Cloudflare Okta breach doesn’t have a big impact, company says

According to the company, the recent Cloudflare Okta breach has not caused any harm to any of the customers or users. However, the incident brought more questions about the Okta breach, which affects many different services and companies. In today’s digital world, online data security is constantly under threat, making news of cyberattacks almost routine. However, when a company like Cloudflare—a leader in internet security—reports a breach, it grabs everyone’s attention, particularly when a nation-state is believed to be behind the attack. The Cloudflare Okta breach serves as a vivid

The State Of Startups In 7 Charts

Last year saw the lowest level of startup funding in five years, witnessed valuations fall drastically, and offered little hope for IPO contenders. But is that all now in the rearview mirror? That’s certainly the hope from many of the startup investors and entrepreneurs we’ve spoken with recently, who say that even if things don’t come roaring back in 2024, they’re at least looking forward to a year of relative calm and predictability. With that in mind, let’s look at what’s happening in the startup world as seen through seven

Penney urges changes if U.S. is to hold quantum advantage over China – Inside Quantum Technology

By Dan O'Shea posted 02 Feb 2024 The U.S. government must urgently move beyond research and development of quantum technologies and become more focused on demonstrating “real-world capability” in quantum if the nation expects to hold quantum advantage over China, according to Heather Penney, a renowned former Air Force pilot who is now senior resident fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. Penney spoke this week during the Mitchell Institute webinar “Quantum Advantage: Why It’s Important and Essential Next Steps,” during which she also was joined by Michael Hayduk,

ProcessUnity Introduces Industry’s All-In-One Third-Party Risk Management Platform

PRESS RELEASEBOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ProcessUnity, provider of comprehensive end-to-end third-party risk management and cybersecurity solutions to leading enterprises, today announced the completed integration of the Global Risk Exchange (formerly CyberGRX). The newly introduced capabilities provided via the integration, coupled with the company’s foundational workflow platform, elevates ProcessUnity to the industry’s only all-in-one risk platform for modernizing third-party risk management (TPRM). Now, via a single combined offering, risk executives can positively transform their TPRM program from labor intensive, static and limited coverage to continuous monitoring and mitigation across the entire third-party ecosystem.Today,

Mastercard’s Leap into the Future: Gen AI Reinvents Consumer Security

Mastercard is revolutionizing its renowned Decision Intelligence (DI) with the integration of generative AI techniques. Positioned as a real-time decisioning solution, DI has been a stalwart, handling a colossal 143 billion transactions annually. With the introduction of generative AI in the form of Decision Intelligence Pro, Mastercard is taking a giant leap to predict the authenticity of transactions by scrutinizing an unprecedented one trillion data points.The revolutionary Decision Intelligence Pro operates by assessing relationships between multiple entities involved in a transaction, enabling it to determine risk in a mere 50

New Jersey Town Schools Closed After ‘Cybersecurity Event’

Penka Hristovska Published on: February 1, 2024 Schools in one town in New Jersey closed on Monday following an announcement by the district of a cybersecurity incident. The assistant superintendent of the Freehold Township School District posted on social media that the district’s schools would be shut on Monday, citing “technical difficulties related to a cybersecurity event.” “The Freehold Township Schools will be closed on Monday, 1/29/24 due to technical difficulties related to a cybersecurity event. We apologize for the inconvenience,” the superintendent’s post read. The school district’s website also

Read now: January 2024: Publications in the Data Science Journal – CODATA, The Committee on Data for Science and Technology

Title:  Cloud-Based Machine Learning Service for Astronomical Sub-Object Classification: Case Study On the First Byurakan Survey SpectraAuthor: Hrachya Astsatryan, Stepan Babayan, Areg Mickaelian, Gor Mikayelyan, Martin AstsatryanURL: http://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2024-006 Title: Data Management in Distributed, Federated Research Infrastructures: The Case of EPOSAuthor: Daniele Bailo, Rossana Paciello, Jan Michalek, Daniela Mercurio, Agata Sangianantoni, Kauzar Saleh Contell, Otto Lange, Giovanna Maracchia, Kuvvet Atakan, Keith G. Jeffery, Carmela FredaURL: http://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2024-005 Title: A Framework for Active DMPs in Photon and Neutron Science Large-Scale FacilitiesAuthor: Heike Görzig, Alejandra N. Gonzalez Beltran, Felix Engel, Brian MatthewsURL: http://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2024-004 Title: Data Sharing and Use in Cybersecurity