CGI
JUNE 6, 2019
Migrating to the hybrid cloud with an eye on modernization. pooja.cs@cgi.com. Thu, 06/06/2019 - 23:17. Any shift to a new IT architecture can be difficult. Migrating to a hybrid cloud may be one of the most challenging moves, given the vast number of legacy processes and services that an enterprise must reconcile or reposition across multiple commercial cloud environments.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
JUNE 6, 2019
Warning: Spoilers Ahead. As Game of Thrones fans sift through emotional ashes left behind after the final fiery episode, conjecture and lamentation over what happened and why has dominated pop culture conversations. Debate among ardent fans will likely continue well into the future, but a couple of things are certain: even though the Iron Throne is now toast, there are many takeaways the cybersecurity industry can draw from based on this eight-year dynastic series.
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Data Breach Today
JUNE 6, 2019
As GDPR Celebrates Its First Birthday, Privacy Experts Meet in London to Review One year after the EU's General Data Protection Regulation went into full effect, data protection experts gathered at the European Data Protection Summit in London to review the state of privacy - not just in the U.K. and Europe but across the world. Here are eight takeaways.
Krebs on Security
JUNE 4, 2019
Medical testing giant LabCorp. said today personal and financial data on some 7.7 million consumers were exposed by a breach at a third-party billing collections firm. That third party — the American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) — also recently notified competing firm Quest Diagnostics that an intrusion in its payments Web site exposed personal, financial and medical data on nearly 12 million Quest patients.
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The Last Watchdog
JUNE 4, 2019
There’s oil in the state of Maryland – “cyber oil.” With the largest concentration of cybersecurity expertise –– the “oil” — in the world, Maryland is fast changing from the Old Line State into “Cybersecurity Valley.” Related: Port Covington cyber hub project gets underway That’s because Maryland is home to more than 40 government agencies with extensive cyber programs, including the National Security Agency, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Defense Information Systems
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Data Breach Today
JUNE 7, 2019
Researchers Say Logging Server Left Online Without Authentication Tech Data says it has disabled a logging server used for its StreamOne cloud services marketplace after a data exposure. Tech Data differs with researchers over the sensitivity over what was exposed, but the logging server is offline now.
Krebs on Security
JUNE 3, 2019
For almost the past month, key computer systems serving the government of Baltimore, Md. have been held hostage by a ransomware strain known as “ Robbinhood.” Media publications have cited sources saying the Robbinhood version that hit Baltimore city computers was powered by “ Eternal Blue ,” a hacking tool developed by the U.S.
AIIM
JUNE 4, 2019
Hopefully, you've heard by now that we're updating the Certified Information Professional (CIP) exam. To help answer questions and clear up any confusion, I’ve been covering each of the CIP domains in a blog series to explain the updated exam: what's new, what's changed, and how to be successful. In the last post, we focused on Domain 1: Creating and Capturing Information.
IT Governance
JUNE 6, 2019
Phishing is one of the most longstanding and dangerous methods of cyber crime. It uses deceptive messages to trick victims into clicking bogus links, downloading malicious attachments or sending sensitive information. Despite what people think they know about phishing, they consistently fall victim. According to Verizon’s 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report , 32% of all cyber attacks involved phishing.
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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?
Data Breach Today
JUNE 5, 2019
Earlier, Quest Diagnostics Reported Nearly 12 Million Affected by Same Incident How big will the American Medical Collections Agency data breach get? LabCorp has now revealed that data on 7.7 million of the patients it serves was potentially compromised in the breach. Earlier, Quest Diagnostics said nearly 12 million of its clients were affected. Two U.S. senators are demanding answers.
Security Affairs
JUNE 7, 2019
In October 2017, the city of Fort Worth, Texas became the target of a phishing scam. Their accounts payable department received an email that appeared to be from Imperial Construction, a company that was doing business with the city at the time. The sender of the email, later identified as Gbenga A. Fadipe, requested a change of account. The scam email prompted the department to change an electronic deposit from Plains Capital Bank to a different account with Chase Bank.
AIIM
JUNE 6, 2019
By now, you may have heard that AIIM is in the process of updating its Certified Information Professional (CIP) Program. With CIP 3 set to launch soon, your podcast host Kevin Craine wanted to dig deeper into what users can expect from the revamp of the program. To get some answers, Kevin took a two-pronged approach on this episode of AIIM on Air. First, he went straight to one of the people leading the CIP 3 charge - AIIM's Director of Professional Development, Jesse Wilkins.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
JUNE 4, 2019
On May 25, the European Union celebrated the first anniversary of the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , the most important change in data privacy regulations in the last decade, designed to restructure the way in which personal data is handled across every sector (public or private) and every industry. Now that one year has passed since the GDPR came into effect, we’ve had a lot of questions arising such as how are companies managing the adoption of the new stricter
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Data Breach Today
JUNE 7, 2019
Botnet Scanning Internet for Vulnerable Windows Machines A new botnet called GoldBrute is actively scanning the internet and using brute-force methods to attack 1.5 million Windows machines that have exposed Remote Desktop Protocol connections, according to research from Morphus Labs. The goal of group controlling the botnet is not clear.
