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Researchers identify marker in brain associated with aggression in children
Imagine a situation where one child is teasing another. While the child doing the teasing means it playfully, the other child views it as hostile and responds aggressively.
Behavior like this happens all the time with children, but why some react neutrally and others act aggressively is a mystery.
In a new study, a University of Iowa-led research team reports it has identified a brain marker associated with aggression in toddlers. In experiments measuring a type of brain wave in 2½ to 3½-year-old children, toddlers who had smaller spikes in the P3 brain wave when confronted with a situational change were more aggressive than children registering larger P3 brain-wave peaks, research showed.
The results could lead to identifying at an earlier stage children who are at risk of aggressive behavior and could help stem those impulses before adolescence, an age at which research has shown aggressive behavior is more difficult to treat.
"There are all kinds of ambiguous social cues in our environment," says Isaac Petersen, assistant professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the UI and corresponding author on the study. "And, when children aren't able to detect a change in social cues, they may be more likely to misinterpret that social cue as hostile rather than playful.
"Children respond to the same social cues in different ways, and we think it's due to differences in how they interpret that cue, be it neutral or hostile," Petersen says.
The P3 wave is part of a series of brain waves generated when an individual evaluates and responds to a change in the environment—such as changed cues in a social interaction. Previous research, primarily in adults, has shown individuals with shorter P3-wave peaks when confronted with a change in the environment tend to be more aggressive. As such, scientists believe P3 is a key indicator of aggression, as well as associated with depression and schizophrenia.
To tease out those differences in children, the researchers recruited 153 toddlers and, in individual sessions, outfitted each with a net of head sensors that measured brain-wave activity while a steady stream of tones sounded in the room. As the children watched silent cartoons on a television screen, the pitch of the tones changed, and the researchers measured the P3 brain wave accompanying each change in pitch.
The change in pitch is analogous to a change in a social interaction, in which the brain—consciously or subconsciously—reacts to a change in the environment. In this case, it was the change in pitch.
Toddlers with a shorter peak in the P3 brain wave accompanying the tone change were rated by their parents as more aggressive than children with more pronounced P3 spikes.
The difference in P3 peaks in aggressive and non-aggressive children "was statistically significant," Petersen says, and the effect was the same for boys and girls.
"Their brains are less successful at detecting changes in the environment," Petersen says of the children with shorter P3 brain-wave peaks. "And, because they're less able to detect change in the environment, they may be more likely to misinterpret ambiguous social information as hostile, leading them to react aggressively. This is our hypothesis, but it's important to note there are other possibilities that may explain aggression that future research should examine."
The researchers tested the same children at 30, 36, and 42 months of age to further explore the association with the P3 brain wave and aggression.
"This brain marker has not been widely studied in children and never studied in early childhood in relation to aggression," says Petersen, who has an appointment in the Iowa Neuroscience Institute. "It might be one of a host of tools that can be used in the future to detect aggression risk that might not show up on a behavioral screening."
The research is important because early interventions are more effective for stemming aggression, says Petersen, who is a clinical psychologist.
"Evidence suggests that early interventions and preventive approaches are more effective for reducing aggression than interventions that target aggression later in childhood or in adolescence when the behavior is more ingrained and stable," he says.
The paper was published Sept. 26 in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. It is titled "A longitudinal, within-person investigation of the association between the P3 ERP component and externalizing behavior problems in young children."
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Who Is Blake Lively's New BFF?
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Move over, Leighton Meester!
Blake Lively has a new BFF on the Upper East Side: Anna Wintour, the notorious Vogue editor-in-chief who reportedly inspired the roman à clef The Devil Wears Prada!
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The 23-year-old Gossip Girl actress — who has appeared on the fashion mag's cover twice in two years — opens up about her new friendship with the famed fashion editor in the October issue of Marie Claire UK.
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"I was speaking with Anna Wintour and we were just talking about different fashion houses and I said, 'I love Chanel,' and she said, 'You should come with me to the show,'" Lively recalls. "I also said I loved Dior. She said, "Okay, well I'll take you to the Chanel and Dior shows and we'll meet with Karl [Lagerfeld] and John [Galliano] afterwards.' Insane!"
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And Lively says she's learned a lot from sitting front row at Paris Fashion Week with the 60-year-old editor.
"I've always loved fashion. That's why I don't use a stylist," Lively tells the mag. "It's such an expression of self."
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Though she's happy to dish on her newfound friendship, Lively stays mum on her relationship with costar Penn Badgley, 23.
"At the end of the day, you're just in any relationship. How does anybody go to work every day and come home?" she asks. "You just do it and it either works or it doesn't."


