Data Protector

AUGUST 19, 2017

As May 2018 looms, I’m aware of a growing number of companies that are seeking help with their GDPR compliance obligations. For most of them, it's a huge wake-up call. Many (me included) have been sent a stream of emails from self-styled “GDPR experts” containing dire warnings of ginormous fines for non-compliance. Many (me included) have been offered the opportunity to spend money on worthless qualifications from institutions I had never heard of to obtain some certificate of GDPR proficiency,

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Imperial Violet

AUGUST 12, 2017

Security Keys are (generally) USB-connected hardware fobs that are capable of key generation and oracle signing. Websites can “enroll” a security key by asking it to generate a public key bound to an “appId” (which is limited by the browser based on the site's origin). Later, when a user wants to log in, the website can send a challenge to the security key, which signs it to prove possession of the corresponding private key.

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Elie

AUGUST 31, 2017

Over the last two years, ransomware has been all over the news. Hardly a week goes by without a report of a large ransomware outbreak or the emergence of a new ransomware family. Despite all this attention, very little is known about how profitable ransomware is and who the criminals are that benefit from it. To answer these questions and expose the inner workings of the ransomware economy, our research team at Google, in partnership with.

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TAB OnRecord

AUGUST 24, 2017

For our colleagues in Boston, Minneapolis and Chicago, we invite you to join us at an intimate learning opportunity. TAB’s Kurt Thies will be speaking at a series of AIIM Lunch-and-Learns titled, Redefining the Modern Records Manager. In a brief talk, Kurt will share TAB’s industry experience and several customer examples to show you how… Read More.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 14, 2017

Data already is the new currency and is at the heart of everything digital. I like to repeat the adage, “Data becomes Information, becomes Knowledge, becomes Wisdom”. And “It’s all about the data”. So why do we send up probes, sensors or satellites — for the data?

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PerezBox

AUGUST 7, 2017

The Managed WordPress ecosystem welcomes a new entrant – Automattic. Today they officially announced that WordPress.com Business now supports plugins and third-party themes. I am fascinated by the move because. Read More. The post Automattic’s Push into Managed WordPress and It’s Potential Impacts to the Hosting Ecosystem appeared first on PerezBox.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

AUGUST 10, 2017

The post No. Social Terrorists Will Not Win appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. A small group of social terrorists have hijacked the rational discourse led by society’s most accomplished, intelligent, and promising organizations. (cross posted from NewCo Shift ). Let’s start with this: Google is not a perfect company. It’s easy to cast it as an omniscient and evil villain, the leader of a millennium-spanning illuminati hellbent on world subjugation.

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Elie

AUGUST 18, 2017

The Mirai botnet, composed primarily of embedded and IoT devices, took the Internet by storm in late 2016 when it overwhelmed several high-profile targets with massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. In this paper, we provide a seven-month retrospective analysis of Mirai’s growth to a peak of 600k infections and a history of its DDoS victims.

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TAB OnRecord

AUGUST 31, 2017

In any merger or acquisition, you must have an accurate picture of what you are getting as part of the deal. For records and information management teams, this means having a clear understanding of the target company’s RIM program and records collections. In a two-part blog post we share a set of assessment questions that… Read More. The post Mergers and acquisitions: How to evaluate the target company’s RIM program appeared first on TAB Records Management Blog | TAB OnRecord.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 29, 2017

At a time when data breaches and personalized, sensitive data leaks are receiving great focus, individuals and governments alike are pushing hard on the business community to do more to protect citizens' rights and the sensitive customer data these companies maintain.

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The Guardian Data Protection

AUGUST 24, 2017

Britain to argue that there should be no substantial regulatory changes as a result of leaving the EU The government is seeking to negotiate a deal over data sharing with Europe in which there are no substantial regulatory changes as a result of Brexit. The ambitious strategy emerged on Thursday in the last of a series of summer policy papers published by the Department for Exiting the European Union ahead of the next round of talks in Brussels on Monday.

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PerezBox

AUGUST 17, 2017

August 2014, Google released an article sharing their thoughts on how they planned to focus on their “HTTPS everywhere” campaign (originally initiated at their Google I/O event). The premise of. Read More. The post Google Begins Campaign Warning Forms Not Using HTTPS Protocol appeared first on PerezBox.

