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Twitter’s Clumsy Pivot to X.com Is a Gift to Phishers

Krebs on Security

On April 9, Twitter/X began automatically modifying links that mention “twitter.com” to read “x.com” instead. But over the past 48 hours, dozens of new domain names have been registered that demonstrate how this change could be used to craft convincing phishing links — such as fedetwitter[.]com , which until very recently rendered as fedex.com in tweets.

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Half of UK Firms, Charities Failed to Report Cyber Incidents

Data Breach Today

Survey: SMBs, Charities Mostly Targeted With Phishing, Online Impersonation in 2023 Cybercriminals launched 7.78 million attacks against U.K. businesses and nearly 1 million against charity organizations, according to the latest U.K. government survey report. But fewer than half of those firms reported the incidents to authorities, something researchers say is a concerning trend.

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How to Stop Your Data From Being Used to Train AI

WIRED Threat Level

Some companies let you opt out of allowing your content to be used for generative AI. Here’s how to take back (at least a little) control from ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and more.

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Nearly 534,000 Affected in Data Theft at Managed Care Org

Data Breach Today

Wisconsin Nonprofit Says Attackers Also Tried to Encrypt Systems, But They Failed A Wisconsin nonprofit managed care organization is notifying nearly 534,000 individuals that their protected health information was copied and stolen in a recent attack by a "foreign ransomware gang" that also attempted - but failed - to encrypt the group's IT systems.

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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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Fortinet fixed a critical remote code execution bug in FortiClientLinux

Security Affairs

Fortinet addressed multiple issues in FortiOS and other products, including a critical remote code execution flaw in FortiClientLinux. Fortinet fixed a dozen vulnerabilities in multiple products, including a critical-severity remote code execution (RCE) issue, tracked as CVE-2023-45590 (CVSS score of 9.4), in FortiClientLinux. The vulnerability is an Improper Control of Generation of Code (‘Code Injection’) issue that resides in FortiClientLinux.

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Cybersecurity in the Evolving Threat Landscape

Security Affairs

As technology evolves and our dependence on digital systems increases, the cybersecurity threat landscape also rapidly changes, posing fresh challenges for organizations striving to protect their assets and data. The battle between cybersecurity defenders and malicious actors rages on in the vast digital expanse of today’s interconnected world.

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Russia Tops Global Cybercrime Index, New Study Reveals

Data Breach Today

Russia, Ukraine, China and US All Top 'First-Ever World Cybercrime Index' A new study published by researchers from the universities of Oxford and New South Wales ranks Russia at the top of a global list of cybercrime hot spots and says Ukraine, China, the United States, Nigeria and Romania are home to a majority of global cybercriminal activity.

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Group Health Cooperative data breach impacted 530,000 individuals

Security Affairs

Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin disclosed a data breach that impacted over 500,000 individuals. The Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) is a non-profit organization that provides health insurance and medical care services to its members in the Madison metropolitan area of Wisconsin. The organization disclosed a data breach after a ransomware attack, the incident impacted 533,809 individuals.

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Should We Just Accept the Lies We Get From AI Chatbots?

Data Breach Today

NYC's New Chatbot, Hallucinating LLMs Just Can't Be Fixed, Says Linguistics Expert Employers can now fire an employee who complains about sexual harassment, take a cut of their workers' tips and serve customers cheese nibbled on by rats: at least according to advice doled out by New York City's AI chatbot meant to help small business owners navigate the city's bureaucratic maze.

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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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Microsoft Patches Tuesday security updates for April 2024 fixed hundreds of issues

Security Affairs

Microsoft Patches Tuesday security updates for April 2024 addressed three Critical vulnerabilities, none actively exploited in the wild. Microsoft Patches Tuesday security updates for April 2024 addressed 147 vulnerabilities in multiple products. This is the highest number of fixed issues from Microsoft this year and the largest since at least 2017.

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Cybercrime Group Uses Likely AI Script to Load Info Stealer

Data Breach Today

Proofpoint Spots Novel Threat Against German Organizations A financially motivated threat group used a script apparently coded by artificial intelligence to download an info stealer onto victim computers. The script, used to load the Rhadamanthys info stealer, contains "grammatically correct and hyper specific comments above each component of the script.

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AT&T states that the data breach impacted 51 million former and current customers

Security Affairs

AT&T confirmed that the data breach impacted 51 million former and current customers and is notifying them. AT&T revealed that the recently disclosed data breach impacts more than 51 million former and current customers and is notifying them. In March 2024, more than 70,000,000 records from an unspecified division of AT&T were leaked onto Breached forum, vx-underground researchers reported.

