January, 2018

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How Meltdown and Spectre Were Independently Discovered By Four Research Teams At Once

WIRED Threat Level

The uncanny coincidences among the Meltdown and Spectre discoveries raise questions about "bug collisions"—and the safety of the NSA's hidden vulnerability collection.

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First ATM 'Jackpotting' Attacks Hit US

Data Breach Today

Cash-Out Malware Called 'Ploutus' Migrates North From Mexico U.S. Secret Service alert: For the first time, malware-using fraudsters have been draining U.S. ATMs of their cash via what's known as a jackpotting or cash-out attack. Two older models of ATMs made by Diebold Nixdorf appear to have been targeted.

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5 automation issues that every organization needs to answer about information chaos

AIIM

Ultimately, AIIM believes Digital Transformation is more than conventional change. Digital Transformation is about using information in brand new ways. Digital Transformation success or failure fundamentally rests upon radically redefined experiences with customers, employees, and partners. In our previous Tip Sheet – Conquering Information Chaos with Intelligent Information Management (IIM) – I discussed the key role that IIM plays as a core set of foundational technologies for Digital Transfor

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Securing Data in the Digital Transformation Era

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Data breaches are the new normal. According to our 2018 Global Data Threat Report , 67% of enterprises have been breached, with that percentage rate growing every year. Regardless of the security measures and efforts put in place, organizations need to act as if a successful cyberattack is not a question of “if” but “when.”. As organizations continue to embrace digital transformation, greater amounts of sensitive data is created, stored and transferred in digital form putting more data at risk.

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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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Management by Magazine (InfoGov Edition)

Weissman's World

Today, on Perpective Check: The truth and consequences of your boss flipping through the pages of a magazine and saying, “I just read about [new shiny infogov object] that EVERYBODY’S using. How come we’re not??” [link]. The post Management by Magazine (InfoGov Edition) appeared first on Holly Group.

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Pro-Russia Twitter Trolls Take Aim at Special Counsel Robert Mueller

WIRED Threat Level

As special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation heats up, a network of pro-Russia trolls have rushed to discredit him.

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Security Vulnerabilities in Star Wars

Data Breach Today

A fun video describing some of the many Empire security vulnerabilities in the first Star Wars movie. Happy New Year, everyone.

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3 Challenges Created by an Ad Hoc Approach to Information Capture

AIIM

Scanning and information capture lead a curious double life. On one hand, it seems like we’ve been doing scanning and capture forever, at least within larger companies. Scanning and capture are stable, mature technologies with a well-documented ROI. On the other hand, they are still somewhat new when it comes to adoption by many smaller and mid sized organizations.

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Is India's Aadhaar System Really "Hack-Proof"? Assessing a Publicly Observable Security Posture

Troy Hunt

India's Aadhaar implementation is the largest biometric system in the world, holding about 1.2 billion locals' data. It's operating in an era of increasingly large repositories of personal data held by both private companies and governments alike. It's also an era where this sort of information is constantly leaked to unauthorised parties; last year Equifax lost control of 145.5 million records on US consumers (this started a series events which ultimately led to me testifying in front of Congre

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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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Speaking of: Blockchain (with Alan Pelz-Sharpe)

Weissman's World

If a picture is worth 1000 words, then what’s a 15-minute video worth? Tons, especially when the subject is blockchain, and the guest expert is Alan Pelz-Sharpe! Join our discussion of the disruptive force blockchain will prove to be in records and information governance. The post Speaking of: Blockchain (with Alan Pelz-Sharpe) appeared first on Holly Group.

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Worried about Strava? It’s not the only app mapping our every move | Keza MacDonald

The Guardian Data Protection

Giving away all manner of personal information is only a tap away on your phone settings, as the fitness tracking site’s blunder has shown It was a great PR move: in November fitness tracking company Strava launched an updated global heatmap that visualised all the location data that its users had been collectively broadcasting, revealing popular running spots around the world.

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Voter ID Laws Really Do Discriminate, a New Study Shows

WIRED Threat Level

Critics of voter ID laws have had a difficult time proving their menace in court. A new algorithm could change that.

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The Coming Battle For Your Web Browser

Data Breach Today

Why the Next Botnet May Be Built From an Army of Web Browsers The browser is the window to the web. But what's going in the background during that browsing is opaque to most users. A new experiment shows how the computing power of tens of thousands of computers could be unknowingly harnessed to crack passwords, harvest cryptocurrencies or conduct DDoS attacks.

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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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What a Difference a Year Makes

AIIM

For AIIM, 2017 began with this provocative question: In an Artificial Intelligence world, where deep learning completely shrinks the development time while amping up the computing power, do content management capabilities become irrelevant and obsolete? Certainly the terminology and label for “what we do” was debatable, but the limits of traditional ECM in the new digital economy, and the need for change were not.

