Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Also: A Widespread Linux Bootloader Vulnerability This week, the U.S. banned AI robocalls, researchers discovered a Linux bootloader flaw, France investigated health sector hackings, the feds offered money for Hive information, Verizon disclosed an insider breach, Germany opened a cybersecurity center, and cyberattack victims reported high costs.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
26 key cyber security stats for 2024 that every user should know, from rising cyber crime rates to the impact of AI technolog y. Cyber Crime Surge: During COVID-19 , cyber crimes shot up by 600%, showing how threats adapt to global changes. Phishing Attacks: Phishing is the top cyber attack, causing 90% of data breaches. Shockingly, 96% of these attacks come through email.
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Authorities Hacked the End-to-End Encryption Platform in 2020 The Dominican Republic earlier this month extradited to France a suspected administrator of now-defunct encrypted messaging service EncroChat. The extradition is the latest in a series of actions European authorities have been taking against EncroChat users since authorities penetrated its network.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
China-linked APT Volt Typhoon infiltrated a critical infrastructure network in the US and remained undetected for at least five years. US CISA, the NSA, the FBI, along with partner Five Eyes agencies, published a joint advisory to warn that China-linked APT Volt Typhoon infiltrated a critical infrastructure network in the US and remained undetected for at least five years. “the U.S. authoring agencies have recently observed indications of Volt Typhoon actors maintaining access and foothold
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
The Combined Company Will Be Worth $7B, Firms Say Data security vendor Cohesity will acquire the data protection business of Veritas in a stock and debt transaction resulting in a combined firm by the end of this year, the companies announced Thursday. The deal values the combined company at approximately $7 billion.
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
New Report Shows a Surge in OT/IoT Threats and a 123% Increase in Hacking Attempts Threats to critical infrastructure are on the rise, as threat actors continue to scan networks, attack networks and devices, and try to get past access controls. At the same time, according to a new report, sectors such as manufacturing have experienced a 230% increase in vulnerabilities.
The Last Watchdog
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Kenilworth, NJ, Feb. 8, 2024 – Diversified , a leading global technology solutions provider, today announced a partnership and trio of solutions with GroCyber. Together, the companies are empowering AV and media companies to improve their cybersecurity stance by providing a “clean bill of health” for their digital media environments, ensuring hardware and software are current, and protecting media storage and devices against the threat of malware.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Recent Victims Include Pennsylvania Emergency Dispatch System U.S. federal authorities are again warning the healthcare sector about threats from the Akira ransomware group. The latest alert comes on the heels of several recent attacks by the gang, including one last month on Bucks County, Pennsylvania, which affected an IT system used by emergency responders.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
U.S. Government offers rewards of up to $10 million for information that could help locate, identify, or arrest members of the Hive ransomware group. The US Department of State announced rewards up to $10,000,000 for information leading to the identification and/or location of the leaders of the Hive ransomware group. The US government also offers rewards up to $5,000,000 for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of any individual in any country who participated or attempted to par
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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?
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Investor Pramod Gosavi on Network Access, Endpoint Controls in a Zero Trust World Venture capital investor Pramod Gosavi discussed the drawbacks of relying on network-centric cybersecurity solutions that are driving up costs. He recommended proactive strategies, such as zero trust, that emphasize minimal access and continuous verification and investments in AI-based technologies.
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
In a test at one station, Transport for London used a computer vision system to try and detect crime and weapons, people falling on the tracks, and fare dodgers, documents obtained by WIRED show.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Also: AI Fake IDs Pass Crypto Exchange KYC; Treasury and SEC Address Crypto Issues This week, SIM swappers were linked to the FTX hack, AI-generated fake IDs likely bypassed crypto KYC checks, the Treasury addressed the illicit use of crypto, the SEC increased crypto oversight, Quantstamp released January's crypto hack statistics, and South Korea introduced a crypto crime law.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Several media reported that three million electric toothbrushes were compromised and recruited into a DDoS botnet. Is it true? The Swiss newspaper Aargauer Zeitung first published the news of a DDoS attack, carried out on January 30, that involved three million compromised electric toothbrushes. The journalists reported that threat actors gained access to three million electric toothbrushes and installed a malware that joined them to the botnet.