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Wiz Buys Startup Gem Security for $350M to Spot Cloud Issues

Data Breach Today

Buying CDR Startup Gem Will Help Wiz Address Needs of SecOps, Incident Responders Wiz bought a cloud detection and response startup founded by a longtime Israeli Military Intelligence leader to address security operations and incident response use cases. The deal will bring Wiz's chops in securing infrastructure and cloud environments together with Gem's expertise inside the SOC.

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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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In Memoriam: Ross Anderson, 1956-2024

Schneier on Security

Last week I posted a short memorial of Ross Anderson. The Communications of the ACM asked me to expand it. Here’s the longer version.

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Cloud Computing - Gain Network-Level Control From Anywhere

Data Breach Today

Why Moving to the Cloud Is a Strategic Gain for Federal Agencies Cloud adoption is on the rise across the U.S. government, and there are many reasons why moving to the cloud is a strategic gain for federal agencies. Here are tips on how to leverage secure cloud computing to gain network-level control from anywhere.

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Microsoft Patches Tuesday security updates for April 2024 fixed hundreds of issues

Security Affairs

Microsoft Patches Tuesday security updates for April 2024 addressed three Critical vulnerabilities, none actively exploited in the wild. Microsoft Patches Tuesday security updates for April 2024 addressed 147 vulnerabilities in multiple products. This is the highest number of fixed issues from Microsoft this year and the largest since at least 2017.

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Introducing Jamf Routines

Jamf

Jamf Routines — widely announced at Jamf’s Spring Event — is now available to Jamf Business and Enterprise Plan customers in the U.S. Read on to learn how Jamf Routines automates workflows, the templates that are available today and why we created it.

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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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Regulatory Update: National Association of Insurance Commissioners Spring 2024 National Meeting

Data Matters

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Spring 2024 National Meeting (Spring Meeting) March 15 through 18, 2024. This Sidley Update summarizes the highlights from this meeting in addition to interim meetings held in lieu of taking place during the Spring Meeting. Highlights include proposed updates to the regulatory review process for affiliated investment management agreements, continued discussion of considerations related to private equity ownership of insurers, an

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The future of application delivery starts with modernization

IBM Big Data Hub

IDC estimates that 750 million cloud native will be built by 2025. Where and how these applications are deployed will impact time to market and value realization. The reality is that application landscapes are complex, and they challenge enterprises to maintain and modernize existing infrastructure, while delivering new cloud-native features. Three in four executives reported disparate systems in their organizations and that a lack of skills, resources and common operational practices challenge

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PCI DSS 4.0: The Compliance Countdown – A Roadmap Through Phases 1 & 2

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

PCI DSS 4.0: The Compliance Countdown – A Roadmap Through Phases 1 & 2 madhav Thu, 04/11/2024 - 05:17 While compliance mandates can sometimes feel burdensome, PCI DSS 4.0 presents an opportunity to future-proof your payment card security. Its heightened focus on flexibility and risk-based controls empowers organizations to tailor security measures more closely to their individual needs.

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NIST Unveils New Consortium to Operate National Vulnerability Database via Infosecurity Magazine

IG Guru

Check out the article here. The post NIST Unveils New Consortium to Operate National Vulnerability Database via Infosecurity Magazine first appeared on IG GURU.

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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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Introducing Collibra Data Notebook

Collibra

We’re excited to announce a new addition to the Collibra platform: Collibra Data Notebook. This innovative capability is the result of our acquisition of Husprey and represents a significant step forward in empowering data citizens to work more efficiently and collaboratively within Collibra. In today’s data-driven landscape, organizations are grappling with increasing data volumes and the proliferation of siloed tools.

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Ignite UI for jQuery Release Notes - April 2024: 23.1 and 23.2 Service Release

Enterprise Software Blog

With every release comes a set of release notes that reflects the state of resolved bugs and new additions from the previous release. You’ll find the notes useful to help determine the resolution of existing issues from a past release and as a means of determining where to test your applications when upgrading from one version to the next. Release notes are available in both PDF and Excel formats.

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Trump Loyalists Kill Vote on US Wiretap Program

WIRED Threat Level

An attempt to reauthorize Section 702, the so-called crown jewel of US spy powers, failed for a third time in the House of Representatives after former president Donald Trump criticized the law.

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Infragistics ASP.NET Release Notes - April 2024: 23.1 Service Release

Enterprise Software Blog

With every release comes a set of release notes that reflects the state of resolved bugs and new additions from the previous release. You’ll find the notes useful to help determine the resolution of existing issues from a past release and as a means of determining where to test your applications when upgrading from one version to the next. Release notes are available in both PDF and Excel formats.

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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.