Data Breach Today
JUNE 21, 2018
Former Employee Accused of Hacking Software as Tesla Warns of 'Sabotage' Electric car manufacturer Tesla has sued a former employee for sabotage, alleging that he "unlawfully hacked the company's confidential and trade secret information and transferred that information to third parties" while leaving a trail designed to implicate other employees.
AIIM
JUNE 22, 2018
The threat of a hack is greater than it ever has been before with technology now reaching all parts of the world and granting access to the internet uniformly. The effects of such hacks has been seen in the news lately as well as major corporations like Sony, Yahoo and Equifax experience the terrible consequences of cyber breaches. With the problem growing, and the attacks getting more sophisticated, there has never been a better time to learn how to defend your business’s data and protect your
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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
JUNE 20, 2018
Data-level security is not just another mandate. It’s a necessity. That was a recurring theme during a roundtable discussion held in advance of the Data Security Summit at Spire in Washington, D.C. The theme of the summit, sponsored by Thales eSecurity, was “IT Modernization: The New Cyber Agenda.”. The roundtable, including more than a dozen IT and cyber leaders from government and industry, explored the business drivers, challenges and evolving strategies around cybersecurity in government.
Krebs on Security
JUNE 18, 2018
Google in the coming weeks is expected to fix a location privacy leak in two of its most popular consumer products. New research shows that Web sites can run a simple script in the background that collects precise location data on people who have a Google Home or Chromecast device installed anywhere on their local network. Craig Young , a researcher with security firm Tripwire , said he discovered an authentication weakness that leaks incredibly accurate location information about users of both
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Data Breach Today
JUNE 19, 2018
Lead Suspect Joshua A. Schulte Already Detained on Child Pornography Charges The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former CIA officer, 29-year-old Joshua A. Schulte, with providing 8,000 documents that describe the agency's offensive malware tools and practices to WikiLeaks, which published them in 2017 as the "Vault 7" archive.
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Weissman's World
JUNE 19, 2018
If you’ve ever used Google to help you find a new infogov technology solution, then you know how every one you find, from every vendor you look at, seems like the answer to all your problems. Here’s how to figure out which one(s) work best in your context! The post Perspective Check: Context is Everything in InfoGov appeared first on Holly Group.
Krebs on Security
JUNE 19, 2018
In the wake of a scandal involving third-party companies leaking or selling precise, real-time location data on virtually all Americans who own a mobile phone, AT&T , Sprint and Verizon now say they are terminating location data sharing agreements with third parties. At issue are companies known in the wireless industry as “location aggregators,” entities that manage requests for real-time customer location data for a variety of purposes, such as roadside assistance and emergenc
Data Breach Today
JUNE 19, 2018
Matt Lock of Varonis on the Need to Have a Baseline for Data Access Behavior GDPR requires organizations to "have a governance model in terms of access and control and accountability," says Matt Lock of Varonis, who describes essential steps.
The Last Watchdog
JUNE 18, 2018
Bank patrons in their 20s and 30s, who grew up blanketed with digital screens, have little interest in visiting a brick-and-mortar branch, nor interacting with a flesh-and-blood teller. This truism is pushing banks into unchartered territory. They are scrambling to invent and deliver a fresh portfolio of mobile banking services that appeal to millennials.
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WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 22, 2018
Thanks to Carpenter v. United States, the government will now generally need a warrant to obtain your cell site location information.
Krebs on Security
JUNE 22, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the government needs to obtain a court-ordered warrant to gather location data on mobile device users. The decision is a major development for privacy rights, but experts say it may have limited bearing on the selling of real-time customer location data by the wireless carriers to third-party companies. Image: Wikipedia.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 21, 2018
But OAuth Attack Defense Remains Tricky, Warns FireEye's Douglas Bienstock Just one click: That's all it takes for a victim to inadvertently grant attackers access to their email account via a third-party application. Here's how to spot signs of OAuth-related hacking and how to defend against it.
