Information Management Resources
DECEMBER 26, 2019
Technology companies have significant work to do as they head into the new year and the demands of regulatory compliance for customer data become real.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 26, 2019
Mature machine learning can analyze attack strategies and look for underlying patterns that the AI system can use to predict an attacker's next move.
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Dark Reading
DECEMBER 23, 2019
As new technologies disrupt the industry, remember that security is a process, not a goal. Educate yourself on how you can best secure your corner of the Web.
Troy Hunt
DECEMBER 24, 2019
When is data "public"? And what does "public" even mean? Does it mean it's merely visible to the public? Or does it mean the public can do anything they like with it? This discussion comes up time and time again as it did with the huge leak of PDL data only last month. For the most part, the impacted data in this incident came from LinkedIn, a service where by design we (including myself) publish personal information about ourselves for public consumption.
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Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Criminals Confirm Florida City of Pensacola Hit, Threaten to Dump Stolen Data The gang behind Maze ransomware now lists 21 alleged victims on its website that it says have not paid a demanded ransom, including the Florida city of Pensacola. But Canadian construction firm Bird, which was listed as a victim, subsequently disappeared from the list.
Information Management Today brings together the best content for information management professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Data Protection Report
DECEMBER 23, 2019
This blogpost summarises our recent webinar: “ An urgent message from Berlin: The importance of record retention in privacy and cybersecurity ”. Why should this be a high priority project? Increased regulation and enforcement action. In 2019, we saw regulators put a renewed focus on how long businesses retain personal information. The most significant action came in October, when the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information issued a €14.5million fine against German real
AIIM
DECEMBER 26, 2019
In a recent post, I compared the CIP and the Certified Records Manager (CRM) certification. The Certified Information Governance Professional (IGP) from ARMA is another certification in the information management field and one that’s attracted a lot of interest from records managers. So, I thought I’d make a similar comparison between the CIP and the IGP.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Fake news, fake accounts - even fake food. Gartner analyst Avivah Litan is concerned about the onslaught of "fake everything" and how it undermines the trust upon which enterprises are built. In this 2020 preview, Litan discusses emerging technologies to combat the fakes.
ARMA International
DECEMBER 23, 2019
In the late 1950s, the United States invited its top test pilots to apply to become the nation’s first astronauts. As memorialized in the book The Right Stuff , test pilots then had to decide whether to transition into an uncertain-yet-vaguely-familiar new career or continue along their present path. Some made the move and became famous; others didn’t, and many of them faded into history.
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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.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 27, 2019
The 2020 Cybersecurity Landscape – Below Pierluigi Paganini’s cybersecurity predictions for the next twelve months. Here we are again for the annual prediction of the events that I believe will impact the cybersecurity landscape in the next year. Let’s try to imagine what threats and bad actors will influence the cyber arena in the next 12 months. 1) Targeted ransomware attacks on the rise.
AIIM
DECEMBER 24, 2019
Do you want to earn your seat at the table for your organization’s important strategic discussions? Maybe you’re going for that next promotion and looking to round out your skillset. You might even just want to prove to yourself that you have what it takes to be among the industry’s elite. There are a multitude of reasons why you may be interested in the Certified Information Professional certification.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 26, 2019
Fox-IT Suspects APT20 Group Was Involved An advanced persistent threat espionage campaign with suspected ties to the Chinese government quietly targeted businesses and governments in 10 countries for two years, bypassing two-factor authentication, according to a report by Fox-IT.
WIRED Threat Level
DECEMBER 26, 2019
In the last few years, the "Nigerian prince" scams have gotten a major upgrade.
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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?
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 25, 2019
A new Mozi P2P botnet is actively targeting Netgear, D-Link, and Huawei routers by probing for weak Telnet passwords to compromise them. Security experts from 360 Netlab spotted a new Mozi P2P botnet that is actively targeting Netgear, D-Link, and Huawei routers by probing for weak Telnet passwords to compromise them. According to the researchers, in the last months, the botnet was mainly involved in DDoS attacks, experts also noticed that the sample borrows part of code from the Gafgyt malware.
Jamf
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Read how Virtru ventured into the governmental space and was able to leverage Jamf Now’s central management to gain FedRAMP compliance.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 24, 2019
UAE Government Allegedly Built App to Spy on Citizens; Rival Offerings Banned Apple and Google have stopped distributing a popular messaging app marketed to English and Arabic speakers called ToTok. The New York Times has reported that U.S. intelligence agencies believe ToTok was developed by the United Arab Emirates government to spy on its citizens.
WIRED Threat Level
DECEMBER 23, 2019
It's been a rough 10 years in cybersecurity—and it's only getting worse.
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Security Affairs
DECEMBER 24, 2019
Russia successfully disconnected from the internet. Russia’s government announced that it has successfully concluded a series of tests for its RuNet intranet aimed at country disconnection from the Internet. The Russian Government has announced on Monday that it has successfully concluded the test on its RuNet intranet and the complete disconnection of the country from the Internet. “The results of the exercises showed that, in general, both authorities and telecom operators are read
Threatpost
DECEMBER 24, 2019
2019 was another banner year for bots, trojans, RATS and ransomware. Let’s take a look back.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 27, 2019
LockerGoga and MegaCortex Gangs May First Ransack Networks for Sensitive Data Warning: Attackers wielding LockerGoga and MegaCortex ransomware have been hitting large corporate networks, sometimes first lingering for months. That's according to a new FBI flash alert, as reported by Bleeping Computer, which essentially tells would-be victims: Please, get your defenses in order now.
Dark Reading
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Fraudsters with social engineering skills are hijacking cell phone SIM cards to access victims' bitcoin and social media accounts
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.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Critical CVE-2019-19781 flaw in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway could be exploited to access company networks, 80,000 companies at risk worldwide. A critical vulnerability in Citrix Application Delivery Controller (NetScaler ADC) and Citrix Gateway (NetScaler Gateway), tracked as CVE-2019-19781 , could be exploited by attackers to access company networks.
Threatpost
DECEMBER 27, 2019
2019 was a tumultuous year for Facebook as it continued to grapple with privacy fallout after Cambridge Analytica, as well as dealing with a slew of security challenges.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 27, 2019
Measures Could Include 'Limited Cyber Operation' Against Russians The U.S. Cyber Command is weighing several cyber strategies to counter Russian influence and interference during the 2020 presidential election, The Washington Post reports. The measures reportedly could include a 'limited cyber operation' against Russian targets.
Schneier on Security
DECEMBER 26, 2019
Interesting story of how a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group is bypassing the RSA SecurID two-factor authentication system. How they did it remains unclear; although, the Fox-IT team has their theory. They said APT20 stole an RSA SecurID software token from a hacked system, which the Chinese actor then used on its computers to generate valid one-time codes and bypass 2FA at will.
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Security Affairs
DECEMBER 25, 2019
A flaw in the Twitter app for Android could have been exploited by attackers to obtain sensitive information or take over an account. Twitter has recently addressed a security vulnerability that affected the Android version of the app, it could have been exploited by hackers to access sensitive information of the users (direct messages, protected tweets and location data) or take over their accounts.
WIRED Threat Level
DECEMBER 22, 2019
A messaging app called ToTok had scores of positive reviews, particularly from users in the UAE. US intelligent officials say it may be spying for that government instead. .
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Researchers Also Find Malicious Code Hiding in Taylor Swift Image The MyKings botnet, which has been spreading cryptominers and other malware, continues to grow in sophistication, using steganography to hide malicious updates, Sophos Labs reports. New research also shows attackers are exploiting the EternalBlue vulnerability in Windows.
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