minuteman III nuclear-missile program and runs programs for multiple branches of the military.
IT Governance
JUNE 4, 2020
One of the more damaging side-effects of the coronavirus pandemic has been the increase in targeted phishing scams. Action Fraud estimates that Britons were conned out of £3.5 million in the first two months of lockdown, with cyber criminals cashing in on the uncertainty that the pandemic has caused. As of 15 May, the UK’s cyber crime agency had uncovered 7,796 phishing emails linked to COVID-19.
Security Affairs
MAY 30, 2020
API Security – There is a considerable demand for data-centric projects, that is why companies have quickly opened their data to their ecosystem through REST or SOAP APIs. APIs work as doors for a company – closely guarding data of an organization. However, there are some challenges created: how do we hold the doors open to the world while simultaneously sealing them off from hackers?
Data Breach Today
JUNE 2, 2020
Researchers Call on Breached Companies to Revamp Notification Even after being notified that their personal data has been compromised in a breach, only about a third of users change their passwords - and most are not strong or unique, according to a study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, who call for changes in breach notification procedures.
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.
Threatpost
JUNE 4, 2020
The end-to-end encryption feature will not be offered to free users, Zoom's CEO said, in case Zoom needed to comply with federal and local law enforcement.
Jamf
JUNE 2, 2020
We, as one Jamf, pledge to be leaders and allies of change by taking intentional action. Read for full details.
Security Affairs
JUNE 2, 2020
A flaw in the IP-in-IP tunneling protocol that can be exploited for DoS attacks and to bypass security controls impact devices from Cisco and other vendors. A vulnerability that affects the IP-in-IP tunneling protocol (aka IP Encapsulation within IP) implemented by Cisco and other vendors could be exploited for denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and to bypass security controls.
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