Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Bitcoin Exchange Job Lure Traces to Hackers Tied to North Korea Bitcoin-seeking phishing attacks have been trying to socially engineer would-be cryptocurrency exchange executives, warn researchers at Secureworks. The attacks use Word documents with malicious macros and control code previously seen in attacks launched by the Lazarus Group, which has been tied to North Korea.
WIRED Threat Level
DECEMBER 22, 2017
The NSA leaker's latest project aims to secure your computer—and you—from not just digital but physical attacks.
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Dark Reading
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Cloud security architecture skills to customer-service savvy are among the key IT security skills needed next year as CIOs ramp up hiring.
Data Matters
DECEMBER 21, 2017
It’s the holiday season once again and brands are launching their campaigns for the occasion. Here are some of the best Christmas ads and campaigns on social media that you can take inspiration from for your own promotions. Best Christmas ads on Twitter: Marks & Spencer “Two Fairies” Magic was the theme of British clothing […]. The post The Best Christmas Ads on Social Media of All Time; Get Festive!
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Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 20, 2017
Student Disrupted Amazon, NatWest, Netflix for vDOS 'Stresser' Service Users A British teenager has avoided jail time after pleading guilty to thousands of DDoS disruptions against Amazon, Netflix, NatWest Bank and others. Separately, a U.S. man has pleaded guilty to launching DDoS attacks on behalf of Lizard Squad and PoodleCorp, among other offenses.
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IBM Big Data Hub
DECEMBER 20, 2017
As the year winds down, questions tend to arise about what the big trends of the past year have been and what the year to come may hold.
The Guardian Data Protection
DECEMBER 19, 2017
German watchdog accuses site of merging data from WhatsApp and Instagram into users’ Facebook accounts without consent Germany’s competition authority has accused Facebook of abusing its dominant market position to improperly amass third-party data on its users. A statement released on Tuesday criticised the world’s largest social media site for collecting data via Facebook-owned services, such as WhatsApp or Instagram, and then absorbing it into users’ Facebook accounts.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 19, 2017
Online Resources Clarify When Patient Info Can Be Shared With Families, Caregivers Federal regulators have set up online resources to help healthcare providers as well as consumers navigate circumstances under which HIPAA permits a covered entity to disclose mental health or substance abuse information to a patient's family members and caregivers.
WIRED Threat Level
DECEMBER 19, 2017
The urge to fight one decisive battle has undone countless real-world rebellions—and those in the Star Wars universe as well.
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AIIM
DECEMBER 18, 2017
According to IDC, the digital universe is doubling every two years, and will reach 40,000 exabytes (40 trillion gigabytes) by 2020. (Note: A single exabyte of storage can contain 50,000 years’ worth of DVD-quality video.) Organizations that fail to immediately address the long-term preservation implications of this massive tsunami of data as it enters the organization will never ever catch up.
The Guardian Data Protection
DECEMBER 19, 2017
Messaging app has one month to comply or it will face sanctions for sharing user phone numbers and usage data for ‘business intelligence’ purposes WhatsApp has been ordered to stop sharing user data with parent company Facebook or face sanctions. The French data protection agency, Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), said on Monday that WhatsApp did not have a legal basis to share user data under French law for “business intelligence” purposes.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 19, 2017
Federal Software Ban Violates Due Process, Anti-Virus Firm Alleges Kaspersky Lab has sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for issuing an order that bans the Moscow-based anti-virus firm's software from being used on federal systems, saying DHS violated the company's right to respond to the allegations against it.
WIRED Threat Level
DECEMBER 20, 2017
They can be hacked. They're a privacy nightmare. This year, it's not too late to keep the IoT toys away from the tree.
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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?
TAB OnRecord
DECEMBER 21, 2017
Christmas is here! It’s the busiest time of the year, but also the most important and stressful for the e-commerce market. Sales figures increase dramatically as people buy gifts, decorations, cards, food, and more. For example, in the U.S., about 25% of all personal spending occurs in the holiday shopping season starting in October and lift up significantly on Black Friday and Cyber Monday in November.
