Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 7, 2023
The Risk of Insider Threats Is Growing, But So Are Methods to Detect Them Whether because they're malicious, oblivious to company rules or outsmarted by hackers, insiders pose a mounting degree of risk to companies. Hunting for outside hackers offers lessons in preventing insider incidents, said Thomas Etheridge, CrowdStrike chief global professional services officer.
Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 6, 2023
More than five years after domain name registrars started redacting personal data from all public domain registration records, the non-profit organization overseeing the domain industry has introduced a centralized online service designed to make it easier for researchers, law enforcement and others to request the information directly from registrars.
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AIIM
DECEMBER 5, 2023
AIIM debuted a new version of the Certified Information Professional (CIP) credential. As of November 27, 2023, AIIM is offering a new version of the exam, which reflects the skills needed for today’s information professionals.
The Last Watchdog
DECEMBER 3, 2023
Most folks don’t realize that the Internet contributes more than 3.7 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Related: Big data can foster improved healthcare Within that, video represents over 80 percent of the traffic that flows through this global network which is growing rapidly at about 25 percent per year. A similar dynamic is taking place over enterprise networks, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 8, 2023
European Union Will Enact Comprehensive Regulations on AI EU officials announced a compromise over a regulation on artificial intelligence in the works since 2021, making the trading bloc first in the world to comprehensively regulate the nascent technology. Europe understands "the importance of its role as global standard setter,” said Thierry Breton.
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Schneier on Security
DECEMBER 4, 2023
I trusted a lot today. I trusted my phone to wake me on time. I trusted Uber to arrange a taxi for me, and the driver to get me to the airport safely. I trusted thousands of other drivers on the road not to ram my car on the way. At the airport, I trusted ticket agents and maintenance engineers and everyone else who keeps airlines operating. And the pilot of the plane I flew.
The Last Watchdog
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Tel Aviv, Israel, Dec. 7, 2023 — Reflectiz, a cybersecurity company specializing in continuous web threat management, proudly introduces a new AI-powered capability enhancing its Smart Alerting system. The new AI-powered insights enhances the Reflectiz Smart Alerting system by integrating AI LLM technology on top of its traditional alerting tool for cross-checking the validity of the alert with Reflectiz’s extensive databases.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Also: Judge Accepts Changpeng Zhao Guilty Plea; November's 'Damaging' Hack Numbers This week, a Bitzlato co-founder pleaded guilty to money laundering charges, a federal judge accepted ex-Binance chief's guilty plea, thieves stole $363M in crypto this November, KyberSwap looks to compensate hack victims, Platypus hackers walked free, and Velodrome and Aerodrome were hacked again.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Researchers devised a novel attack vector for process injection, dubbed Pool Party, that evades EDR solutions. Researchers from cybersecurity firm SafeBreach devised a set of process injection techniques, dubbed Pool Party, that allows bypassing EDR solutions. They presented the technique at Black Hat Europe 2023. The experts relied on the less-explored Windows thread pools to discover a novel attack vector for process injection.
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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?
Schneier on Security
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Spying and surveillance are different but related things. If I hired a private detective to spy on you, that detective could hide a bug in your home or car, tap your phone, and listen to what you said. At the end, I would get a report of all the conversations you had and the contents of those conversations. If I hired that same private detective to put you under surveillance, I would get a different report: where you went, whom you talked to, what you purchased, what you did.
WIRED Threat Level
DECEMBER 4, 2023
A WIRED investigation into internet censorship in US schools found widespread use of filters to censor health, identity, and other crucial information. Students say it makes the web entirely unusable.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Convicted Former Uber CSO Shares Lessons Learned From Government's Case Against Him Cybersecurity professionals must choose their own destiny, former CSO Joe Sullivan said at this week's Black Hat Europe in London. CISOs will either remain down in the weeds, technically speaking, or learn to become true senior executives and be treated as such by the board.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 3, 2023
Threat actors are using the Agent Raccoon malware in attacks against organizations in the Middle East, Africa and the U.S. Unit42 researchers uncovered a new backdoor named Agent Raccoon, which is being used in attacks against organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S. The malware was used in attacks against multiple industries, including education, real estate, retail, non-profit organizations, telecom companies, and governments.