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oil on canvas, mounted on board. 291/2 x 191/4" (75 x 48.5 cm).
private collection, New York City.
Born in Pozzuoli in 1731, Giacinto Diano was active in the workshop of the Neapolitan painter Francesco de Mura (1696-1782) by 1752. The blond palette of Diano's pictures, with passages of brilliant local color - pinks, powdery blues, and soft yellows - owe much to de Mura. After a trip to Rome ca. 1760 where he admired the paintings of Pompeo Batoni and met the architect Luigi Vanvitelli, Diano introduced elements of Roman classicism into his works, thereby gaining spatial clarity, grandeur, and a relatively smooth paint surface. He returned to Naples and remained active in the city and its environs, producing oil paintings and frescoes for major churches and palaces. Diano became a professore in the Accademia del Disegno in 1773. He died in 1804, one year before the decline of the House of the Bourbons and at the end of a period known as Naples' Golden Age.
This recently discovered Annunciation had formerly been attributed to Corrado Giaquinto (1690-1765). However, the removal of discolored varnish revealed a degree of finish that is characteristic instead of Diano's mature style, ca. 1760. A bozzetto related to the present painting and correctly attributed to Diano, was recently on the art market. Measuring 60 x 41.3 cm, it is not significantly smaller than the present work but it is considerably less evolved in composition. It was most likely preparatory for still another painting, site-specific, as the arched contours indicate.
In cases where one or more bozzetti for pictures by Diano are known, the artist often made significant compositional changes in the final work. Here the pose of the Virgin, the archangel, and God the Father are notably different from their counterparts in the bozzetto and there are many more angels and seriphs than appear in the oil sketch. Despite his use of oil studies, the artist continued to modify his design at latter stages as several pentimenti in this work demonstrate (the most obvious correction is visible along the upper edges of the archangel's left wing).
A particular hallmark of Diano's style are the warm, ochre tones he employed to render reflected light in areas of semi-shadow. Comparable for style, the use of architectural setting, and the high drama of the scene, are two altarpieces painted ca. 1768 for Sant'Agostino della Zecca in Naples, the Conversion of St. Augustine and St. Ambrose Baptizing St. Augustine.
Judging from the scale and finely rendered details, this Annunciation was probably intended for private devotion rather than an ecclesiastical context. The still life composed of a sewing basket, yarn, scissors, and cloth warrant close scrutiny as does the carved relief of the Virgin's kneeler depicting the Sacrifice of Isaac, an allusion to Christ's fate. In The Annunciation, Diano typically captures a wide range of emotions from the solemnity of the supplicating angel in the foreground to the humility of the Virgin whose tender gestures contrast boldly with the reaming flurry of angels that accompany the Heavenly Host descending from above.
Another version of the Annunciation by Diano which is much more modest in conception hangs in the Galleria Borghese, Rome. Roberto Longhi first ascribed the Borghese painting to Diano in lieu of its previous attribution to Corrado Giaquinto. Indeed, the growing interest in eighteenth-century Neapolitan painting over the years has greatly helped to clarify the field and to distinguish painters like Diano, a leading figure in the city towards the close of the century.
In 1998 this work was conserved at the Strauss Center for Conservation, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, MA (see conservation report).


