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'Operation Endgame' Hits Malware Delivery Platforms

Krebs on Security

Law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe today announced Operation Endgame, a coordinated action against some of the most popular cybercrime platforms for delivering ransomware and data-stealing malware.

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European Police Take Down Botnet Servers, Make Arrests

Data Breach Today

'Operation Endgame' Disrupted 5 Botnets Including IcedID and SmokeLoader An international law enforcement operation resulted in the arrests of four botnet operators and the seizure of more than 100 servers used as infrastructure for malware dropper botnets. Armenian police arrested one person and Ukrainian police arrested three. German police are seeking eight suspects.

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RSAC Fireside Chat: Start-up Anetac rolls out a solution to rising ‘service accounts’ exposures

The Last Watchdog

From MFA to biometrics, a lot has been done to reinforce user ID and password authentication — for human users. Related: How weak service accounts factored into SolarWinds hack By comparison, almost nothing has been done to strengthen service accounts – the user IDs and passwords set up to authenticate all the backend, machine-to-machine connections of our digital world.

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RedTail Cryptomining Malware Exploits PAN-OS Vulnerability

Data Breach Today

Threat Actors Mirror the Tactics of North Korea's Lazarus Group Cryptomining malware that might be North Korean in origin is targeting edge devices, including a zero-day in Palo Alto Networks' custom operating system that the company hurriedly patched in April. It appears threat actors operate their own mining pools or pool proxies rather than using public ones.

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Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder

Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.

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CISA adds Check Point Quantum Security Gateways and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Security Affairs

CISA adds Check Point Quantum Security Gateways and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog : CVE-2024-24919 Check Point Quantum Security Gateways Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2024-1086 Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability The vulnerability CVE-2024-24919 is a Quantum Gateway information disclosure

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Experts found a macOS version of the sophisticated LightSpy spyware

Security Affairs

Researchers spotted a macOS version of the LightSpy surveillance framework that has been active in the wild since at least January 2024. Researchers from ThreatFabric discovered a macOS version of the LightSpy spyware that has been active in the wild since at least January 2024. ThreatFabric observed threat actors using two publicly available exploits (CVE-2018-4233, CVE-2018-4404) to deliver macOS implants.

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Hospital Allegedly Skirting Ransomware Death Suit Settlement

Data Breach Today

Attorneys Say Hospital Is Reneging on Paying Up in Case Involving Baby's Death Six weeks after an Alabama hospital settled the first-ever death claim related to a ransomware attack, attorneys representing the mother of the baby who died - allegedly from birth complications related to the 2019 incident - say the hospital hasn't paid up and are asking the court to intervene.

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Supply Chain Attack against Courtroom Software

Schneier on Security

No word on how this backdoor was installed: A software maker serving more than 10,000 courtrooms throughout the world hosted an application update containing a hidden backdoor that maintained persistent communication with a malicious website, researchers reported Thursday, in the latest episode of a supply-chain attack. The software, known as the JAVS Viewer 8, is a component of the JAVS Suite 8 , an application package courtrooms use to record, play back, and manage audio and video from proceed

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Cryptohack Roundup: FTX Paid Off Whistleblowers

Data Breach Today

Also: Guilty Pleas - Lots of Them This week, FTX paid $25 million to whistleblowers, former FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame was sentenced, guilty pleas were entered in the cases of a $47 million embezzlement, a $37 million theft and a $9.5 million fraud, and a woman was sentenced in a $10.4 million money laundering case.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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The Unusual Espionage Act Case Against a Drone Photographer

WIRED Threat Level

In seemingly the first case of its kind, the US Justice Department has charged a Chinese national with using a drone to photograph a Virginia shipyard where the US Navy was assembling nuclear submarines.

