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Password Management

PerezBox

The year is 2017 and we continue to give advice on the process of creating passwords. This must stop. The phrase “These are the tips to creating a secure password” Read More. The post Password Management appeared first on PerezBox.

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Why ForAllSecure Is On MIT Technology Review's 2017 List Of Smartest Companies

ForAllSecure

I am honored to share that ForAllSecure has been named to MIT Technology Review’s 2017 list of 50 Smartest Companies. According to the MIT Tech Review team, to make the list, a company must exhibit technological leadership and business acumen, which set them apart from competitors. Nanette Byrnes, senior editor for MIT Tech Review business shared: “Public and private, large and small, based in countries around the globe, this group of companies is creating new opportunities and pounc

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Ransomware Health Data Breach Affects 500,000 Patients

Hunton Privacy

On June 26, 2017, Airway Oxygen, a provider of oxygen therapy and home medical equipment, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack affecting 500,000 patients’ protected health information. The attack is the second largest health data breach recorded by the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) this year, and the largest ransomware incident recorded by OCR since it began tracking incidents in 2009.

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Adopting instant payments doesn’t have to disrupt everything

CGI

Adopting instant payments doesn’t have to disrupt everything. shobana.lv@cgi.com. Fri, 06/30/2017 - 03:41. The world is moving to instant everything. In the payments arena, this means that the old world of multi-day or multi-intraday payment clearing is disappearing forever. This is great news for the consumer, but a major challenge for the bank, requiring expensive accommodation as part of an already crowded change agenda.

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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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Petya Ransomware: What You Need to Know and Do

Andrew Hay

By: Andrew Hay. Unless you’ve been away from the Internet earlier this week, you’ve no doubt heard by now about the global ransomware outbreak that started in Ukraine and subsequently spread West across Western Europe, North America, and Australia yesterday. With similarities reminiscent to its predecessor WannaCry, this ransomware attack shut down organizations ranging from the Danish shipping conglomerate Maersk Line to a Tasmanian-based Cadbury chocolate factory.

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Record Data Breach Settlement in Anthem Class Action

Hunton Privacy

On June 23, 2017, Anthem Inc., the nation’s second largest health insurer, reached a record $115 million settlement in a class action lawsuit arising out of a 2015 data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 78 million people. Among other things, the settlement creates a pool of funds to provide credit monitoring and reimbursement for out-of-pocket costs for customers, as well as up to $38 million in attorneys’ fees.

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How to set up your multi-source integrator (MSI) for success

CGI

How to set up your multi-source integrator (MSI) for success. shobana.lv@cgi.com. Wed, 06/28/2017 - 02:53. As IT delivery evolves from an on-premises model to a hybrid model combining cloud and traditional IT, organizations are using a variety of sourcing approaches, from full outsourcing to multisourcing to brokerage. In my previous blog— Four things to look for in a multi-source services integrator (MSI) —I shared essential criteria to use when choosing an integrator for a multi-source IT serv

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Why ForAllSecure Is On MIT Technology Review's 2017 List Of Smartest Companies

ForAllSecure

I am honored to share that ForAllSecure has been named to MIT Technology Review’s 2017 list of 50 Smartest Companies. According to the MIT Tech Review team, to make the list, a company must exhibit technological leadership and business acumen, which set them apart from competitors. Nanette Byrnes, senior editor for MIT Tech Review business shared: “Public and private, large and small, based in countries around the globe, this group of companies is creating new opportunities and pounc

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Digital preservation high on the agenda at recent Information Governance and Records Management conferences

Preservica

How to protect and ensure the availability of long-term digital business information was a hot topic of conversation at three events Preservica attended in May. This theme is a clear reflection of the IGI 2017 Benchmark research, which revealed that 80% of companies aim to realize direct business value from their long-term digital information. The research validated that nearly all (90%) organizations must preserve and protect their vital information to meet with legal, statutory and regulatory

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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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Implementation of the EU GDPR: 30-Minute Guidance Review

Hunton Privacy

As companies in the EU and the U.S. prepare for the application of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in May 2018, Hunton & Williams’ Global Privacy and Cybersecurity partner Aaron Simpson discusses with Forcepoint the key, significant changes from the EU Directive that companies must comply with before next year. Accountability, expanded data subject rights, breach notification, sanctions and data transfer mechanisms are a few requirements that Simpson explores in detail.