Five Penrith Panthers players have been named in Brad Fittler's NSW Emerging Blues squad.
Waqa Blake, Shawn Blore, Jack Hetherington, Dylan Edwards and Moses Leota have all been named in the squad.
Coach Fittler named a 23-man squad which includes rising stars on the cusp of NSW selection for State of Origin and others who have been identified as potential players for the future.
Last year's squad saw Nathan Cleary, Angus Crichton and Latrell Mitchell graduate to play for the Blues in 2018.
"The majority of players named are young, have stood out in their age groups and representative teams and had a big influence, and any time they make these types of squads is important," Fittler said.


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Michael Vick will remain Pro Bowl captain despite backlash, NFL commissioner says
Petitions circulating online had called for the ex-quarterback's removal.
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FILE – In this Jan. 1, 2017, file photo, former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick stands on the sidelines before NFL football game between the Falcons and the New Orleans Saints in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
ATLANTA — Saying Michael Vick has "paid a heavy price for his past mistakes" and "has really taken his life in a positive direction," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the former Falcon will remain a Pro Bowl captain.
A backlash emerged when Vick was named an honorary captain, with animal advocates and others asking the NFL to change its decision over Vick's history with dogfighting.
At least three petitions circulated online, together gathering more than 1.2 million signatures.
Others – particularly longtime fans in Atlanta – have supported the ex-quarterback, saying he's paid his debt to society and worked hard to make amends.
Goodell echoed that argument in comments made at the NFL owners meeting, NBC Sports' Pro Football Talk reported.
"I have supported Michael, and I think his recognition of a mistake that he made. He's paid a heavy price for that. He has been accountable for it. He's worked aggressively with the Humane Society and other institutions to deal with animal rights and to make sure people don't make the same mistake he made. And I admire that," the NFL commissioner said. "I know that there are people out there who will never forgive him. He knows that. But I think this is a young man that has really taken his life in a positive direction, and we support that."
"So I don't anticipate any change, no," he added.
That would seem to settle the matter. As a captain, Vick's duties will involve selecting from among the Pro Bowl players to form one of the two teams in the game.
The Pro Bowl is slated for Jan. 26 in Orlando.
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Garza, the Big Ten's scoring leader, had a career-high 44 points in Iowa's 103-91 loss at Michigan on Dec. 6. He was just as effective in this game, going 10 of 18 from the field and 11 of 13 from the line as he repeatedly drew fouls from the Wolverines.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Trae Young scored 31 points and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from a 14-point deficit in the final quarter to stun the San Antonio Spurs 121-120 on Friday night.
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The 'Doctor Who' connection ~
One viewer has observed that, in the BBC serialisation of Coot Club and The Big Six, we had not one but two Doctors in the cast, Time Lords at that. This is true. We arrived on location one morning to find that Patrick Troughton had transmogrified into Harry Bangate the Eel Man.
Patrick Troughton playing The Eel Man in 'The Big Six', 1983
He had led the most fascinating life. A Naval Officer during World War II, and the first actor to play Robin Hood on television, Patrick Troughton played The Doctor in 128 episodes of Doctor Who. But would he be drawn? If we asked him about his life he just started talking about eels in a broad Norfolk accent. He'd worked for our Director Andrew Morgan on Kings Royal and for Joe Water's on Z Cars, but for us, in the summer of 1983, he was the eel man.
Jake Coppard playing Pete at the eel man's hut
Colin Baker first appeared in Doctor Who (a story entitled Arc of Infinity) in the role of Commander Maxil, when he actually shot the 5th Time Lord, who was being played by Peter Davison. It was not until after he arrived in Norfolk to play Arthur Ransome's tweed-clad Dr Dudgeon, that he realised his full destiny and donned a multi-coloured dream coat to take on the 6th incarnation of The Doctor in the long-running BBC science fiction series. I went on to work as an Assistant Floor Manager on a two-part story called Vengeance on Varos when the Tardis had to make an emergency landing on a most unattractive planet. When we were in the North Acton rehearsal rooms I persuaded Colin to teach me all the correct jargon about transmogrifiers but it has since washed from my brain.