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Why Barracuda Networks Is Eyeing MSP Platform Vendor N-able

Data Breach Today

N-able Eyeing a Tech, PE Exit Less Than 3 Years After Spinning Off From SolarWinds Barracuda is looking to extend its tentacles beyond security and into remote monitoring and management through the purchase of MSP platform provider N-able, Reuters reported. The Silicon Valley-based SMB security provider owned by private equity firm KKR is one of the suitors for Boston-area N-able.

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Law enforcement operation dismantled 911 S5 botnet

Security Affairs

An international law enforcement operation led by the U.S. DoJ disrupted the 911 S5 botnet and led to the arrest of its administrator. The U.S. Justice Department led an international law enforcement operation that dismantled the 911 S5 proxy botnet. The law enforcement also arrested its administrator, the 35-year-old Chinese national YunHe Wang, in Singapore.

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NIST Unveils Plan to Restore National Vulnerability Database

Data Breach Today

Agency Awards Contract for Additional Staffing to Cope With Massive Backlog of CVEs The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology announced plans to resume processing new vulnerabilities for the National Vulnerability Database after funding cuts forced the agency to stop tracking common vulnerabilities and exposures in the critical repository.

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The Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report

Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) are changing how software teams work by moving development to the cloud. Our Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report gathers insights from 223 developers and business leaders, uncovering key trends in CDE adoption. With 66% of large organizations already using CDEs, these platforms are quickly becoming essential to modern development practices.

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Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought

WIRED Threat Level

Drought-stricken hydro dams have led to daily electricity cuts in Ecuador. As weather becomes less predictable die to climate change, experts say other countries need to take notice.

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Cloudflare Buys BastionZero to Guard Critical Infrastructure

Data Breach Today

Acquisition of Zero Trust Tool Secures Remote Access to Critical IT Infrastructure Cloudflare acquired BastionZero to provide its platform with enhanced zero trust controls for servers, Kubernetes clusters and databases. The purchase aims to secure remote access, improve compliance and simplify infrastructure management for hybrid IT environments.

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OpenText Named a Leader in The Forrester Waveâ„¢: Document Mining and Analytics Platforms, Q2 2024

OpenText Information Management

OpenTextâ„¢ is thrilled to announce that our IDOLâ„¢ platform has been named a leader in Forrester's recent vendor evaluation for document mining and analytics providers. In this comprehensive report, Forrester meticulously analyzed the most significant 14 providers, applying a robust 25-criterion evaluation to measure their performance and capabilities.

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What Is Cloud Security Management? Types & Strategies

eSecurity Planet

Cloud security management is the process of safeguarding cloud data and operations from attacks and vulnerabilities through a set of cloud strategies, tools, and practices. The cloud security manager and the IT team are generally responsible for managing cloud security. This empowers enterprises to effectively use their cloud technology capabilities while maintaining a safe and efficient infrastructure — a crucial practice as cloud adoption expands.

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The Tumultuous IT Landscape Is Making Hiring More Difficult

After a year of sporadic hiring and uncertain investment areas, tech leaders are scrambling to figure out what’s next. This whitepaper reveals how tech leaders are hiring and investing for the future. Download today to learn more!

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INFOSOURCE RELEASES REPORT ON LEADING SW VENDORS 

Info Source

Analyst firm ranks top vendors in the Capture & IDP space. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (May 22, 2024) – Infosource Software has released its annual ranking of the leading vendors in the Capture & IDP SW market. The 2024 Global Capture & IDP Software Vendor Matrix Report features more than 20 vendors which are ranked on a combination of their Strategy and Capabilities (Y-axis) and Execution in the Market (X-axis).

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MLB’s Rob Manfred addresses future of robot umpires, says ABS could be introduced as challenge system via CBS Sports

IG Guru

Check out the article here. The post MLB’s Rob Manfred addresses future of robot umpires, says ABS could be introduced as challenge system via CBS Sports first appeared on IG GURU.

