December, 2019

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Insights about the first five years of Right to be Forgotten requests at Google

Elie

The. “Right to be Forgotten” (RTBF). is a landmark European ruling that governs the delisting of personal information from search results. This ruling establishes a right to privacy, whereby individuals can request that search engines delist URLs across the Internet that contain “inaccurate, inadequate, irrelevant or excessive” information uncovered by queries containing the name of the requester.

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Ransomware Gangs Now Outing Victim Businesses That Don’t Pay Up

Krebs on Security

As if the scourge of ransomware wasn’t bad enough already: Several prominent purveyors of ransomware have signaled they plan to start publishing data stolen from victims who refuse to pay up. To make matters worse, one ransomware gang has now created a public Web site identifying recent victim companies that have chosen to rebuild their operations instead of quietly acquiescing to their tormentors.

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The Worst Hacks of the Decade

WIRED Threat Level

It's been a rough 10 years in cybersecurity—and it's only getting worse.

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Data Protection in the Digital Transformation Era

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

With more and more organizations embracing digital transformation and accelerating their pace to digitize every piece of information, they become increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated cyber-attacks and data breaches. As highlighted in the 2019 Thales Data Threat Report , an increasing number of organizations across the globe are now using sensitive data on digitally transformative technologies like cloud, virtualization, big data, IoT, blockchain, etc. that further increases their exposure to

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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have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth.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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Do You Have the Right Stuff to Transition to Information Governance?

ARMA International

In the late 1950s, the United States invited its top test pilots to apply to become the nation’s first astronauts. As memorialized in the book The Right Stuff , test pilots then had to decide whether to transition into an uncertain-yet-vaguely-familiar new career or continue along their present path. Some made the move and became famous; others didn’t, and many of them faded into history.

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To Survive a Data Breach, Create a Response Playbook

Data Breach Today

Experts Detail Essential Systems and Procedures Every Organization Needs Now Surviving a data breach requires having a plan, and experts say such plans must be continually tested, practiced and refined. Experts detail seven essential components for building an effective data breach response playbook.

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5G Is More Secure Than 4G and 3G—Except When It’s Not

WIRED Threat Level

The next-generation wireless networks make it harder to track and spoof users, but security holes remain because devices still connect to older networks.

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Why Ring Doorbells Perfectly Exemplify the IoT Security Crisis

WIRED Threat Level

A new wave of reports about the home surveillance cameras getting hijacked by creeps is painfully familiar.

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Inside ‘Evil Corp,’ a $100M Cybercrime Menace

Krebs on Security

The U.S. Justice Department this month offered a $5 million bounty for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Russian man indicted for allegedly orchestrating a vast, international cybercrime network that called itself “ Evil Corp ” and stole roughly $100 million from businesses and consumers. As it happens, for several years KrebsOnSecurity closely monitored the day-to-day communications and activities of the accused and his accomplices.

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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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Beginners’ Guide to the Fundamentals of Flowcharting in Business Process Management

AIIM

Flowcharting is one of the first tools used in analyzing an existing business process. The purpose of a flowchart is to document the tasks within a particular process, and their sequencing, visually. How Is Flowcharting Used in Business Process Management? Once the flowchart is created, it can be used for a number of different purposes. Here are some common use-cases for flowcharting in Business Process Management.

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Data Governance 2.0: The CIO’s Guide to Collaborative Data Governance

erwin

In the data-driven era, CIO’s need a solid understanding of data governance 2.0 … Data governance (DG) is no longer about just compliance or relegated to the confines of IT. Today, data governance needs to be a ubiquitous part of your organization’s culture. As the CIO, your stakeholders include both IT and business users in collaborative relationships, which means data governance is not only your business, it’s everyone’s business.

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Mixcloud Breach Affects 21 Million Accounts

Data Breach Today

Hashed Passwords Were Leaked; No Financial Data Exposed Digital streaming platform Mixcloud says it is the victim of a data breach after an attacker shared personal data for registered users with several media outlets, including Vice and ZDNet. The data, which concerns 21 million users, is for sale in an underground market.

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Record Retention is a Key Component of Your Privacy and Cyber Compliance Program

Data Protection Report

This blogpost summarises our recent webinar: “ An urgent message from Berlin: The importance of record retention in privacy and cybersecurity ”. Why should this be a high priority project? Increased regulation and enforcement action. In 2019, we saw regulators put a renewed focus on how long businesses retain personal information. The most significant action came in October, when the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information issued a €14.5million fine against German real

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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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Google warned 12K+ users targeted by state-sponsored hackers

Security Affairs

Google revealed that over 12,000 of its users were targeted by state-sponsored hackers in the third quarter of this year. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that it has detected and blocked attacks carried out by nation-state actors on 12,000 of its users in the third quarter of this year. Over 90 percent of the users identified by Google were targeted via “credential phishing emails” that attempt to trick victims into providing their password or other account credentials to hij

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Ransomware at Colorado IT Provider Affects 100+ Dental Offices

Krebs on Security

A Colorado company that specializes in providing IT services to dental offices suffered a ransomware attack this week that is disrupting operations for more than 100 dentistry practices, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Multiple sources affected say their IT provider, Englewood, Colo. based Complete Technology Solutions (CTS), was hacked, allowing a potent strain of ransomware known as “Sodinokibi” or “rEvil” to be installed on computers at more than 100 dentistry businesses

