7 on-the-ground big data strategies for 2021
Tech Republic Security
DECEMBER 30, 2020
Don't forget the routine tasks that make big data work for your company.
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EY survey: Tech leaders to invest in AI, 5G, cybersecurity, big data, metaverse
Tech Republic Security
MAY 23, 2023
The post EY survey: Tech leaders to invest in AI, 5G, cybersecurity, big data, metaverse appeared first on TechRepublic. Generative AI is of particular interest to leaders for the benefits of cost savings, efficiency and effectiveness.
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7 big data goals for 2021: AI, DevOps, hybrid cloud, and more
Tech Republic Security
NOVEMBER 26, 2020
As you plan your big data strategy for next year, keep these seven goals in mind.
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MY TAKE: What if Big Data and AI could be intensively focused on health and wellbeing?
The Last Watchdog
JANUARY 11, 2022
and other jurisdictions have abjectly failed over the past 20 years leveraging Big Data to innovate personalized healthcare services. Healthcare providers haven’t yet figured out how to digitalize medical records in a way that robustly preserves patient privacy and keeps patient information out of data thieves’ hands.
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Security BSides London 2021 – Ben Caller’s ‘Big Data Lake, Big Data Leak
Security Boulevard
JANUARY 15, 2022
The post Security BSides London 2021 – Ben Caller’s ‘Big Data Lake, Big Data Leak appeared first on Security Boulevard. Our thanks to Security BSides London for publishing their tremendous videos from the Security BSides London 2021 Conference on the organization’s YouTube channel.
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Security News In Review: Data Breaches, Data Poison, and Big Data
Security Boulevard
MAY 22, 2021
Kicking things off is a recently announced breach at Mercari, predictions for “data poisoning” becoming a big attack vector, and the possibility of a national data breach disclosure law. . The post Security News In Review: Data Breaches, Data Poison, and Big Data appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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4 Ways to Better Protect Big Data
SecureWorld News
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
These new security implementations could really help improve your company's big data governance. For starters, there are few controls on the mountains of big data that flow into companies on a daily basis. Big data can come from anywhere and in every form.
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The Big Risks In Big Data For Fintech Companies
SecureBlitz
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
In this post, I will show you the big risks in Big Data for Fintech companies. These innovative companies have moved the once legacy world of banking into new […] The post The Big Risks In Big Data For Fintech Companies appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.
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How world leaders use big data
Tech Republic Security
MARCH 6, 2020
It's a fine line between countries sharing data in order to help with common interests and imposing on the privacy of those who provide it. The World Economic Forum's director weighs in.
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MY TAKE: How ‘credential stuffing’ and ‘account takeovers’ are leveraging Big Data, automation
The Last Watchdog
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Related: Cyber risks spinning out of IoT Credential stuffing and account takeovers – which take full advantage of Big Data, high-velocity software, and automation – inundated the internet in massive surges in 2018 and the first half of 2019, according to multiple reports.
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Interview with the Head of the NSA’s Research Directorate
Schneier on Security
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
There’s a lot of talk about quantum computing, monitoring 5G networks, and the problems of big data: The math department, often in conjunction with the computer science department, helps tackle one of NSA’s most interesting problems: big data.
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Big data: It's important to know where it is, how secure it is, and who is using it
Tech Republic Security
MAY 6, 2020
Track and monitor who has access, when it's accessed, and why, to keep it safe and use it to its full potential.
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Emergency Surveillance During COVID-19 Crisis
Schneier on Security
MARCH 20, 2020
Any government use of "big data" to track virus spread must be clearly and quickly explained to the public. The government and its corporate cooperators must roll back any invasive programs created in the name of public health after crisis has been contained. Transparency. Due Process.
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GCHQ on Quantum Key Distribution
Schneier on Security
AUGUST 1, 2018
QKD also seems unsuitable for some of the grand future challenges such as securing the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, social media, or cloud applications. QKD technology cannot replace the flexible authentication mechanisms provided by contemporary public key signatures. I agree with them.
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5 ways to improve the governance of unstructured data
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Bringing big data governance and security up to the level of practice applied to structured data is critical. The post 5 ways to improve the governance of unstructured data appeared first on TechRepublic. Here are five ways to get there.
Top 5 confidential computing uses in healthcare
Tech Republic Security
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Big data meets private data in a perfect storm for healthcare. Confidential computing providers say they’ll make the cloud safer for medical data. The post Top 5 confidential computing uses in healthcare appeared first on TechRepublic.
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What is Machine Learning?
