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166 Applebee's Restaurants Hit With Payment Card Malware

Data Breach Today

Payment Card Data Stolen by Malware-Wielding Attackers, Franchisee Warns Anyone who dined out at one of 166 Applebee's restaurants in 15 states may have had their payment card details compromised by point-of-sale malware infections that began in November 2017, RMH Franchise Holdings warns.

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InfoGov Expectations Can Be Problematic

Weissman's World

There is very little doubt that infogov technology can do all sorts of amazing things: it can help us find information that otherwise would be lost to us, it can alert us to process inefficiencies that we otherwise would be unaware of, and it can speed communication between us as never before. The problem, though, […]. The post InfoGov Expectations Can Be Problematic appeared first on Holly Group.

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TLS 1.3 and Proxies

Imperial Violet

I'll generally ignore the internet froth in a given week as much as possible, but when Her Majesty's Government starts repeating misunderstandings about TLS 1.3 it is necessary to write something, if only to have a pointer ready for when people start citing it as evidence. The first misunderstanding in the piece is the claim that it's possible for man-in-the-middle proxies to selectively proxy TLS 1.2 connections, but not TLS 1.3 connections because the latter encrypts certificates.

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Color-coded filing systems: Reduce downtime and increase ROI – Part 2

TAB OnRecord

Part 1 of this post showed you how color-coding works and whom it benefits. We also made the business case for color-coding by demonstrating how it leads to more efficient records retrieval, retention and disposition; improved decision-making; less operational down time; fewer lost opportunities; and minimized risk of legal sanctions. In this blog, we focus on how color-coding improves your records privacy and information security, as well as your space management.

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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have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth.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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Ukraine Sentences Two Citizens for DDoS Extortion Campaigns

Data Breach Today

Groundbreaking Prosecution Targeted Attackers Who Demanded Bitcoin Payoffs In a groundbreaking prosecution, two individuals in Ukraine have been sentenced for running extortion campaigns that disrupted international victims' websites with massive DDoS attacks unless they paid bitcoin ransoms of up to $10,000.

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Artificial Intelligence: 6 Step Solution Decomposition Process

Bill Schmarzo - Dell EMC

It’s simple. The conversation is simple because the objective is simple: How do I become more effective at leveraging (big) data and analytics (artificial intelligence) to power my business? Success with artificial intelligence doesn’t begin with technology, but rather the business, and more specifically the people and processes running the business.

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Home Office warned over plans to block immigration data access for EU citizens

The Guardian Data Protection

Digital rights campaigners write to Amber Rudd threatening legal action on data protection bill Plans to deny millions of people the right to access immigration data held on them by the Home Office are illegal and will be challenged in court, the government has been told. Organisations representing up to 3 million EU citizens living in the UK and digital rights activists have written to the home secretary, Amber Rudd, giving notice that they will take legal action if a clause in the data protect

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Pennsylvania Sues Uber Over Late Breach Notification

Data Breach Today

State Could Seek As Much as $13.5 Million in Civil Penalties The attorney general of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against Uber for allegedly violating the state's mandatory breach notification law. It's the latest in a long string of legal and regulatory repercussions Uber is facing after waiting more than a year to disclose a serious breach.

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A Winning Recipe -- Cloud + SaaS + IaaS (new eBook)

AIIM

A new eBook that might be of interest. A winning recipe: SaaS + Cloud Content Management + IaaS. Processes, Content Management and Infrastructure. Every cloud application rests upon a platform, whether it be a “public” one like Azure or IBM’s platform or Google’s or Amazon Web Services or a private one specific to the application vendor. And that means that customers focused on application choices must also make sure that their underlying IaaS platform meets world-class standards of privacy, com

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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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2018 Global Data Regulations & Compliance Heat Up – Are you Ready?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Every year, new regulations and compliance orders come into play that impact businesses across the world. This year, the major regulation that will be implemented, is the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , which takes effect on May 25, 2018. GDPR enables consumers to view, limit and control how companies collect and process their personal data.

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Reddit Still Hosts Links to Russian Propaganda Sites

WIRED Threat Level

Reddit has deleted hundreds of Russian troll accounts, but the links they shared remain, forming a digital trail of the Internet Research Agency's actions on the platform.

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167 Applebee's Restaurants Hit With Payment Card Malware

Data Breach Today

Payment Card Data Stolen by Malware-Wielding Attackers, Franchisee Warns Anyone who dined out at one of 167 Applebee's restaurants located across 15 different states may have had their payment card details compromised by point-of-sale malware infections that began in November 2017, RMH Franchise Holdings warns.

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New eBook - on modern content problems need modern solutions

AIIM

A new eBook that might be of interest. Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions. A new generation of problems requires new approaches. There is a quote usually attributed to Albert Einstein that states, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.”. In the content management business, I might rephrase that to be, “The content management tools we embraced in an earlier era to deal with a specific set of problems are not equipped to deal

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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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How to Prepare for the Future of Healthcare Digital Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Healthcare’s IT evolution has brought numerous security challenges including regulations, the use of digitally transformative technologies that have created huge amounts of data to store and protect, and the extraordinary value of electronic personal health information (ePHI) to cybercriminals. In this blog post, I’ll discuss how healthcare enterprises can not only meet these challenges, but go beyond compliance to best practice to secure their data and their reputations.

