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To Survive a Data Breach, Create a Response Playbook

Data Breach Today

Experts Detail Essential Systems and Procedures Every Organization Needs Now Surviving a data breach requires having a plan, and experts say such plans must be continually tested, practiced and refined. Experts detail seven essential components for building an effective data breach response playbook.

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Have You Considered Tone of Voice?

ARMA International

When we review an old information management policy to see if it needs updating, what do we look for? Too often an organization will revise the operative content but fail to update the tone of voice. Obviously we check for accuracy to make sure the policy statements still reflect the current decisions of the organization, the references are all valid, and so on.

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Mega Breaches Are Forcing Us to a Passwordless World. Are We Finally Ready?

Dark Reading

Passwordless authentication advocates see 2020 as a potential turning point year for the technology. But can the industry get off the dime?

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7 top data security threats for 2020, and what to do about them

Information Management Resources

Even though the threats coming at you won’t be any less intense, complicated or difficult to manage, 2020 will be the year of simplified security.

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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have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth.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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How to Assess a System Implementation Failure - To Salvage, or Rip & Replace?

AIIM

This week I taught the AIIM Modern Records Management Master Class in Washington, DC. As with previous classes , there was a question that generated significant discussion among the students. In this instance, the question was about a system implementation that was not successful: “When you have a failed implementation, should you stick with it and try to make it work, or should you replace it with a better system?”.

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Data Protection in the Digital Transformation Era

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

With more and more organizations embracing digital transformation and accelerating their pace to digitize every piece of information, they become increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated cyber-attacks and data breaches. As highlighted in the 2019 Thales Data Threat Report , an increasing number of organizations across the globe are now using sensitive data on digitally transformative technologies like cloud, virtualization, big data, IoT, blockchain, etc. that further increases their exposure to

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Mixcloud Breach Affects 21 Million Accounts

Data Breach Today

Hashed Passwords Were Leaked; No Financial Data Exposed Digital streaming platform Mixcloud says it is the victim of a data breach after an attacker shared personal data for registered users with several media outlets, including Vice and ZDNet. The data, which concerns 21 million users, is for sale in an underground market.

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The iPhone 11 Pro’s Location Data Puzzler

Krebs on Security

One of the more curious behaviors of Apple’s new iPhone 11 Pro is that it intermittently seeks the user’s location information even when all applications and system services on the phone are individually set to never request this data. Apple says this is by design, but that response seems at odds with the company’s own privacy policy.

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GUEST ESSAY: Addressing DNS, domain names and Certificates to improve security postures

The Last Watchdog

In 2019, we’ve seen a surge in domain name service (DNS) hijacking attempts and have relayed warnings from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, U.K.’s Cybersecurity Centre, ICANN, and other notable security experts. Although, the topic has gained popularity amongst CIOs and CISOs, most companies are still overlooking important security blind spots when it comes to securing their digital assets outside the enterprise firewalls—domains, DNS, digital certificates.

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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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Data Governance 2.0: The CIO’s Guide to Collaborative Data Governance

erwin

In the data-driven era, CIO’s need a solid understanding of data governance 2.0 … Data governance (DG) is no longer about just compliance or relegated to the confines of IT. Today, data governance needs to be a ubiquitous part of your organization’s culture. As the CIO, your stakeholders include both IT and business users in collaborative relationships, which means data governance is not only your business, it’s everyone’s business.

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Two Russians Indicted Over $100M Dridex Malware Thefts

Data Breach Today

Russia's FSB Security Service Now Employs One Suspect, Authorities Allege Two Russian men have been charged with stealing more than $100 million from banks around the world using the notorious Dridex malware, according to an unsealed U.S. indictment that caps off a decade-long investigation led by American and British law enforcement agencies.

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Apple Explains Mysterious iPhone 11 Location Requests

Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity ran a story this week that puzzled over Apple ‘s response to inquiries about a potential privacy leak in its new iPhone 11 line, in which the devices appear to intermittently seek the user’s location even when all applications and system services are individually set never to request this data. Today, Apple disclosed that this behavior is tied to the inclusion of a short-range technology that lets iPhone 11 users share files locally with other nearby phones that suppo

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Google warned 12K+ users targeted by state-sponsored hackers

Security Affairs

Google revealed that over 12,000 of its users were targeted by state-sponsored hackers in the third quarter of this year. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that it has detected and blocked attacks carried out by nation-state actors on 12,000 of its users in the third quarter of this year. Over 90 percent of the users identified by Google were targeted via “credential phishing emails” that attempt to trick victims into providing their password or other account credentials to hij

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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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What Are the Best Information Management Podcasts? Reviews and Ratings

AIIM

Quick disclaimer - if you stumbled onto this page because of an errant keystroke like I had when looking for a suitable image for this post and were actually looking for "The Best Pod CATS ".without further ado, I bring you the best "podcat" I could find: But, if what you're really interested in learning about are the best podcasts on the topic of information management; then, you're in the right place.

