Krebs on Security
APRIL 29, 2024
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today levied fines totaling nearly $200 million against the four major carriers — including AT&T , Sprint , T-Mobile and Verizon — for illegally sharing access to customers’ location information without consent. The fines mark the culmination of a more than four-year investigation into the actions of the major carriers.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 29, 2024
Law Bans Universal Default Passwords; Requires Bug-Reporting Channels, Update Plan Say goodbye to buying internet of things devices in Britain with a default or hardcoded password set to "12345," as the country has banned manufacturers from shipping internet-connected and network-connected devices that don't comply with minimum cybersecurity standards.
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Security Affairs
APRIL 29, 2024
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services reported a data breach that exposed thousands of patients’ personal and health information. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services disclosed a data breach that impacted thousands of patients. Patients’ personal and health information was exposed after a phishing attack impacted over two dozen employees.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 29, 2024
North Korean Prediliction for Elaborate Social Engineering Attacks Strikes Again Likely North Korean threat actors are using fake job interviews to trick software developers into downloading disguised Python backdoors as part of an ongoing espionage campaign. Pyongyang hackers have a history of constructing elaborate social engineering ruses.
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Security Affairs
APRIL 29, 2024
Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) suffered a data breach that exposed information 2 million individuals. Debt collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) disclosed a data breach that may have impacted 1,955,385 individuals. FBCS, a third-party debt collection agency, collects personal information from its clients to facilitate debt collection activities on behalf of those clients.
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Security Affairs
APRIL 29, 2024
Google announced they have prevented 2.28 million policy-violating apps from being published in the official Google Play. Google announced that in 2023, they have prevented 2.28 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play. This amazing result was possible thanks to the introduction of enhanced security features, policy updates, and advanced machine learning and app review processes.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 29, 2024
High Demand for Experts Who Know Law Plus AI, Blockchain and Internet of Things Advancements in AI, blockchain and the internet of things have caused the demand for professionals who have expertise in those fields as well as in law to skyrocket. There simply are not enough experts equipped with this knowledge, and the gap presents a unique and lucrative career opportunity.
Security Affairs
APRIL 29, 2024
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined the largest U.S. wireless carriers $200 million for sharing customers’ real-time location data without consent. The FCC has fined four major U.S. wireless carriers nearly $200 million for unlawfully selling access to real-time location data of their customers without consent. The fines come as a result of the Notices of Apparent Liability (NAL) issued by the FCC against AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon in February 2020.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 29, 2024
Atos Received a Letter of Intent From French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire The French government could acquire a loss-making cybersecurity unit and other critical assets of Paris IT consultancy firm Atos after previous bids by competing firms fell through. Atos employs about 4,000 people and is strategically important to the French government.
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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.
KnowBe4
APRIL 29, 2024
The activity by this group, responsible for (SIM) swapping, cryptocurrency theft, swatting, and corporate intrusions is on the rise, according to new.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 29, 2024
Cisco Cybersecurity Readiness Index Shows Only 3% of Companies Are Cyber Resilient Cisco's 2024 Cybersecurity Readiness Index showed a concerning gap - while 80% of organizations felt confident in their cybersecurity readiness, only 3% had a "Mature" level of readiness. This suggests companies must plan cybersecurity budgets, upgrade infrastructure and adopt AI for resilience.
KnowBe4
APRIL 29, 2024
Researchers at Akamai have found that phishing sites impersonating the U.S. Postal Service get as much traffic as the real USPS website.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 29, 2024
Barry Mainz Discusses Asset Visibility, Security and Risk Management Outside IT Forescout CEO Barry Mainz highlights the growing risks associated with OT and IoT devices and how cybersecurity strategies must evolve to address these challenges. He emphasizes the need for visibility, classification and robust risk assessment to manage these vulnerabilities effectively.
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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?
KnowBe4
APRIL 29, 2024
Check out the April updates in Compliance Plus so you can stay on top of featured compliance training content.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 29, 2024
Island CEO Mike Fey on How Enterprise Browsers Streamline Operations, Fuel Security Island co-founder and CEO Mike Fey discusses how enterprise browsers facilitate efficient business processes through cloud integrations, safeguard sensitive data effectively and deliver a user experience tailored to the needs of business environments.