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Introducing the Information Governance Maturity Model (IGIM)

ARMA International

This year, ARMA International released the Informational Governance Implementation Model (IGIM), beta version. There are, of course, other information governance (IG) models available to the community, each looking at IG through a different lens. Why should you take the time to look at yet another model? At the highest level: 1) because the IGIM offers an implementation-focused approach that we think many practitioners will find especially useful, and 2) because it will enable you to better use

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Welcome to the era of the industrial cloud

OpenText Information Management

The industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is having a profound effect on how manufacturing organizations share information. The explosion in connected industrial equipment means that companies have to think about how they archive sensor-based information coming from these devices, how they securely move this sensor data from one location to another, and how they derive … The post Welcome to the era of the industrial cloud appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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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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The Lifecycle of Stolen Payment Data

Data Breach Today

Fiserv's Christine El Eris on How Fraudsters Sit on and Sell Stolen Card Data Even in the post-EMV era, payment card data is very much thriving on the dark web. Why is data still so accessible to fraudsters, and how can card issuers and merchants alike improve card data security? Christine El Eris of Fiserv discusses fraud trends.

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2020 Cybersecurity Trends to Watch

Threatpost

Mobile becomes a prime phishing attack vector, hackers will increasingly employ machine learning in attacks and cloud will increasingly be seen as fertile ground for compromise.

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Clop Ransomware attempts to disable Windows Defender and Malwarebytes

Security Affairs

Experts discovered a new malware dubbed Clop ransomware that attempts to remove Malwarebytes and other security products. Security researcher Vitali Kremez discovered a new malware dubbed Clop ransomware that targets Windows systems and attempts to disable security products running on the infected systems. The malicious code executes a small program, just before starting the encryption process, to disable security tools running on the infected systems that could detect its operations.

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The iPhone 11 Pro’s Location Data Puzzler

Krebs on Security

One of the more curious behaviors of Apple’s new iPhone 11 Pro is that it intermittently seeks the user’s location information even when all applications and system services on the phone are individually set to never request this data. Apple says this is by design, but that response seems at odds with the company’s own privacy policy.

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Driving Responsible Innovation: How to Navigate AI Governance & Data Privacy

Speaker: Aindra Misra, Senior Manager, Product Management (Data, ML, and Cloud Infrastructure) at BILL

Join us for an insightful webinar that explores the critical intersection of data privacy and AI governance. In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, building robust governance frameworks is essential to fostering innovation while staying compliant with regulations. Our expert speaker, Aindra Misra, will guide you through best practices for ensuring data protection while leveraging AI capabilities.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement Scheduled Approved

National Archives Records Express

On December 11, 2019, the Archivist of the United States approved a request for disposition authority from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for Detainee Records (schedule DAA-0567-2015-0013). This schedule was originally proposed to NARA on October 26, 2015. NARA published notice of the pending schedule in the Federal Register on July 14, 2017.

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This Alleged Bitcoin Scam Looked a Lot Like a Pyramid Scheme

WIRED Threat Level

Five men face federal charges of bilking investors of $722 million by inviting them to buy shares in bitcoin mining pools. .

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Insurer Races to Fix Security Flaws After Whistleblower Alert

Data Breach Today

Report: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Minnesota Had Thousands of Old 'Critical' Vulnerabilities Blue Cross and Blue Shield Minnesota is reportedly racing to address tens of thousands of security vulnerabilities after a whistleblower on the health insurer's security team alerted the company's board of trustees about the problems. Why do some companies lag on addressing security issues?

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Government exposes addresses of new year honours recipients

The Guardian Data Protection

Cabinet Office apologises after details of more than 1,000 people posted online in error Elton John wins highest accolade in new year honours list More than 1,000 celebrities, government employees and politicians who received honours in the new year list have had their home and work addresses posted on a government website, the Guardian can reveal. The accidental disclosure of a tranche of personal details of those being celebrated for their service to British society is likely to be considered

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

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Data of 21 million Mixcloud users available for sale on the dark web

Security Affairs

The online music streaming service Mixcloud was recently breached by a hacker that is attempting to sell stolen user data a dark web marketplace. On Friday, the hacker that goes online with the handle “A_W_S” contacted multiple media outlets to disclose the hack, it also provided data samples as proof of the data breach. The hack took place in early November and exposed data for more than 20 million user accounts.

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Apple Explains Mysterious iPhone 11 Location Requests

Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity ran a story this week that puzzled over Apple ‘s response to inquiries about a potential privacy leak in its new iPhone 11 line, in which the devices appear to intermittently seek the user’s location even when all applications and system services are individually set never to request this data. Today, Apple disclosed that this behavior is tied to the inclusion of a short-range technology that lets iPhone 11 users share files locally with other nearby phones that suppo

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Weekly Update 167

Troy Hunt

It's summer! Yes, I know it's back to front for many of you but Dec 1 means it's sunnier than ever here. Regardless, this week I've been at DDD in Brisbane, written my 10 year old son Ari and I running kids coding clubs in Oslo (cold) and London (rainy) next month and the Swiss gov being on-boarded onto HIBP. Plus there's this week's sponsor IVPN and how tracking ain't tracking (that may be a bit of an old Aussieism ).

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