Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Security researcher Eugene Lim ( @spaceraccoonsec ) recently revealed technical details about a remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-33035, (CVE-2021-33035) that impacts OpenOffice (AOO). The header includes a prefix that describes the dBase database version, the last update timestamp, and other metadata. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The second layer of Python code decodes and loads to memory the main RAT and the imported libraries. When comparing the malware executable with the original Oracle executable, we can see the similar metadata between the files. The post Evilnum APT used Python-based RAT PyVil in recent attacks appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2022

Cyber Security Specialist Zoziel Pinto Freire shows an example of malicious file analysis presented during his lecture on BSides-Vitória 2022. From a security point of view files of the types DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, and XLSM, have a common issue, they can contain macros which are embedded scripts that are executed inside the file.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

The HTLM files are hosted on a legitimate online library website that was likely compromised by the threat actors sometime between the end of January 2023 and the beginning of February 2023. The attack chain commences with a spear-phishing email containing a weaponized document, which contains a link leading to the download of an HTML file.

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AIIM

JULY 15, 2021

There are certain outcomes to be aware of and avoid : Implementation is Half Baked: Maybe security is not thought through. Files are uploaded but do not have any corresponding metadata to make them searchable. Documents are hard to locate, security is an afterthought and every group has its own way of “managing content".

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Experts disclosed details of two security flaws in the open-source software ImageMagick that could potentially lead to information disclosure or trigger a DoS condition. The attacker can craft the image by inserting a text chunk that specifies some metadata such as the filename, which must be set to “-” for exploitation.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Researchers from security firm CrowdStrike have observed a new campaign associated with the GOBLIN PANDA APT group. Experts from security firm CrowdStrike have uncovered a new campaign associated with the GOBLIN PANDA APT group. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Preservica

MARCH 18, 2022

Academic libraries are in the midst of rapid, widespread changes as it shifts into the digital age. Our libraries have been a steady flame for patrons to depend on, not just throughout the pandemic, but throughout history. See how Preservica customers are creating engaging internal and public access.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2023

The spear-phishing message appears as a benign conversation lure masquerading as a senior fellow with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) to the public media contact for a nuclear security expert at a US-based think tank focused on foreign affairs. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2019

NPM , the biggest package manager for JavaScript libraries, has addressed a vulnerability that could be exploited to execute “binary planting” attacks. json , a file that npm uses to contain the metadata about the project and its dependencies. some/path": "./some/other/path" some/other/path" }. Pierluigi Paganini.

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erwin

JUNE 26, 2020

Organizations with particularly deep data stores might need a data catalog with advanced capabilities, such as automated metadata harvesting to speed up the data preparation process. Three Types of Metadata in a Data Catalog. The metadata provides information about the asset that makes it easier to locate, understand and evaluate.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The malware implements a modular structure with a dispatcher and loadable plugins, all of which are implemented as dynamic-link libraries (DLLs). It is responsible for collection of metadata, not the files themselves, so we consider it a plugin used for device fingerprinting, and hence likely used as a base for further data theft.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2018

The security researcher Sam Thomas from Secarma, has discovered a new attack technique that leverages critical deserialization vulnerabilities in PHP programming language. A Phar application or library could be distributed in a single file. Phar files include metadata in a serialized format. on the archive file.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2021

But their popularity has made them a target for hackers, making container security an important area to supplement in the already extensive cybersecurity portfolio. The need for container security. Misconfigured permissions can multiply these problems, so container security is too critical to be taken lightly. Runtime security.

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OpenText Information Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This launch reflects our commitment to helping you drive efficiency, strengthen security, and accelerate growth. By uniting simplicity, intelligence, and security, these innovations empower organizations to confidently navigate the multifaceted challenges of todays digital landscape. The latest Cloud Editions (CE) 25.1,

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2018

“Importantly, our own investigation has determined that, beyond this much-publicized security breach, the group has leveraged the same backdoor to open a covert access channel to the foreign offices of another two European countries, as well as to the network of a major defense contractor.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

Many IT and security teams think that cloud drives should be more resilient to ransomware attacks, but that’s not the case. Hackers could take advantage of the version and list settings to affect all files within a document library on a SharePoint site or OneDrive account. Also read: Top 12 Cloud Security Best Practices.

