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Culling & Review

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NEW TECH: Early adopters find smart ‘Zero Trust’ access improves security without stifling innovation

The Last Watchdog

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Louisiana Declares Emergency After Malware Attacks

Data Breach Today

At Least One of Four School Districts Confirmed Ransomware Louisiana's governor issued an emergency declaration on Wednesday in response to a rash of malware infections, hitting some of the state's public schools. The move will allow the state to marshal more resources to deal with the incidents.

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The Unsexy Threat to Election Security

Krebs on Security

Much has been written about the need to further secure our elections, from ensuring the integrity of voting machines to combating fake news. But according to a report quietly issued by a California grand jury this week, more attention needs to be paid to securing social media and email accounts used by election officials at the state and local level.

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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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We Surveyed 100 Information Capture Users - Here's What We Learned

AIIM

Earlier this year AIIM conducted a survey, in partnership with Parascript , called “The Leaders in Capture.” The purpose of this annual survey is to better understand how organizations are using advanced data capture techniques currently, what their vision and plans are for the technologies and capabilities in future, and where they feel are the roadblocks to success and the avenues to gaining advantage.

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Equifax Negotiates Potential $700 Million Breach Settlement

Data Breach Today

Deal Prepped With Feds and State Attorneys General Includes Victim Compensation Credit reporting giant Equifax has negotiated a proposed settlement that could reach $700 million to resolve federal and state probes into its massive 2017 data breach, as well as a nationwide class action lawsuit. The company's total post-breach tab is likely to exceed $2 billion.

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Neo-Nazi SWATters Target Dozens of Journalists

Krebs on Security

Nearly three dozen journalists at a broad range of major publications have been targeted by a far-right group that maintains a Deep Web database listing the personal information of people who threaten their views. This group specializes in encouraging others to harass those targeted by their ire, and has claimed responsibility for dozens of bomb threats and “swatting” incidents, where police are tricked into visiting potentially deadly force on the target’s address.

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German firms BASF, Siemens, Henkel hit by cyber attacks

Security Affairs

A new wave of cyber attacks carried out by a China-linked APT group hit German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel and others. On Wednesday, German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel along with a host of others confirmed they had been targeted by a wave of cyber attacks. German media reported that the cyber attacks were launched by China-linked cyberespionage group.

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Adware Is the Malware You Should Actually Be Worried About

WIRED Threat Level

For all the attention on sophisticated nation-state attacks, the malware that’s most likely to hit your phone is much more mundane.

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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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It's Official: FTC Fines Facebook $5 Billion

Data Breach Today

Mark Zuckerberg Must Ensure Compliance With Commission's Order The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission officially announced a privacy settlement with Facebook that includes a record-setting $5 billion fine. As part of the agreement, CEO Mark Zuckerberg must submit quarterly and annual reports to show that the company is in compliance with the FTC order.

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What You Should Know About the Equifax Data Breach Settlement

Krebs on Security

Big-three credit bureau Equifax has reportedly agreed to pay at least $650 million to settle lawsuits stemming from a 2017 breach that let intruders steal personal and financial data on roughly 148 million Americans. Here’s a brief primer that attempts to break down what this settlement means for you, and what it says about the value of your identity.

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0v1ru$ hackers breach FSB contractor SyTech and expose Russian intel projects

Security Affairs

SyTech , a contractor for the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) has been hacked, attackers stole data about interna l projects. Attackers have hacked SyTech, a contractor for the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB), and exfiltrated data about interna l projects. According to the Russian media, SyTech has been working with FSB since 2009, in particular, they contributed to several projects for FSB unit 71330 and for fellow contractor Quantum.

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ACT police admit they unlawfully accessed metadata more than 3,000 times

The Guardian Data Protection

Police seeking legal advice about two cases that resulted in information that ‘may have been used in a prosecution’ ACT Policing has admitted it unlawfully accessed citizens’ metadata a total of 3,365 times, not 116 as previously disclosed in an explosive commonwealth ombudsman’s report on Monday. The new disclosures include a total of 240 cases that resulted in information valuable to criminal investigations and two that “may have been used in a prosecution”.

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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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Marcus Hutchins Spared Prison Time in Malware Case

Data Breach Today

British Security Expert Pleaded Guilty to Creating Kronos Trojan Marcus Hutchins, who rose to fame by helping to stop the WannaCry ransomware attacks, was spared jail time on Friday after pleading guilty earlier this year to creating the Kronos banking malware.

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The Marines’ New LMADIS Drone-Killer Aced Its First Test

WIRED Threat Level

Last week’s US strike of an Iranian drone is the first reported successful use of LMADIS, the Marines’ new energy weapon.

