The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

A new tier of overlapping, interoperable, highly automated security platforms must, over the next decade, replace the legacy, on-premise systems that enterprises spent multiple kings’ fortunes building up over the past 25 years. Related: How ‘XDR’ defeats silos Now along comes a new book, Evading EDR: The Definitive Guide for Defeating Endpoint Detection Systems , by a red team expert, Matt Hand, that drills down a premier legacy security system that is in the midst of this transitio

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Patch or Perish: Researchers See Mass Exploits of NetScaler ADC and Gateway Devices Ransomware-wielding groups are among the attackers exploiting vulnerabilities in NetScaler devices to bypass authentication and gain initial access to victims' networks. Experts say users must not just patch but also wipe device memory to prevent attackers from bypassing access controls.

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OpenText Information Management

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In the fast-evolving landscape of digital transformation, which is shifting exponentially into the artificial intelligence (AI) era, organizations are accelerating their mainframe modernization journey to innovate and stay competitive. While many with valuable legacy applications on the mainframe perceive the primary challenge to be the archaic COBOL code, a closer look reveals that the real … The post Mainframe Modernization Challenge: It’s Not About COBOL, It’s About Mainfram

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 30, 2023

SEC Seeks to Ban Brown From Serving As Officer, Director of Publicly-Traded Company Federal regulators accused SolarWinds and CISO Tim Brown of fraud and internal control failures for misleading investors about the company's cybersecurity practices and risks. The SEC said SolarWinds and Brown disclosed only generic and hypothetical risks even though they knew about specific issues.

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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, CTO of Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI prototypes into

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

A sophisticated malware tracked as StripedFly remained undetected for five years and infected approximately one million devices. Researchers from Kaspersky discovered a sophisticated malware, dubbed StripedFly, that remained under the radar for five years masquerading as a cryptocurrency miner. In 2022, the researchers detected within the WININIT.EXE process an older code that was associated with the NSA-linked Equation malware.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Canada banned the Chinese messaging app WeChat and Kaspersky antivirus on government mobile devices due to privacy and security risks. The Government of Canada announced a ban on the use of the WeChat and Kaspersky applications on government-issued mobile devices due to privacy and security risks. The ban will be effective starting from October 30, 2023, after this date, the apps will be uninstalled from the devices and users will be blocked from downloading the apps. “The Chief Informatio

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Proposed Class Action Suits Accuse Warehouse Market of Unlawful Use of Web Trackers Costco warehouse customers often get free samples of cheese and beef jerky. But members who fill their prescriptions online at Costco pharmacies allegedly get their sensitive information unlawfully scraped and transmitted to third parties, claim two proposed federal class action lawsuits.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

HackerOne announced that it has awarded over $300 million bug hunters as part of its bug bounty programs since the launch of its platform. HackerOne announced that it has surpassed $300 million in total all-time rewards on the HackerOne platform. Thirty white hat hackers have earned more than one million dollars submitting vulnerabilities through the platform, with one hacker surpassing four million dollars in total earnings.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 30, 2023

How to Protect Dispersed Apps, APIs and Handle Low Visibility, Emerging Threats In recent years, the adoption of public cloud infrastructures has surged, providing organizations with unparalleled flexibility and scalability. But this shift has also introduced a new set of challenges when it comes to protecting web applications and APIs that are hosted on these platforms.

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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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

A man from Orlando was sentenced to prison for SIM Swapping conspiracy that led to the theft of approximately $1M in cryptocurrency. Jordan Dave Persad (20), from Orlando, Florida, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for SIM Swapping conspiracy, followed by three years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Reviewpad Will Help Developers Secure Pull Requests, Vet Code Generated by AI Tools Snyk purchased a Portuguese startup founded by SonarSource and European Parliament veterans to help developers contribute to code bases more quickly. The Boston-based developer security vendor said its buy of Porto-based Reviewpad will help developers secure pull requests.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

eSentire researchers devised a new attack technique, named Wiki-Slack attack, that can be used to redirect business professionals to malicious websites. eSentire Threat Response Unit (TRU) security researchers discovered a new attack technique, named Wiki-Slack attack, that can be used to redirect business professionals to malicious websites. The attackers choose a subject in Wikipedia that can be of interest to the potential victims, then they will go to the first page of the Wikipedia entry

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Experts Praise Executive Order For Focusing on Security Risks Associated With AI U.S. President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass comprehensive legislation on artificial intelligence after invoking Cold War-era executive powers over private industry in a sweeping executive order that aims to set new standards and regulations for AI systems.

