John Battelle's Searchblog
MAY 31, 2023
Well that was something. Yesterday the Center for AI Safety, which didn’t exist last year, released a powerful 22-word statement that sent the world’s journalists into a predictable paroxysm of hand-wringing: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from A.I. should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks, such as pandemics and nuclear war.
Dark Reading
MAY 26, 2023
Informants have released data that includes thousands of safety complaints the company has received about its self-driving capability, as well as sensitive information regarding current and past employees.
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Krebs on Security
MAY 30, 2023
A number of Discord communities focused on cryptocurrency have been hacked this past month after their administrators were tricked into running malicious Javascript code disguised as a Web browser bookmark. This attack involves malicious Javascript that is added to one’s browser by dragging a component from a web page to one’s browser bookmarks.
WIRED Threat Level
MAY 31, 2023
Hidden code in hundreds of models of Gigabyte motherboards invisibly and insecurely downloads programs—a feature ripe for abuse, researchers say.
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Schneier on Security
MAY 11, 2023
We will all soon get into the habit of using AI tools for help with everyday problems and tasks. We should get in the habit of questioning the motives, incentives, and capabilities behind them, too. Imagine you’re using an AI chatbot to plan a vacation. Did it suggest a particular resort because it knows your preferences, or because the company is getting a kickback from the hotel chain?
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The Last Watchdog
MAY 8, 2023
There is no doubt there is a constant and growing concern amongst CEO’s, and particularly CISO’s, concerning the hiring of the cybersecurity talent their organizations require to safeguard against cyberattacks. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, by 2025 there will exist a gap of over 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity positions. Moreover, of the current worldwide workforce, surveys conducted by PwC have shown that there is only a 38 percent ‘availability of key skills ’, considering the new an
AIIM
MAY 30, 2023
This article was written by AIIM Florida Chapter Board Member Alvaro Arias Cruz , District Director of Archives of Bogotá. It was originally published in the AIIM Florida Chapter Newsletter in April 2023. Learn more about the AIIM Florida Chapter at [link]. Colombia has one of the most robust and comprehensive archives laws in the Latin American region, identified as the General Archives Law (Law 594 of 2000).
Krebs on Security
MAY 2, 2023
A sprawling online company based in Georgia that has made tens of millions of dollars purporting to sell access to jobs at the United States Postal Service (USPS) has exposed its internal IT operations and database of nearly 900,000 customers. The leaked records indicate the network’s chief technology officer in Pakistan has been hacked for the past year, and that the entire operation was created by the principals of a Tennessee-based telemarketing firm that has promoted USPS employment we
WIRED Threat Level
MAY 22, 2023
In response to an EU proposal to scan private messages for illegal material, the country's officials said it is “imperative that we have access to the data.
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Jamf
MAY 22, 2023
Learn about the discovery of a novel threat vector on iPhone that allows attackers to circumvent security mitigations by exploiting under-protected co-processors, leveraging access to further compromise the iOS kernel.
Data Breach Today
MAY 25, 2023
Now-Fixed Expo Framework API Vulnerability Posed Credential, Identity Theft Risks A new OAuth-related vulnerability in an open-source application development framework could expose Facebook, Google, Apple and Twitter users to account takeover, personal data leakage, identity theft, financial fraud and unauthorized actions on other online platforms, security researchers said.
The Last Watchdog
MAY 15, 2023
In an increasingly interconnected world, the evolution of the automotive industry presents an exciting yet daunting prospect. Related: Privacy rules for vehicles As vehicles continue to offer modern features such as app-to-car connectivity, remote control access, and driver assistance software, a huge risk lurks in the shadows. The physical safety of things like airbags, rearview mirrors, and brakes is well accounted for; yet cybersecurity auto safety concerns are rising to the fore.
Data Protection Report
MAY 18, 2023
On 11 May 2023, members of the European Parliament passed their compromise text of the AI Act (the AI Act ) at the committee stage, taking this law a step closer to being finalised. The compromise text ( the Parliament Draft ), which amends the Commission’s original proposal, includes quite a large number of amendments, some of which will most likely not make the final cut following the trilogue negotiations [Footnote: The Council’s (representing the governments of the EU Member States) position
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Krebs on Security
MAY 26, 2023
The number of phishing websites tied to domain name registrar Freenom dropped precipitously in the months surrounding a recent lawsuit from social networking giant Meta , which alleged the free domain name provider has a long history of ignoring abuse complaints about phishing websites while monetizing traffic to those abusive domains. The volume of phishing websites registered through Freenom dropped considerably since the registrar was sued by Meta.