Security Affairs
JUNE 2, 2019
The popular privacy-focused email service ProtonMail has been accused of offering voluntarily real-time surveillance assistance to law enforcement. The popular privacy-focused email service ProtonMail made the headlines because it has been accused of supporting real-time surveillance carried out by law enforcement. On May 10, while Stephan Walder, a public prosecutor and head of the Cybercrime Competence Center in Switzerland’s Canton of Zurich, was giving a presentation at an event when the Swi
WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 5, 2019
Apple says an elaborate rotating key scheme will soon let you track down your stolen laptop, but not let anyone track you. Not even Apple.
Schneier on Security
JUNE 7, 2019
" Hey Siri; I'm getting pulled over " can be a shortcut: Once the shortcut is installed and configured , you just have to say, for example, "Hey Siri, I'm getting pulled over." Then the program pauses music you may be playing, turns down the brightness on the iPhone, and turns on "do not disturb" mode. It also sends a quick text to a predetermined contact to tell them you've been pulled over, and it starts recording using the iPhone's front-facing camera.
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.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 3, 2019
In Addition to Settling With Victims, Heath Insurer Would Invest in Security Measures A proposed $74 million settlement of a consolidated class action lawsuit against Premera Blue Cross after a 2014 data breach that affected nearly 11 million individuals includes $32 million for breach victims and also would require the health insurer to invest $42 million to bolster data security.
Security Affairs
JUNE 7, 2019
A new botnet tracked as GoldBrute is scanning the web for Windows machines with Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connection enabled. A new botnet tracked as GoldBrute has appeared in the threat landscape, it is scanning the web for Windows machines with Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connection enabled. The botnet is currently targeting over 1.5 million unique endpoints online, it is used to brute-force RDP connections or to carry out credential stuffing attacks. “This botnet is currently brut
WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 7, 2019
A Google Cloud outage that knocked huge portions of the internet offline also blocked access to the tools Google needed to fix it.
Schneier on Security
JUNE 6, 2019
Citing security concerns, the Chinese military wants to replace Windows with its own custom operating system : Thanks to the Snowden, Shadow Brokers, and Vault7 leaks, Beijing officials are well aware of the US' hefty arsenal of hacking tools, available for anything from smart TVs to Linux servers, and from routers to common desktop operating systems, such as Windows and Mac.
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Data Breach Today
JUNE 4, 2019
Whistleblowers Say Hospital Falsely Attested to Conducting Risk Analysis for EHR Incentive Program A Kansas hospital has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle allegations that it falsely attested to conducting a security risk analysis as required under the HITECH Act electronic health records financial incentives program. Two whistleblowers in the case will receive $50,000 from the settlement.
Security Affairs
JUNE 2, 2019
Turla, the Russia-linked cyberespionage group, is weaponizing PowerShell scripts and is using them in attacks against EU diplomats. Turla (aka Snake , Uroburos , Waterbug , Venomous Bear and KRYPTON ), the Russia-linked APT group, is using weaponized PowerShell scripts in attacks aimed at EU diplomats. Turla group has been active since at least 2007 targeting government organizations and private businesses.
WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 2, 2019
Today's cybersecurity superstars share a common thread—one that leads back to early hacking group Cult of the Dead Cow.
Schneier on Security
JUNE 4, 2019
Really interesting paper calculating the worldwide cost of cybercrime: Abstract: In 2012 we presented the first systematic study of the costs of cybercrime. In this paper,we report what has changed in the seven years since. The period has seen major platform evolution, with the mobile phone replacing the PC and laptop as the consumer terminal of choice, with Android replacing Windows, and with many services moving to the cloud.The use of social networks has become extremely widespread.
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.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 6, 2019
Cequence Security's Carl Gustas on Why These Bots Are a Growing Threat Organizations and their applications are under attack from automated bots and bad actors. And many of these attacks are undetectable by conventional security technologies. How can organizations detect and prevent this activity? Carl Gustas of Cequence Security shares insights.
Security Affairs
JUNE 1, 2019
A new cryptojacking campaign was spotted by experts at Trend Micro, crooks are using Shodan to scan for Docker hosts with exposed APIs. Threat actors are using the popular Shodan search engine to find Docker hosts and abuse them in a crypojacking campaign. Attackers leverage self-propagating Docker images infected with Monero miners and scripts that use of Shodan to find other vulnerable installs and compromise them.
IBM Big Data Hub
JUNE 6, 2019
Together, IBM and Cloudera offer a modern data platform with the governance and security to drive the future of AI and ML. Our solutions are optimized for the cloud, but we give our customers options to put their data where it works best for them.
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