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Authors/Presenters:Chaoliang Zeng, Xudong Liao, Xiaodian Cheng, Han Tian, Xinchen Wan, Hao Wang, Kai Chen

Our sincere thanks to USENIX, and the Presenters & Authors for publishing their superb 21st USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI '24) content, placing the organizations enduring commitment to Open Access front and center. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara; and via the organizations YouTube channel.

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During national weather emergencies, many turn to online platforms to get the latest news but don’t know about the threat lurking in the weeds: Hurricane scammers.

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Is your organization stuck with a legacy GRC solution that feels more like a blocker than an innovator? You’re not alone. Many companies today find themselves with outdated GRC systems that were once cutting-edge but now fall short of supporting the complex, evolving demands of modern business operations. So, what do you do if you’re...

The post Is It Time to Move on from Your Legacy GRC Solution? appeared first on Hyperproof.

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Authors/Presenters:Jiangfei Duan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Ziang Song, ByteDance; Xupeng Miao and Xiaoli Xi, Carnegie Mellon University; Dahua Lin, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Harry Xu, University of California, Los Angeles; Minjia Zhang, Microsoft; Zhihao Jia, Carnegie Mellon University

Our sincere thanks to USENIX, and the Presenters & Authors for publishing their superb 21st USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI '24) content, placing the organizations enduring commitment to Open Access front and center. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara; and via the organizations YouTube channel.

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The post USENIX NSDI ’24 – Parcae: Proactive, Liveput-Optimized DNN Training on Preemptible Instances appeared first on Security Boulevard.

via the comic humor & dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD

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Regulatory concerns may have slowed initial SaaS adoption for financial services companies, but today, many rely heavily on apps like Salesforce, Microsoft 365, and ServiceNow to manage their operations.  Now, fully invested, financial services companies are faced with the challenge of safeguarding sensitive financial data that is stored off-prem. At the same time, they need […]

The post Securing Financial Operations: Know Your SaaS appeared first on Adaptive Shield.

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In today’s data-driven world, data breaches are one of the most significant threats facing organizations, with the financial impact varying widely across industries. The cost of a data breach is often determined by the nature of the data involved and the regulatory landscape governing the industry. Sectors like healthcare and financial services, which handle highly […]

The post Data Breach Statistics [2024] : Penalties and Fines for Major regulations first appeared on Accutive Security.

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Authors/Presenters:Gagan Somashekar, Karan Tandon, Anush Kini, Chieh-Chun Chang, Petr Husak, Ranjita Bhagwan, Mayukh Das, Anshul Gandhi, Nagarajan Natarajan

Our sincere thanks to USENIX, and the Presenters & Authors for publishing their superb 21st USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI '24) content, placing the organizations enduring commitment to Open Access front and center. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara; and via the organizations YouTube channel.

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The post USENIX NSDI ’24 – OPPerTune: Post-Deployment Configuration Tuning of Services Made Easy appeared first on Security Boulevard.

The Indo-Pacific region has emerged as a focal point of geopolitical tension and technological competition.

The post Testing Security Controls in the Indo-Pacific: A Critical DoD Imperative appeared first on AttackIQ.

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Is your vulnerability management game on point? If it’s not, you’re handing attackers an open invitation. And if you believe that merely using a vulnerability scanner qualifies as effective management,...

The post What is Vulnerability Management? Compliance, Challenges, & Solutions appeared first on Strobes Security.

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Chinese researchers used a D-Wave quantum computer to crack a 22-bit encryption key, which can be used as a cautionary tale for what may lie ahead with future quantum systems but doesn't threaten the classical encryption being widely used today.

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Despite 80% of IT leaders expressing confidence that their organization won’t fall for phishing attacks, nearly two-thirds admitted they’ve clicked on phishing links themselves. This overconfidence is coupled with concerning behaviors, as 36% of IT leaders have disabled security measures on their systems, undermining organizational defenses. These were among the chief results of an Arctic..

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Tax farming is the practice of licensing tax collection to private contractors. Used heavily in ancient Rome, it’s largely fallen out of practice because of the obvious conflict of interest between the state and the contractor. Because tax farmers are primarily interested in short-term revenue, they have no problem abusing taxpayers and making things worse for them in the long term. Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is engaged in a modern-day version of tax farming. And the potential for abuse will grow when the farmers start using artificial intelligence...

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Far too often, we hear about schools facing cybersecurity crises because of a simple human error like sharing sensitive student information in an email, like Social Security numbers, outside the district’s cloud environment. K-12 IT directors are then left scrambling to contain the damage, realizing that a data loss prevention strategy could have prevented the ...

The post K-12 Google & Microsoft 365 Data Loss Prevention using Cloud Monitor by ManagedMethods appeared first on ManagedMethods Cybersecurity, Safety & Compliance for K-12.

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Discover why Escape is a better DAST solution for API testing.

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The dynamic world of Kubernetes and cloud security is constantly evolving. As we explore this complicated ecosystem, it’s

The post Policy as code in Kubernetes: security with seccomp and network policies appeared first on ARMO.

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via Friend of the Blog Trey Blalock From VerficationLabs.com

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Over the past 6 months I have been researching ransomware, and not even from the technical angle (which would very tempting and no doubt, enlightening in it’s own right), but from a strategic perspective. This approach resonated with many, and I was invited to after speak with the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Information […]

The post Ransomware Rising – Understanding, Preventing and Surviving Cyber Extortion appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Authors/Presenters:Ruihan Li, Fangdan Ye, Yifei Yuan, Ruizhen Yang, Bingchuan Tian, Tianchen Guo, Hao Wu, Xiaobo Zhu, Zhongyu Guan, Qing Ma, Xianlong Zeng, Chenren Xu, Dennis Cai. Ennan Zhai

Our sincere thanks to USENIX, and the Presenters & Authors for publishing their superb 21st USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI '24) content, placing the organizations enduring commitment to Open Access front and center. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara; and via the organizations YouTube channel.

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Authors/Presenters:Aleise McGowan, Tennisha Martin

Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Presenters/Authors for publishing their timely []DEF CON 32]2 erudite content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and via the organizations YouTube channel.

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