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More but not better jobs

MIKE 2.0

The future of work is the topic on everyone’s lips. We’ve gone from worrying about whether our children will have jobs to worrying about our own place in the workforce. The rise of artificial intelligence and robotics has been at the upper end of twenty first century predictions. Everyone wants to know whether automation will trigger a massive cut in jobs.

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WHY FORALLSECURE IS ON MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW’S 2017 LIST OF SMARTEST COMPANIES

ForAllSecure

I am honored to share that ForAllSecure has been named to MIT Technology Review’s 2017 list of 50 Smartest Companies. According to the MIT Tech Review team, to make the list, a company must exhibit technological leadership and business acumen, which set them apart from competitors. Nanette Byrnes, senior editor for MIT Tech Review business shared: “Public and private, large and small, based in countries around the globe, this group of companies is creating new opportunities and pounc

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Community Webs to bring web archiving to public libraries

Archive-It

by Sylvie Rollason-Cass. Are you a public librarian interested in expanding your local history collections to include web archives? If so, you’re in luck! The Internet Archive is accepting applications from public librarians to participate in a program of continuing education, training, and services to enable public libraries to build collections of historically-valuable, web published materials documenting their local communities.

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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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Information Security 101 with Lisa Sotto: Legal Risks

Hunton Privacy

In the first segment of this three-part series, Lisa Sotto , head of the Global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice at Hunton & Williams, discusses information security law issues with The Electronic Discovery Institute. “[Information security] is a significant risk issue” and should be “at the top of the radar screen” for C-suites and boards of directors, says Sotto.

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Data Protection Training for GDPR – Getting it Right First Time – Part 1

Managing Your Information

Effective data protection training will continue to be essential to ensure compliance with data protection legislation. Data protection training is going to be an essential part of preparing for compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Time is already becoming limited to develop and implement a comprehensive training programme to enable compliance with the GDPR.

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Why ForAllSecure is on MIT Technology Review’s 2017 List of Smartest Companies

ForAllSecure

I am honored to share that ForAllSecure has been named to MIT Technology Review’s 2017 list of 50 Smartest Companies. According to the MIT Tech Review team, to make the list, a company must exhibit technological leadership and business acumen, which set them apart from competitors. Nanette Byrnes, senior editor for MIT Tech Review business shared: “Public and private, large and small, based in countries around the globe, this group of companies is creating new opportunities and pouncing on them.

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DB2 12 for z/OS SQL Enhancements: Piece-Wise DELETE

Robert's Db2

DB2 12 for z/OS, which became generally available in October of 2016, delivered a number of key enhancements pertaining to SQL statements. Over the course of a few blog entries, I'll describe some of my favorites among these enhancements. This first post in the series will cover piece-wise DELETE. First, the backdrop: suppose you have a need to remove a large number of rows from a table, using SQL (I say, "using SQL," because a utility-based alternative, REORG with DISCARD, is not always feasibl

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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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Tempur Sealy Data Breach: Putative Class Action Filed

Hunton Privacy

On June 12, 2017, a putative class action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Aptos, Inc. Tempur Sealy is a mattress, bedding and pillow retailer based in Lexington, Kentucky. Aptos is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and formerly hosted and maintained Tempur Sealy’s website and online payment system.

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Data Protection Training for GDPR – Getting it Right First Time – Part 1

Managing Your Information

Effective data protection training will continue to be essential to ensure compliance with data protection legislation. Data protection training is going to be an essential part of preparing for compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Time is already becoming limited to develop and implement a comprehensive training programme to enable compliance with the GDPR.

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Improving the Travel Experience

RFID Global Solution, Inc.

By Diana Hage. Delta’s announcement of its rollout of RFID for passenger baggage handling is aimed squarely at improving the customer experience of its travelers. Delta aims to reliably deliver every bag on every flight. By providing customers with improved real-time tracking of luggage throughout the travel experience, it will provide peace of mind, convenience, and dramatically reduces one of the key aggravations of flying – the lost or misplaced bag.