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Thanks to AI, GIGO is More Relevant Than Ever

Weissman's World

The adage “garbage in, garbage out” (GIGO) has been around for nearly 70 years, and it’s never been more relevant thanks to the intensifying need for information governance and the emergence of generative and agentic AI as potential disruptors. Regardless of your mandate (e.g., regulatory compliance, privacy protection, migration to the cloud), the core principle… Read More » Thanks to AI, GIGO is More Relevant Than Ever The post Thanks to AI, GIGO is More Relevant T

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White House Slams Russia Over Ransomware's Healthcare Hits

Data Breach Today

UN Members Urge Better Critical Infrastructure Resilience to Counter Threats With ransomware attacks on the rise and healthcare getting pummeled more than ever, a coalition of UN members urged countries to focus on collective critical infrastructure defense, while a senior White House official slammed Russia for continuing to harbor the criminals involved.

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GUEST ESSAY: The promise and pitfalls of using augmented reality– ‘AR’ — in cybersecurity

The Last Watchdog

Augmented reality use cases have become prevalent in our society. The technology, which first emerged primarily in the world of gaming and entertainment, now promises to reshape our reality with interactive information and immersive experiences. In short, AR is undoubtedly a groundbreaking technology that will reinvent how we interact with the digital world.

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Malicious Python Package Exfiltrates AWS Credentials

Data Breach Today

Developers' Credentials Stolen via Typosquatted ‘Fabric’ Library A malicious Python package that mimics a popular SSH automation library has been live on PyPi since 2021 and delivers payloads that steal credentials and create backdoors.

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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have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth.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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How to migrate from X to Bluesky without losing your followers

Collaboration 2.0

This extension lets you easily migrate your follows and block list from X (formerly Twitter) to Bluesky, but you need to act fast because its functionality may be short-lived. Here's why.

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A new fileless variant of Remcos RAT observed in the wild

Security Affairs

Fortinet researchers discovered a new phishing campaign spreading a variant of the commercial malware Remcos RAT. Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs recently uncovered a phishing campaign spreading a new variant of the Remcos RAT. Remcos is a commercial remote administration tool (RAT) that is sold online to allow buyers remote control over computers. Threat actors use Remcos to steal sensitive information and control victims’ computers for malicious activities.

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Embargo Ransomware Gang Sets Deadline to Leak Hospital Data

Data Breach Today

Georgia-Based Memorial Hospital and Manor Among Embargo Group's Latest Victims Embargo, a newcomer group to the ransomware scene, is threatening to begin publishing 1.15 terabytes of data belonging to a small rural Georgia hospital and nursing home attacked last week unless a ransom is paid before Tuesday. Experts say the double extortion gang disables victims' security tools.

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News alert: Sweet Security rolls out its advanced runtime detection and response platform for AWS

The Last Watchdog

Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 11, 2024, CyberNewswire — Sweet Security today announced the availability of its cloud-native detection and response platform on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) marketplace. Sweet’s solution unifies threat detection across cloud infrastructure, network, workloads, and applications. It provides deep runtime context that enables security teams to quickly extract actual attack narratives from a sea of isolated incidents.

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Amazon discloses employee data breach after May 2023 MOVEit attacks

Security Affairs

Amazon disclosed a data breach exposing employee data, with information allegedly stolen in the May 2023 MOVEit attacks. Amazon disclosed a data breach that exposed employee information after data was allegedly stolen during the May 2023 MOVEit attacks. The company said that the data was stolen from a third-party vendor. Amazon did not disclose the number of impacted employees.

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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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The AI Machine Gun of the Future Is Already Here

WIRED Threat Level

The Pentagon is pursuing every available option to keep US troops safe from the rising tide of adversary drones, including a robotic twist on its standard-issue small arms.

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Save up to $300 on the Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED ahead of Black Friday

Collaboration 2.0

The Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED offers great picture and audio quality for both streaming and console gaming. Save up to $300, but you'll have to hurry because with a deal this good, stock may not last.

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Layering Defences to Safeguard Sensitive Data Within AI Systems

IT Governance

Strategies for mitigating privacy and security risks As artificial intelligence develops relentlessly, organisations face a thorny problem: How can you harness the transformative power of AI tools and systems while ensuring the privacy and security of your sensitive data? We put the question to our head of AI product marketing, Camden Woollven. In this interview Security and privacy challenges/risks of AI How these AI risks will evolve Safeguards for AI risks AI privacy and security by design In

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The Apple Watch Series 10 makes a great gift - and just dropped to $349 for the first time at Walmart

Collaboration 2.0

The newly-released Apple Watch Series 10 has gotten its biggest price drop yet at Walmart ahead of Black Friday shopping and gifting.

