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Identity Theft Reports Fall, But Attempts at ID Misuse Rise

Data Breach Today

James E. Lee of ITRC Discusses Key Trends Revealed in the 2023 Identity Report Fewer victims reported identity crimes in 2023, but the number of attempts to commit multiple identity crimes grew, according to the trends report released by the Identity Theft Resource Center. That means criminals are diversifying their methods and attempting to perform multiple types of misuse.

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Quora’s Chatbot Platform Poe Allows Users to Download Paywalled Articles on Demand

WIRED Threat Level

WIRED was able to download stories from publishers like The New York Times and The Atlantic using Poe’s Assistant bot. One expert calls it “prima facie copyright infringement,” which Quora disputes.

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Startup Odaseva Raises $54M to Bolster Global Expansion, R&D

Data Breach Today

Silver Lake Leads Series C Round for California-Based Data Security Startup Odaseva With 65% of its revenue coming from the United States, data security startup Odaseva will use its $54 million Series C funding round to enhance R&D, expand its product line and strengthen its market presence in compliance, failover management and zero trust protection.

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A cyberattack shut down the University Hospital Centre Zagreb in Croatia

Security Affairs

A cyber attack started targeting the University Hospital Centre Zagreb (KBC Zagreb) on Wednesday night, reported the Croatian Radiotelevision. A cyber attack began targeting the University Hospital Centre Zagreb (KBC Zagreb), the largest Croatian hospital, on Wednesday night, according to a report by Croatian Radiotelevision. The hospital has shut down its IT infrastructure in response to the cyber attack.

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Entity Resolution: Your Guide to Deciding Whether to Build It or Buy It

Adding high-quality entity resolution capabilities to enterprise applications, services, data fabrics or data pipelines can be daunting and expensive. Organizations often invest millions of dollars and years of effort to achieve subpar results. This guide will walk you through the requirements and challenges of implementing entity resolution. By the end, you'll understand what to look for, the most common mistakes and pitfalls to avoid, and your options.

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Cryptohack Roundup: Conviction in Home Invasions Case

Data Breach Today

Also: $5M for Info on the Crypto Queen; Attacks on BtcTurk and CoinStats This week, crypto stealer convicted, reward for info on Crypto Queen increased, BtcTurk and CoinStats suffered cyberattacks, Lazarus blamed for Alex Lab hack, Nigeria refuted allegations of ill treatment, sentencing in Hydrogen Technology case, Binance fined in India, and FBI warned of crypto scams.

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Collaborate on Shifting Left: Why 'AppSec Is a Team Sport'

Data Breach Today

Developers are using more and more open-source code because they "want to move fast," said Cycode's Lotem Guy. But the speed of development and the continuous deployment that follows means security teams have to catch up to the fast-moving development life cycle.

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TeamViewer Corporate Network Breached in Alleged APT Attack

KnowBe4

In a concerning development, TeamViewer, one of the world's leading remote access software providers, has disclosed a cyber attack that breached its corporate network environment.

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Breaches Due to Credential Stuffing: Who's Accountable?

Data Breach Today

The Theft of Snowflake's Customers' Data Shows That Vendors Need Robust Defenses Who's responsible for the data breaches experienced by customers of the data warehousing platform Snowflake due to credential stuffing attacks? While users have security responsibilities, multiple platforms - including Snowflake - have shortcomings they must urgently address.

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Inside a Violent Gang's Ruthless Crypto-Stealing Home Invasion Spree

WIRED Threat Level

More than a dozen men threatened, assaulted, tortured, or kidnapped 11 victims in likely the worst-ever crypto-focused serial extortion case of its kind in the US.

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10 Rules for Managing Apache Cassandra

It’s no surprise that Apache Cassandra has emerged as a popular choice for organizations of all sizes seeking a powerful solution to manage their data at a scale—but with great power comes great responsibility. Due to the inherent complexity of distributed databases, this white paper will uncover the 10 rules you’ll want to know when managing Apache Cassandra.

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Chatbots Will Break Guardrails If the Info Is 'Educational'

Data Breach Today

Microsoft Dubs the Technique 'Skeleton Key' Artificial intelligence researchers say they came up with a new way to trick chatbots into circumventing safeguards and dispensing information that otherwise goes against their programming. They tell the bots that the information is for educational purposes and ask it to append warnings.

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KnowBe4 Recognized as Cyber Security Educator of the Year at IT Europa Awards 2024

KnowBe4

It's a great honor for KnowBe4 to be named the Cyber Security Educator of the Year at the prestigious IT Europa Channel Awards 2024.

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Multiple Vulnerabilities Found in Gas Chromatographs

Data Breach Today

Critical-Severity Flaws Expose Emerson Devices to Cyberattacks Multiple critical vulnerabilities in Emerson Rosemount 370XA gas chromatographs could allow malicious actors to access sensitive data, cause denial-of-service conditions and execute arbitrary commands. Emerson recommends that end users update the firmware on the products.