WIRED Threat Level
MAY 20, 2023
From USB worms to satellite-based hacking, Russia’s FSB hackers, known as Turla, have spent 25 years distinguishing themselves as “adversary number one.
Hunton Privacy
MAY 11, 2023
On May 11, 2023, at a plenary session, the European Parliament voted to adopt a resolution on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the “Framework”) which calls on the European Commission (the “Commission”) to continue negotiations with its U.S. counterparts with the aim of creating a mechanism that would ensure equivalence and provide the adequate level of protection required by EU data protection law.
Data Breach Today
MAY 11, 2023
Also: Twitter Hacker Pleads Guilty, Seoul National University Hospital and Sysco In this week's data breach, the spotlight was on Dragos, a guilty plea from a Twitter hacker and cryptocurrency thief and North Korean hackers. Also, Sysco, a Ukrainian border truck queuing system and an update on Western Digital. Plus, a new tool for decrypting partially encrypted files.
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The Last Watchdog
MAY 24, 2023
Zero trust networking architecture (ZTNA) is a way of solving security challenges in a cloud-first world. Related: The CMMC sea change NIST SP 800-207A (SP 207A), the next installment of Zero Trust guidance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been released for public review. This special publication was written for security architects and infrastructure designers; it provides useful guidance when designing ZTNA for cloud-native application platforms, especially th
Dark Reading
MAY 18, 2023
Cybercrime group that often uses smishing for initial access bypassed traditional OS targeting and evasion techniques to directly gain access to the cloud.
Krebs on Security
MAY 16, 2023
A Russian man identified by KrebsOnSecurity in January 2022 as a prolific and vocal member of several top ransomware groups was the subject of two indictments unsealed by the Justice Department today. U.S. prosecutors say Mikhail Pavolovich Matveev , a.k.a. “ Wazawaka ” and “ Boriselcin ” worked with three different ransomware gangs that extorted hundreds of millions of dollars from companies, schools, hospitals and government agencies.
WIRED Threat Level
MAY 10, 2023
The social network's new privacy feature is technically flawed, opt-in, and limited in its functionality. All this for just $8 a month.
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.
Hunton Privacy
MAY 16, 2023
On May 16, 2023, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced its action plan on artificial intelligence (the “AI Action Plan”). The AI Action Plan builds on prior work of the CNIL in the field of AI and consists of a series of activities the CNIL will undertake to support the deployment of AI systems that respect the privacy of individuals.
Data Breach Today
MAY 17, 2023
Case is FTC's 2nd Enforcement of Health Data Breach Notification Rule The Federal Trade Commission has barred the developer of fertility tracking app Premom from sharing users' personal health data with third parties for advertising purposes and has fined the vendor $100,000 for alleged violations of the agency's Health Data Breach Notification Rule.
The Last Watchdog
MAY 31, 2023
The world of Identity and Access Management ( IAM ) is rapidly evolving. Related: Stopping IAM threats IAM began 25 years ago as a method to systematically grant human users access to company IT assets. Today, a “user” most often is a snippet of code seeking access at the cloud edge. At the RSAC Conference 2023 , I sat down with Venkat Raghavan , founder and CEO of start-up Stack Identity.
Troy Hunt
MAY 3, 2023
I wish I'd read this blog post years ago. I don't have any expertise whatsoever to be guiding others through this process so please don't look at this as a "how to" But what I do have is an audience, and I've found that each time I've opened up about the more personal aspects of my life and where I've struggled ( such as my post a few years ago on dealing with stress ), I've had a huge amount of feedback from people that have been helped by it.
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.
Krebs on Security
MAY 22, 2023
Social networks are constantly battling inauthentic bot accounts that send direct messages to users promoting scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. What follows is an interview with a Russian hacker responsible for a series of aggressive crypto spam campaigns that recently prompted several large Mastodon communities to temporarily halt new registrations.
OpenText Information Management
MAY 18, 2023
Here at OpenText, we are proud of the technology we build. The investments we make and the customer-centric approach we take to our innovations are, we believe, what makes our solutions so valuable. It is always encouraging and exciting to be acknowledged by our customers and the experts in the markets we serve. This includes … The post OpenText receives recognition from leading industry analyst firms appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Dark Reading
MAY 10, 2023
While Intel is still investigating the incident, the security industry is bracing itself for years of potential firmware insecurity if the keys indeed were exposed.
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