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Gimmal

AUGUST 4, 2017

I learned the Dewy Decimal system in fourth grade, but I'm not sure they teach that any longer! With modern software, card catalogs and manual sorting are a thing of the past in libraries, and that ease of access should flow through to the digital workplace.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 11, 2017

In the wake of China’s Cybersecurity Law going into effect on June 1, 2017, local authorities in Shantou and Chongqing have brought enforcement actions against information technology companies for violations of the Cybersecurity Law. These are, reportedly, the first enforcement actions brought pursuant to the Cybersecurity Law. Recently, Chongqing’s municipal Public Security Bureau’s cybersecurity team identified a violation of the Cybersecurity Law during a routine inspection.

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TAB OnRecord

AUGUST 3, 2017

The most popular RIM resources of the past month cover both electronic records and paper records. To start, we have a white paper to help you choose the right metrics to measure ROI for your EDRMS system. Our mobile shelving buyer's guide provides an overview of key factors think about when purchasing a system. For… Read More. The post Reader Favorites August 2017: Our Most Popular RIM Resources appeared first on TAB Records Management Blog | TAB OnRecord.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 31, 2017

The power of machine learning, data science and big data is no longer considered a hype or fad. It’s a reality and it’s impacting the bottom lines of businesses.

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Outpost24

AUGUST 24, 2017

With the thump of techno all around us and traces of network traffic on giant screens providing the only light, the Pwnie Express team spent the tail end of July in the Black Hat Network Operations Center (NOC). Before continuing to read this post, put your headphones on and blast The Prodigy's Voodoo People with your lights off and you'll start to feel the vibe.

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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.

PerezBox

AUGUST 22, 2017

The SANS Institute recently released their 2017 Threat Landscape Survey: User on the Front Line in which they interviewed 263 IT and security professional on the things that keep them. Read More. The post Phishing and Ransomware Leads Security Concerns for Organizations appeared first on PerezBox.

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Gimmal

AUGUST 22, 2017

As HANA adoption continues to mount , archiving is becoming an increasingly more essential component to any SAP content management strategy. One major reason for planning is that HANA doesn’t scale like traditional systems.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 15, 2017

On August 14, 2017, the Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (“SIC”) announced that it was adding the United States to its list of nations that provide an adequate level of protection for the transfer of personal information, according to a report from Bloomberg BNA. The SIC, along with the Superintendence of Finance, is Colombia’s data protection authority, and is responsible for enforcing Colombia’s data protection law.

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Robert's Db2

AUGUST 30, 2017

In this, the fourth of a set of four entries covering SQL enhancements introduced with Db2 12 for z/OS, I will describe new trigger capabilities delivered by way of what are called "advanced triggers" (the kind of trigger that you could define prior to Db2 12 -- and which you can still create in a Db2 12 system -- is now referred to as a "basic trigger").

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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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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 31, 2017

There’s no doubt data science and machine learning are main areas of focus for enterprises to better their business. However, talking about data science and machine learning isn’t the same as making it a reality.

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Elie

AUGUST 22, 2017

SHA-1 is a widely used 1995 NIST cryptographic hash function standard that was officially deprecated by NIST in 2011 due to fundamental security weaknesses demonstrated in various analyses and theoretical attacks. Despite its deprecation, SHA-1 remains widely used in 2017 for document and TLS certificate signatures, and also in many software such as the GIT versioning system for integrity and backup purposes.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

AUGUST 23, 2017

In our monthly GDPR Updates we discuss various key issues of the General Data Protection Regulation, (EU) 2016/679 (the GDPR), […].

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Gimmal

AUGUST 21, 2017

SharePoint and Office 365 are the ideal platform for enterprise collaboration, and offer some enterprise-grade information governance features. The Microsoft platform provides excellent value on its own, but can easily be extended with third-party software to enable IG and records management features that provide industry leading compliance from within a system users can already understand.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 4, 2017

Media sources have reported that the UK Department for Culture, Media & Sport has confirmed its plans to present its Data Protection Bill to Parliament when MPs return to Parliament in early September. The Bill follows commitments made in the Queen’s Speech in June, and will effectively copy the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) into the UK statute book.

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Robert's Db2

AUGUST 17, 2017

Greetings, and welcome to the third in a series of entries covering my favorite Db2 12 for z/OS SQL enhancements. The first two posts in the series described piece-wise DELETE and result set pagination. This entry focuses on the new and very much improved MERGE functionality delivered via Db2 12 (usable at function level V12R1M500 and above). The MERGE statement, introduced with Db2 9 for z/OS, is sometimes referred to as the "upsert" statement, because it enabled, via a combination of update an

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 28, 2017

Some people think of master data management (MDM) purely as a platform for organizing and mobilizing enterprise information. While this is true, leading companies view MDM more as a philosophy or a set of best practices, not just a suite of software tools.

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