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The cost of a cyber attack

IT Governance

With the risk of a cyber attack now being classed as the top threat to organisations , it’s vital to have the right cyber security measures in place to protect your organisation from an attack. It’s not just an organisation’s reputation that can be damaged by a data breach – the financial costs can often have a more severe effect. Lloyd’s of London has estimated the global cost of a serious cyber attack to be more than $120 billion (£92 billion).

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Memcached DDoS Attacks: 95,000 Servers Vulnerable to Abuse

Data Breach Today

Massive 1.7 Tbps Reflection/Amplification Attack Exploits Open Memcached Servers More than 95,000 servers that run the open source Memcached utiltity appear to remain vulnerable to being abused to launch massive DDoS attacks, with one such attack reaching a record 1.7 terabits per second. Here's how organizations and IT administrators must respond.

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Leaked NSA Tool 'Territorial Dispute' Reveals the Agency's List of Enemy Hackers

WIRED Threat Level

A leaked NSA tool offers a glimpse into what the NSA knows about the hacking operations of adversaries—some of which may still be secretly ongoing.

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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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Social networks may have to reveal how they target users with ads

The Guardian Data Protection

Information commissioner calls for more transparency over how individuals’ data is used for political ends Facebook and Twitter may be forced to reveal detailed information about how and why users were targeted for political advertising, the information commissioner Elizabeth Denham has suggested. Speaking to the digital, culture, media and sport (DCMS) select committee, which is holding an inquiry into fake news, Denham said that transparency in political campaigning was crucial.

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Press for Progress

OpenText Information Management

Today, as the world celebrates and reflects on the achievements of women, OpenText continues the important conversation to promote and support women in technology with our participation in International Women’s Day 2018. We maintain the unequivocal belief that gender equality is critical to the success of OpenText, the technology industry, and that it contributes to … The post Press for Progress appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Putin Offers Extradition Promise to US: 'Never'

Data Breach Today

Russian Information Warfare Operations Continue Unabated; What Can Be Done? Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued an unequivocal promise about the extradition potential for 13 Russian nationals accused of working for a Kremlin-backed troll factory: "Never." It's unclear how the U.S. might best battle Russia's influence operations.

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How Dutch Police Took Over Hansa, a Top Dark Web Market

WIRED Threat Level

Dutch police detail for the first time how they secretly hijacked Hansa, Europe's most popular dark web market.

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The Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report

Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) are changing how software teams work by moving development to the cloud. Our Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report gathers insights from 223 developers and business leaders, uncovering key trends in CDE adoption. With 66% of large organizations already using CDEs, these platforms are quickly becoming essential to modern development practices.

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Should Cryptocurrency and ICOs be Self Regulating?

Hanzo Learning Center

You have probably heard about Bitcoin thousands of times by now. You have seen it on the news, discussed it with your friends, and even seen your grandmother posting about it on Facebook. Cryptocurrency is the world’s fastest growing asset and the global cryptocurrency market now stands at roughly $450 billion. The amount of money raised by startups via ICO’s has now surpassed early stage VC Funding for internet companies, but they are still not the “gold standard.

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How to write a GDPR privacy notice – with documentation template example

IT Governance

An integral part of your EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance project is producing appropriate documentation, which includes a privacy notice. If you are just beginning your GDPR project, it is unlikely that you will be fully compliant by the time the Regulation is enforced on 25 May 2018. However, in our recent blog, GDPR priorities in the lead-up to May , we suggested that your organisation should prioritise creating a privacy notice, and display this to data subjects wherev

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ID and Access Management: The Next Steps

Data Breach Today

Bringing identity and access management to the next level and investigating the potential that blockchain offers to improve the management of device IDs are among the priority security projects at Sentara Healthcare, an integrated delivery system serving Virginia and North Carolina, says CISO Daniel Bowden.

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Pennsylvania Sues Uber Over Data Breach Disclosure

WIRED Threat Level

Pennsylvania’s attorney general filed a lawsuit against the ride-hailing giant Monday for failing to disclose a massive hack for over a year—and may not be the last.

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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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Ashu Thangaraj talks tech, careers and diversity in the workplace

OpenText Information Management

Meet Ashu Thangaraj, director of Engineering from Bangalore, India. In this post, Ashu shares her experience working as a leader in the tech industry and talks about her ever-growing passion for diversity in the workplace. Tell us a little bit about yourself. What is your role here at OpenText? I am Ashu Thangaraj, and I … The post Ashu Thangaraj talks tech, careers and diversity in the workplace appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Congressional Movement on Cybersecurity in a Bill to Reauthorize the Homeland Security Act of 2002

Data Matters

On March 7, 2018, the U.S. Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ­approved a bill ( SB 2825 ) reauthorizing the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and including key cybersecurity provisions affecting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bill is considered a critical piece of legislation that many expect will need to pass before the Congressional recess in August 2018.

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Getting Cloud Security Right

Data Breach Today

When working with cloud service providers, healthcare organizations must take responsibility for security practices rather than relying on the vendor, says Sonia Arista, a security consultant who formerly was CISO at Tufts Medical Center. She's a featured speaker at the HIMSS18 conference.

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