AIIM
AUGUST 22, 2024
While humans are critical to the success of AI initiatives, they may also present obstacles. In this blog post, we will walk through some of the challenges organizations face when implementing AI for content services.
Krebs on Security
AUGUST 23, 2024
The proliferation of new top-level domains (TLDs) has exacerbated a well-known security weakness: Many organizations set up their internal Microsoft authentication systems years ago using domain names in TLDs that didn’t exist at the time. Meaning, they are continuously sending their Windows usernames and passwords to domain names they do not control and which are freely available for anyone to register.
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eSecurity Planet
AUGUST 20, 2024
A cataclysmic data breach has cast a long shadow over the privacy of billions of individuals. Reports claim that a staggering 2.9 billion records, including Social Security numbers, have been compromised in a cyberattack targeting National Public Data (NPD), a company specializing in background checks. This unprecedented scale of data exposure highlights the vulnerabilities inherent in our interconnected world and the immense value placed on personal information by cybercriminals.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 18, 2024
New cybercrime group Mad Liberator is targeting AnyDesk users and runs a fake Microsoft Windows update screen to conceal data exfiltrating. The Sophos X-Ops Incident Response team warned that a new ransomware group called Mad Liberator is exploiting the remote-access application Anydesk for their attacks. The group was also spotted running a fake Microsoft Windows update screen to conceal data exfiltrating.
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Data Breach Today
AUGUST 22, 2024
Logging Best Practices Guidance Aims to Enhance Global Detection and Response The Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Center released joint guidance with a cohort of international cyber agencies that aims to provide baseline standards for event logging and threat detection, amid a wave of high-profile attacks employing "living off the land" techniques.
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The Last Watchdog
AUGUST 21, 2024
I recently learned all about the state-of-the art of phishing attacks – the hard way. Related: GenAI-powered attacks change the game An email arrived from the head of a PR firm whom I’ve known for 20 years asking me to click on a link to check out a proposal. Foolishly, I did so all too quickly. Within a few minutes, many of my contacts, and even strangers, were receiving a similar malicious email from me.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 17, 2024
Background check service National Public Data confirms a data breach that exploded millions of social security numbers and other sensitive information. Background check service National Public Data confirms that a threat actor has breached its systems and had access to millions of social security numbers and other sensitive personal information. According to a statement published by the company, exposed data include the name, email address, phone number, social security number, and mailing add
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 23, 2024
As Banks Combat Fraud, Customers Feel the Strain of Overly Cautious Measures In today’s AI-driven world, banks are becoming increasingly vigilant, often freezing accounts or demanding extensive documentation at the slightest hint of suspicious activity. Sending money, once a straightforward task, is now fraught with complexity.
Collaboration 2.0
AUGUST 23, 2024
Trying to save a few bucks can make or break your next Raspberry Pi project.
Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage
When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m
AIIM
AUGUST 19, 2024
As organizations explore the potential of AI, information management practitioners may face the challenge of being perceived as roadblocks rather than facilitators. However, by aligning Generative AI initiatives with business goals and promoting intentional adoption, these professionals can pivot into a critical educator role.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 18, 2024
A large-scale extortion campaign compromised multiple organizations by exploiting publicly accessible environment variable files (.env). Palo Alto Unit 42 researchers uncovered a large-scale extortion campaign that successfully compromised and extorted multiple victim organizations by leveraging exposed environment variable files (.env files). The exposed files contained sensitive variables such as credentials belonging to various applications.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 23, 2024
Latvian Charged With Serving as Extortion Specialist for Russian-Speaking Group A Latvian national accused of serving as a Russian-speaking ransomware group's extortion specialist appeared in a U.S. courtroom this week to face a four-count indictment filed against him. Moscow resident Deniss Zolotarjovs, 33, was recently extradited to the U.S. from the country of Georgia.
Collaboration 2.0
AUGUST 22, 2024
The Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED offers excellent picture and audio quality for both streaming and console gaming, and you can save $170 on the 55-inch version.
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The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.
WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 21, 2024
The AI ethics nonprofit Humane Intelligence and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology are launching a series of contests to get more people probing for problems in generative AI systems.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 18, 2024
Boffins demonstrated the vulnerability of fingerprint recognition systems to dictionary attacks using ‘MasterPrints, ‘which are fingerprints that can match multiple other prints. A team of researchers from US universities demonstrated how to deceive fingerprint recognition systems through dictionary attacks using ‘MasterPrints,’ which are fingerprints that can match multiple other prints.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 21, 2024
RedSense's Bohuslavskiy and Smith on How Attacks on Healthcare Show Desperation RedSense’s Yelisey Bohuslavskiy and Marley Smith believe ransomware is declining but caution that it still poses a significant threat. While attackers recycle old methods, they're taking desperate measures to target vulnerable groups such as cancer centers and to stoke fears in the marketplace.
Collaboration 2.0
AUGUST 22, 2024
Natural Cycles' fertility tracking is a huge reason why women buy and use the Oura Ring. Samsung should take note for its Galaxy Ring.
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WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 21, 2024
Protesters took to Citi Field Wednesday to raise awareness of the facial recognition systems that have become common at major league sporting venues.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 19, 2024
Microsoft addressed a zero-day vulnerability actively exploited by the North-Korea-linked Lazarus APT group. Microsoft has addressed a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38193 (CVSS score: 7.8), which has been exploited by the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38193 (CVSS score: 7.8), is a privilege escalation issue that resides in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver (AFD.sys) for WinSock.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 22, 2024
Group Claims a NY Surgical Center and a Nevada Medical Center Among Recent Victims U.S. authorities are warning healthcare sector entities of incidents involving Everest, a Russian-speaking ransomware group and initial access broker, which claims to have stolen sensitive patient information in recent attacks, including on two medical care providers in New York and Nevada.
Collaboration 2.0
AUGUST 22, 2024
The Pro and Pro XL might get all the attention, but Google's Pixel 9 features an updated design, gorgeous camera, and compelling AI features.
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The Last Watchdog
AUGUST 20, 2024
The art of detecting subtle anomalies, predicting emergent vulnerabilities and remediating novel cyber-attacks is becoming more refined, day by day. Related: GenAI’s impact on elections It turns out that the vast datasets churned out by cybersecurity toolsets happen to be tailor-made for ingestion by Generative AI ( GenAI ) engines and Large Language Models ( LLMs.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 21, 2024
A flaw in millions of RFID cards manufactured by Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics allows these contactless cards to be cloned instantly. Researchers from security firm Quarkslab discovered a backdoor in millions of RFID cards manufactured by the Chinese chip manufacturer Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics. The experts announced the discovery of a hardware backdoor and successfully cracked its key allowing the instantaneous cloning of RFID smart cards. “In this paper, we present several attacks
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 22, 2024
Also: Microsoft Recall; Microchip Technology Attack; FCC Fine for Deepfake Audio This week, a flaw was found in Microsoft Copilot's Studio, Microsoft announced rollout of the Recall feature, Microchip Technology was hit by a cyberattack, FlightAware data was exposed, Equiniti and Lingo Telecom were fined for cyber-related incidents, and Toyota suffered a third-party breach.
Collaboration 2.0
AUGUST 21, 2024
Cache and cookies can clog your browser and slow your iPhone's performance, but there's a simple way to bring your device back up to speed. Try this today and see the difference.
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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.
WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 20, 2024
Amazon has updated its instructions for how customers should more securely implement AWS's traffic-routing service known as Application Load Balancer, but it's not clear everyone will get the memo.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 23, 2024
Sophos researchers investigated a Qilin ransomware breach attack that led to the theft of credentials stored in Google Chrome browsers. Sophos researchers investigated a Qilin ransomware attack where operators stole credentials stored in Google Chrome browsers of a limited number of compromised endpoints. The experts pointed out that the credential harvesting activity is usually not associated with ransomware infections.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 22, 2024
Kimsuky, or a Related Group, Deploys XenoRAT Variant A North Korean hacking team hastily pivoted from using publicly available cloud computing storage to its own infrastructure after security researchers unmasked a malware campaign. The group shifted from using cloud service including Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox to systems under its control.
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