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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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Recon 2.0: AI-Driven OSINT in the Hands of Cybercriminals

KnowBe4

Cybercriminals are using artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI in open source intelligence (OSINT) activities to target your organization with supercharged reconnaissance efforts.

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I changed this Android setting to instantly double my phone speed (and it works on any model)

Collaboration 2.0

A few taps and a swipe are all it takes to make your Android phone run in double time.

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A new fileless variant of Remcos RAT observed in the wild

Security Affairs

Fortinet researchers discovered a new phishing campaign spreading a variant of the commercial malware Remcos RAT. Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs recently uncovered a phishing campaign spreading a new variant of the Remcos RAT. Remcos is a commercial remote administration tool (RAT) that is sold online to allow buyers remote control over computers. Threat actors use Remcos to steal sensitive information and control victims’ computers for malicious activities.

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ChatGPT continues to dominate, but this Google AI tool is picking up steam fast

Collaboration 2.0

Though ChatGPT is enjoying the highest overall user growth among generative AI services, another AI tool has seen its traffic more than triple in recent weeks.

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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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Amazon discloses employee data breach after May 2023 MOVEit attacks

Security Affairs

Amazon disclosed a data breach exposing employee data, with information allegedly stolen in the May 2023 MOVEit attacks. Amazon disclosed a data breach that exposed employee information after data was allegedly stolen during the May 2023 MOVEit attacks. The company said that the data was stolen from a third-party vendor. Amazon did not disclose the number of impacted employees.

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Want a programming job in 2024? Learning any language helps, but only one is essential

Collaboration 2.0

Every employment site agrees: Your dream programming job demands this language.

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Criminals Use Search Engine Poisoning to Boost Phishing Pages

KnowBe4

Researchers at Malwarebytes warn that cybercriminals are using search engine poisoning to boost phishing pages to the top of Bing’s search results.

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This device proved to me that rugged smartphones can, in fact, have it all

Collaboration 2.0

This smartphone has a quad-core processor, a 20-day battery (on standby), and even a 100-megapixel camera!

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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.

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The Thales 2024 Data Security Directions Council Report: Digital Sovereignty: Is Your Data Truly Yours?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The Thales 2024 Data Security Directions Council Report: Digital Sovereignty: Is Your Data Truly Yours? madhav Tue, 11/12/2024 - 06:31 Digital sovereignty has emerged as topic of significant interest by both businesses and governments. According to the 2024 Thales Data Threat Report , it ranks among the top three emerging security concerns. This is especially true in the European Union which is seeking to establish better controls of its citizens data that is collected, analyzed, and shared by t

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I changed 5 ChatGPT settings and instantly became more productive - here's how

Collaboration 2.0

Customizing your ChatGPT experience with these simple tips makes every future AI conversation so much more productive.

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Are You Asking the Right Questions Before Choosing a Facial Recognition System?

HID Global

Learn how to select the right facial recognition systems, including key questions to ask and 10 camera essentials to achieve high-performing facial recognition.

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Grab the 4TB Samsung T5 portable SSD for almost 50% off ahead of Black Friday

Collaboration 2.0

The Samsung T5 Evo 4TB portable SSD is $130 off at Samsung, saving you 48% on all the storage space you'll need for games, documents, photos, and videos. But you'll have to hurry, the T5 is a popular SSD and with a price this good stock may not last.

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Improving the Accuracy of Generative AI Systems: A Structured Approach

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.

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Age Verification Systems Made Easy: The HID® and ScanID Collaboration

HID Global

Explore how HID and ScanID's enhanced age verification system and software make secure, compliant age checks easier for businesses and institutions.

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5 Linux commands you need to have ready - just in case

Collaboration 2.0

Why keep a first aid kit or fire extinguisher in your home? Same with these commands: You'll never know when they might come in very handy.

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Why Mobile Access Is a Leap Ahead in Convenience and Security

HID Global

Mobile access control can provide a far more seamless experience for employees and visitors. But is it less secure as a result? Here’s what to look for.

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