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Fatima Payman admits she ‘upset a few colleagues’ by crossing the floor – as it happened

The Guardian Data Protection

This blog is now closed. Albanese says ‘no place for extremism in Australia’ after teen allegedly enters MP’s office with ‘intention to kill’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Housing minister Julie Collins is speaking to the ABC RN about Labor’s build-to-rent bill which was knocked back in the Senate yesterday, with the Greens and the Coalition combining to delay it: What we want to do is get this done.

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Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to Production

Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI pr

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On Point: Risk Management Strategies for AI Tools

Data Breach Today

What to Do to Protect the Sensitive Data You Submit to Online AI Tools Artificial intelligence tools are both a blessing and a curse for companies. They enable staff to be more efficient and get tasks done quicker, but they also allow an ever-increasing amount of sensitive data to walk out of the organization. Risk management controls need to be in place.

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Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from June 2024

KnowBe4

Check out the 29 new pieces of training content added in June, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, events and new features.

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LevelBlue Lays Off 15% of Employees After Being Sold by AT&T

Data Breach Today

Job Cuts Come Less Than 2 Months After WillJam Ventures-Owned Company Rebranded LevelBlue laid off 15% of its 1,000-person workforce just months after AT&T sold a majority stake in the managed cybersecurity services firm to WillJam Ventures. The cuts will allow LevelBlue to refocus its resources on improving the depth, quality and delivery of its managed security services.

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James Bamford on Section 702 Extension

Schneier on Security

Longtime NSA-watcher James Bamford has a long article on the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

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10 Rules for Managing Apache Kafka

Without proper guidance, it’s easy to miss out on Kafka’s full capabilities. While not the easiest technology to optimize, Kafka rewards those willing to explore its depths. Under the hood, it is an elegant system for stream processing, event sourcing, and data integration. Download this white paper to learn the 10 critical rules that will help you optimize your Kafka system and unlock its full potential.

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Insurance Software Vendor Notifies 6.1 Million of 2023 Hack

Data Breach Today

InfoSys McCamish Systems Earlier Alerted 57,000 Bank of America Clients of Breach Infosys McCamish Systems, an insurance software product and services vendor, is notifying nearly 6.1 million people of a 2023 ransomware incident that potentially comprised their sensitive data, including Social Security numbers, medical treatment, and financial and biometric information.

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What Is Cloud Workload Security? Ultimate Guide

eSecurity Planet

Cloud workload security, or cloud workload protection (CWP), refers to the tools and policies used to protect apps, services, and resources that run on cloud infrastructure. It secures virtual machines, databases, containers, and applications against common threats. CWP platforms, now commonly included in cloud-native application protection platforms (CNAPPs), safeguard workloads in public, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.

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Gartner: 55% of Firms Now Rely on AI Governance Boards

Data Breach Today

Poll Shows AI Risk Concerns Rising; 25% of CIOs Are Now in Charge of AI Initiatives A new Gartner poll shows 55% of organizations have established AI boards to govern artificial intelligence initiatives. As AI's influence grows across business functions, these boards can help reduce risks and drive value by establishing regulation and governance.

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5 WordPress Plugins Compromised; Millions of Websites at Risk

eSecurity Planet

Millions of WordPress websites are under threat after a critical security breach involving several popular plugins. Security researchers discovered malicious code injected into these plugins, granting hackers the ability to create unauthorized administrator accounts. This compromise can lead to severe consequences for website owners, including data breaches and total website takeovers.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Microsoft Is Warning More Customers About Russian State Hack

Data Breach Today

Company Is Sending Email Alerts to Customers Whose Data Was Accessed by Hackers Microsoft is alerting its customers whose data may have been accessed by Russian state hackers following a January attack that compromised the emails of company executives. Microsoft also shared a link to a custom-built secure system that customers can use to review their stolen data.

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How AI is impacting data governance via InfoWorld

IG Guru

Check out the article here The post How AI is impacting data governance via InfoWorld first appeared on IG GURU.

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ISMG Editors: Growing Fallout From the Snowflake Breach

Data Breach Today

Also: Tackling Online Fraud; Highlights From ISMG's Midwest Summit In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed the fallout from the recent Snowflake breach and its impact on 165 companies and their users, the ongoing challenges in combating online fraud, and takeaways from ISMG's cybersecurity summit in Chicago.

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Friday Squid Blogging: New Squid Species

Schneier on Security

A new squid species—of the Gonatidae family—was discovered. The video shows her holding a brood of very large eggs. Research paper.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Palo Alto Networks, Cisco Dominate OT Defense Forrester Wave

Data Breach Today

Palo Alto Reaches OT Leaderboard While Claroty, Tenable Fall to Strong Performer Cisco remained atop Forrester's OT security rankings, Palo Alto Networks climbed into the leader space, and Claroty and Tenable fell to strong performer. The transition from a network-centric to an asset- and data-centric security model has introduced challenges, especially with legacy equipment.

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