IG Guru

AUGUST 16, 2018

Unmanaged shared files are compared to a shared unmanaged refrigerator. The post Will you take the garbage out? appeared first on IG GURU.

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OpenText Information Management

AUGUST 15, 2018

GDPR is finally with us, and within just hours of it becoming law Google and Facebook were hit with privacy complaints that could lead to fines up to $9.3 billion. This is a clear demonstration that the European Union (EU) is very willing to take action and that companies everywhere have to be prepared for GDPR … The post Identity and Access Management is pivotal for GDPR compliance appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 14, 2018

Attack May Pivot On A Data Breach At 'Unknown Card Issuer' Agency Says The FBI warns that cybercriminals are planning a large-scale operation aimed at emptying ATMs, a type of attack that has caused swift and costly losses for financial institutions. The attack may utilize data from a breach of an unknown card issuer, the FBI says.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2018

An entrepreneur and virtual currency investor is suing AT&T for $224 million, claiming the wireless provider was negligent when it failed to prevent thieves from hijacking his mobile account and stealing millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies. Increasingly frequent, high-profile attacks like these are prompting some experts to say the surest way to safeguard one’s online accounts may be to disconnect them from the mobile providers entirely.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2018

In a move to blanket the Internet with encrypted website traffic, Google is moving forward with its insistence that straggling website publishers adopt HTTPS Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Related: How PKI can secure IoT. Google’s Chrome web browser commands a 60% market share. So the search giant has been leading the push to get 100% of websites to jettison HTTP and replace it with HTTPS.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 15, 2018

Findings by Watchdog Agency Similar to Problems Previously Cited in Other States Maryland's Medicaid system has "numerous significant" security weaknesses that need to be addressed, according to a federal watchdog agency.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2018

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning banks that cybercriminals are preparing to carry out a highly choreographed, global fraud scheme known as an “ATM cash-out,” in which crooks hack a bank or payment card processor and use cloned cards at cash machines around the world to fraudulently withdraw millions of dollars in just a few hours. “The FBI has obtained unspecified reporting indicating cyber criminals are planning to conduct a global Automated Teller Machine

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 17, 2018

No one in cybersecurity refers to “antivirus” protection any more. The technology that corrals malicious software circulating through desktop PCs, laptops and mobile devices has evolved into a multi-layered security technology referred to as ‘endpoint security.’. This designation change unfolded a few years back. It was a reflection of attackers moving to take full advantage of the fresh attack vectors cropping up as companies retooled their legacy networks – comprised of ‘on-premises’ servers a

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AIIM

AUGUST 16, 2018

It's hard to believe it has been just about 3 months since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25th, 2018. This new regulation was designed to strengthen and unify data protection for individuals within the European Union (EU) and came with a strict set of compliance protocols. And, because GDPR also applies to the export of personal data outside the EU, it's applicable to any entity that uses or exchanges this data - so, there are a lot of us all around the wor

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 15, 2018

Vulnerability Poses Special Risks For Virtualized Environments The Meltdown and Spectre attacks from earlier this year showed how the quest to make CPUs run faster inadvertently introduced serious security vulnerabilities. Now, researchers have unveiled a new attack called Foreshadow that builds on those findings, affecting millions of Intel processors made over the past five years.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 15, 2018

Adobe and Microsoft each released security updates for their software on Tuesday. Adobe plugged five security holes in its Flash Player browser plugin. Microsoft pushed 17 updates to fix at least 60 vulnerabilities in Windows and other software, including two “ zero-day ” flaws that attackers were already exploiting before Microsoft issued patches to fix them.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 17, 2018

In this blog, I will present a new and efficient approach to reconciling security vulnerabilities and FIPS 140 security certifications, led by Thales eSecurity in collaboration with NIST/CMVP and FIPS 140 evaluation laboratories. A quick and efficient patch also needs a quick and efficient certification. To maintain security over a product’s lifetime, it is a best practice for companies to implement a vulnerability management process.

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WIRED Threat Level

AUGUST 13, 2018

A new report shows that Google still tracks your location even if you thought you opted out.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 14, 2018

Incident at Oklahoma Dept. of Veterans Affairs Spotlights Tough Choices When is it acceptable to allow healthcare workers to use their personal smartphones to access patient records? A recent incident at the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs spotlights the dilemma.