Troy Hunt
DECEMBER 20, 2017
This week, I've been writing up my 5-part guide on "Fixing Data Breaches" On Monday I talked about the value of education ; let's try and stop the breach from happening in the first place. Then yesterday it was all about reducing the impact of a breach , namely by collecting a lot less data in the first place then recognising that it belongs to the person who provided it and treating with the appropriate respect.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 19, 2017
21st Century Oncology Faces More Than $29 Million in Penalties in Two Settlements In an usual move, federal regulators have made arrangements to have a cyber insurer cover a $2.3 million HIPAA penalty on behalf of a bankrupt cancer care clinic chain, 21st Century Oncology, which also signed false claims settlements totaling $26 million.
WIRED Threat Level
DECEMBER 19, 2017
As the US government points the finger at North Korea for the WannaCry ransomware epidemic, it also needs to acknowledge the role of its leaked hacking tools.
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IBM Big Data Hub
DECEMBER 18, 2017
It can be difficult to keep up with all the best podcast episodes during the year. That's why we've compiled the Top 10 podcasts of the year from the IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub Insights Podcast feed right here.
OpenText Information Management
DECEMBER 20, 2017
At OpenText, we talk often about digital transformation. Technology makes businesses more competitive, opens access to information and provides new opportunities for everyone. Unfortunately, it also creates new vehicles for hackers, scammers and criminals. To effectively stop hackers, prosecute criminals and uncover wrongdoing – investigators must understand what happens on digital devices and networks via … The post Forensic research awards highlight the difficulty of digital privacy appe
AIIM
DECEMBER 20, 2017
We Want Simplicity, Commitment, Strategy, and Solutions. This time of year, if you start a Google search with the words “funny letters,” Google will immediately complete the phrase with “funny letters to Santa.”. So for those of you who are hanging in there and thinking about content management in the shrinking shopping days before the holidays, here is your reward – a few nuggets that pop up in the “funny letters to Santa” search stream.
WIRED Threat Level
DECEMBER 16, 2017
A Facebook bug, the Kaspersky ban becomes law, and more of the week's top security news.
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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
DECEMBER 20, 2017
Thanks to heightened consumer confidence, a rise in proximity payments adoption and ongoing developments in biometrics, the payments industry continued to undergo digital transformation throughout 2017. We’re now seeing big data play an increasing role in how retail sales and payments are being tailored to individual consumer’s preferences, and providers are adopting and integrating smarter, more efficient ways of completing the path-to-purchase.
Data Matters
DECEMBER 21, 2017
In a decision that may have profound implications for social media companies, the big data industry and website terms of use everywhere, Judge Edward Chen of the Northern District of California granted hiQ Labs’ motion for preliminary injunction on August 14, 2017, enjoining LinkedIn from “preventing hiQ’s access, copying, or use of public profiles on LinkedIn’s website.” hiQ Labs, Inc. v.
Schneier on Security
DECEMBER 19, 2017
Now this is good news. The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) -- part of GCHQ -- found a serious vulnerability in Windows Defender (their anti-virus component). Instead of keeping it secret and all of us vulnerable, it alerted Microsoft. I'd like believe the US does this, too.
WIRED Threat Level
DECEMBER 21, 2017
A Health and Human Services hackathon produced smart ideas for the fight against opioid addiction—but can only do so much in the face of a collapsing health care system.
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eSecurity Planet
DECEMBER 20, 2017
The information, from data analytics firm Alteryx, was in an Amazon S3 bucket configured to provide any AWS user with access.
IT Governance
DECEMBER 18, 2017
With the number of data breaches increasing every year, they are now a huge issue for organisations. 46% of all UK businesses identified at least one cyber breach in the past 12 months and it’s been predicted that a quarter of the world’s population will have been affected by a data breach by 2020. It should be obvious that it’s a priority for companies to learn how to keep data secure.
Troy Hunt
DECEMBER 17, 2017
We have a data breach problem. They're constant news headlines, they're impacting all of us and frankly, things aren't getting any better. Quite the opposite, in fact - things are going downhill in a hurry. Last month, I went to Washington DC, sat in front of Congress and told them about the problem. My full written testimony is in that link and it talks about many of the issue we face today and the impact data breaches have on identity verification.
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