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Schneier on Security
DECEMBER 7, 2023
When you get a push notification on your Apple or Google phone, those notifications go through Apple and Google servers. Which means that those companies can spy on them—either for their own reasons or in response to government demands. Sen. Wyden is trying to get to the bottom of this : In a statement, Apple said that Wyden’s letter gave them the opening they needed to share more details with the public about how governments monitored push notifications. “In this case, the fed
WIRED Threat Level
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Mark Zuckerberg personally promised that the privacy feature would launch by default on Messenger and Instagram chat. WIRED goes behind the scenes of the company’s colossal effort to get it right.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Credential-Stuffing Attack Led to Profile Scraping Genetics testing firm 23andMe says hackers, in a credential-stuffing attack this fall, siphoned the ancestry data of 6.9 million individuals. 23andMe disclosed the attack on Oct. 1, stating the attackers had scraped the profiles of 23andMe users who opted in to the company's DNA Relatives feature.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 2, 2023
WeMystic, a website on astrology, numerology, tarot, and spiritual orientation, left an open database exposing 34GB of sensitive data about the platforms’ users. Telling the future is a tricky business, and failure to foretell your own mishaps doesn’t help. The content platform WeMystic is a good example of this, with the Cybernews research team discovering that it exposed its users’ sensitive data.
Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
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Schneier on Security
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Spying and surveillance are different but related things. If I hired a private detective to spy on you, that detective could hide a bug in your home or car, tap your phone, and listen to what you said. At the end, I would get a report of all the conversations you had and the contents of those conversations. If I hired that same private detective to put you under surveillance, I would get a different report: where you went, whom you talked to, what you purchased, what you did.
KnowBe4
DECEMBER 6, 2023
A phishing campaign is impersonating Disney+ with phony invoices, according to researchers at Abnormal Security. The phishing emails targeted individuals at 22 organizations in September.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Also: Top Threat Actors Are Targeting Hospitals; Remembering Steve Katz In the latest weekly update, editors at ISMG discuss the rampant rise in healthcare sector attacks and breaches in 2023, the most common vulnerabilities and targets, and remember the life of the Steve Katz, the world's first CISO who inspired generations of security leaders.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Google fixed a critical zero-click RCE vulnerability (CVE-2023-40088) with the release of the December 2023 Android security updates. Google December 2023 Android security updates addressed 85 vulnerabilities, including a critical zero-click remote code execution (RCE) flaw tracked as CVE-2023-40088. The vulnerability resides in Android’s System component, it doesn’t require additional privileges to be triggered.
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WIRED Threat Level
DECEMBER 5, 2023
23andMe has provided more information about the scope and scale of its recent breach, but with these details come more unanswered questions.
Schneier on Security
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Interesting analysis : This paper discusses the protocol used for electing the Doge of Venice between 1268 and the end of the Republic in 1797. We will show that it has some useful properties that in addition to being interesting in themselves, also suggest that its fundamental design principle is worth investigating for application to leader election protocols in computer science.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 6, 2023
CISA, NSA, FBI and Global Partners Urge Manufacturers to Make Memory Safe Road Maps The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is urging software developers to implement memory safe coding as part of an effort to address critical vulnerabilities in programming languages and further shift security responsibilities away from end users.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 5, 2023
ENISA published the ENISA Threat Landscape for DoS Attacks report to bring new insights to the DoS threat landscape. Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks pose a persistent and significant security risk for organizations. Over the past few years, threat actors have increasingly had access to cost-effective and efficient means and services to carry out such kinds of attacks.
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.
IBM Big Data Hub
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Last year, almost 200 million people shopped on Black Friday. Online alone, they spent more than $9 billion. This holiday season, shoppers are ready to shop again and they’re prepared to spend even more. Are your IT systems ready to handle any spikes and keep everyone jolly? Or are you worried that incidents—finicky apps, slow page loads or even downtime— might ruin the holiday spirit along with your bottom line?
WIRED Threat Level
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Governments can access records related to push notifications from mobile apps by requesting that data from Apple and Google, according to details in court records and a US senator.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Apps and Devices Powered by Open-Source Code Are Pervasive in Healthcare Open-source software is pervasive in healthcare. It is used in critical systems such as electronic health records and components contained in medical devices. Federal regulators are urging healthcare sector firms to be vigilant in managing risks and threats involving open-source software.
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