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Dark Reading

AUGUST 17, 2018

Simply applying file-based tools and expectations to fileless attacks is a losing strategy. Security teams must also understand the underlying distinctions between the two.

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The Guardian Data Protection

AUGUST 15, 2018

The people demanding these new powers have proven that they cannot be trusted with the powers they already have The good news is, the war on maths is postponed, because maths won. The government appears to have given up on its ambition of undermining the global encryption standards that underpin secure communications on the internet. That’s the only good news, because there’s very little positive to be said about the government’s latest lunge for intrusive powers embodied in the Telecommunicatio

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 13, 2018

Data can be an organization’s most valued asset, providing insights that help strengthen business. Knowing what works and what does not can help you invest more resources in what would work in the future. Learn more about the Watson Knowledge Catalog.

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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.

Data Breach Today

AUGUST 13, 2018

With the rise of the industrial internet of things comes a far broader attack surface in the manufacturing sector. Chris Morales of Vectra outlines findings of a new report on cyberattack trends in the manufacturing sector.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2018

The security researcher Sam Thomas from Secarma, has discovered a new attack technique that leverages critical deserialization vulnerabilities in PHP programming language. The flaws potentially expose web applications written in the popular language to cyber attacks, including websites running CMSs like WordPress and Typo3. The expert discovered that an attacker can use low-risk functions against Phar archives to trigger deserialization attack without requiring the use of unserialize() functio

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The Guardian Data Protection

AUGUST 13, 2018

The national energy guarantee has passed a critical hurdle, getting majority support from the coalition backbench committee despite Tony Abbott’s dissent. All the days events, live 12.08am BST Barnaby Joyce has again been blaming renewables and the Paris agreement for electricity price hikes, despite the number of independent reports which point to the gold plating of the poles and wires being the main price driver.

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WIRED Threat Level

AUGUST 16, 2018

A band of activist-entrepreneurs is building a sensor network to warn when and where air strikes will hit—a constant threat under Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 13, 2018

Many medical device makers appear to building better cybersecurity into their products, but some manufacturers are still avoiding fixing vulnerabilities in legacy devices that pose potential safety risks, says security researcher Billy Rios, who discusses the latest flaws in some Medtronic cardiac devices.

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Reltio

AUGUST 17, 2018

Ankur Gupta, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Reltio. Value from pharma should be measured in terms of clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, and cost reduction. Using data, pharma companies can enhance value for patients along the entire lifecycle of a drug, from drug discovery to commercialization to end of exclusivity. From the perspective of business strategy, value delivery can be seen as a three-step process as illustrated by David Ormesher , CEO of closerlook , in his PharmExec.com post.

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The Guardian Data Protection

AUGUST 13, 2018

Proposed laws would also compel Facebook, Apple and Google to assist in decrypting private communications Law enforcement agencies would gain new powers to conduct covert surveillance on electronic devices and compel technology companies to assist in decrypting private communications under proposed legislation. The minister for law enforcement and cyber security, Angus Taylor, released an exposure draft of the bill on Tuesday that would extend obligations to tech giants including Facebook, Apple

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Data Matters

AUGUST 16, 2018

On June 29, the day after California Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) into law, Data Matters provided a summary of the important new legislation. In doing so, we noted that the law was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2020 and that, if and when it did, it would be the “broadest privacy law in the United States” and “may well have an outsize influence on privacy laws nationwide.

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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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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 17, 2018

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: Chris Morales of the cybersecurity firm Vectra discusses how the industrial internet of things is changing the nature of industrial espionage and disruption.

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Reltio

AUGUST 16, 2018

Ramon Chen, Chief Product Officer, Reltio. On May 25, 2018 GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) went into effect. The primary objectives of the GDPR are to give control back to their EU citizens and residents over their personal data, to simplify the regulatory environment for international business, and to unify regulations within the European Union.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 11, 2018

Organisations are starting to realise that it’s impossible to prevent every cyber security threat they face, and are turning their attention towards more sophisticated ways of protecting themselves. That typically means becoming cyber resilient – or, in other words, combining cyber defences with business continuity. This enables organisations to not only prevent attacks but also mitigate the disruption, should an incident occur.

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