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The Consumerization of Artificial Intelligence

Bill Schmarzo - Dell EMC

Consumerization is the design, marketing, and selling of products and services targeting the individual end consumer. Apple CEO Tim Cook recently promoted a $100-per-year iPhone app called Derm Expert. Derm Expert allows doctors to diagnose skin problems using only their iPhone. Doctors take a photo of a patient’s skin condition and then Derm Expert diagnoses the problem and prescribes treatment.

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Why invest in custom file folders ?

TAB OnRecord

Getting the folder that meets your needs goes a long way to making sure your filing system is as functional as possible when it comes to workflow, retrieval, and security. If you are wondering if custom folders are a good fit for your organization, consider how they can help in the following areas: Read More. The post Why invest in custom file folders ?

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Data protection bill amended to protect security researchers

The Guardian Data Protection

Exemption added after researchers said efforts to demonstrate inadequate anonymisation could fall foul of law The government is to amend the data protection bill to protect security researchers who work to uncover abuses of personal data, quelling fears that the bill could accidentally criminalise legitimate research. The move follows a Guardian report on the concerns , and has been welcomed by one of the researchers who raised the alarm.

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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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Meet Antifa's Secret Weapon Against Far-Right Extremists

WIRED Threat Level

Megan Squire doesn’t consider herself to be antifa and pushes digital activism instead, passing along information to those who might put it to real-world use—who might weaponize it.

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DDoS Attacker Targeted Banks, Police, Former Employer

Data Breach Today

Records From Hacked Stresser/Booter Service vDos Helped Unmask Suspect In separate cases, two hackers have either pleaded guilty or been sentenced to serve jail time in part for launching or facilitating DDoS attacks. One defendant, John Kelsey Gammell, was unmasked after taunting a former employer over the "ongoing IT issues" his DDoS attacks were causing.

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Guest Post -- Automation Is Changing the Way We Work

AIIM

Artificial intelligence is changing the way we do everything. As we look ahead, self-driving cars, hyper-intelligent predictive software, and self-improving robots seem possible. As AI progress at a rapid pace, incremental changes in the capability of computer programs changes how we interact with the world, the internet and each other. Already, AI is integrated into our daily lives, from automated suggestions from Amazon based on products we’ve purchased in the best, to automatic email sorting

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2018 Thales Data Threat Report, Global Edition: Digital Transformation & Data Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

This morning we announced, in tandem with our partner 451 Research, the Global Edition of the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report. It’s abundantly clear that medium to larger enterprises (the focus of the report and underlying survey) are finding it harder than ever to protect their sensitive data. The twin drivers of the problem are increased threats and the drive to digitally transform how organizations deliver value and revenue.

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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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What are vital records, and how do you protect them?

TAB OnRecord

When vital records are not protected, there is a major risk involved if the unthinkable happens. We’ve created this resource to help your organization mitigate that risk by following these five steps. Read More. The post What are vital records, and how do you protect them? appeared first on TAB Records Management Blog | TAB OnRecord.

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How AI Is Redefining Cybersecurity

eSecurity Planet

A look at how security vendors that are employing artificial intelligence and machine learning to help IT security teams.

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Critical "Meltdown" and "Spectre" Flaws Breaks Basic Security for Intel, AMD, ARM Computers

WIRED Threat Level

Still-unidentified researchers have found a critical chip flaw that developers are scrambling to patch in millions of computers.

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DHS Says 246,000 Employees' Personal Details Were Exposed

Data Breach Today

13 Years of Witness Statements to DHS Office of Inspector General Also Exposed The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says nearly 250,000 federal employees' personal details were exposed in a 2014 breach of its Office of Inspector General's case management system. Witness testimony and an unknown number of nonemployees' personal details also were exposed.

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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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Steven Clark AIIM18 Speaker Interview

AIIM

Here’s your chance to get to know our AIIM18 speakers a little better before you get to San Antonio and see them live. We can’t wait to see you April 11-13th. Name Steven Clark. Email steven_f_clark@raytheon.com. LinkedIn Profile [link]. Job Title Company Record Manager. Company Raytheon. Please provide one or two points that you will mention during your session Content analytics can be used to your advantage but it does take time and dedication.

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Why 2018 Will Be the Trust Turning Point for the Digital Economy

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

We are in the midst of a digital revolution impacting every aspect of our everyday lives. At the center of the revolution is data, which is available in more forms, volume, depth and complexity since the beginnings of the computer revolution. Earlier this year , IDC predicted the world’s volume of data would expand to 163 zettabytes by 2025 – a tenfold rise in the total.

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DDoS Attacks Become More Complex and Costly

Dark Reading

Major DDoS attacks cost some organizations more than $100,000 in 2017, according to a new NETSCOUT Arbor report.

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