How Hackers Broke WhatsApp With Just a Phone Call
WIRED Threat Level
MAY 14, 2019
All it took to compromise a smartphone was a single phone call over WhatsApp. The user didn't even have to pick up the phone.
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GDPR: Europe Counts 65,000 Data Breach Notifications So Far
Data Breach Today
MAY 16, 2019
$63 Million in Fines Imposed Since Privacy Law Went Into Full Effect European privacy authorities have received nearly 65,000 data breach notifications since the EU's General Data Protection Regulation went into full effect in May 2018. Privacy regulators have also imposed at least $63 million in GDPR fines.
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How to create an ethical framework for artificial intelligence
Information Management Resources
MAY 17, 2019
Such frameworks ensure that AI continues to lead to the best decisions, without unintended consequences or misuse of data and analytics.
Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Flaw in Windows XP, 7 and Windows 2003
Krebs on Security
MAY 14, 2019
Microsoft today is taking the unusual step of releasing security updates for unsupported but still widely-used Windows operating systems like XP and Windows 2003 , citing the discovery of a “wormable” flaw that the company says could be used to fuel a fast-moving malware threat like the WannaCry ransomware attacks of 2017. The May 2017 global malware epidemic WannaCry affected some 200,000 Windows systems in 150 countries.
Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to Production
Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, CTO of Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI prototypes into
A Tough Week for IP Address Scammers
Krebs on Security
MAY 15, 2019
In the early days of the Internet, there was a period when Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses (e.g. 4.4.4.4) were given out like cotton candy to anyone who asked. But these days companies are queuing up to obtain new IP space from the various regional registries that periodically dole out the prized digits. With the value of a single IP hovering between $15-$25, those registries are now fighting a wave of shady brokers who specialize in securing new IP address blocks under false preten
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How to Foster Collaboration in your Workplace
AIIM
MAY 17, 2019
Sometimes a little too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. An overabundance of motivation can lead to stress, fatigue, and burnout. According to the Harvard Business Review, the majority of managers now spend over 85% of their work time checking emails, checking up on meetings, connecting with people over the phone, and checking their phones for important, work-related updates.
BYOE offers Data Security and Compliance in the Cloud
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
MAY 16, 2019
We are seeing more organizations use a ‘lift and shift’ policy, where data is moved to the cloud to satisfy project requirements. But safe migration to the cloud requires that the process be secure, compliant and easy to implement. The 1,200 data security professionals worldwide who were surveyed for the 2019 Thales Data Threat Report-Global Edition tell us that protecting sensitive data in the cloud is becoming increasingly complex.
Feds Target $100M ‘GozNym’ Cybercrime Network
Krebs on Security
MAY 16, 2019
Law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe today unsealed charges against 11 alleged members of the GozNym malware network, an international cybercriminal syndicate suspected of stealing $100 million from more than 41,000 victims with the help of a stealthy banking trojan by the same name. The locations of alleged GozNym cybercrime group members.
Equifax's Data Breach Costs Hit $1.4 Billion
Data Breach Today
MAY 13, 2019
Massive 2017 Breach Continues to Bite the Credit Reporting Giant's Bottom Line Equifax has reported a loss in its latest quarter due to ongoing incident response, legal, investigative and corporate information security overhaul costs resulting from its 2017 data breach. The credit reporting giant says that so far, it's spent $1.4 billion as a result of the massive breach.
Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
Attention U.S. Veterans: The CIP Exam Has Been Approved for Reimbursement Under the GI Bill
AIIM
MAY 15, 2019
I am very pleased to announce that the Certified Information Professional (CIP) exam has been approved for reimbursement under the Veterans Education Benefit program for Licensing and Certification reimbursements administered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - aka the GI Bill. This is something that is intensely personal to me. When I got out of the Marine Corps, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, but I knew that I had the GI Bill to help fund my education and professional development.
Why Are Cryptographers Being Denied Entry into the US?
Schneier on Security
MAY 17, 2019
In March, Adi Shamir -- that's the "S" in RSA -- was denied a US visa to attend the RSA Conference. He's Israeli. This month, British citizen Ross Anderson couldn't attend an awards ceremony in DC because of visa issues. (You can listen to his recorded acceptance speech.) I've heard of at least one other prominent cryptographer who is in the same boat.
The Necessity of Data Security: Recapping the 2019 Thales Data Security Summit
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
MAY 14, 2019
Digital transformation is driving IT modernization, IoT, and cloud migrations at a record pace in the federal government. The ability to narrow the gap between taking advantage of digital transformation without compromising security was a reoccurring theme at our 2019 annual Data Security Summit on May 1. The roundtable, including more than a dozen IT and cyber leaders from government and industry, explored the business drivers, challenges and evolving strategies around cybersecurity in governme
Intel's 'ZombieLoad' Fixes May Slow Processors by 9 Percent
Data Breach Today
MAY 15, 2019
CPUs Shipped From 2011 Onward Have Flaws of the Meltdown and Spectre Variety Newly discovered microarchitectural data sampling flaws in Intel processors - collectively dubbed "ZombieLoad" - could be exploited to steal private data from PCs and servers, including shared cloud environments. Intel, Microsoft, Apple and others have begun to ship patches designed to help mitigate the problems.
Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time
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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.
