Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
APRIL 23, 2018
By Peter Galvin, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer, Thales eSecurity. Today, organizations are rapidly adopting cloud technology. Many organizations have implemented a cloud first philosophy, requiring that any new applications or IT investments start with the cloud. And not just one cloud, but organizations are investing in multiple clouds and SaaS applications.
IT Governance
APRIL 24, 2018
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will soon be in effect, but many organisations are still working towards compliance. One part of the Regulation tripping people up is Article 32: Security of processing. It describes the technical and organisational measures that organisations should have in place, but it’s densely written and uses unfamiliar terms: Taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing as we
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AIIM
APRIL 25, 2018
This is the third article in a series; the other two are: Surviving Disruption -- Strategies for the Era of AI and Machine Learning. Looking at Information Management Through a Different Lens. Digital Transformation effectiveness is imperiled by a rising tide of information chaos and confusion. AIIM believes that information is the currency that fuels an organization.
IT Governance
APRIL 27, 2018
Over the next few months, organisations across the EU and the rest of the world will be coming to terms with two new cyber security laws: the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Directive on security of network and information systems (NIS Directive). Their requirements overlap in many places, which has inevitably led to questions about whether an organisation can be fined twice for the same incident.
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 25, 2018
North Korea Suspected of Running 'GhostSecret' Attacks Against Banks, Others The Thai government has seized servers used to run the so-called GhostSecret cyber espionage campaign that targets organizations in the finance, healthcare and critical infrastructure sectors - and beyond. McAfee suspects the attacks are being launched by "Hidden Cobra" - a hacking group tied to North Korea.
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TAB OnRecord
APRIL 26, 2018
Many RIM managers are tasked with finding ways to ensure their RIM programs are effectively and accurately used. The best way to accomplish this is to develop a policies and procedures manual for record users. This will ensure your organization reaps all of its RIM program benefits. It should outline what responsibilities, expectations, and authority [.
WIRED Threat Level
APRIL 25, 2018
Ray Ozzie thinks his Clear method for unlocking encrypted devices can attain the impossible: It satisfies both law enforcement and privacy purists.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 24, 2018
Money Would Have Been Better Spent on Prevention, Experts Say The city of Atlanta's ransomware outbreak cleanup and response tab has hit $2.6 million, after a March attack froze corporate servers, employees' PCs and resident-facing portals. Experts say the breach response funds would have been put to better use preventing the outbreak in the first place.
The Guardian Data Protection
APRIL 21, 2018
Former Cambridge Analytica director told MPs Brexit campaign group may have used data from Moneysupermarket Personal information gathered from price comparison websites may have been used without people’s knowledge or consent by pro-Brexit campaigners in the European referendum. An ex-director of Cambridge Analytica told parliament last week that she believed the Leave.EU campaign, headed by Nigel Farage and bankrolled by Arron Banks, may have breached data protection laws by using people’s priv
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.
IBM Big Data Hub
APRIL 24, 2018
According to real estate data firm Co-Star, over 90 million square feet of retail space is slated to close this year, leading observers to point to an obvious truth: empathy matters in customer service. .
WIRED Threat Level
APRIL 25, 2018
Researchers didn't have to hack Amazon's Alexa voice assistant to use it for eavesdropping. They just took advantage of the system in place.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 27, 2018
Agency Says It Would Assess Vendors' 'Cybersecurity Responsibility' The FDA is proposing to pre-certify vendors of certain medical device software, including various mobile apps, allowing the companies to skip the agency's much more rigorous pre-market approval process for hardware-based medical devices.
The Guardian Data Protection
APRIL 23, 2018
Rights groups say new data protection legislation will lead to further miscarriages of justice The Home Office is to be given sweeping data protection exemptions that will prevent anyone seeking information about their immigration status in future, campaigners for the Windrush generation are warning. Continue reading.
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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.
Troy Hunt
APRIL 23, 2018
Remember the anti-piracy campaign from years back about "You Wouldn't Steal a Car"? This was the rather sensationalist piece put together by the Motion Picture Association of America in an attempt to draw parallels between digital piracy and what they viewed as IRL ("In Real Life") equivalents. Here's a quick recap: The very premise that the young girl sitting in her bedroom in the opening scene is in any way relatable to the guy in the dark alley sliding a slim jim down the Merc
WIRED Threat Level
APRIL 25, 2018
Researchers found—and helped fix—a flaw in Vingcard RFID locks that would let hackers break into any room in hotels around the world.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 27, 2018
Experts Say Breaches Spotlight Business Associate Risks Two recent security incidents involving ransomware attacks on vendors serve as the latest reminders of the risks business associates pose to healthcare organizations. What steps should entities take to mitigate those risks?
