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Ransomware Talent Surges to Akira After LockBit's Demise

Data Breach Today

US Healthcare Entities Are Firmly in Akira Ransomware Group's Sights, Expert Warns Ransomware groups may come and go, but often it's only in name, as the individuals involved will move on to power whatever group remains a going concern. Cue a reported flow of top talent from LockBit, which was recently disrupted by law enforcement, to Akira, which is apparently alive and well.

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Business Forms and AI

AIIM

Nobody gives much thought to business forms; they just ‘are.’ As for the management of business forms, almost nobody knows that Forms Management is a ‘thing’; many likely wonder why business forms even need managing. Frankly, it’s as if business forms are unimportant, yet that could not be further from reality. They are critically important, and their centrality and importance in the world of information management and enterprise automation will likely grow exponentially over the coming years.

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Advanced Tech Fuels Authoritarian Threats, US Intel Warns

Data Breach Today

China and Russia Strain an 'Increasingly Fragile Global Order' Authoritarian countries are seizing on technological advances to sway the global balance during a time of increased geopolitical fragility, U.S. intelligence agencies warned in an annual threat assessment. Generative artificial intelligence and biotechnology have high potential for shifting power.

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Insurance scams via QR codes: how to recognise and defend yourself

Security Affairs

Threat actors can abuse QR codes to carry out sophisticated scams, as reported by the Italian Postal Police in its recent alert. As is well known, QR codes are two-dimensional barcodes that can be read with a smartphone or other hand-held device. They are widely used to access information, services, or online payments quickly and conveniently. However, they can also hide scams, as denounced by the Italian Postal Police in its recent alert.

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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DARPA Picks 7 Small Businesses for AI Cyber Challenge

Data Breach Today

Firms Get $1 Million Funding to Develop System to Automatically Fix AI Bugs DARPA said it wants to "redefine" AI security, so it is offering support to seven small businesses to automatically find and fix software vulnerabilities at scale. As part of its AI Cyber Challenge, DARPA awarded the companies $1 million each to develop a "cyber reasoning system" using AI.

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Building a 911 Cyber Civil Defense System for Healthcare

Data Breach Today

The healthcare sector needs a 911-style cyber civil defense system that can help all segments of the industry, including under-resourced groups, to more rapidly and effectively respond to cyberattacks and related incidents, said Erik Decker, CISO of Intermountain Health and a federal cyber adviser.

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First-ever South Korean national detained for espionage in Russia

Security Affairs

Russian authorities have detained a South Korean national on cyber espionage charges, it is the first time for a Korean citizen. Russian authorities have arrested a South Korean citizen on charges of cyber espionage, marking the first instance involving a Korean national. “During the investigation of an espionage case, a South Korean citizen Baek Won-soon was identified and detained in Vladivostok, and put into custody under a court order.

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Spanish High Court Upholds Temporary Worldcoin Ban

Data Breach Today

Court Decision Backs 3-Month Ban Imposed by the Country's Data Regulator The Spanish High Court on Monday sided with the country's data regulator, the Spanish Data Protection Agency, to uphold a three-month ban on OpenAI founder Sam Altman's controversial digital identity and cryptocurrency platform Worldcoin due to privacy concerns.

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Jailbreaking LLMs with ASCII Art

Schneier on Security

Researchers have demonstrated that putting words in ASCII art can cause LLMs—GPT-3.5, GPT-4 , Gemini, Claude, and Llama2—to ignore their safety instructions. Research paper.

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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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Getting Down to the Roots of First-Party Fraud

Data Breach Today

Frank McKenna on How Customers Are Scamming Their Banks and How Banks Can Respond First-party fraud hits banks from many different places - credit card fraud claims, bust-out schemes, lending fraud and synthetic identity fraud. The diversity of scams poses major challenges in spotting fraudulent activity, said Frank McKenna, chief strategist and co-founder of Point Predictive.

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Generative AI Results In 1760% Increase in BEC Attacks

KnowBe4

As cybercriminals leverage tools like generative AI, making attacks easier to execute and with a higher degree of success, phishing attacks continues to increase in frequency.

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HHS Resources, Funding to Bolster Healthcare Cyber Efforts

Data Breach Today

The Department of Health and Human Services is working on grant programs and other financial programs to help under-resourced healthcare organizations deal with the cybersecurity challenges they're facing, said La Monte Yarborough, CISO and acting deputy CIO at HHS.

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Dodging Digital Deception: How to Spot Fake Recruiters and Shield Your Career Search from Phishing Scams

KnowBe4

Scammers are impersonating job-seeking platform Dice with phony employment opportunities designed to steal victims’ information.

