Krebs on Security

JULY 15, 2024

At least a dozen organizations with domain names at domain registrar Squarespace saw their websites hijacked last week. Squarespace bought all assets of Google Domains a year ago, but many customers still haven’t set up their new accounts. Experts say malicious hackers learned they could commandeer any migrated Squarespace accounts that hadn’t yet been registered, merely by supplying an email address tied to an existing domain.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 15, 2024

Disney’s Data Targeted for Using Artists’ Work in AI Systems, Hacking Group Says An apparent hacktivist group known as NullBulge claimed to have released a major data trove of sensitive information from Disney’s third-party digital workplace collaboration platform, Slack, after reportedly targeting the tech giant for its use of artists' work in training advanced AI systems.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 15, 2024

In our digital age, managing passwords effectively is crucial not just for our security while we’re alive, but also for ensuring our digital legacies are secure after we’re gone. Related : Understanding digital footprints A recent study by All About Cookies sheds light on the alarming lack of preparation most internet users have for their digital assets.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 15, 2024

Largest Deal in Cyber History Would Help Google Rival Microsoft, Limit Partnerships Despite all the platformization buzz, there are very few vendors with market-leading capabilities in at least three disparate security technology categories. That could change if Google forges ahead with buying cloud security firm Wiz for a reported $23 billion just two years after buying Mandiant.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2024

Multiple ransomware groups were spotted exploiting a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-27532, in Veeam Backup & Replication. The vulnerability CVE-2023-275327 (CVSS score of 7.5) impacts the Veeam Backup & Replication component. An attacker can exploit the issue to obtain encrypted credentials stored in the configuration database, potentially leading to gaining access to the backup infrastructure hosts.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 15, 2024

Some scholars are inflating their reference counts by sneaking them into metadata: Citations of scientific work abide by a standardized referencing system: Each reference explicitly mentions at least the title, authors’ names, publication year, journal or conference name, and page numbers of the cited publication. These details are stored as metadata, not visible in the article’s text directly, but assigned to a digital object identifier, or DOI—a unique identifier for each sci

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Data Breach Today

JULY 15, 2024

Paying Criminals for a Promise to Delete Data Is Part of the Problem What will it take for victims of ransomware, extortion and other types of cybercrime to stop directly funding their attackers? The latest breached business to pay a ransom to its attackers appears to be AT&T, which reportedly paid Shiny Hunters over $350,000 for a promise to delete stolen data.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2024

Wired attributes the recently disclosed AT&T data breach to a hacker living in Turkey and reported the company paid a $370,000 ransom. An American hacker who lives in Turkey claimed responsibility for the recently disclosed AT&T data breach. The man also said the company paid a ransom to ensure that stolen data would be deleted, reported Wired.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 15, 2024

GAO: Department Lacks Cybersecurity Strategies for Major Business IT Programs The U.S. Department of Defense still hasn't addressed a series of critical cybersecurity gaps in its information technology business programs, according to an annual assessment conducted by the Government Accountability Office, despite years of warnings from the government watchdog.

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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?

WIRED Threat Level

JULY 15, 2024

A hacker group called “NullBulge” says it stole more than a terabyte of Disney’s internal Slack messages and files from nearly 10,000 channels in an apparent protest over AI-generated art.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 15, 2024

Ransomware Hit on Pathology Firm Still Disrupting Organ Transplants, Blood Supply Nearly 8,000 National Health Service patient procedures including organ transplants and cancer treatments have been canceled, postponed or diverted to other facilities in London over the past six weeks since a ransomware attack disrupted blood testing firm Synnovis.

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Collaboration 2.0

JULY 15, 2024

The Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones top every 'best headphones' list I've written, and for good reason. They're on sale for $80 off ahead of Amazon Prime Day 2024.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 15, 2024

Driven Technologies Chief Operating Officer Vinu Thomas provides an in-depth look at how AI and automation are enhancing cybersecurity. He talks about the shift to distributed environments, the integration of security tools, and the effectiveness of AI in threat detection and response.

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Collaboration 2.0

JULY 15, 2024

The Yeedi Cube almost does everything: strong suction, self-emptying, and self-cleaning. And it's one of the most affordable robot vacuums and mops to combine all these features.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 15, 2024

Andres Andreu Discusses How to Make an Organization Secure - and Successful To make cybersecurity a business enabler, cybersecurity teams need to focus on opening things up in a secure fashion so that the functionality and productivity of the business can flourish. Hearst's Andres Andreu discusses the areas in which this can be done.

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Data Protection Report

JULY 15, 2024

The Government of Ontario recently introduced the Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024 (Bill 194) seeking to strengthen cybersecurity programs in the public sector and provide the groundwork for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) among various public sector entities. If passed, Bill 194 will enact the Enhancing Digital Security and Trust Act, 2024 (the Act) and significantly amend the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

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Data Breach Today

JULY 15, 2024

Complaint Seeks SEC Investigation of Whistleblower Practices, Financial Penalty Whistleblowers from OpenAI have reportedly complained to the Securities and Exchange Commission that the company unlawfully restricted employees from alerting regulators of the artificial intelligence technology's potential risks to humanity.

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Collaboration 2.0

JULY 15, 2024

AI tools can help you generate text, images, and code, but they can also work as a great shopping assistant this Prime Day. Here's how.

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KnowBe4

JULY 15, 2024

Phishing remains a top initial access vector for ransomware actors, according to researchers at Cisco Talos. The threat actors often use phishing to steal legitimate credentials so they can use employee accounts without raising suspicion.

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Collaboration 2.0

JULY 15, 2024

Prime Day is one of the few times a year when you can buy a video doorbell for the price of a trip to a fast-food restaurant.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 15, 2024

Senator Mark Warner is trying to pass new limits on when the government can wiretap Americans. At least two senators are quietly trying to stop him.

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Collaboration 2.0

JULY 15, 2024

Give these Xfce tweaks a try if you want a lightning-fast desktop operating system that's as user-friendly as possible.

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Collibra

JULY 15, 2024

“With our automated world, every second thousands of decisions hinge on your data. Poor data quality doesn’t just mean mistakes—it means mistakes at lightning speed.” – Kirk Haslbeck, Founder of Collibra Data Quality, Inventor of Automated Rules State and local governments (SLED) are leveraging AI to enhance public safety, streamline operations, and improve citizen services.

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Collaboration 2.0

JULY 15, 2024

Forget Prime Day -- Best Buy has Samsung's popular TV that doubles as a work of art on deep discount right now.

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KnowBe4

JULY 15, 2024

New data shows that only 3 percent of organizations are solely relying on their current cyber defenses when adding on cyber insurance, indicating that organizations are beginning to understand the true value and place of a cyber insurance policy.

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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.

Collaboration 2.0

JULY 15, 2024

I use this electric screwdriver with its built-in light all the time. Grab one on sale for Amazon Prime Day now.

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Jamf

JULY 15, 2024

Jamf Pro’s implementation of Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) is now finalized. William Smith takes a deep dive into how it works and how to implement it.

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Collaboration 2.0

JULY 15, 2024

Linus Torvalds just announced the general availability of the new 6.10 kernel, which is the latest stable branch and introduces several new features as well as the usual collection of fixes and improvements.

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