January, 2020

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The Hidden Cost of Ransomware: Wholesale Password Theft

Krebs on Security

Organizations in the throes of cleaning up after a ransomware outbreak typically will change passwords for all user accounts that have access to any email systems, servers and desktop workstations within their network. But all too often, ransomware victims fail to grasp that the crooks behind these attacks can and frequently do siphon every single password stored on each infected endpoint.

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Are Companies Adhering to CCPA Requirements?

Data Breach Today

Some Are Not Giving Customers Option to Opt out of Data Sale, Legal Experts Say Many companies that should be offering customers the ability to "opt out" of the sale of their information under the California Consumer Privacy Act are failing to do so because of the law's ambiguities, some legal experts say. CCPA went into effect Jan. 1, but it won't be enforced until July.

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GUEST ESSAY: Strategic tactics are key to a robust Cloud Security Posture Management regime

The Last Watchdog

A cyber strategy is a documented approach to handling various aspects of cyberspace. It is mostly developed to address the cybersecurity needs of an entity by focusing on how data, networks, technical systems, and people are protected. An effective cyber strategy is normally on par with the cybersecurity risk exposure of an entity. It covers all possible attack landscapes that can be targeted by malicious parties.

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Everything We Know About the Jeff Bezos Phone Hack

WIRED Threat Level

A UN report links the attack on Jeff Bezos' iPhone X directly to Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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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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Eliminate the Password, Eliminate the Password Problem.

The Security Ledger

Weak, stolen or reused passwords are the root of 8 in 10 data breaches. Fixing the data breach problem means abandoning passwords for something more secure. But what does passwordless authentication even look like? Yaser Masoudnia, the Senior Director Product Management, Identity Access Management, at LogMeIn* takes us there. The post Eliminate. Read the whole entry. » Related Stories Explained: Two-Factor vs.

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For Mismanaged SOCs, The Price Is Not Right

Dark Reading

New research finds security operations centers suffer high turnover and yield mediocre results for the investment they require.

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Wawa Breach May Have Affected More Than 30 Million Customers

Threatpost

Hefty collection of U.S. and international payment cards from the incident revealed in December found up for sale on dark-web marketplace Joker’s Stash.

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Alarming Trend: More Ransomware Gangs Exfiltrating Data

Data Breach Today

Criminals Increasingly Leak Stolen Data to Force Bitcoin Payoff As if ransomware wasn't already bad enough, more gangs are now exfiltrating data from victims before leaving systems crypto-locked. Seeking greater leverage against non-paying victims, Maze and Sodinokibi attackers are not just threatening to leak stolen data; they're also following through.

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GUEST ESSAY: Cyber insurance 101 — for any business operating in today’s digital environment

The Last Watchdog

Cyberattacks are becoming more prevalent, and their effects are becoming more disastrous. To help mitigate the risk of financial losses, more companies are turning to cyber insurance. Related: Bots attack business logic Cyber insurance, like other forms of business insurance, is a way for companies to transfer some of numerous potential liability hits associated specifically with IT infrastructure and IT activities.

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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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Wawa Breach May Have Compromised More Than 30 Million Payment Cards

Krebs on Security

In late December 2019, fuel and convenience store chain Wawa Inc. said a nine-month-long breach of its payment card processing systems may have led to the theft of card data from customers who visited any of its 850 locations nationwide. Now, fraud experts say the first batch of card data stolen from Wawa customers is being sold at one of the underground’s most popular crime shops, which claims to have 30 million records to peddle from a new nationwide breach.

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How to Keep Your Information Safe for Data Privacy Day 2020

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

January 28, 2020 marks the 13th iteration of Data Privacy Day. An extension of the celebration for Data Protection Day in Europe, Data Privacy Day functions as the signature event of the National Cyber Security Centre’s ongoing education and awareness efforts surrounding online privacy. Its aim is to foster dialogue around the importance of privacy.

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For the second time in a few days, Greek Government websites hit by DDoS attacks

Security Affairs

The Greek government announced that a DDoS cyber attack hit the official state websites of the prime minister, the national police and fire service and several important ministries. Yesterday the Greek government announced that the official websites of the prime minister, the national police and fire service and several important ministries were hit by a DDoS cyberattack that took them down.

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What’s the Current State of Data Governance and Automation?

erwin

I’m excited to share the results of our new study with Dataversity that examines how data governance attitudes and practices continue to evolve. Defining Data Governance: What Is Data Governance? . The 2020 State of Data Governance and Automation (DGA) report is a follow-up to an initial survey we commissioned two years ago to explore data governance ahead of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) going into effect.

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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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FBI Warns: Beware of Spoofed Job Application Portals

Data Breach Today

Fraudsters Targeting Personal Information, Including Payment Card Details The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center has issued an alert warning that fraudsters are using spoofed job application portals and websites to steal personal information, including payment card details, from would-be applicants.

