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Streamlining Legacy Systems: Modern Application Consulting Techniques

Streamlining Legacy Systems: Modern Application Consulting Techniques Legacy systems, the backbone of many organizations, often bring along both the weight of historical data and the challenges of outdated infrastructure. The continuous march of technology and ever-evolving business needs make it critical for companies to rejuvenate these systems. Modern application consulting offers a suite of techniques […]

AI Integration for Applications

SOX Compliance in the Age of Hybrid Financial Models

SOX Compliance in the Age of Hybrid Financial Models As financial landscapes transform with technological advancements, hybrid financial models have emerged as a popular tool among businesses looking to optimize and streamline their operations. However, while these models offer many advantages, they also present unique challenges, particularly when it comes to compliance with regulations like […]

SOX Compliance
Third-Party ChatGPT Plugins Could Lead to Account Takeovers
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  • March 15, 2024

Third-Party ChatGPT Plugins Could Lead to Account Takeovers

Cybersecurity researchers have found that third-party plugins available for OpenAI ChatGPT could act as a new attack surface for threat actors looking to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data. According to new research published by Salt Labs, security flaws found directly in ChatGPT and within the ecosystem could allow attackers to install malicious plugins without […]

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  • March 15, 2024

Improving C++

C++ guru Herb Sutter writes about how we can improve the programming language for better security. The immediate problem “is” that it’s Too Easy By Default™ to write security and safety vulnerabilities in C++ that would have been caught by stricter enforcement of known rules for type, bounds, initialization, and lifetime language safety. His conclusion: […]

Cyber News
Google Introduces Enhanced Real-Time URL Protection for Chrome Users
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  • March 15, 2024

Google Introduces Enhanced Real-Time URL Protection for Chrome Users

Google on Thursday announced an enhanced version of Safe Browsing to provide real-time, privacy-preserving URL protection and safeguard users from visiting potentially malicious sites. “The Standard protection mode for Chrome on desktop and iOS will check sites against Google’s server-side list of known bad sites in real-time,” Google’s Jonathan Li and Jasika Bawa said. “If […]

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Malicious Ads Targeting Chinese Users with Fake Notepad++ and VNote Installers
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  • March 15, 2024

Malicious Ads Targeting Chinese Users with Fake Notepad++ and VNote Installers

Chinese users looking for legitimate software such as Notepad++ and VNote on search engines like Baidu are being targeted with malicious ads and bogus links to distribute trojanized versions of the software and ultimately deploy Geacon, a Golang-based implementation of Cobalt Strike. “The malicious site found in the notepad++ search is distributed through an advertisement […]

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CEO of Data Privacy Company Onerep.com Founded Dozens of People-Search Firms
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  • March 14, 2024

CEO of Data Privacy Company Onerep.com Founded Dozens of People-Search Firms

The data privacy company Onerep.com bills itself as a Virginia-based service for helping people remove their personal information from almost 200 people-search websites. However, an investigation into the history of onerep.com finds this company is operating out of Belarus and Cyprus, and that its founder has launched dozens of people-search services over the years. Onerep’s […]

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Risks and Rewards: IT Carveout in Mergers & Acquisitions

Risks and Rewards: IT Carveout in Mergers & Acquisitions Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) evoke images of boardrooms, handshakes, and celebratory toasts. But behind the curtain, the seamless merging or acquiring of companies is a labyrinth of complexities, especially when it comes to Information Technology (IT). The IT carveout, which involves segregating and transferring specific IT […]

Technology Careveout, Mergers & Acquisitions

Revolutionizing Enterprises with IT Infrastructure Transformation

Revolutionizing Enterprises with IT Infrastructure Transformation Bold innovations are reshaping the world, and at the heart of many of these changes is IT infrastructure transformation. Gone are the days when IT was simply about maintaining a handful of servers or troubleshooting occasional computer hiccups. Now, modern enterprises view IT as a strategic enabler, instrumental in […]

Technology Infrastructure Transformation