CNN.com reported that “A finance worker at a multinational firm was tricked into paying out $25 million to fraudsters using deepfake technology to pose as the company’s chief financial officer in a video conference call, according to Hong Kong police.” The February 4, 2024 article entitled “Finance worker pays out
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Computerworld reported that “Apple is planning its first AI acquisition for 2024, a German firm called brighter AI, according to an online news report.” The February 5, 2024 article entitled “Apple has eye on building bigger genAI data sets” (http://tinyurl.com/bde7fxau) and included these comments:
Apple is beginning to
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HealthcareInfoSecurity.com reported that “The Federal Trade Commission is the latest regulatory agency taking action against fundraising and customer relationship management software provider Blackbaud in the aftermath of a 2020 ransomware incident that compromised the data of tens of thousands of clients and millions of consumers.” The February 1, 2024 report
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SCMagazine.com reported that “The healthcare sector increasingly relies on interconnected information systems. This digital transformation opens new security gaps and makes the industry a prime target for cybercrime.” The January 26, 2024 report entitled ” Here’s how AI can enhance cybersecurity in healthcare” (http://tinyurl.com/5yft8s39) included these points on
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NOT A SURPRISE SINCE 95% OF ALL LAWSUITS SETTLE that Computerworld.com reported that “While details of the settlement have not been disclosed, Google’s lawyers, reportedly, maintain that the internet giant did not violate Bates or Singular’s patents in any manner.” The January 25, 2024 article entitled “Google settles $1.7 billion
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Computerworld.com reported that “The US, the UK, and the EU are all looking into Microsoft’s connections to ChatGPT creator OpenAI.” The January 23, 2024 report entitled ” Regulators probe Microsoft’s OpenAI ties — is it only smoke, or is there fire?” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/3712002/regulators-probe-microsofts-openai-ties-is-it-only-smoke-or-is-there-fire.html) included these comments:
…Microsoft faces several
Continue Reading Antitrust Regulators may learn Microsoft’s ties with OpenAI.Darkreading.com reported that “Rated at a CVSS score of 10, the bug is as bad as it gets, allowing remote cyberattackers unfettered access to corporate environments… A max-critical unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability is impacting Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server, in all versions released before Dec. 5.
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Darkreading.com reported that “Senators from both parties called the Securities and Exchange Commission’s lack of MFA “inexcusable” and demand investigation into the regulator’s cybersecurity lapse. … Following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account, formerly known as Twitter, compromise on Jan. 9, two Senators have issued a statement calling the
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DarkReading.com reported that “Zero trust is a high-level strategy that assumes that individuals, devices, and services attempting to access company resources, both externally and internally, can’t automatically be trusted. The approach has become popular because it addresses the risk associated with the modern attack surface. However, tying together various data
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HealthInfoSecurity.com reported that “State regulators have fined a large New York academic medical center $300,000 to settle privacy violations related to the organization’s prior use of tracking tools in its websites and patient portal. Regulators said the hospital had violated HIPAA rules in sharing patient information with third parties for
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