Colin Baker as Dr Dudgeon amusing us by smoking grass
I can't remember whether Colin Baker was cast as Dr Dudgeon in Coot Club before or after Henry Dimbleby was given the part of his son Tom Dudgeon, but he did not look unlike Henry's real father back then.
David Dimbelby with us on location in Norfolk, 1983
There were various other members of our film crew who were also familiar with the Tardis. (I think we were meant to refer to it as 'T.A.R.D.I.S.' ~ Time And Relative Dimension In Space). John Woodvine ,who played PC Tedder, had preciously taken the role of the Marshall in 'The Armageddon Factor', opposite Tom Baker and Mary Tamm in 1979.
John Gill who we knew as Old Bob of the Comealong had the part of Oak in Fury from the Deep, made in Patrick Troughton's time. Alan Lake played Herrick in four episodes entitled Underworld first broadcast in 1978. Andrew Burt played Valgard in Terminus during Peter Davison's era and Tim Barlow, the distinctive looking actor who played the old man at the Roaring Donkey was Tyssan in Destiny of the Daleks. Sam Kelly, our Captain of the Catchalot appeared in the audio dramas of Doctor Who titled The Holy Terror and Return to the Web Planet.
Andrew Morgan directed both Time and the Rani and Remembrance of the Daleks. Tariq Anwar our film editor on Coot Club, worked on two stories while Andy Lazell, the visual effects designer responsible for creating so much fake fog on Breydon Water had worked on 'The Leisure Hive' and 'Snakedance', eight episodes of Doctor Who first broadcast in the early 1980s. Colin March, our sound recordist worked on the film sound or 'Planet of Evil' in 1975 and 'The Two Doctors', with both Colin Baker and Patrick Troughton. It was broadcast in 1985. Liz Mace, had been the production manager on 'Time-Flight'. Diana Brookes, our script supervisor – or production assistant as the job was then known – had worked with Colin Baker on the four-part Doctor Who story 'Arc of Infinity' in 1982/3. Perhaps it was she who thought of him for Dr Dudgeon.
Di Brookes in Beccles with Richard Walton who played Dick in 'Coot Club'
The part of the tall and elegant Hullabaloo, Livy, was played by Sarah Crowden. Her father, the actor Graham Crowden who I always think of as Tom Ballard in his Sit-com Waiting For God, was offered the part of the fourth Doctor Who , after Jon Pertwee but he turned down the opportunity as it was such a committment. Instead he played Soldeed in The Horns of Nimon in 1980 after Tom Baker had being playing the fourth Doctor for some time.
The person working on our series who had had a huge input on Doctor Who was Mervyn Haisman, our Script Editor. He'd written at least seventeen episodes including the series entitled The Dominators, writing under the name Norman Ashby. Mervyn never appeared on location but it was he who steered the adaptation of Arthur Ransome's novels, breaking them down into four episodes each, whilst remaining faithful to the original stories.
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Contributed by mm | March 30, 2004 8:01 PM PST
I called Comcast to downgrade my Comcast cable services. In the last few months, my wife and I had less and less time watching TV due to work and family issues, and apparently we didn't make full usage of our current Digital Gold Package, which includes HBO and Cinemax on top of other channels with a monthly charge of $77.98. I downgraded my service to the Digital Plus package to get rid of the two premium channels and cut my bill by $22 every month from now on.
Still at $55.98/month, I'm still paying Comcast more than $100 including a $42.95 charge for high-speed Internet and applicable taxes and fees. I'm open to further cut my bills. Although as I noted earlier, it will not be easy.
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from flask_admin import Admin, AdminIndexView, expose
from flask_admin.menu import url_for
from flask_login import current_user

from plenario.database import postgres_session
from plenario.models.SensorNetwork import FeatureMeta, NetworkMeta, NodeMeta, SensorMeta
from .admin_views import admin_views
from .views import blueprint, index

class ApiaryIndexView(AdminIndexView):
    def is_accessible(self):
        return current_user.is_authenticated

    def inaccessible_callback(self, name, **kwargs):
        return redirect(url_for('auth.login'))

