The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 12, 2024

LAS VEGAS – Here’s what I discovered last week here at Black Hat USA 2024 : GenAI is very much in the mix as a potent X-factor in cybersecurity. Related: Prioritizing digital resiliency I spoke with over three dozen cybersecurity solution providers. Some of the more intriguing innovations had to do with leveraging GenAI/LLM-equipped chatbots as proprietary force multipliers.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 12, 2024

Unemployed Defendants Allegedly Bought Luxury Car, Lived in Beach House U.S. law enforcement charged two alleged masterminds of one of the largest Russian-language cybercrime forums after they claimed asylum inside the United States and lived a luxurious life in Miami. Federal agents obtained an image of the server hosting the forum.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 12, 2024

Torrance, Calif., Aug. 12, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Criminal IP , an expanding Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) search engine from AI SPERA, has recently completed its technology integration with Maltego , a global all-in-one investigation platform that specializes in visualized analysis of combined cyber data. This collaboration integrates Criminal IP’s comprehensive database of malicious IPs, domains, and CVEs directly into Maltego’s unified user interface and adds Criminal IP to Malte

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 12, 2024

Rights Group NOYB Files 9 Complaints Against X for Privacy Violation Social media platform X faces the prospect of more legal scrutiny in Europe over its decision to feed customer data into its Grok artificial intelligence system after it agreed Thursday to suspend harvesting tweets as training data. NOYB said the company it is still likely violating privacy law.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2024

Microsoft found four bugs in OpenVPN that could be chained to achieve remote code execution and local privilege escalation. During the Black Hat USA 2024 conference, Microsoft researchers disclosed multiple medium-severity bugs in the open-source project OpenVPN that could be chained to achieve remote code execution (RCE) and local privilege escalation (LPE).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2024

FreeBSD Project maintainers addressed a high-severity flaw in OpenSSH that could allow remote code execution with elevated privileges. The maintainers of the FreeBSD Project have released urgent security updates to address a high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-7589, (CVSS score of 7.4) in OpenSSH. A remote attacker could exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 12, 2024

CrowdStrike Probes Largest Deal in History Weeks After Causing Massive IT Outage CrowdStrike is in talks to acquire Houston-based patch management and vulnerability remediation startup Action1 for close to $1 billion, co-founder and CEO Alex Vovk told employees in an email Wednesday. This would be the largest acquisition in the endpoint security vendor's history.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 12, 2024

On 24 May 2024, the Council of the European Union (the “Council”) released new details of a proposed reform of the General Data Protection Regulation’s (“GDPR”) procedural rules, which representatives of EU national governments approved on 29 May 2024. On 13 June 2024, the Council issued a press release detailing its agreed common Member States’ position that maintains the general thrust of the original proposed reforms, but which seeks to: (i) introduce clearer timelines; (ii) improve efficienc

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2024

A campaign tracked as EastWind is targeting Russian government and IT organizations with PlugY and GrewApacha Backdoors. In late July 2024, Kaspersky researchers detected a series of targeted cyberattacks against the Russian government and IT organizations. Kaspersky named this campaign has EastWind. Threat actors sent phishing emails with RAR archive attachments containing a Windows shortcut to install malware.

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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?

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AUGUST 12, 2024

Most people take a lot of measures to secure their online bank accounts, credit card accounts, retirement accounts and other financial accounts. This often means enabling some form of multi-factor authentication (MFA), using a strong password, or other means of keeping money safe.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 12, 2024

Interesting paper: “ Generative AI Misuse: A Taxonomy of Tactics and Insights from Real-World Data “: Generative, multimodal artificial intelligence (GenAI) offers transformative potential across industries, but its misuse poses significant risks. Prior research has shed light on the potential of advanced AI systems to be exploited for malicious purposes.

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Collaboration 2.0

AUGUST 12, 2024

Does your desktop PC have a 13th- or 14th-generation Raptor Lake CPU? Read this now. Don't know your CPU? Then you really need to read this.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 12, 2024

How Cybersecurity Can Save Critical Infrastructure josh.pearson@t… Tue, 08/13/2024 - 07:05 Critical infrastructure (CI) has become a prime target for malicious actors seeking to manipulate, disrupt, or undermine the operation of industrial control systems (ICS). Motivated by various factors – from monetary to geopolitical – malevolent actors seek to disrupt critical operations.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

Older than the floppy drive and long favored by writers and typists alike, WordStar makes a comeback thanks to the efforts of this Hugo-winning sci-fi author. Here's how to try it.

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OpenText Information Management

AUGUST 12, 2024

In our increasingly interconnected digital world, accessible documents are no longer optional—they're essential for fostering inclusive communication and breaking down barriers for individuals with diverse abilities. As we approach 2025, the implementation deadline for the European Accessibility Act (EAA), ensuring digital independence for all has become a critical priority for organizations worldwide.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

Costco is starting to check membership cards more closely, so don't miss this deal to buy a membership that comes with a free $20 gift card. (I bought one and highly recommend it.

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HID Global

AUGUST 12, 2024

Strengthen healthcare HIPAA compliance with advanced biometric technologies. Explore effective solutions to protect patient data & improve security for healthcare providers.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

Microsoft alerted its customers to a frightening bug in Windows 11. What are the chances you'll encounter that bug, and what should you do to prepare? I have the answers here.

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HID Global

AUGUST 12, 2024

Don’t leave your organization vulnerable with weak passwords. Implement passkeys across your enterprise with HID® & Microsoft.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

Before you sell, give away, or otherwise dispose of an old laptop, make sure your personal files are thoroughly deleted and unrecoverable. Everything you need is available as part of Windows.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 12, 2024

Current Foreign Disinformation Attempt Using Leaked Documents Branded 'Incompetent' Cybersecurity experts are urging election campaign officials and policymakers to revisit their defenses in the wake of the Trump campaign confirming it was breached and that internal documents were stolen and leaked as part of an apparent foreign disinformation campaign.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

Pay just once and get a lifetime license to the Microsoft Office 2021 app suite (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) on your PC for 79% off right now (there's a deal for a Mac version, too).

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AUGUST 12, 2024

We tested and researched the best HDMI splitters that provide a convenient and efficient way to distribute HDMI signals to multiple displays. These are our favorites.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

One of the most popular sellers of Linux desktops and laptops has finally released the alpha version of its new COSMIC desktop and it's something special.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

Paint 3D's impending demise was revealed through a banner that appears for some people in the app itself. But if you're a fan, there is some good news.

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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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AUGUST 12, 2024

Erasing yourself from the internet isn't an easy or quick process, but our recommended data removal services take the legwork out of the journey.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

Buy a lifetime Windows 11 Pro license with more productivity features that will help you get things done -- and it's 89% off with this deal.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

If you're a college student, Spotify has an exclusive bundle that can save you cash on music and streaming. Here's how to get it.

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