Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2021

By way of example, the commission pointed to the recent breach at T-Mobile that exposed this data on 40 million current, past and prospective customers. According to the FCC, several examples of pre-established passwords include: -a one-time passcode sent via text message to the account phone number or a pre-registered backup number. -a

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

But right now, pure AI can be programmed for many tasks that require thought and intelligence , as long as that intelligence can be gathered digitally and used to train an AI system. For example, Amazon reminds customers to reorder their most often-purchased products, and shows them related products or suggestions.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For example, natural language understanding (NLU) focuses on comprehension, enabling systems to grasp the context, sentiment and intent behind user messages. DL models can improve over time through further training and exposure to more data. DL, a subset of ML, excels at understanding context and generating human-like responses.

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Collibra

JULY 21, 2023

For example, Collibra can help government agencies improve their services to constituents and make more informed decisions about program improvements. Let’s dive into a specific example focused on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — commonly known as the food stamp program.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

This guide breaks down the different types of phishing attacks and provides examples to help organizations better prepare their staff to deal with them. They may be targeted, like spear phishing, but they may also be more general, appearing to come from their bank or Amazon, for example. Common Examples of Phishing Attacks.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

If the training data is biased or incomplete, the models may generate inaccurate content. For example, a retail clothing company might use generative AI to customize email or online experiences tailored for different customer personas. Thus, the tool has the potential to provide unexpected results.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Overview: Data science vs data analytics Think of data science as the overarching umbrella that covers a wide range of tasks performed to find patterns in large datasets, structure data for use, train machine learning models and develop artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Watsonx comprises of three powerful components: the watsonx.ai

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

In fact, in 2020–2022, the financial sector was the second-most attacked sector, topped only by the retail and manufacturing sector. Simply losing access to an asset, for example, can be just as problematic. Certified DORA Foundation Training Course You may also be interested in taking our Certified DORA Foundation Training Course.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 19, 2023

For example, higher than average traffic on a website or application for a particular period can signal a cybersecurity threat, in which case you’d want a system that could automatically trigger fraud detection alerts. A machine learning model trained with labeled data will be able to detect outliers based on the examples it is given.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 28, 2022

Data fabric in action: Retail supply chain example. To truly understand the data fabric’s value, let’s look at a retail supply chain use case where a data scientist wants to predict product back orders so that they can maintain optimal inventory levels and prevent customer churn. How does a data fabric impact the bottom line?

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 5, 2022

For example, data scientist, Miles wants to customize an emotion classification model to discover what makes customers happiest. His startup provides analysis of customer feedback to help the retail e-commerce customers it serves. The bookmarkable Results Page gives a comprehensive set of assets for both training and deploying a model.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The message might include an expensive item that you have apparently purchased, enticing you to follow a link to alert the retailer to the mistake. The messages are Christmas-themes, offering services such as gift deliveries and promoting special offers at retailers. We have seen steady growth both from our U.S. Can you spot a scam?

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Besides the traumatic experience for some retail employees and those injured in shop-floor brawls, Black Friday is also a time in which many of us are caught out by scams, with cyber criminals taking advantage of customers desperate for a bargain. But the day isn’t all fun and bargains. Doing so unleashes malware on your systems.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 14, 2018

This enables regulatory compliance with HIPPA for healthcare organizations, PCI DSS for retailers, and other regulations. For example, why is an employee in Finance suddenly downloading files stored in an Engineering folder? Train employees. Similarly, data loss prevention tools mitigate the risk of accidental data leakage.

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Regulated firms remain responsible for any data that they outsource and, in line with this, they must exercise appropriate oversight of any outsourcing – firms may want to consider, for example, what would happen if there was an issue, including whether back-up is adequate and if they would receive appropriate information if something did go wrong.

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Armstrong Archives

DECEMBER 19, 2023

For instance, a small healthcare provider would need to retain patient records for a different duration than a retail business would need to keep sales invoices. Training Staff on Record Retention Policy Employees at all levels should understand the importance of adhering to the company’s record retention policy.

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Rocket Software

JUNE 6, 2022

For instance, retailers, manufacturers, insurers, healthcare providers, and transportation companies use EDI daily to communicate critical business information with trading partners, customers, and electronic marketplaces. For example, when you flip the switch to get started, you need it to turn on automatically. .