    @expose('/')
    def index(self):
        try:
            return self.render('apiary/index.html', elements=index())
        except KeyError:
            return self.render('apiary/index.html', elements=[])

admin = Admin(
    index_view=ApiaryIndexView(url='/apiary'),
    name='Plenario',
    template_mode='bootstrap3',
    url='/apiary',
)

admin.add_view(admin_views['FOI'](FeatureMeta, postgres_session))
admin.add_view(admin_views['Sensor'](SensorMeta, postgres_session))
admin.add_view(admin_views['Network'](NetworkMeta, postgres_session))
admin.add_view(admin_views['Node'](NodeMeta, postgres_session))

apiary = admin
apiary_bp = blueprint

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GI Symptoms May Herald Mental Illness in Traumatized Kids Early-life adversity is associated with increased gastrointestinal problems in children that may affect brain development and behavior, new research suggests.
Probiotics May Reduce Rehospitalization in Bipolar Disorder Dr Drew Ramsey on a small yet striking randomized controlled trial linking the microbiome to episodes of mania in this population.
Does Consuming Bacon Increase Mania Risk? Drew Ramsey, MD, discusses the potential connection between nitrated meat products and bipolar disorder.
Probiotics Work for Kids With AGE, Right? Not so Fast!


Commissioned by West Mercia Police and The Safer Roads Partnership, 'Seat-belt' is one of a series of innovative, immersive virtual reality films aimed at young drivers and passengers. Providing real-life driving experiences and allowing young people to see the outcomes of bad driving decisions and encourage them not to make the same mistakes in real life.
The app is available to download at drivevr.co.uk.


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Drive-ins have gone the way of the dinosaur. DVDs are encroaching on the natural habitat of the single-screen movie house. Yet, something of a hybrid thrives in community parks throughout Marin and San Francisco. This cinematic missing link is Film Night in the Park, an outdoor festival of classic and contemporary movies that's playing through October in a park near you.
For the past four years, Film Night has been a collaboration between Marin County resident Tom Boss and A.P.P.L.E. Family Works (the acronym stands for "Advancing Practices and Principle of Life Enrichment") and has grown from its original Creek Park venue in San Anselmo to include three additional Marin County locations and three in San Francisco as well.
On a grassy knoll in Creek Park, Boss surveys the grounds as a Miles Davis CD plays. Youngsters, from grade school age to teenagers mill around toting pillows and sleeping bags. They stake out plots, while parents get chairs or purchase popcorn and raffle tickets from a nearby concession stand. The theme of this year's Film Night programming is "All in the Family – Films For and About the Family" and indeed local families have made Film Night regular weekend entertainment. As night begins to fall, Boss gives a cue that fills the outdoor screen with light from a digital projector perched on the hill. The crowd breaks into spontaneous cheers.
Film Night was founded in 1992 by Boss and a small cadre of cineastes who used to meet at San Anselmo's now-defunct Cafe Nuvo. From there they would carpool to San Francisco to see films that wouldn't play at the local multiplex.
"Sometimes it would be the Castro Theater for a classic or the Red Vic for something interesting, or the Cinematheque at the Art Institute for something really eclectic, but then we realized that 'We're a group of people, we love these films, why don't we do something ourselves?' We started at the cafe, but it became so popular we quickly moved it outdoors," recalls Boss.
The outdoors factor has proven to be as big a draw as the films themselves, not to mention the socializing that naturally occurs in such a novel situation.
Likewise, audience members such as David Potts, a 22-year-old Fairfax resident, enjoy the novelty of not being confined by a theater auditorium.
When Boss upgraded from a 16-millimeter film projector to a digital DVD projector three years ago, he anticipated some fallout from die-hard fans of celluloid, but was pleasantly surprised to find the new tech-savvy system embraced by his audiences.
"We made the change to digital and got nothing but compliments. We were waiting for the complaints. A few people say, 'We liked the sound of the projector,' " says Boss, who points out that some of the DVDs of the classic films he has shown were made from old prints and retain enough imperfections to keep his more nostalgic audiences happy. "You still get the lines and a hair now and then," he said.
And what of the Bay Area's mercurial weather patterns? Boss says that Film Night has never been preempted by one of those pesky late-season showers that the area has recently endured.
Upcoming Film Night highlights include family favorites "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (the original Gene Wilder film), The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" and "The Wizard of Oz." Boss has also programmed some rare gems seldom seen on screen, let alone outdoors.