The Guardian Data Protection
APRIL 25, 2018
Facebook-owned messaging service will demand users confirm they are old enough to use app after raising age limit from 13 WhatsApp is raising the minimum user age from 13 to 16, potentially locking out large numbers of teenagers as the messaging app looks to comply with the EU’s new data protection rules. The Facebook-owned messaging service that has more than 1.5 billion users will ask people in the 28 EU states to confirm they are 16 or older as part of a prompt to accept a new terms of servic
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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.
IT Governance
APRIL 27, 2018
TSB’s chief executive, Paul Pester, has said the bank is on its knees following last weekend’s chaotic data migration. Mr Pester’s comments are in stark contrast to the optimism shown by the chairman of TSB’s new owner, the Spanish Banco Sabadell, earlier in the week. Josep Oliu boasted that, “With this operation, Sabadell demonstrates its capacity of technological management not only in national but also international integrations.
WIRED Threat Level
APRIL 22, 2018
The mythical creature's popularity says a lot about the psychology of password creation.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 25, 2018
'Rubella Macro Builder' Available on Cybercrime Underground for $40 Per Month Are you a fraudster craving an easy way to generate Microsoft Office documents with embedded malicious macros designed to serve as droppers that install banking Trojans onto a victim's PC? Say hello to a toolkit that debuted in February called Rubella Macro Builder.
The Guardian Data Protection
APRIL 24, 2018
Exclusive: panel told researcher Aleksandr Kogan that Facebook’s approach fell ‘far below ethical expectations’ A Cambridge University ethics panel rejected research by the academic at the centre of the Facebook data harvesting scandal over the social network’s “deceptive” approach to its users privacy, newly released documents reveal. A 2015 proposal by Aleksandr Kogan, a member of the university’s psychology department , involved the personal data from 250,000 Facebook users and their 54 milli
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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.
IT Governance
APRIL 26, 2018
You may have read scaremongering articles about the high fines associated with the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Fines of up to €20 million or 4% of annual global turnover for certain infractions against the new regulation has left some organisations wondering if the GDPR will leave businesses bankrupt. At the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference on 9 April 2018, Elizabeth Denham, UK information commissioner, reassured us that th
WIRED Threat Level
APRIL 27, 2018
Joy Reid may have very well been the target of a malicious breach. Or she's just the latest person to blame hackers for her past mistakes.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 23, 2018
Kane Gamble Receives Two-Year Sentence for Targeting CIA, FBI, DHS Officials British teenager Kane Gamble has been sentenced to serve two years in a youth detection center after he admitted to targeting U.S. officials - including hacking former CIA Director John Brennan's personal AOL email account - as well as dumping personal details for 20,000 FBI employees.
The Guardian Data Protection
APRIL 26, 2018
Executive apologises over Cambridge Analytica scandal as Tory MP accuses Facebook of bullying Facebook has been accused of being a “morality-free zone” that bullies journalists and threatens academics, as one of its executives appeared in front of MPs. The Conservative MP Julian Knight told the social network’s chief technical officer, Mike Schroepfer, the company’s reaction to the Cambridge Analytica scandal suggested a “pattern of behaviour” that included “bullying journalists, threatening aca
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“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.
IBM Big Data Hub
APRIL 25, 2018
Most sales-driven organizations have needed a customer retention model at some point or another. The request is fairly straightforward: identify the customers that a business might lose. But the process can create a nightmare.
Gimmal
APRIL 26, 2018
It's amazing what is being done today with robotic process automation (RPA) tools. Once confined to rote processes that were easy to automate due to the repetitive nature of the work, RPA is now tackling more complex business processes and activities. This evolution allows “knowledge workers” to spend more time focusing on actual knowledge work such as critical thinking and real problem solving – one of the key benefits of implementing an intelligent records management program.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 26, 2018
DDoS Stresser/Booter Service's Servers Seized; Top Users Also Arrested Police have taken down Webstresser, a leading stresser/booter service tied to 4 million on-demand DDoS attacks, which could be used for as little as $15 per month. Six of the site's administrators have been arrested, as have some of the site's top users, authorities say.
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