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Companies must identify the value of their data
Most organizations have no clear idea of the value of the data they hold on themselves and their customers. According to technology research and consulting firm Gartner, 30 percent of chief data and analytics officers (CDAOs) say that their top challenge is the inability to measure data, analytics, and AI's impact on business outcomes. Gartner also reports that only 22 percent of organizations surveyed have defined, tracked, and communicated business impact metrics for the bulk of their data and analytics (D&A) use cases. “There is a massive value vibe around data, where many organizations talk about the value of data, desire to be data-driven, etc., but there are few who can substantiate it,” said Michael Gabbard, senior director analyst at Gartner.
“Crazy Evil” Threatens Cryptocurrency Ecosystem
A new and rising threat to decentralized financing has been identified. Threat intelligence researcher, the Insikt group, has uncovered “Crazy Evil,” a rapidly growing Russian crypto-scam gang that targets cryptocurrency users and influencers. According to Insikt Group, over ten active social media scams are linked directly to Crazy Evil, garnering millions of dollars in illicit funds and infiltrating tens of thousands of devices. Crazy Evil is what is referred to as a “traffer” team, which Insikt describes as “a collective of social engineering specialists tasked with redirecting legitimate traffic to malicious landing pages.” Allegedly operating since 2021 on dark web forums and amassing thousands of followers on their public Telegram channels, Crazy Evil’s primary targets are cryptocurrency users, non-fungible token (NFT) traders and gaming professionals - all of whom often use decentralized platforms with little or no regulatory oversight.
‘Shadow IT’ poses a rapidly growing risk
The use of ‘shadow IT’, where staff purchase software without the approval of their IT department, is still on the rise. Despite being acutely aware of the cyber risks involved, three-quarters of security professionals admit to using off-the-shelf software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications in the last year. According to a survey of over 250 global security professionals carried out by cybersecurity firm Next DLP, 73 percent admitted to using SaaS applications, with over half of the respondents naming data loss (65 percent), lack of visibility and control (62 percent) and data breaches (52 percent) as the chief risks inherent in using unauthorized tools. One in ten also admitted they were certain their organization had suffered a data breach or data loss as a result.
Skype, Google Meet, and Zoom were used in the New Trojan Campaign – March 7th
Zscaler discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) campaign that lures victims through fake online meeting links. Once the victims are lured into downloading the RAT through the meeting links impersonating Skype, Google Meet, and Zoom, the RAT payload may enable threat actors to steal sensitive information.