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AUGUST 6, 2024

You know as well as I that people-related issues – not those related to technology – tend to be the ones that stand most in the way of information governance success. Our problem is that we need them to understand, to make time for us, to change their thinking. To help them get there, we… Read More » Make it Personal When People Slow Your InfoGov Roll The post Make it Personal When People Slow Your InfoGov Roll appeared first on Holly Group.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 6, 2024

Numerous Dealers Disrupted by Attack Against Software Provider CDK Global Ransomware attacks are continuing to lead to losses, to the tune of $30 million for automotive retail giant Sonic Automotive due to the attack disrupting car dealership software service provider CDK Global, and separately $17 million for printed circuit board assembly maker Key Tronic.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 6, 2024

LAS VEGAS — As Black Hat USA 2024 plays out here this week, the disruptive impact of GenAI/LLM at many different levels will be in the spotlight. Related : GenAI introduces fresh risks We’re in early days. The productivity gains are ramping up – but so are the exposures. I had the chance to visit with Amod Gupta , head of product at Traceable ; we discussed how GenAI/LLM is reverberating at the API level, where hyper-interconnectivity continues to intensify.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 6, 2024

Ransomware Hackers Used LockBit 3.0 to Hack IT Services Company in 2022 A British IT services company whose ransomware attack and data breach in 2022 disrupted a national urgent care medical helpline now faces the prospect of a nearly $8 million fine. Hackers stole personal information belonging to 82,946 individuals.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

Threat actors breached the UK-based mobile device management (MDM) firm Mobile Guardian and remotely wiped thousands of devices. Hackers breached the mobile device management (MDM) firm Mobile Guardian, the company detected unauthorized access to iOS and ChromeOS devices on August 4th. The incident impacted users globally, the attackers remotely wiped a small percentage of devices, according to the company.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

Ransomware attacks are the most significant risk for modern organizations, why organizations should avoid paying ransoms. Ransomware attacks are the most significant risk for modern organizations, with the Verizon Data Breach Report 2024 reporting that ransomware is a top threat across 92% of industries. In recent years, the number of ransomware attacks has grown significantly.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

Data Theft at Arisa Health Among Latest Attacks on Behavioral Health Clinics An Arkansas-based mental and behavioral health services provider is notifying more than 375,000 individuals of a data theft potentially compromising their sensitive personal and medical information. The organization already faces at least one proposed class action lawsuit in the wake of the breach.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

Google addressed an actively exploited high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-36971, impacting the Android kernel. Google fixed a high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-36971, impacting the Android kernel. The IT giant is aware that the vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild. The company did not share details of the attacks exploiting this vulnerability.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 6, 2024

New Security Transparency Guidance Sparks Demands for Supplier Protections Experts are calling on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to expand and implement protections for software developers who embrace the White House administration’s calls to take a greater share of responsibility for the security of their products.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

South Korea’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) reported that North Korea-linked hackers hijacked VPN software updates to deploy malware. South Korea’s national security and intelligence agencies, including the National Intelligence Service, the Prosecutor’s Office, the Police Agency, the Military Intelligence Command, and the Cyber Operations Command, have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn that North Korea-linked hackers exploited VPN software update to install

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 6, 2024

Espionage Groups Exploited Software Supply Chain Vulnerabilities to Widen Reach Prominent North Korean hacker groups Kimsuky and Andariel have been targeting South Korea's construction and machinery sectors since January to steal classified information to help the country modernize its cities and factories, South Korean government agencies warned on Monday.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2024

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Microsoft COM for Windows bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in Microsoft COM for Windows, tracked as CVE-2018-0824 (CVSS score of 7.5), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 6, 2024

Noname Security CEO Oz Golan on Strengthening API, Web Security Post-Acquisition Akamai’s $450 million acquisition of No Name Security marks a pivotal point in API security. Oz Golan, Noname's CEO and Akamai's vice president of API security, discusses the integration plans, technological synergies, and future growth opportunities that come with Akamai’s extensive customer base.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2024

The Réunion des Musées Nationaux network, including Paris’ Grand Palais and other museums, was hit by a ransomware attack. A ransomware attack hit the Réunion des Musées Nationaux network, including Paris’ Grand Palais and other museums. The attack impacted around 40 museums across France. The attack occurred on Sunday, and despite some affected venues are hosting Summer Olympics competitions, the incident had no impact on the Olympic Games.

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WIRED Threat Level

AUGUST 6, 2024

As digital threats against US water, food, health care, and other vital sectors loom large, a new project called UnDisruptable27 aims to help fix cybersecurity weaknesses where other efforts have failed.

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KnowBe4

AUGUST 6, 2024

Researchers at Malwarebytes spotted a malvertising campaign that abused Google Ads to target people searching for Google Authenticator.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 6, 2024

When an airplane crashes, impartial investigatory bodies leap into action, empowered by law to unearth what happened and why. But there is no such empowered and impartial body to investigate CrowdStrike’s faulty update that recently unfolded, ensnarling banks, airlines, and emergency services to the tune of billions of dollars. We need one. To be sure, there is the White House’s Cyber Safety Review Board.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

CyberheistNews Vol 14 #31 How The Whole World Now Knows About Fake North Korean IT Workers

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AUGUST 6, 2024

Discover how fake iOS updates could threaten mobile security. Stay vigilant and secure your Apple devices against evolving cyber threats.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) has warned that threat actors are increasingly using AI to enhance phishing and other social engineering attacks, Channel News Asia reports.

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Collibra

AUGUST 6, 2024

Data governance doesn’t have to be boring — nor should it be. Adobe Senior Manager of Data Governance Joseph Wallace rightly challenged this and other misconceptions at the Data Citizens 2024 conference in Orlando, FL. Joseph was part of Adobe’s data governance team when the company first bought and implemented Collibra — a brand-new product at the time — and his experience has taught him that data governance is about unlocking the business potential of data, not just policing it.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

How close are you to achieving Zero Trust? If you’re a CISO or other security leader, recent and forthcoming government mandates mean you urgently need an answer to this question.

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Collaboration 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2024

If you've ever been curious about BitTorrent or torrenting, we have the explainer for you!

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CILIP

AUGUST 6, 2024

STOP-VERIFY-CORRECT: How to combat misinformation online, in print and media This guide breaks down the processes of how mis- and dis-information works, and how it is able to use emotion and deception to spread across social media, the internet, and the press. Stop - Verify - Correct When you encounter a piece of news that is shocking, outrageous, emotive and visceral, always stop to assess the situation.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

AI can create unexpected problems for crafters. Here's what to watch out for, and why it matters even if you don't crochet.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

Approaching AI at the National Library of Scotland Image of the National Library of Scotland by Magnus Hagdorn, from Flickr Robert Cawston, Director of Digital and Service Transformation, introduces a new AI Statement for the National Library of Scotland. This article is featured in the AI hub Approaching the hype cycle Despite the rapid developments in large language models (LLMs) and generative AI tools over the last 12-18 months, for many we remain at the “jagged frontier”(1) of AI capabiliti

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Collaboration 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2024

The ChargerLAB Power-Z AK001 USB-C cable includes a power meter that's super handy for seasoned technicians and hobbyists alike.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

Our series on threat hunters has covered what they are and what they do. This week’s post highlights two common mistakes threat hunters make and the three biggest challenges they face, according to a recent study by the University of Victoria [insert link]. The bottom line is that these mistakes and challenges cost time and attention, which increases risk.

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