The Last Watchdog

MARCH 27, 2023

Organizations with strong cybersecurity cultures experience fewer cyberattacks and recover faster than others. Related: Deploying human sensors This results from emulating the culture building approaches of high-risk industries like construction that devote sustained attention to embedding safety throughout the organization. For most organizations, building a cybersecurity culture is a necessary evil rather than a cherished goal.

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Dark Reading

MARCH 27, 2023

Indicators point to Twitter's source code being publicly available for around 3 months, offering a developer security object lesson for businesses.

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Data Matters

MARCH 29, 2023

On March 1, 2023, the Biden administration announced its long-awaited National Cybersecurity Strategy. The strategy is part of the administration’s efforts to bolster and modernize public and private responses to cybersecurity threats. The post Biden Administration Announces National Cybersecurity Strategy appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.

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WIRED Threat Level

MARCH 26, 2023

Any mention of crypto was deliberately veiled at this year’s festival. And that strategy might catch on.

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Information Governance Perspectives

MARCH 29, 2023

The following excerpt about Artificial Intelligence is based on the book Tomorrow’s Jobs Today , available at Barnes & Noble , Amazon , and other fine booksellers. Artificial Intelligence, or AI, refers to the use of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think and act like us humans. It’s often divided into weak and strong categories.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 28, 2023

The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has been busy setting up phony DDoS-for-hire websites that seek to collect information on users, remind them that launching DDoS attacks is illegal, and generally increase the level of paranoia for people looking to hire such services. The warning displayed to users on one of the NCA’s fake booter sites.

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Weissman's World

MARCH 28, 2023

TL;DR It’s bad enough when an information policy doesn’t align with an organization’s objectives. But it’s far worse when it has more to do with protecting a fiefdom than the greater good. Case in point: the New Hampshire Governor’s Office? There’s an interesting dynamic taking place in the New Hampshire governor’s office that to this… Read More » Beware the Spirit vs. the Letter of a Policy The post <strong>Beware the Spirit vs. the Letter of a Policy</strong> appeare

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WIRED Threat Level

MARCH 26, 2023

The GOP-fueled far right differs from similar movements around the globe, thanks to the country’s politics, electoral system, and changing demographics.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 29, 2023

All Social Media Apps Collect Information on a Scale That Facilitates Surveillance There's much national security ado about how much user data gets collected by the Chinese-owned, wildly popular video-sharing app TikTok. But as France's ban of "recreational apps" from government-issued devices highlights, a bigger-picture approach for combating surveillance is required.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2023

Authorities in Germany this week seized Internet servers that powered FlyHosting , a dark web offering that catered to cybercriminals operating DDoS-for-hire services, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. FlyHosting first advertised on cybercrime forums in November 2022, saying it was a Germany-based hosting firm that was open for business to anyone looking for a reliable place to host malware, botnet controllers, or DDoS-for-hire infrastructure.

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AIIM

MARCH 30, 2023

Then you better start swimmin' Or you'll sink like a stone For the times they are a - changin'. When Bob Dylan wrote his famous song “The Times They Are a - Changin” in 1963, it was an anthem for the era and the civil rights movement. Dylan’s ageless lyrics still resonate today as we navigate political, economic, societal, and technological changes.

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WIRED Threat Level

MARCH 29, 2023

Documents obtained by WIRED confirm that Good Smile, which licenses toy production for Disney, was an investor in the controversial image board.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 28, 2023

APT43 Launders Crypto Through Mining, Says Mandiant North Korean hackers are stealing cryptocurrency to fund operations under an apparent mandate from Pyongyang to be self-sufficient, threat intel firm Mandiant says. The regime probably expected its hackers to pay their own way before 2020, but the novel coronavirus pandemic exacerbated its demands.

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Jamf

MARCH 30, 2023

MacStealer has been discovered and linked to a threat actor distributing it in the wild. The malicious code extracts a variety of files, browser cookies, and login information from a victim's system. Also, it collects end-user privacy and sensitive data, like credit card information from popular web browsers. Learn more about this new macOS malware variant and how Jamf Protect safeguards your devices, users and data from this emerging threat.