Security Boulevard
APRIL 18, 2022
This big data discipline of artificial intelligence gives systems the freedom to automatically gain information. The post What is Machine Learning? appeared first on Gurucul. The post What is Machine Learning? appeared first on Security Boulevard.
SHARING INTEL: Here’s why it has become so vital to prioritize the security-proofing of APIs
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Cybersecurity vendors competing in this nascent space, Salt Security among them, are ramping up their efforts to leverage Big Data and advanced analytics to meet a highly dynamic and complex security threat. Salt Security is taking a big data and automation approach to this monumental challenge, Isbitski told me.
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Why Your Security Data Lake Project Will … Well, Actually …
Anton on Security
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Using the concept of a “data lake” where every team that needs the data can dip, apply schema at data read time (If needed) and solve a broad set of problems motivated them to explore big data approaches. However, we are not living in 2012 or 2018 anymore?—?we we are in 2022.
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User Privacy: A Top Focus for Xiaomi
TrustArc
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Xiaomi Scores Big on User Privacy Protection User privacy has become front and center for organizations across the globe – and for a good reason. More data is being collected than ever before. Trends, such as big data and analytics, and the Internet of Things have accelerated how data is collected, stored, and used.
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Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack
Krebs on Security
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
“CHENGDU 404 developed a ‘big data’ product named ‘ SonarX ,’ which was described…as an ‘Information Risk Assessment System,'” the government’s indictment reads. Security analysts and U.S. Chengdu404’s offices in China. Image: DOJ.
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Making the Metaverse Safe For Everyone
Security Boulevard
MAY 27, 2022
We are also getting a hint of the power that big data, AI and machine learning will. Unlike any other time in history, the past decade has shown us the power of technology to transform our working and personal lives. Technology-enabled shopping, banking and working from any location made the restrictions from COVID-19 more manageable.
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Open Source Security: A Big Problem
eSecurity Planet
AUGUST 5, 2021
Big Data, eBPF Face Scrutiny. Weaknesses in Big Data tools and the eBPF kernel program and monitoring interface were among the open source tools in the spotlight at the conference. OpenSSF CVE Benchmark. OWASP Security Knowledge Framework (SKF).
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Why TrustArc Improved Risk Profile
TrustArc
MARCH 29, 2022
For example, the global big data analytics market is predicted […]. It seems every department, function, and team in an organization uses their preferred list of external apps and vendors to satisfy their business needs.
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The Effective Use of AI to Speed Detection and Response
Tech Republic Security
JULY 24, 2022
In many ways, cybersecurity is becoming a big data problem, given the volume and sophistication of cybercampaigns. According to Gartner’s Case-Based Research, the three most pervasive challenges that AI addresses are lack of detection capability, inadequate security posture, and poor operational efficiency.
Critical flaw in Apache Parquet’s Java Library allows remote code execution
Security Affairs
APRIL 4, 2025
This impacts big-data frameworks (e.g., The flaw affects systems importing Parquet files, especially from untrusted sources, and can be exploited by attackers tampering with the files. Versions 1.15.0 and earlier are vulnerable, with the flaw traced back to version 1.8.0. Hadoop, Spark, Flink) and custom applications using Parquet.
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BrandPost: The Future of Machine Learning in Cybersecurity
CSO Magazine
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
And while ML has frequently been used to make sense of big data—to improve business performance and processes and help make predictions—it has also proven priceless in other applications, including cybersecurity. Machine learning (ML) is a commonly used term across nearly every sector of IT today.
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Artificial Intelligence and the Attack/Defense Balance
Schneier on Security
MARCH 15, 2018
They're terrible at big data analysis. They use cognitive shortcuts, and can only keep a few data points in their head at a time. They're not creative or adaptive. They don't understand context. They can behave irrationally because of those things. Humans are slow, and get bored at repetitive tasks.
Critical Apache Roller flaw allows to retain unauthorized access even after a password change
Security Affairs
APRIL 15, 2025
This impacts big-data frameworks (e.g., The flaw affects systems importing Parquet files, especially from untrusted sources, and can be exploited by attackers tampering with the files. Versions 1.15.0 and earlier are vulnerable, with the flaw traced back to version 1.8.0. Hadoop, Spark, Flink) and custom applications using Parquet.
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LockBit 3.0 gang claims to have stolen data from Thales
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
claimed to have stolen data from the French defence and technology group Thales. The ransomware group LockBit 3.0 Thales is a global high-tech leader with more than 81,000 employees worldwide.