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New Malware Campaign Uses Trojanized 'Tetris' Game: Report

Data Breach Today

PyXie Trojan Targets Healthcare, Educational Institutions, Blackberry Cylance Says A new malware campaign uses a Trojanized version of the game Tetris to target healthcare and educational institutions for credential stealing, according to Blackberry Cylance. Analysts have observed evidence of the threat actors attempting to deliver ransomware with the 'PyXie' Trojan.

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Meet the Activists Risking Prison to Film VR in Factory Farms

WIRED Threat Level

This animal liberation group actually wants to be put on trial. Their goal: force jurors to wear VR headsets and immerse them in the suffering of animals bound for slaughter.

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Clop Ransomware attempts to disable Windows Defender and Malwarebytes

Security Affairs

Experts discovered a new malware dubbed Clop ransomware that attempts to remove Malwarebytes and other security products. Security researcher Vitali Kremez discovered a new malware dubbed Clop ransomware that targets Windows systems and attempts to disable security products running on the infected systems. The malicious code executes a small program, just before starting the encryption process, to disable security tools running on the infected systems that could detect its operations.

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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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Weekly Update 167

Troy Hunt

It's summer! Yes, I know it's back to front for many of you but Dec 1 means it's sunnier than ever here. Regardless, this week I've been at DDD in Brisbane, written my 10 year old son Ari and I running kids coding clubs in Oslo (cold) and London (rainy) next month and the Swiss gov being on-boarded onto HIBP. Plus there's this week's sponsor IVPN and how tracking ain't tracking (that may be a bit of an old Aussieism ).

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Sentara Hospitals' HIPAA Settlement: Why $2.2 Million?

Data Breach Today

OCR Says Organization Dropped the Ball on Breach Reporting, Business Associate Agreement Federal regulators have slapped Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Hospitals with a $2.2 million HIPAA settlement for improperly reporting a breach and lacking a business associate agreement.

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Capturing customer attention with video

OpenText Information Management

Customers today have a lot of choices and are exposed to over 5,000 brand and advertising impressions a day. With reduced attention spans and the increasing complexity of paths to purchase, few messages today actually resonate with customers, making it difficult for brands to differentiate themselves. Consumers now spend over 3 hours per day on … The post Capturing customer attention with video appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Data of 21 million Mixcloud users available for sale on the dark web

Security Affairs

The online music streaming service Mixcloud was recently breached by a hacker that is attempting to sell stolen user data a dark web marketplace. On Friday, the hacker that goes online with the handle “A_W_S” contacted multiple media outlets to disclose the hack, it also provided data samples as proof of the data breach. The hack took place in early November and exposed data for more than 20 million user accounts.

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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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How to deliver a personalized Apple onboarding experience with Jamf Pro

Jamf

When new employees fire up their Mac, iPad or iPhone for the first time, you can make the experience unforgettable and unique to your organization with the new Enrollment Customization screen features in Jamf Pro 10.17. See how.

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Surviving a Breach: 8 Incident Response Essentials

Data Breach Today

How to Rapidly and Effectively Respond to a Data Breach Organizations that suffer a security incident must be prepared to rapidly respond. Here are eight incident response essentials they must follow, from executing their breach response and notifying stakeholders to activating external service providers and working with regulators.

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Early holiday comes to Southfield family through Bike-a-Thon

OpenText Information Management

For many children, a brand new bicycle tops their holiday gift lists. As part of our dedication to giving back to the community, OpenText and Mastercard recently teamed up to help a local family make their children’s holiday wishes come true. Employees from the two companies worked together to custom-build bicycles for the six children … The post Early holiday comes to Southfield family through Bike-a-Thon appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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TrueDialog database leaked online tens of millions of SMS text messages

Security Affairs

Millions of SMS messages have been leaked by a database run by TrueDialog, a business SMS provider for businesses and higher education providers. Security experts at vpnMentor discovered a database belonging to the US communications company, TrueDialog that was leaking millions of SMS messages. Most of the SMS included in the database were sent by businesses to potential customers.

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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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How to deliver a personalized Apple onboarding experience with Jamf Pro

Jamf

When new employees fire up their Mac, iPad or iPhone for the first time, you can make the experience unforgettable and unique to your organization with the new Custom Enrollment screen features in Jamf Pro 10.17. See how.

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TrueDialog Unsecure Database Exposes SMS Data: Report

Data Breach Today

Data Leak May Affect Tens of Million, VPNMentor Reports Researchers uncovered an unsecured database belonging to TrueDialog, a business SMS texting solutions provider, which exposed data on millions, including text messages, names, addresses and other information, according to a report by VPNMentor researchers. The database has since been closed.

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Rebuilding and replatforming legacy applications

CGI

Rebuilding and replatforming legacy applications. kathy.jacquay@…. Tue, 12/03/2019 - 06:47. . Large enterprises continue to operate with legacy systems, most of them built on client-server based architectures over the last 30 years. Some of these applications are enormous in size, excessively complex, highly coupled and monolithic. As shown in the chart, based on interviews with more than 1,550 executives, the CGI Client Global Insights reveals that our clients view modernizing their applicatio

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