Fuse beads are not only fun to do, but they provide children an opportunity to be creative while practising manual dexterity, counting, sorting and planning skills. And a finished fuse bead design can be used as a decoration, a badge or other piece of jewellery, a fridge magnet, a bookmark - the possibilities are endless!
Print out this Biathlon Fuse Bead Pattern and use it with a large square base.
We used an extra large peg board to make this super castle. Use grey or silver beads for the building, dark brown for the door and flag posts, black for the windows and choose any colour for the flags.
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With only two colours, this ice hockey fuse bead pattern looks simple, but you will need to count carefully! Use any "wintery" colour for the background.
We used white and black fuse beads, but you could use transparent or "glow in the dark" beads too. Fill in the background with black or dark blue if you want a picture effect, or leave blank for a badge or hanging decoration.
This leprechaun fuse bead pattern makes a super badge (pin) for St Patrick's Day, as well as a card topper or part of a mobile.
We used white and black fuse beads, but you could use transparent or "glow in the dark" beads too. Fill in the background with black or dark blue if you want a picture effect, or leave blank for a badge or decoration.
Few people are brave enough to try to luge at the Winter Olympics, but it is often one of the most exciting events! Have a go at this Luge Fuse Bead Pattern with your hama or other fuse beads. We used a large square base.
Here's an Olympic Rings Fuse Bead Pattern that children can copy. It makes a great badge or magnet. We used a large square for the base. You will need beads in the Olympic colours: blue, yellow, black, green and red, plus lots of white beads for the background.
Make this fuse bead pot of gold to go with one of our fuse bead rainbows.
This is a more substantial shamrock fuse bead pattern and uses a large square peg board with two colours of green beads. It is very effective as part of a mobile for St Patrick's Day! Or perhaps you could just give one to friends or family for good luck?
This shamrock fuse bead pattern uses a small square peg board and two colours of green beads. Quick to put together, you will need to be a little careful of the stem - but it makes a pretty pin for St Patrick's Day!
This sheep fuse bead design makes a super fridge magnet, badge (pin) or card topper (try a collage effect with green fabric or felt as the grass behind the sheep). It's quite simple to make and uses white, grey and black beads. You could stand the sheep on some green grass if you prefer.
This skier is going downhill very fast! Print the skiing fuse bead pattern and then copy it using a large square and some wintery fuse beads.
Kids will enjoy making this Snowboarding Fuse Bead Pattern with their hama or other fuse beads. Just print it out and give it a go! We used a large square for the base.
Try this Speed Skating Fuse Bead Pattern with your hama or other fuse beads. We used a large square for the base. Of course you don't have to use blue for the background!


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The Courier, whose name changed with time, frequently ran a prominent advertorial on the front page of its second section extolling the virtues of Pe-Ru-Na, filled with testimonials from satisfied patients who had recovered from what was then called "catarrh," defined by Oxford Dictionaries as "excessive discharge or build-up of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane." Catarrh was a commonly noted ailment, often making front page news when political leaders and celebrities were said to be suffering from a case. The front page of the Journal and Courier of December 17, 1906, for example, reported that King Oscar of Sweden had "passed a quiet day," with a four-hour nap and a temperature of 99.8. "The catarrh of the trachea is diminished," read the news flash.
Hay fever was sometimes referred to as "summer catarrh," whereas "[m]ost winter ills: coughs, colds and la grippe are types of catarrh," a 1902 Pe-Ru-Na advertorial helpfully explained. Other advertisers identified the elusively defined catarrh as a secondary ill, the result of a cold gone worse—"Caused by Run Down Constitutions and Continued Colds," as one 1908 item put it. The ad goes on to extol the virtues of "the delicious cod liver and iron preparation, Vinol," available at Hull's Corner Drug Stores at the corners of State and Chapel Streets and Howard and Congress Avenues.
It's hard to ignore the familiarity of these century-old news accounts as we struggle with our own pharmaceutical concerns and addiction crises. And as quaint as these old ads at first appear, there's no denying we've had just as hard a time settling on a fix. We may not call it "catarrh" anymore, but, despite successive generations of pills, ointments, elixirs and folk remedies, there's still no cure for the common cold.