Artificial intelligence (AI) as an Enabler for Enhanced Data Security
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
David has over 20 years of tech, product, leadership, and marketing management experience, focusing on cybersecurity, cloud, big data, and machinelearning. About the author : David Stuart is Director of Product Marketing at Sentra.
RSAC Fireside Chat: Bedrock Security introduces advanced approach to “commoditize” data discovery
The Last Watchdog
JUNE 4, 2024
By contrast, he says, Bedrock’s patented “adaptive sampling” technology can scan 16 petabytes of data for just $2,000. Their system then superimposes a dynamic heat map to categorize the data “neighborhoods” based on sensitivity at any given moment. “We We come at it from big data background,” Adduri says.
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Critical Apache Avro SDK RCE flaw impacts Java applications
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Apache Avro is a data serialization framework developed as part of the Apache Hadoop project. It provides a compact, fast, and efficient way to serialize structured data, which makes it particularly useful for applications involving big data, streaming, or distributed systems. which fix this issue.”
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The Future of Payments Security
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
JANUARY 26, 2021
Big Data and EMV 3DS. Fraud detection is where big data and machine learning come in handy. Using machine learning, algorithms can go through huge transactional data sets to spot unusual behaviour. The use of big data analytics by the banking sector can lead to enhanced fraud detection and superior risk assessment.
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The Power Of Virtual Data Rooms In Mitigating Banking Risks
SecureBlitz
JULY 23, 2023
Big data analytics and the increasing usage of VDRs have changed investment banking. Access to enormous volumes of data that can be evaluated is made possible by VDRs. The way investment banks and other financial organizations conduct business is changing due to these innovations.
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UK Cybersecurity Weekly News Roundup – 9 March 2025
Security Boulevard
MARCH 9, 2025
With a background in IT and a Master's degree in computer science, Masrani secured an internship and later a full-time position at AWS, focusing on data and network security.
GUEST ESSAY: Top 5 cyber exposures tied to the rising use of international remote workforces
The Last Watchdog
AUGUST 23, 2021
While she enjoys tackling topics across the technology space, she’s most passionate about educating readers on cybersecurity and Big Data. About the essayist: April Miller is a staff writer at ReHack Magazine.
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Twitter data dump of 235 million users available on web
CyberSecurity Insiders
JANUARY 4, 2023
Adding more embarrassment to last year’s Twitter Data Breach, a new finding on the web has discovered a new database dump exposed on an online hacking forum. It appears to be a big data leak as information related to about 235 million users was found by a cyber intelligence firm named Hudson Rock, based in Israel.
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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 4/28
Security Boulevard
APRIL 28, 2023
Insight #1 "If we learned anything from RSA, AI is the new buzzword like “Big Data” or “Zero Trust.” One thing that is apparent is if you are not figuring out ways to make your business and security teams more efficient with AI, you are falling behind."
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SHARED INTEL Q&A: Everything the Cisco-Splunk merger tells us about the rise of SIEMs
The Last Watchdog
OCTOBER 17, 2023
We use machine learning models on open choice big data lakes to detect unknown threats early in the attack chain. Gurucul pioneered UEBA technology a decade ago – in fact our company was built around this capability. UEBA focuses on behavioral patterns for users and entities to identify anomalies and activity outside of the norm.
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184 Million Records Database Leak: Microsoft, Apple, Google, Facebook, PayPal Logins Found
Tech Republic Security
MAY 23, 2025
Signs of infostealer malware were found, but no confirmed breach or misuse of user data, says cybersecurity researcher. The databases exposure duration is unknown.
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CVE-2024-4701 (CVSS 9.9): Major RCE Risk in Netflix’s Genie Platform
Penetration Testing
MAY 9, 2024
A severe remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability has been discovered in Genie, Netflix’s popular open-source job orchestration engine for big data processing. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-4701, carries a critical CVSS score of 9.9....
Oracle Critical Patch Update for January 2022 will fix 483 new flaws
Security Affairs
JANUARY 17, 2022
The highest CVSS v3.1 Base Score (10.0) was assigned to vulnerabilities affecting Oracle Communications Applications. The company will also address flaws in Oracle Essbase having a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 9.9.
Attackers target Apache Hadoop and Flink to deliver cryptominers
Security Affairs
JANUARY 15, 2024
Apache Hadoop is an open-source software framework designed for the distributed storage and processing of large sets of data using a cluster of commodity hardware. It is part of the Apache Software Foundation’s efforts and is widely used for handling big data and performing parallel processing tasks.
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