The Last Watchdog
JUNE 21, 2018
The disclosure earlier this week that Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly informed all of his employees about a rogue worker conducting “extensive and damaging sabotage” to the company’s operations very much deserves the news coverage it has gotten. Related: The ‘golden age’ of cyber spying is upon us. Musk reportedly sent out an internal email describing how an unnamed insider allegedly made unspecified code changes to the company’s manufacturing systems.
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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?
WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 22, 2018
A hacking truce between China and the US doesn't address government espionage operations, a workaround both countries exploit.
IT Governance
JUNE 18, 2018
Last month, I published an article looking at two examples of the use of social engineering in everyday life. I’d like to continue the theme of that article by talking about three other social engineering attacks that caused great damage. Diamonds, diamonds, DIAMONDS. If you’re planning on stealing USD$27.9 million worth of diamonds, then all you need is some chocolate and a smile.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 18, 2018
MD Anderson Cancer Center Cited for Unencrypted Devices A lack of device encryption will cost a Texas-based cancer treatment center $4.3 million in civil monetary penalties from the Department of Health and Human Services.
AIIM
JUNE 21, 2018
In light of recent events, we can all agree that information security has been criminally overlooked on some major fronts across most industries. Absolutely mind-boggling attacks on major corporations like Sony, Yahoo and Equifax have consecrated InfoSec in the most frightening way possible. It is entirely possible that InfoSec had been given the resources it needed in those conditional circumstances but, given the unmitigated damage and lack of response, it is beyond fair to say that InfoSec ma
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WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 19, 2018
Using a technique called DNS rebinding, one amateur hacker found vulnerabilities in devices from Google, Roku, Sonos, and more.
Dark Reading
JUNE 22, 2018
Sophos warns of a 'protection racket' scam email that threatens to infect victims with the ransomware variant if they don't pay the attackers.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 20, 2018
Thrip Group's Latest Attacks Trace to China, Maybe Beyond Symantec says it has uncovered a cyber espionage campaign that targets telecommunications operators in Southeast Asia - as well as a defense contractor and satellite communications operator - and warns that the hacking group, dubbed Thrip, may be laying the groundwork for more destructive attacks.
IT Governance
JUNE 22, 2018
A key change to data subjects’ rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the right to ask organisations what data they hold about the data subject. Although this was possible under the Data Protection Act 1998, organisations now have only 30 days to respond, and cannot charge an admin fee for doing so. What is a data subject access request (DSAR)?
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.
WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 18, 2018
Forget memoji. Apple's push to transmit instant, accurate locations during emergency calls will have a profound effect for first responders.
Dark Reading
JUNE 18, 2018
The details on a phishing attack designed to lure soccer fans with a subject line about the World Cup schedule and scoresheet.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 21, 2018
Tragic Case Spotlights Challenges in Detecting Insider Incidents A health system's decision to reportedly suspend about a dozen employees for apparently snooping at health records related to the tragic death of a co-worker spotlights the many challenges involved with preventing and detecting insider breaches.
IT Governance
JUNE 18, 2018
One in five schools and colleges have fallen victim to cyber crime, according to research from the specialist insurer Ecclesiastical, yet the majority (74%) of educational establishments claim to be “fully prepared” to deal with such attacks. . This discrepancy between perceived preparedness and reality is particularly alarming when you consider the sensitivity of the data held within the schools relating to pupils, parents and staff that could be compromised thanks to the careless actions of u
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WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 22, 2018
Lawmakers in California have introduced a sweeping privacy bill that could reign in the power of their Silicon Valley neighbors.
Dark Reading
JUNE 19, 2018
Michelle Dennedy sat down with Dark Reading at the recent Cisco Live to set the record straight about privacy, regulation, encryption, and more.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 19, 2018
Hacks, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure and Theft Incidents Top the List About three dozen major health data breaches have been added to the federal tally in recent weeks, including a mix of hacking and unauthorized access/disclosure incidents. Here's an analysis of the latest statistics and the reasons behind the trends.
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