The Quality Coach, Developer’s Friend, Product Owner’s Helper and All-Round Great Quality Engineer
AIIM
MAY 13, 2019
As a project manager that specializes in digital software products, I will let you in on a secret about a new role, a new type of person that is emerging in the ranks—and it’s all good news for your project. This particular role actually inspired this series of articles about new roles that were emerging in the project life cycle due to digital disruption.
Reverse Engineering a Chinese Surveillance App
Schneier on Security
MAY 13, 2019
Human Rights Watch has reverse engineered an app used by the Chinese police to conduct mass surveillance on Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang. The details are fascinating, and chilling. Boing Boing post.
Experts found a remote-code execution flaw in SQLite
Security Affairs
MAY 11, 2019
Researchers at Cisco Talos discovered an use-after-free() vulnerability in SQLite that could be exploited by an attacker to remotely execute code on an affected device. Cisco Talos experts discovered an use-after-free() flaw in SQLite that could be exploited by an attacker to remotely execute code on an affected device. An attacker can trigger the flaw by sending a malicious SQL command to the vulnerable installs. “An exploitable use after free vulnerability exists in the window function
FBI and Europol Disrupt GozNym Malware Attack Network
Data Breach Today
MAY 16, 2019
6 Suspects Arrested on Money Laundering, Malware-Writing or Fraud Charges Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Europe have disrupted a malware attack platform called GozNym. Six suspects have been arrested in four countries and face local prosecution on fraud, money laundering or malware-writing charges. Five Russian suspects remain at large.
How and Why Should You Be Tracking Geopolitical Risk?
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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.
WhatsApp urges users to update app after massive security failure
IT Governance
MAY 14, 2019
If you’ve recently had a missed call on WhatsApp from a number you didn’t recognise, cyber criminals might be spying on you. The Facebook-owned app has admitted that cyber criminals have exploited a major vulnerability in its voice call function and are planting spyware on users’ phones. This enables crooks to turn on devices’ cameras and microphones, read emails and instant messages, and collect users’ location data.
More Attacks against Computer Automatic Update Systems
Schneier on Security
MAY 16, 2019
Last month, Kaspersky discovered that Asus's live update system was infected with malware , an operation it called Operation Shadowhammer. Now we learn that six other companies were targeted in the same operation. As we mentioned before, ASUS was not the only company used by the attackers. Studying this case, our experts found other samples that used similar algorithms.
Why AI Will Create Far More Jobs Than It Replaces
Dark Reading
MAY 14, 2019
Just as spreadsheets and personal computers created a job boom in the '70s, so too will artificial intelligence spur security analysts' ability to defend against advanced threats.
Nigerian BEC Scammers Use Malware to Up the Ante
Data Breach Today
MAY 13, 2019
Business Email Compromise Schemes Get More Sophisticated A growing area of concern for security researchers is a new crop of business email compromise schemes originating from Nigeria, with scammers upping their game by using new malware. The biggest of the crime gangs is SilverTerrier, according to Palo Alto Network's Unit 42.
7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production
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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.
Hacking the ‘Unhackable’ eyeDisk USB stick
Security Affairs
MAY 12, 2019
The paradox, the USB stick eyeDisk that uses iris recognition to unlock the drive could reveal the device’s password in plain text in a simple way. eyeDisk is a USB stick that uses iris recognition to unlock the drive, it is advertised as the “Unhackable USB Flash Drive,” instead it could reveal the device’s password in plain text. Just analyzing the eyeDisk USB stick with the Wireshark packet analyzer.
IBM Streams: A 10-year anniversary, and what's next
IBM Big Data Hub
MAY 15, 2019
Streams v5.0 for IBM Cloud Private for Data (ICP for Data) provides a real-time engine within our data platform. The platform simplifies bringing artificial intelligence (AI) into your enterprise processes.
Baltimore Ransomware Attack Takes Strange Twist
Dark Reading
MAY 14, 2019
Tweet suggests possible screenshot of stolen city documents and credentials in the wake of attack that took down city servers last week.
Surge in JavaScript Sniffing Attacks Continues
Data Breach Today
MAY 16, 2019
Forbes Subscription Site, Picreel and CloudCMS All Hit This Week The magazine subscription page for Forbes magazine and two web service platforms were hit with separate skimming attacks this week, security researchers say. Attackers are increasingly using JavaScript sniffing to steal credit card and other personal data.
How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering
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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.
Millions of computers powered by Intel chips are affected by MDS flaws
Security Affairs
MAY 14, 2019
Millions of computers powered by Intel processors are affected by a new class of vulnerabilities ( MDS ) that can leak potentially sensitive data. Researchers from multiple universities and security firms discovered a new class of speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities that could be exploited with new side-channel attack methods dubbed Fallout, RIDL (Rogue In-Flight Data Load), and ZombieLoad. “On May 14, 2019, Intel and other industry partners shared details and information ab
Calif. Privacy Law Will Likely Prompt Flood Of Class Actions
Data Matters
MAY 16, 2019
*This article first appeared in Law360 on May 15, 2019. The California Consumer Privacy Act, known as the CCPA, is a new law set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. The CCPA is the first U.S. law that will require businesses with an online presence in California to focus on user data and it regulates how businesses collect, share and use such data. One of the most significant risks to online business providers in California is that the CCPA provides for a private right of action for California co
Website Attack Attempts Rose by 69% in 2018
Dark Reading
MAY 14, 2019
Millions of websites have been compromised, but the most likely malware isn't cyptomining: it's quietly stealing files and redirecting traffic, a new Sitelock report shows.
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