Why Clouds Keep Leaking Data
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It’s Google’s World. Your Business Is Just Living in It
Adam Levin
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Fifty attorneys general announced earlier this month that Google is the target of an antitrust probe. Any business owner who has happened to find themselves stuck in the company’s orbit–that would be any company with a digital presence–won’t hesitate to tell you such a move is long overdue. Case in point: I just did a Google search for Basecamp, an online project management tool.
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AI Surveillance Tech Promises Safety, But at What Cost?
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
Security, Privacy, Data Protection and Liability Questions Remain Unanswered Artificial intelligence technologies that provide surveillance capabilities can have upsides as well as downsides. Unfortunately, as developers and governments rush to experiment, security, privacy, data protection and liability questions remain unanswered.
#ModernDataMasters: Nicola Askham, The Data Governance Coach
Reltio
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Kate Tickner, Reltio. Nicola Askham is the leading data governance training provider in the UK with over 16 years of experience and research in the field. She delivers training and consulting to major organisations to help them implement full data governance frameworks. Nicola’s powerful methodology breaks down the data governance initiative into logical steps to implement a framework that suits each unique client.
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
Identity-based Cryptography
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Public key infrastructure (PKI) requires key distribution and has been long criticised for its usability issues [13,14,15]. In an experiment [15] conducted for analysing the usability of Mailvelop, a modern PGP tool rated 4.4 out of 5 stars on Chrome web store, 9 out of 10 pairs of participants failed to complete the assigned task of exchanging encrypted emails, i.e. 90% failure rate.
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DoorDash Says 4.9 Million Records Breached
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
'Unusual Activity' By Third-Party Service Provider to Blame Food delivery startup DoorDash says 4.9 million customer, contractor and merchant records were breached after "unusual activity" by a third-party service provider. Even aside from the usual identification data, experts say certain, specific data - such as food allergies - could pose risks in the wrong hands.
Benefits of Data Vault Automation
erwin
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
The benefits of Data Vault automation from the more abstract – like improving data integrity – to the tangible – such as clearly identifiable savings in cost and time. So Seriously … You Should Automate Your Data Vault. By Danny Sandwell. Data Vault is a methodology for architecting and managing data warehouses in complex data environments where new data types and structures are constantly introduced.
Retailers Face Many Challenges, Data Security Doesn’t Have to be One of the Them
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Business is booming and data is flowing. Retailers and shoppers are leveraging and enjoying many benefits data sharing brings: loyalty programs, personalized experiences, easier product location and ordering, online shopping, mobile access and the list goes on. With a few clicks, even hard-to-find products make their way to a customer’s doorstep within hours.
MY TAKE: ‘Perimeter-less’ computing requires cyber defenses to extend deeper, further forward
The Last Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Threat actors are opportunistic, well-funded, highly-motivated and endlessly clever. Therefore cybersecurity innovations must take hold both deeper inside and at the leading edges of modern business networks. Related: Lessons learned from Capitol One breach Most of the promising new technologies I’ve had the chance to preview this year validate this notion.
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?
Emotet Botnet Now Using Snowden's Memoir as a Lure
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Attackers Sending Emails Promising Copy of 'Permanent Record' A week after the Emotet botnet crept back to life, the attackers behind it are already trying a new way to ensnare victims - using Edward Snowden's newly released memoir as a phishing lure, according to the security firm Malwarebytes.
7 Ways VPNs Can Turn from Ally to Threat
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 21, 2019
VPNs are critical pieces of the security infrastructure, but they can be vulnerable, hackable, and weaponized against you. Here are seven things to be aware of before you ignore your VPN.
The State of Malware Analysis: Advice from the Trenches
Lenny Zeltser
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
What malware analysis approaches work well? Which don’t? How are the tools and methodologies evolving? The following discussion–captured as an MP3 audio file –offers friendly advice from 5 malware analysts. These are some of the practitioners who teach the reverse-engineering malware course (FOR610) at SANS Institute: Jim Clausing : Security Architect at AT&T and Internet Storm Center Handler (Panelist) Evan Dygert : Senior Security Engineer for Blue Cross Blue Shield Assoc
NEW TECH: The march begins to make mobile app security more robust than legacy PC security
The Last Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Is mobile technology on a course to become more secure than traditional computing? Seven or eight years ago, that was a far-fetched notion. Today, the answer to that question is, “Yes, it must, and soon.” Related: Securing the Internet of Things I’ve been writing about organizations struggling to solve the productivity vs. security dilemma that’s part and parcel of the BYOD craze for some time now.
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.