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Elie

MAY 30, 2018

which involve feeding training adversarial data to the classifier. The most common attack type we observe is model skewing, where the attacker attempts to pollute training data in such a way that the boundary between what the classifier categorizes as good data, and what the classifier categorizes as bad, shifts in his favor.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

For example, the smaller screen means it may be harder to spot spelling and grammatical errors, and the layout makes it harder to review the sender’s email address and check links. The US-based retailer Next Level Apparel announced last month that it had fallen victim to a phishing scam that compromised an array of sensitive details.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Businesses may optimize logistics by revaluating supply chain practices ; for example, by making transportation and shipping more efficient or using only suppliers that embrace sustainable practices. Sweden, for example, aims to be fossil fuel-free by 2040, while in Denmark, over 40% of electricity is generated from wind turbines.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The only way to protect yourself is to make a habit of looking for signs of bogus websites – like URLs that look slightly off (annazon.co.uk, with two ‘n’s for example) and those that don’t have a lock symbol on the left side of the address bar. Exploiting public Wi-Fi. Instant messaging scams. Can you spot a scam? Get started.

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Collibra

DECEMBER 7, 2023

They provided me with the opportunity, training, and mentorship that helped me successfully transition to the account executive role. For example, I got plenty of practice managing my adrenaline and communicating effectively with team members in high-pressure situations. Our founders Felix and Stjin are great examples.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 19, 2022

We have seen, for example, a renewed interest in more traditional attack methods, such as phishing. The other big contributors were the education sector (39 incidents), technology (33) and retail (25). Organisations’ ability to prevent ransomware attacks hasn’t suppressed the threat of cyber crime altogether, though.

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Elie

MAY 30, 2018

which involve feeding training adversarial data to the classifier. The most common attack type we observe is model skewing, where the attacker attempts to pollute training data in such a way that the boundary between what the classifier categorizes as good data, and what the classifier categorizes as bad, shifts in his favor.

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IT Governance

JULY 13, 2021

For example, an employee might email sensitive information to the wrong person and the error may never come to light. The education, technology and retail sectors were the other big contributors to Q2’s total with 44, 42, and 41 incidents, respectively. Keeping your organisation secure.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 1, 2023

ERP solutions are built to meet the needs of organizations across multiple industries including retail, consumer products, industrial, energy and utilities and government (including defense). An example is manufacturing industry software which includes MRP, or material requirements planning. An example of a hybrid ERP solution is AWS.

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IT Governance

APRIL 6, 2021

Additionally, you should be wary of unsolicited emails, texts or adverts – particularly if they offer suspiciously good deals – and check whether the vendor is a member of STAR (Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers). Make sure your staff know how to identify and avoid scams with our Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

For example, brand recognition on a podcast episode is great for awareness, but how many times do you click out of a podcast to purchase something? Beauty retail giant Sephora is known for their Beauty Insider Program. It is important to understand customer behaviors on various channels.

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KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing. Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, December 7 @ 2:00 PM (ET) , for a live demo of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approach to security awareness training and simulated phishing. Did You Know?

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Adapture

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

For retail, it’s the holidays. Because your full-time team needs to manage their standard workload on top of the responsibilities of a new system (whether data entry or additional training), the extra help will fill in the gaps. Training Time. Seasonal Demands. For the accounting industry, it’s tax season. Specialty Projects.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The notice went on to say: [Given] the way [the personal data] was captured and displayed, [it] would not be readily available or searchable, but [the Information Commissioner] considers that a motivated individual could locate and extract the data in a more permanent way, for example by way of screenshot. Maximum penalty.

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IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2023

Some bogus messages might look like security alerts, for instance, whereas others advertise bargain discounts at an online retailer. In this example, seen by MailGuard , the message appears to be a security alert from Netflix. For example, there is always an influx of phishing attacks imitating HMRC or the IRS during tax season.

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IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2023

An Office for National Statistics report revealed that UK organisations have experienced a 57% increase in “consumer and retail fraud” compared to pre-pandemic levels. Regular training courses ensure that employees know how to spot a phishing email, even as fraudsters’ techniques become increasingly more advanced.

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IT Governance

JULY 5, 2022

The next most frequent targets were software-as-a-service and webmail providers (20.5%) and e-commerce sites and retail stores (14.6%). You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme. It found that 23.6% of all incidents affected organisations that provide such services. of incidents.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

1 As has been widely reported, the Exam Priorities’ general focus areas include: retail investors. 1 As has been widely reported, the Exam Priorities’ general focus areas include: retail investors. A Continued Focus on Retail Investors – what does this mean? compliance and risks in critical market infrastructure. cybersecurity.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 15, 2021

Is there IoT security awareness training for employees who use the technology? Yes, and Ellen uses the example of a retail grocery store to effectively demonstrate the point. The risk of more devices, more information, more quickly can create unanticipated opportunities for malicious actors.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The diagram below, for example, shows that application-level controls are Microsoft’s responsibility with software as a service (SaaS) models, but it is the customer’s responsibility in IaaS deployments. Train your staff. Organizations also need to invest in specialized training for their security staff.

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