KnowBe4
APRIL 29, 2024
One of the best things you can teach yourself, your family, and your organization is how to recognize the common signs of phishing and how to mitigate and appropriately report it.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 29, 2024
Commission Approves Long-Anticipated Fines for Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint The Federal Communications Commission announced Monday that it is slapping the leading U.S. cellular providers with nearly $200 million in fines for selling customers' location data to third parties without their consent, following years of warnings from lawmakers about the apparent privacy abuses.
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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.
Schneier on Security
APRIL 29, 2024
During the Cold War, the US Navy tried to make a secret code out of whale song. The basic plan was to develop coded messages from recordings of whales, dolphins, sea lions, and seals. The submarine would broadcast the noises and a computer—the Combo Signal Recognizer (CSR)—would detect the specific patterns and decode them on the other end.
eSecurity Planet
APRIL 29, 2024
Many of this week’s disclosures involve new aspects of old vulnerabilities. Palo Alto’s Pan-OS flaw impacts Siemens products and receives new remediation instructions. An old Microsoft Windows spooler flaw is added to the CISA KEV list, and the Cactus Ransomware gang currently pursues unfixed Qlik Sense servers with a vulnerability patched in September 2023.
CGI
APRIL 29, 2024
Through digital technology, financial institutions, including banks and insurers, can streamline, optimize, and integrate their back- and front-end business processes across the enterprise to improve efficiencies, the customer experience, and more. The question is which solution is best for achieving this?
Data Matters
APRIL 29, 2024
Largely dormant for the last 25 years, Illinois’ Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) has been sharing the limelight recently with its sibling, the Biometric Information Privacy Act. (BIPA). GIPA includes a number of restrictions related to the use and disclosure of genetic testing and genetic information, and it provides a private right of action and permits recovery of steep statutory damages.
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IG Guru
APRIL 29, 2024
Register here. The post WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA CHAPTERS OF ARMA INTERNATIONAL: BRAVE NEW WORLD OF FEDERAL RECORDS on May 14, 2024 8:30am-4pm first appeared on IG GURU.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
APRIL 29, 2024
The Evolving Legislative and Compliance Landscape: A Roadmap for Business Leaders madhav Tue, 04/30/2024 - 05:32 Trust is the currency of the digital economy. It fuels innovation, drives customer loyalty, and underpins successful digital transformation. The Thales 2024 Trust Index report indicates that 87% of consumers expect vendors to respect their digital rights, which leads to trusted relationships.
eSecurity Planet
APRIL 29, 2024
Integrated risk management (IRM) is a discipline designed to embed risk considerations for the use of technology throughout an organization. In other words, it links technology spending directly to the value of the resource protected and the associated risks controlled by that technology. To explain IRM, in the article I outline its key components, benefits, how IRM differs from other risk models, and IRM frameworks.
IBM Big Data Hub
APRIL 29, 2024
VeloxCon 2024 , the premier developer conference that is dedicated to the Velox open-source project, brought together industry leaders, engineers, and enthusiasts to explore the latest advancements and collaborative efforts shaping the future of data management. Hosted by IBM® in partnership with Meta, VeloxCon showcased the latest innovation in Velox including project roadmap, Prestissimo (Presto-on-Velox), Gluten (Spark-on-Velox), hardware acceleration, and much more.
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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.
OpenText Information Management
APRIL 29, 2024
I will be attending the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium Xpo, Rethinking Supply Chains, in Orlando in a few days. This conference runs May 6-8, 2024, and OpenText has participated in this conference in the past, both in Orlando and its sister event in Europe, usually taking place a month later. Both of these leading events bring together supply chain leaders from around the world and from various industry sectors to discuss key trends impacting their operations and to learn from each other how to
Jamf
APRIL 29, 2024
Businesses face myriad challenges to security and compliance. Learn how the seamless integration between Teqtivity and Jamf Pro offers unparalleled advantages for managing your Apple fleet.
Robert's Db2
APRIL 29, 2024
A few months ago, I got this question from a Db2 for z/OS DBA: "Is there a way we can check to see if the UNLOAD utility has been executed for certain of our tables?" The environment in question was a Db2 12 for z/OS system, and because of that I had to provide an answer that was less-than-great from an ease-of-use persepective: "Yes, you can do that in a Db2 12 environment, but the process is going to be a bit cumbersome.
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