Google Calendar Privacy Concerns Raised
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
Companies Need to Be Aware of Risks A misconfiguration in a Google Calendar function that allows Google to index calendars raises serious privacy concerns because it could lead to inadvertent, broad public exposure of calendars that contain sensitive information, including corporate details, a researcher reports.
Iran denies successful cyber attacks hit infrastructures of its oil sector
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 21, 2019
In the last hours, some western media reported destructive cyber attacks against infrastructures in the Iranian oil sector, but Iran denied it. Last week drone attacks have hit two major oil facilities run by the state-owned company Aramco in Saudi Arabia, one of them is the Abqaiq site. Western Governments and Saudi Arabia blamed Iran for the attacks.
Russians Hack FBI Comms System
Schneier on Security
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Yahoo News reported that the Russians have successfully targeted an FBI communications system: American officials discovered that the Russians had dramatically improved their ability to decrypt certain types of secure communications and had successfully tracked devices used by elite FBI surveillance teams. Officials also feared that the Russians may have devised other ways to monitor U.S. intelligence communications, including hacking into computers not connected to the internet.
Iranian Government Hackers Target US Veterans
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
'Tortoiseshell' discovered hosting a phony military-hiring website that drops a Trojan backdoor on visitors.
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.
Kaspersky: Dual-Use Dtrack Malware Linked to ATM Thefts
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Remote Access Trojan Is Capable of Cyberespionage and Financial Fraud A newly discovered remote access Trojan called Dtrack has been targeting banks in India for well over a year, Kaspersky researchers say. The malware, which can steal data from ATMs and doubles as a cyberespionage tool, appears to be linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group.
Checkm8: unpatchable iOS exploit could lead to permanent jailbreak for iOS devices running A5 to A11 chips
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
A security expert has released a new jailbreak, dubbed Checkm8, that impacts all iOS devices running on A5 to A11 chipsets , it works on iPhone models from 4S to 8 and X. The security expert Axi0mX has released a new jailbreak, dubbed Checkm8 , that works on all iOS devices running on A5 to A11 chipsets. The jailbreak works with all Apple products released between 2011 and 2017, including iPhone models from 4S to 8 and X.
On Chinese "Spy Trains"
Schneier on Security
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
The trade war with China has reached a new industry: subway cars. Congress is considering legislation that would prevent the world's largest train maker, the Chinese-owned CRRC Corporation, from competing on new contracts in the United States. Part of the reasoning behind this legislation is economic, and stems from worries about Chinese industries undercutting the competition and dominating key global industries.
How to find remaining 32-bit applications on macOS
Jamf
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
With macOS Catalina, Apple no longer supports 32-bit applications. See how you can locate all 32-bit macOS applications and take action.
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.
Senator Demands Answers About Exposed Medical Imaging Data
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
TridentUSA Allegedly Exposed Data on More than 1 Million Patients Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., is demanding answers from TridentUSA Health Services about its data security practices following the recent discovery that it exposed more than 1 million patient files on the internet due to an unsecured server.
A new Fancy Bear backdoor used to target political targets
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Security experts at ESET have uncovered a new campaign carried out by Russia-linked Fancy Bear APT group aimed at political targets. Security researchers at ESET have uncovered a new campaign carried out by Russia-linked Fancy Bear APT group (i.e. APT28 , Sednit , Sofacy , Zebrocy , and Strontium ) aimed at political targets. In the recent attacks, the hackers used a new set of malicious payloads, including a backdoor written in a new language.
New Emergency Communications Plan Released by CISA
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's latest version of the National Emergency Communications Plan comes after a two-year process to improve the cybersecurity and flexibility of the nation's emergency communications.
How to find remaining 32-bit applications on macOS
Jamf
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
With macOS Catalina, Apple no longer supports 32-bit applications. See how you can locate all 32-bit macOS applications and take action.
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.
JPMorgan Chase's Russian Hacker Pleads Guilty
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Andrei Tyurin Stole Details of 83 Million Customers During Cybercrime Campaign Russian national Andrei Tyurin pleaded guilty to perpetrating massive hack attacks against leading U.S. financial services firms and others from 2012 to mid-2015. Victims included JPMorgan Chase, from which he stole details of 83 million customer accounts.
North Korea-linked malware ATMDtrack infected ATMs in India
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
Kaspersky experts spotted a new piece of ATM malware, dubbed ATMDtrack, that was developed and used by North Korea-linked hackers. Kaspersky researchers discovered a new piece of ATM malware, tracked as ATMDtrack, that was developed and used by North Korea-linked hackers. Threat actors deployed the malware on ATM systems to steal payment card details of the back customers.
JP Morgan Hacker Pleads Guilty
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
Andrei Tyurin, a Russian national, pleaded guilty to hacking charges related to a massive cyberattack campaign targeting US financial institutions and other companies.
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