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Imperial Violet

MARCH 26, 2018

Security Keys are another attempt address this problem—initially in the form of a second authentication factor but, in the future, potentially as a complete replacement. Very briefly, Security Keys are separate pieces of hardware capable of generating public/private key pairs and signing with them. Contrasts with existing solutions.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 1, 2021

However, the needs of cybersecurity now require that they also offer some kind of security resiliency to protect the assets they are discovering and cataloging. For some, that means building security features directly into ITAM. Product-use rights libraries have more than two million entries. What is ITAM?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

All processes on the extender, including injected commands, are executed with root privileges, making it a significant security concern. The problem: A memory corruption vulnerability in the open-source libcue library was reported by the GitHub Security Lab. 49.15, as well as subsequent 13.1 92.19, as well as subsequent 13.0

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OpenText Information Management

MARCH 31, 2025

Digital asset management: Offering a consolidated digital library for efficient media file access and management. AI-Powered Image Analytics: OpenText Digital Asset Management now integrates with OpenText Knowledge Discovery (IDOL) for AI-powered, automated metadata enrichment , enhancing media management workflows while ensuring security.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 25, 2022

The knowledge catalog serves as a library with insights about your data. These services include the ability to auto-discover and classify data, to detect sensitive information, to analyze data quality, to link business terms to technical metadata and to publish data to the knowledge catalog. Protection is applied on each data pipeline.

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Preservica

APRIL 4, 2019

delivers enhanced ease-of-use and new ways of working for archives, libraries, museums and businesses - built on a highly scalable platform designed for the future of digital preservation. The reengineered platform is aligned with PREMIS (Preservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies) enabling greater focus on individual assets and files.

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Preservica

AUGUST 15, 2018

Boston, MA and Oxford, UK – Aug 15 2018 – The Dartmouth College Library, an integral part of the private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, has chosen Preservica ’s cloud-hosted active digital preservation software to protect and provide greater online access to the heritage and institutional assets of the college.

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CILIP

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Metadata and Discovery Group? We have also been able to grow our influence in Westminster and the Devolved Administrations, particularly thanks to the re-launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Libraries, Information and Knowledge (APPG LInK) ? to promote collaboration between libraries in the UK and overseas.

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OpenText Information Management

MARCH 5, 2025

introduces significant enhancements across document management, user experience, enterprise application integration, workflow automation, and security. Banners and watermarks for Business Workspaces Organizations can now apply screen banners and watermarks from Business Workspace objects, reinforcing security and compliance requirements.

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CILIP

JULY 22, 2024

AI and the Digital Humanities at CILIP Conference 2024 Photo of Mia Ridge, Digital Curator at the British Library Digital Curator at the British Library, Mia Ridge reflects on the ‘AI and the digital humanities’ session at CILIP Conference 2024. identifying places mentioned in text; visual search to find similar images).

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The Texas Record

APRIL 9, 2020

Web archiving involves using software to take periodic snapshots to preserve as much data as you need about your organization’s website, including any associated metadata. These snapshots will allow you to track and to document even the slightest changes made to the website. will be, to a greater extent, ready for legal disputes.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Since the inception of data forensics almost forty years ago, methods for investigating security events have given way to a market of vendors and tools offering digital forensics software (DFS). The Sleuth Kit enables administrators to analyze file system data via a library of command-line tools for investing disk images.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2022

The growth of DevSecOps tools is an encouraging sign that software and application service providers are increasingly integrating security into the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Aqua Security Checkmarx Contrast Security Invicti Security Micro Focus Snyk SonarSource Synopsys Veracode WhiteSource. Aqua Security.

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Preservica

JULY 26, 2018

The digital archive will streamline secure access to information for up to 700 people across its 20 international offices working to defend human rights. Ensuring the secure capture of what we consider to be evidence of human rights abuses was a major factor in our decision to choose a system like Preservica,” says Bryony. “We

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Brandeis Records Manager

JULY 28, 2016

Your industry may dictate your relationship with your library people, if you even have a relationship with them. In academia, records management tends (not exclusively) to be grouped organizationally with library and archival units. In one sense, we are the Charlie Brown of an academic library department.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 9, 2023

The early use cases that we have identified range from digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, and security to sustainability. Developers can build workflows directly in our ModelOps environment using APIs, SDKs, and libraries, managing machine learning models from development to deployment.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Imagine walking into the largest library you’ve ever seen. Fortunately, the library has a computer at the front desk you can use to search its entire inventory by title, author, genre, and more. It uses metadata and data management tools to organize all data assets within your organization. Meaningful business context.

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The Texas Record

JUNE 28, 2021

After all, records management also involves security policies, regulatory compliance, and complete lifecycle management. Source: Texas State Library and Archives Commission. After a document is captured, employees collaborate by adding data, editing information, approving or denying requests, adding metadata, etc. Extra Phases.

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Preservica

MAY 1, 2018

Preservica’s active digital preservation customers who manage long-term personal data such as HR records, student information, details of citizens or institutional donors, will find it easy to identify and manage the personal data they are holding as well as be confident of minimizing unauthorized access with new state of the art security.

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erwin

APRIL 21, 2020

The easiest way to understand a data catalog is to look at how libraries catalog books and manuals in a hierarchical structure, making it easy for anyone to find exactly what they need. Are they equipped to maintain data security and privacy? Do employees have remote access to essential systems?

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