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A flaw in LibreOffice could allow the hack of your PC

Security Affairs

LibreOffice users have to know that their unpatched computers could be hacked by simply opening a specially crafted document. Bad news for LibreOffice users, the popular free and open-source office suite is affected by an unpatched remote code execution vulnerability. Recently, LibreOffice released the latest version 6.2.5 that addresses two severe flaws tracked as CVE-2019-9848 and CVE-2019-9849.

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Attorney General William Barr on Encryption Policy

Schneier on Security

Yesterday, Attorney General William Barr gave a major speech on encryption policy -- what is commonly known as "going dark." Speaking at Fordham University in New York, he admitted that adding backdoors decreases security but that it is worth it. Some hold this view dogmatically, claiming that it is technologically impossible to provide lawful access without weakening security against unlawful access.

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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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Consumer Advocates Criticize Equifax Settlement Plan

Data Breach Today

Two States Sit Out Proposed Settlement and Continue Their Own Lawsuits Equifax's move to settle federal and 48 states' probes, as well as class action lawsuits, would see breach victims being able to claim up to $20,000 for unreimbursed expenses. But some consumer advocates and government officials say the proposed deal is insufficient, given the magnitude of Equifax's failures.

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The War for Cyber Talent Will Be Won by Retention not Recruitment

Dark Reading

Six steps for creating a work environment that challenges, stimulates, rewards, and constantly engages employees fighting the good fight against cybercriminals.

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New APT34 campaign uses LinkedIn to deliver fresh malware

Security Affairs

The APT24 group continues its cyber espionage activity, its members were posing as a researcher from Cambridge to infect victims with three new malware. Experts at FireEye have uncovered a new espionage campaign carried out by APT34 APT group ( OilRig , and HelixKitten. Greenbug ) through LinkedIn. Members of the cyberespionage group were posing as a researcher from Cambridge and asking victims to join their social network.

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Robert Mueller's Testimony: What Congress Needs to Know

WIRED Threat Level

Here’s what members of Congress should know before they question the former special counsel.

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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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Why Hackers Abuse Active Directory

Data Breach Today

From Ransomware to APT Attacks, AD Can Make Connecting to Systems Easy Warning: Attackers are abusing poorly secured and managed implementations of Microsoft Windows Active Directory to hack organizations and distribute ransomware. Fewer old operating systems and greater Active Directory security knowledge are helping mitigate the threat. But experts say more must be done.

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Why EA Needs to Be Part of Your Digital Transformation Strategy

erwin

Enterprise architecture (EA) isn’t dead, you’re just using it wrong. Part three of erwin’s digital transformation blog series. . I’ll let you in on a little secret: the rumor of enterprise architecture’s demise has been greatly exaggerated. However, the truth for many of today’s fast-moving businesses is that enterprise architecture fails. But why?

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Hackers breach 62 US colleges by allegedly exploiting Ellucian Banner Web flaw

Security Affairs

Hackers breached at least 62 college and university networks exploiting a flaw in Ellucian Banner Web Tailor, a module of the Ellucian Banner ERP. US Department of Education warned that hackers have breached at least 62 college and university networks by exploiting a vulnerability in the Ellucian Banner Web Tailor module of the Ellucian Banner ERP. The module is used by colleges and universities to customize their web applications.

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Robert Mueller's Work Is Done. Now It's Congress's Turn

WIRED Threat Level

In nearly six hours of testimony Wednesday, former special counsel Robert Mueller stuck to the facts.

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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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Facebook Fixing Messenger Kids App Flaw

Data Breach Today

Social Media Firm Sending Out Notifications to 'Thousands' of Parents Facebook is fixing a design flaw in its Messenger Kids app that allowed children under the age of 13 to enter into group chats with adults without their parents' permission.

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Protecting America’s Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

From taking a shower, to brewing your coffee, and watching the news, your morning routine is fueled by the energy sector. If you’re like millions of other Americans, your TV is connected to the Internet and uses technology generated from the nation’s power grid. But the energy sector also underpins our emergency and response systems, our hospitals and healthcare, our schools, our businesses, and virtually everything we do as a society.

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Emsisoft releases a second decryptor in a few days, this time for ZeroFucks ransomware

Security Affairs

Security experts at Emsisoft released a second decryptor in a few days, this time announced a free decryptor for the ZeroFucks ransomware. A few days ago, the experts at Emsisoft released a free decryptor for the Ims00rry ransomware , now the malware team announced the released of a decryptor for the ZeroFucks ransomware. Victims of the ZeroFucks ransomware don’t have to pay the ransom, they only need to download the decryptor form the link below: Download the ZeroFucks Decryptor Here.