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OpenText Information Management

MARCH 30, 2023

The size and scope of the OpenText acquisition of Micro Focus makes the deal newsworthy, and industry pundits have generally greeted the news with optimism. The strategic value for OpenText spans a range of market opportunities, as evidenced by the recent assessments of three analysts who cover the tech market. This blog takes a closer … The post The value of Micro Focus to OpenText – analysts weigh in appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 31, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission is alerting consumers about a next-level, more sophisticated family emergency scam that uses AI that imitates the voice of a "family member in distress".

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 31, 2023

Personal, and Potentially Financial Data Exposed in 'Contained' Incident The parent company of subprime lender TitleMax says hackers made off the Social Security numbers and financial account information of up to nearly 5 million individuals. The company notified the FBI and "believes the incident has been contained." Hackers stole information over an 11 day period.

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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.

Schneier on Security

MARCH 30, 2023

Now this is interesting: Thousands of pages of secret documents reveal how Vulkan’s engineers have worked for Russian military and intelligence agencies to support hacking operations, train operatives before attacks on national infrastructure, spread disinformation and control sections of the internet. The company’s work is linked to the federal security service or FSB, the domestic spy agency; the operational and intelligence divisions of the armed forces, known as the GOU and GRU;

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 28, 2023

Originally designed as a network access control (NAC) solution, Aruba ClearPass continues to evolve into a portfolio of network security tools. Even as the capabilities expand, ClearPass continues to deliver on its central purpose of controlling network access at scale. To compare Aruba ClearPass against their competition, see the complete list of top network access control (NAC) solutions.

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Dark Reading

MARCH 31, 2023

Russian intelligence services, together with a Moscow-based IT company, are planning worldwide hacking operations that will also enable attacks on critical infrastructure facilities.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 28, 2023

Gartner's Dionisio Zumerle on API Security Challenges, Risk Assessments and Trends Recent high-profile breaches resulting from API attacks are "just the tip of the iceberg," said Gartner analyst Dionisio Zumerle. "What we have is a new way of exchanging information which is increasingly popular, and almost no organization has the recipe to secure that new way of communicating.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 30, 2023

Cybersecurity experts continue to warn that advanced chatbots like ChatGPT are making it easier for cybercriminals to craft phishing emails with pristine spelling and grammar, the Guardian reports.

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OpenText Information Management

MARCH 28, 2023

What is HR compliance for employee document management? Very broadly, HR compliance refers to the practice of ensuring your HR policies and procedures adhere to all applicable laws, ethics and regulations and updating them as regulations change and your organization grows. It is a critical component of HR’s role, but perhaps one of the most … The post What is HR compliance?

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Dark Reading

MARCH 29, 2023

Credential phishing emails are the clear favorite of threat actors, with a 478% spike last year, new research shows.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 30, 2023

M&T Bank's Karen Boyer on Why First-Party Fraud Is Hard for Banks to Detect The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is mulling over whether to reimburse consumers for online scams and fraud, but this regulatory change could lead to an increase in first-party fraud, cautioned Karen Boyer, senior vice president of financial crimes at M&T Bank.

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

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 27, 2023

Enterprise IT, network and security product vulnerabilities were among those actively exploited in zero-day attacks last year, according to a recent Mandiant report. Mandiant tracked 55 zero-day vulnerabilities that were actively exploited in 2022. That’s fewer than the 81 zero-days exploited in 2021, but far more than those exploited in any previous year.

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Hanzo Learning Center

MARCH 29, 2023

Why Are ESI Protocols Important for Legal Teams During Ediscovery? Ensure Preservation of Relevant ESI : ESI protocols help to ensure that relevant ESI is properly preserved, collected, and produced. These protocols can specify the types of ESI that must be preserved, how it should be collected and stored, and who is responsible for ensuring its preservation.

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Dark Reading

MARCH 30, 2023

The vulnerability would have allowed an unauthenticated attacker to execute code on a container hosted on one of the platform's nodes.

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