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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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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 30, 2023

LockBit gives Boeing a Nov. 2 deadline to pay the ransom or have its sensitive documents leaked to the public, but it hasn't given evidence of the compromise.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

On October 30, 2023, the G7 leaders announced they had reached agreement on a set of International Guiding Principles on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a voluntary Code of Conduct for AI developers, pursuant to the Hiroshima AI Process. The Hiroshima AI Process was established at the G7 Summit in May 2023 to promote guardrails for advanced AI systems at a global level.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 30, 2023

An advanced feature of Google targeted ads can allow a rarely precedented flood of malware infections, rendering machines completely useless.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The islands of Åland are an important tax hack : Although Åland is part of the Republic of Finland, it has its own autonomous parliament. In areas where Åland has its own legislation, the group of islands essentially operates as an independent nation. This allows Scandinavians to avoid the notoriously high alcohol taxes: Åland is a member of the EU and its currency is the euro, but Åland’s relationship with the EU is regulated by way of a special protocol.

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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Is it better to stress now, or stress more later? Organizations that possess effective patch and vulnerability management suffer stress earlier as vulnerabilities are announced and their teams work hard to eliminate them. Organizations that don’t patch promptly likely suffer additional stress when the unpatched vulnerabilities are targeted by attackers.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 30, 2023

From communicating why security should be a priority to advocating for accountability and greater focus on protecting data in the cloud, CISOs can make the case for keeping people and sensitive data secure.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Guarding Against Digital Phantoms: Avoid Cybersecurity Nightmares! madhav Tue, 10/31/2023 - 05:32 As the autumn leaves rustle and the nights grow longer, a subtle but eerie moment has arrived. Cybersecurity Awareness Month draws to a close only days after the full moon, reminding us that spooky season may be fading, but cyber vigilance remains essential.

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KnowBe4

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Researchers at INKY warn that a phishing campaign is attempting to distribute malware by impersonating PepsiCo.

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Geopolitical risk is now at the top of the agenda for CEOs. But tracking it can be difficult. The world is more interconnected than ever, whether in terms of economics and supply chains or technology and communication. Geopolitically, however, it is becoming increasingly fragmented – threatening the operations, financial well-being, and security of globally connected companies.

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IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In today’s digital age where data stands as a prized asset, generative AI serves as the transformative tool to mine its potential. According to a survey by the MIT Sloan Management Review, nearly 85% of executives believe generative AI will enable their companies to obtain or sustain a competitive advantage. The global AI market is projected to grow to USD 190 billion by 2025, increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 36.62% from 2022, according to Markets and Markets.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2023

On 31 August 2023, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO ) published guidance on the handling of worker health data for employers ( ICO Guidance ). The ICO Guidance aims to provide tips and good practice advice about how to comply with applicable data protection legislation such as the UK GDPR when collecting and processing worker health data.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 30, 2023

A determination to be taken seriously as a cyber player sees the United Arab Emirates announce a series of collaborations.

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IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In July 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt new cybersecurity rules and requirements for all market entities to address risks. Among the passed regulations were updated requirements for Form 8-K reporting as well as new guidance for Form 10-K Amendments. Under the rule surrounding Form 8-K reporting, public companies are now required to report data breaches within four days of an incident.

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While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 30, 2023

CISOs offer recommendations to help secure identities, data, code, and cloud infrastructure and protect against evolving threats and vulnerabilities.

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IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Businesses rely heavily on monitoring solutions to ensure the optimal performance and availability of their applications. While features and capabilities are important to evaluate, it’s also important to consider pricing to ensure the right solution that will meet your needs. Over the years, many legacy APM providers have developed complicated pricing structures that make it difficult to understand exactly what the solution will end up costing and discourages broad adoption by charging per

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The country has issued a recommendation to update after a high-risk vulnerability was disclosed last week in the browser.

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