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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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Safeguarding against the rise of mobile malware: Actions to take following recent incidents

Jamf

Learn how the evolving threat landscape finds threat actors increasingly targeting mobile devices to exploit sensitive resources and what steps organizations can take to minimize risks while strengthening their overall security posture.

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How Much Will AI Help Cybercriminals?

KnowBe4

Do not forget, AI-enabled technologies, like KnowBe4’s Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents (AIDA), will make defenses increasingly better.

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Welcoming the Liechtenstein Government to Have I Been Pwned

Troy Hunt

Over the last 6 years, we've been very happy to welcome dozens of national governments to have unhindered access to their domains in Have I Been Pwned , free from cost and manual verification barriers. Today, we're happy to welcome Liechtenstein's National Cyber Security Unit who now have full access to their government domains. We provide this support to governments to help those tasked with protecting their national interests understand more about the threats posed by data breac

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CyberheistNews Vol 14 #11 Microsoft and OpenAI Team Up to Block Threat Actor Access to AI

KnowBe4

Microsoft and OpenAI Team Up to Block Threat Actor Access to AI

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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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Amex Customer Data Exposed in Third-Party Breach via Dark Reading

IG Guru

Check out the article here. The post Amex Customer Data Exposed in Third-Party Breach via Dark Reading first appeared on IG GURU.

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I am announcing AIDA: Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents!

KnowBe4

AI is evolving a breakneck speed. Elon Musk recently said : " I've never seen any technology advance faster than AI compute. We are on the edge of the biggest technology revolution ever. As in the Chinese curse; we are living in the most interesting of times.

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How Much Will CMMC 2.0 Compliance Really Cost?

Daymark

Many companies are currently evaluating how they might fund initiatives necessary to move their businesses towards compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). There are a few ways to fund these initiatives, but many key items have the potential to impact the amount of funding needed to prepare your organization for certification.

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Ransomware Attacks: The Constant and Evolving Cybersecurity Threat

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Ransomware Attacks: The Constant and Evolving Cybersecurity Threat madhav Tue, 03/12/2024 - 13:00 Enterprise data collection is skyrocketing, driven by factors like connected devices, cloud computing, personal data collection and digital transactions. It accounts for 25% of all data breaches. This presents a big challenge to all the organizations. Ransomware remains a constant and chilling threat.

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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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How utilities can prepare for extreme weather with data and AI

IBM Big Data Hub

Extreme weather events can be catastrophic to both people and the environment. But flash floods, hurricanes and winter storms also profoundly impact utilities. With electricity being the backbone of modern life and business operations, a loss of power can have disastrous consequences that require more than a flashlight and battery-powered radio to be solved.

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The Cost of Non-Compliance: Financial Implications of Inadequate Legal Holds

Gimmal

In today’s litigious business climate, the specter of legal disputes looms large, and the effective management of legal holds has become a critical component of corporate compliance. A legal hold, also known as a litigation hold, is a directive to preserve all forms of relevant information when a company anticipates or is involved in legal proceedings.

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Accelerating your transition from traditional BI to advanced analytics with data intelligence

Collibra

What is advanced analytics? The term “advanced analytics” gained widespread recognition in the fields of data analysis and business intelligence (BI) during the early 2000s. Technological advancements during this period — particularly in areas such as machine learning, predictive modeling and big data analytics — resulted in the creation of more robust analytical methods.

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The Hollywood Studio Job Interview

Information Governance Perspectives

A year after my wedding, a powerful executive at Paramount Pictures called me in for an interview with her legal department. She was poised, delicate, and enigmatic — a mature brunette and guarded woman whose personal life most people knew very little about. Her reputation in the business was one of a tough negotiator and a vigilant defender of the brand.

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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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Malicious Python Packages Target Crypto Wallet Recovery Passwords

The Security Ledger

A newly discovered campaign pushing malicious open source software packages is designed to steal mnemonic phrases used to recover lost or destroyed crypto wallets, according to a report by ReversingLabs. The post Malicious Python Packages Target Crypto Wallet Recovery Passwords appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Roberts.

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Patch Tuesday, March 2024 Edition

Krebs on Security

Apple and Microsoft recently released software updates to fix dozens of security holes in their operating systems. Microsoft today patched at least 60 vulnerabilities in its Windows OS. Meanwhile, Apple’s new macOS Sonoma addresses at least 68 security weaknesses, and its latest update for iOS fixes two zero-day flaws. Last week, Apple pushed out an urgent software update to its flagship iOS platform, warning that there were at least two zero-day exploits for vulnerabilities being used in

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US Lawmaker Cited NYC Protests in a Defense of Warrantless Spying

WIRED Threat Level

A closed-door presentation for House lawmakers late last year portrayed American anti-war protesters as having possible ties to Hamas in an effort to kill privacy reforms to a major US spy program.

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