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Digital Transformation: Start with Simple

AIIM

It’s no secret that AIIM believes every organization is on — or should be on — a Digital Transformation journey. In fact, AIIM itself is on its own Digital Transformation! But, before I get into that, let’s take a deeper look at Digital Transformation and what it actually entails. At the heart of this transformation journey, is understanding, anticipating, and redefining internal and external customer experiences.

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Iowa Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Men Hired to Test Their Security

Krebs on Security

On Sept. 11, 2019, two security experts at a company that had been hired by the state of Iowa to test the physical and network security of its judicial system were arrested while probing the security of an Iowa county courthouse, jailed in orange jumpsuits, charged with burglary, and held on $100,000 bail. On Thursday Jan. 30, prosecutors in Iowa announced they had dropped the criminal charges.

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Watch Out for Coronavirus Phishing Scams

WIRED Threat Level

At least one email campaign is preying on fears by claiming to offer info about the Wuhan coronavirus.

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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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Expert released DOS Exploit PoC for Critical Windows RDP Gateway flaws

Security Affairs

Danish security researcher Ollypwn has released DOS exploit PoC for critical vulnerabilities in the Windows RDP Gateway. The Danish security researcher Ollypwn has published a proof-of-concept (PoC) denial of service exploit for the CVE-2020-0609 and CVE-2020-0610 vulnerabilities in the Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) component on Windows Server (2012, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019) devices.

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5 Ways Data Modeling Is Critical to Data Governance

erwin

Enterprises are trying to manage data chaos. They might have 300 applications, with 50 different databases and a different schema for each one. They also face increasing regulatory pressure because of global data regulations , such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), that went into effect last week on Jan. 1.

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Ryuk and Sodinokibi Surge as Ransom Payments Double

Data Breach Today

More Sophisticated Gangs Increasingly Target Large Enterprises, Coveware Warns Bad news on the ransomware front: Victims that choose to pay attackers' ransom demands - in return for the promise of a decryption tool - last quarter paid an average of $84,116, according to Coveware. But gangs wielding Ryuk and Sodinokibi - aka REvil - often demanded much more.

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Considerations for trade banks in navigating the digital world

CGI

Considerations for trade banks in navigating the digital world. dharini.s@cgi.com. Wed, 01/22/2020 - 22:49. The trade finance sector is under pressure to respond quickly and agilely to the shifting digital landscape. Customer interactions in social media, consumer banking and other customer-centric industries have led to more demanding expectations.

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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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DDoS Mitigation Firm Founder Admits to DDoS

Krebs on Security

A Georgia man who co-founded a service designed to protect companies from crippling distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has pleaded to paying a DDoS-for-hire service to launch attacks against others. Tucker Preston , 22, of Macon, Ga., pleaded guilty last week in a New Jersey court to one count of damaging protected computers by transmission of a program, code or command.

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All the Ways Facebook Tracks You—and How to Limit It

WIRED Threat Level

If you have a Facebook account—and even if you don't—the company is going to collect data about you. But you can at least control how it gets used.

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Chinese hackers exploited a Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack

Security Affairs

Chinese hackers have exploited a zero-day vulnerability the Trend Micro OfficeScan antivirus in the recently disclosed hack of Mitsubishi Electric. According to ZDNet, the hackers involved in the attack against the Mitsubishi Electric have exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Trend Micro OfficeScan to infect company servers. This week, Mitsubishi Electric disclosed a security breach that might have exposed personal and confidential corporate data.

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Types of Data Models: Conceptual, Logical & Physical

erwin

There are three different types of data models: conceptual, logical and physical, and each has a specific purpose. Conceptual Data Models: High-level, static business structures and concepts. Logical Data Models: Entity types, data attributes and relationships between entities. Physical Data Models: The internal schema database design. An organization’s approach to data modeling will be influenced by its particular needs and the goals it is trying to reach, as explained here: What is Data Modeli

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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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Wawa's Stolen Payment Cards Are Now for Sale

Data Breach Today

Fraud Marketplace Joker's Stash Says it Has 30 Million Cards A long-running marketplace for selling stolen payment card data claims it has 30 million stolen payment cards that experts believe are linked to the breach at Wawa convenience stores late last year. The breach is one of the largest ever involving card-related data.

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Reflecting on APAC Data Protection and Cyber-security Highlights for 2019 (and what lies ahead!)

Data Protection Report

2019 saw continued growth and change in data protection and cyber-security across the Asia-Pacific. Following the implementation of the GDPR in May, 2018, many jurisdictions moved to review and strengthen existing data privacy and cyber-security laws. In addition, 2019 saw regulators publishing findings in respect of some of the largest data incidents of 2018.

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Does Your Domain Have a Registry Lock?

Krebs on Security

If you’re running a business online, few things can be as disruptive or destructive to your brand as someone stealing your company’s domain name and doing whatever they wish with it. Even so, most major Web site owners aren’t taking full advantage of the security tools available to protect their domains from being hijacked. Here’s the story of one recent victim who was doing almost everything possible to avoid such a situation and still had a key domain stolen by scammers

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