Thu.Jan 09, 2025

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SOC Scalability: How AI Supports Growth Without Overloading Analysts

Security Affairs

Scaling up a security operations center (SOC) is inevitable for many organizations. How AI supports growth without overloading analysts. Scaling up a security operations center (SOC) is inevitable for many organizations. Although it might sting, keeping pace with business growth, increased threat volume and complexity, or compliance and regulatory demands requires enhancing and expanding SOC capabilities.

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10 Linux apps I always install first - and you should too

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If you're just now jumping onto the Linux train, you might be wondering what apps to install first. Here are the first 10 I find should be installed by all.

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U.S. Medical billing provider Medusind suffered a sata breach

Security Affairs

Medusind, a medical billing provider, disclosed a data breach that occurred in December 2023 and affected over 360,000 individuals. Medusind is a company that provides medical billing, coding, and revenue cycle management (RCM) services to healthcare organizations, including medical practices, dental practices, and other providers. The company disclosed a data breach discovered on December 29, 2023, that impacted 360,934 individuals.

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I rescued my dying 2017 MacBook Pro with Ubuntu and it works like a charm (mostly)

Collaboration 2.0

If you have an older MacOS device lying around, why not install Linux to give it a new life?

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location

WIRED Threat Level

A hack of location data company Gravy Analytics has revealed which apps areknowingly or notbeing used to collect your information behind the scenes.

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The School Shootings Were Fake. The Terror Was Real

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The inside story of the teenager whose swatting calls sent armed police racing into hundreds of schools nationwideand the private detective who tracked him down.

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The Best of CES 2025 awards are in, as selected by ZDNET and the rest of CNET Group

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Our experts sifted through the thousands of CES exhibitors to find the best tech.

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How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work

WIRED Threat Level

The fate of TikTok now rests in the hands of the US Supreme Court. If a law banning the social video app this month is upheld, it wont disappear from your phonebut it will get messy fast.

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The Linux Foundation launches an initiative to support open-source Chromium-based browsers

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Google's Chromium source code will be used as the basis for new open-source web browsers.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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The School Shootings Were Fake. The Terror Was Real

WIRED Threat Level

The inside story of the teenager whose swatting calls sent armed police racing into hundreds of schools nationwideand the private detective who tracked him down.

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The best robot vacuum of CES 2025 - and 4 others that impressed us

Collaboration 2.0

Robot vacuums are getting some outstanding upgrades this year, and ZDNET has picked the best ones of them all.

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Breach Roundup: Finland Detains Tanker Tied to Cable Sabotage

Data Breach Today

Also, Alleged Gravy Analytics Breach Exposes Location Data This week, a Russian tanker linked to cable sabotage detained in Finland, a claimed Gravy Analytics breach exposed location data, a Mirai-based botnet exploited zero-day flaws, Dell updated framework flaws and a court sentenced a Florida woman for laundering millions in romance scams.

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These headphones may look they play music but they actually clean your ears - and you can watch them do it

Collaboration 2.0

The Bebird EarSight Flow gently shoots water into your ears to clean them and has a special camera that allows you to watch the process in real time from the app.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Rumble Among 15 Targets of Texas Attorney General’s Child Privacy Probe

WIRED Threat Level

Texas has become a leading enforcer of internet rules. Its latest probe includes some platforms that privacy experts describe as unusual suspects.

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Finally! A robot vacuum that can climb stairs (well, kind of)

Collaboration 2.0

At CES 2025, Dreame introduced its premium X50 Ultra, which aspires to go where no robot vac has gone before.

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Florida Firm Fined $337K by Feds for Data Deleted in Hack

Data Breach Today

Behavioral Health Company Lost Electronic PHI for Nearly 3,000 Patients in Breach A Florida-based behavioral health holding company has paid federal regulators a $337,750 HIPAA settlement for a 2018 incident involving the deletion of electronic protected health information pertaining to nearly 3,000 patients. How should other entities avoid these data loss situations?

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How to encrypt any email - in Outlook, Gmail, and other popular services

Collaboration 2.0

If you ever send emails that contain sensitive or private information, consider email encryption. Getting started is a lot easier than you'd expect.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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Darktrace Acquires Cado Security as AI Meets Cloud Forensics

Data Breach Today

Cado Security Deal Brings Enhanced Forensics, Automation, and AI-Powered Analytics By acquiring Cado Security, Darktrace strengthens its ability to secure multi-cloud environments. The transaction brings together Cado's forensic capabilities with Darktrace's AI analytics to deliver comprehensive threat detection and response to organizations in regulated industries.

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CES 2025: The 22 most impressive products you don't want to miss

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We're at the final stretch of CES 2025, and we've seen major announcements from the likes of TCL, Roborock, Samsung, and more. Here's our roundup of the best stuff we've seen at the show.

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Exit Interview: CISA's Nitin Natarajan on Threats to Watch

Data Breach Today

Deputy Director Reflects on Term and Offers Advice to Successors From application security to zero trust, it's been a busy four years for the current leaders of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan discusses the agency's accomplishments and the threats that await the next administration's cyber leaders.

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Is prompt engineering a 'fad' hindering AI progress?

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A principal scientist at Google DeepMind thinks prompting is the wrong user interface for generative AI, not to mention bad for AI researchers. Here's why.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Cryptohack Roundup: Kwon's Trial, China's Blockchain Plan

Data Breach Today

Also: Penalty on Illegal Cryptomining in Siberia This week's roundup includes Do Kwon's trial, penalty on a Siberian firm over illegal cryptomining, 2024 drainer attack statistics, U.S. bank regulator's crypto stance, Gemini's CFTC settlement, China's blockchain plans and Hong Kong's push for DLT in banks.

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I saw the first smart lock with UWB at CES 2025 - and it feels like a keyfob for your front door

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The Ultraloq Bolt Mission is a UWB and NFC-enabled smart lock that allows you to unlock it hands-free as you approach the door. And it's the official Best of CES winner in Privacy & Security.

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Zero-Day Patch Alert: Ivanti Connect Secure Under Attack

Data Breach Today

Suspected Chinese Attackers Again Tied to Active Exploitation of VPN Appliances VPN appliance maker Ivanti has begun releasing updates to patch a zero-day vulnerability being actively exploited by suspected nation-state attackers. Experts are warning users to immediately update their devices, after factory resetting them to flush any malware attackers may have installed.

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AI roles take top 2 spots on LinkedIn's list of the 25 fastest-growing jobs in the US

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Ready to pivot your career? Here are the most in demand AI roles, along with an AI-adjacent one, according to LinkedIn.

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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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European Court Fines European Commission for Privacy Breach

Data Breach Today

Transfer of German Man's IP Address Wins Him 400 Euros European privacy regulation - bane of American technology companies and a favorite cudgel of activists - came to haunt no less an organization than the European Commission, which must pay 400 euros to aggrieved German national Thomas Bindl, peeved that Facebook obtained his IP address.

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Want a quick daily podcast based on your interests? Try Google's latest AI experiment

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Dubbed Daily Listen, a podcast hosted by two AI chatbots will discuss topics based on your search and Discover activities on Google.

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How to achieve data quality excellence for BCBS 239 risk data aggregation compliance

Collibra

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Principles for effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting (BCBS 239) outlines fourteen key principles to which banks need to adhere to for compliance. While data quality has impacts on all fourteen principles within BCBS 239, principles three through six are specific to ensuring the quality of risk data aggregation.