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Adapture Recognized with 2024 Cloudflare Technical Excellence Award

Adapture

Atlanta Solutions Provider Honored among Foremost Cloudflare Solution Providers ATLANTA, May 30, 2024 – Adapture has been recognized with the Cloudflare Technical Excellence Award for 2024. This award is part of Cloudflare’s annual Channel Partner Awards program. The Technical Excellence award honors a partner company that has demonstrated exceptional knowledge and expertise over the last year.

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How to Preserve Paper Documents: A Comprehensive Guide

Armstrong Archives

All businesses and organizations that have been in existence for more than a decade or so have had to contend with the creation, storage, handling, and disposal of documents. Many commercial enterprises have employees whose sole function is to create company policies regarding the transmission and protection of company and employee data, and the preservation and destruction of specific types of documents.

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Introducing CDEs to Your Enterprise

Explore how enterprises can enhance developer productivity and onboarding by adopting self-hosted Cloud Development Environments (CDEs). This whitepaper highlights the simplicity and flexibility of cloud-based development over traditional setups, demonstrating how large teams can leverage economies of scale to boost efficiency and developer satisfaction.

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Phishing for credentials: iOS pop-up deception through sideloaded apps

Jamf

In this blog, Jamf Threat Labs showcases how malicious actors deceive users. By mimicking authentic Apple pop-up messages in the native iOS style, a false sense of security is created, prompting users to instinctively input their credentials.

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Adapture Renews Cisco Customer Experience Specialization

Adapture

Adapture remains one of few Cisco CXEA Experts in North America ATLANTA, May 30, 2024 – Adapture, a leader in networking, security and infrastructure consulting, has renewed its the Cisco Customer Experience (CX) Specialization. This certification was first attained in 2022 and requires that Adapture maintain a highly specialized Customer Success team to analyze, manage and build business cases to drive Cisco platform adoption.

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Db2 for z/OS: Really Big Buffer Pools are Great, but Don't Stop There

Robert's Db2

Back in 2018, I reviewed an organization's production Db2 for z/OS environment, and saw at that time the largest z/OS LPAR real storage size I'd ever seen: 1100 GB. The Db2 subsystem running in that LPAR had (not surprisingly) the largest buffer pool configuration I'd ever seen: 879 GB (referring to the aggregate size of all of the Db2 subsystem's buffer pools).

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Advanced AI and end-to-end automation to accelerate IDP growth in 2024

Info Source

By Petra Beck, Senior Analyst, Software Practice at In fosource Later this year, In fosource will deliver an updated quantitative assessment for the Capture and In telligent Document Processing ( IDP ) market. But in the meantime, I have taken a qualitative look at the major trends expected to shape IDP market dynamics in 2024 and beyond. Generative artificial in telligence ( AI ) is the mega-trend behind most of the other trends we observe in IDP.

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Improving the Accuracy of Generative AI Systems: A Structured Approach

Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.

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Managing Apple devices in retail

Jamf

Key strategies for integrating Apple devices into retail for deskless workforce. Best practices for IT inventory management, app management, and user experience.

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E-invoice mandates in Germany and beyond: What they mean for Capture vendors and end-users

Info Source

By Petra Beck, Senior Analyst, Software Practice at Infosource May 2024 A business-to-business (B2B) invoicing mandate in Germany was established as part of the Growth Opportunities Act, which received final government approval on March 22, 2024. This will have a material impact on the European Capture market since Germany is the largest country in the Europe, Middle East and Africa scanner and Capture & IDP software markets.

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Will AI Replace Finance Jobs? The Future of Finance Professionals

Docuware

New uses for artificial intelligence (AI) emerge daily. From robo-advisors that provide algorithm-driven financial planning to chatbots and digital assistants, AI is changing finance operations at warp speed. The job skills finance professionals need to stay competitive in the marketplace are morphing just as quickly. According to a 2023 KPMG survey (70%) of companies expect to roll out AI more broadly over the next 2 years and two-thirds (62%) plan to increase investment over the next year.