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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.
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Known for doing business with far-right extremist websites, Epik has been acquired by a company that specializes in helping businesses keep their operations secret.
Schneier on Security
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Over on Lawfare, Jim Dempsey published a really interesting proposal for software liability: “Standard for Software Liability: Focus on the Product for Liability, Focus on the Process for Safe Harbor.” Section 1 of this paper sets the stage by briefly describing the problem to be solved. Section 2 canvasses the different fields of law (warranty, negligence, products liability, and certification) that could provide a starting point for what would have to be legislative action establis
KnowBe4
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Cybercriminals increasingly used malvertising to gain initial access to victims’ networks in 2023, according to Malwarebytes’s latest State of Malware report.
The Guardian Data Protection
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Italy’s data protection body investigates claims police shared names and addresses with firm collecting penalties for TfL The names and addresses of thousands of EU drivers were unlawfully accessed by Italian police and shared with the company that collects Ulez penalties on behalf of Transport for London (TfL), investigators believe. The Italian data protection authority is investigating claims by Belgium’s government that an unnamed police department misused official powers to pass the persona
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KnowBe4
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Growing cybersecurity threats, especially ransomware attacks, and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent rules have made having a cybersecurity-aware Board of Directors (BOD) a critical business requirement.
Troy Hunt
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Somehow, an hour and a half went by in the blink of an eye this week. The Spoutible incident just has so many interesting aspects to it: loads of data that should never be returned publicly, awesome response time to the disclosure, lacklustre transparency in their disclosure, some really fundamental misunderstands about hashing algorithms and a controversy-laden past if you read back over events of the last year.
KnowBe4
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Users should be wary of online romance scams ahead of Valentine’s Day, according to Imogen Byers at ESET. While in the past these scams could often be thwarted by using reverse image search on the scammers’ profile photos, criminals can now use generative AI tools to create realistic photos of people who don’t exist.
IBM Big Data Hub
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Tackling global climate change and tracking greenhouse gas emissions has become an all-hands-on-deck endeavor. The World Bank recently launched an initiative, in collaboration with NASA and the European Space Agency, to collect and organize satellite-based measurements of concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. 1 Back on Earth’s surface, companies around the world are also tracking greenhouse gas emissions —the ones produced by their businesses and value chains.
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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.
KnowBe4
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Organizations are finally dialing in on where they need to focus their cybersecurity strategies, starting with phishing. But the top four cited security risks all have one element in common.
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Passkeys are here to replace passwords. When they work, it’s a seamless vision of the future. But don’t ditch your old logins just yet.
IBM Big Data Hub
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
As the line between employees’ personal and professional lives becomes more blurred than ever, employees expect a more flexible and empathetic workplace that takes their full selves into account. This shift in employee expectation is happening in a challenging environment of rapid technological advancements, widening skills gaps and unpredictable socioeconomic issues.
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
“The people are in the streets. We can’t ignore them any longer. Really, we have little choice. Either we heal together, or we tear ourselves apart.” An exclusive excerpt from 2054: A Novel.
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.
OpenText Information Management
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Our journey began at the turn of the century when Thomas Edison invented the carbon filament lamp. Today, GE Lighting, a Savant company, is taking the lead in developing smart home solutions—helping customers around the world design perfectly lit spaces and smart environments to live, work, and play. Every year, we deliver millions of products to … The post GE Lighting, a Savant company, switches up its approach to supplier collaboration appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
IBM Big Data Hub
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
The European Artificial Intelligence Act, while not yet law, is driving new levels of human oversight and regulatory compliance for artificial intelligence (AI) within the European Union. Similar to GDPR for privacy, the EU AI Act has potential to set the tone for upcoming AI regulations worldwide. The European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the EU AI Act in December 2023, it is now making its way through the final phases of the legislative process and is expected to rollout in st
OpenText Information Management
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Accessible PDFs are easy to use – enabling most people to view, read or interact with them. The goal is to create an inclusive experience where all PDFs and documents are crafted with accessibility in mind or appropriate tags are added for those who require such features. For those who don’t, the document maintains its … The post An inside look at enterprise document accessibility for PDFs appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
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