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BCBS Fed Employee Insurance - How long did you have to wait for your approval on your revision?
BCBS Federal Any Lightweights get appoved with BMI 35 plus 2 morbiditites?
Insurance says -one surgery per lifetime.
Insurance question? SC Medicaid? Blue Choice?
Taking a poll: Who has been approved AND which Insurance company and type of policy?
Need help with Aetna POS--how do I get approved? What do I need to do?
Anyone have dealings with Independence Blue Cross?


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Q: Migration from bootstrap table to Angular5-data-table Below is my table structure composed using bootstrap -

      Name
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      Description

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I want to migrate this to Angular5-data-table. Normal migration works but i am facing problems with providing routerlink on the 'Name' column values. Need assistance. Below is the migrated code. I need a fix particularly(only) for 'Name' column associated with RouterLink.
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Louis-Michel Aury (Paris, 1788 – San Andrés, 30 de agosto de 1821) foi um marinheiro francês que serviu a vários movimentos de independência americanos durante as guerras de independência hispano-americanas. Serviu como corsário no Mar do Caribe para os governos da Venezuela, Nova Granada, México, Gran Colômbia, Chile e Províncias Unidas do Rio da Prata.

Entre suas ações mais lembradas está a captura da Ilha Amelia, na costa norte da Flórida, substituindo o general Gregor MacGregor, junto com Lino de Clemente, Agustín Codazzi, Pedro Gual e outros patriotas venezuelanos. Depois de tomar o controle da ilha, eles declararam a independência da Flórida e a proclamaram uma república, mas foram expulsos alguns meses depois por uma expedição hispano-americana.

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Margarosticha sphenotis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory.

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I have given hundreds of tours at other museum sites in my professional career. I've even given a few at Banting House NHSC and shadowed more in my first few weeks of working here. However, two weeks ago I shadowed a tour unlike any I've ever experienced before. It was what we at Banting House NHSC call a "Pilgrimage Tour". Now you may be wondering what that is? A pilgrimage tour is given to a guest (or guests) who usually have Type 1 diabetes or are close to someone who does, have been wanting to visit Banting House their whole lives, and finally made the trip to do so. They often come from very far away and this is usually a very emotional experience for them. I had a hard time imagining what one of these tours would look like until a few weeks ago.
An amazing guest named Tracey traveled six hours from Pittsburgh to visit the birthplace of insulin. One of our fabulous volunteers and I greeted her at the door and she told us about her travels, her experiences living with Type 1 diabetes, and how visiting Banting House NHSC has been on her bucket list for years. There was another group of guests that joined us on the tour and it so happened that one of them was diagnosed with Type 1 over 40 years ago!
A series of tweets by Tracey who came on a pilgrimage to Banting House NHSC.
As we traveled through the museum, it was a very two-sided tour that involved information and discussion from both the guests and the tour guides. I feel like we learned just as much from the guests as they learned from us! It was also a very emotional tour, there were moments when each of us shed a tear and other times where we were howling with laughter. Tracey later described Banting's discovery of insulin as a miracle and holy- those ideas really resonated with me on that day.
Tracey's thoughts on one of the displays at Banting House NHSC.
The map in our gift shop that shows where our guests are from so far in 2018.
Thank you so much to Tracey for taking the time to visit Banting House and for tweeting all about it!


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Southside Arrested For Gun Possession & Suspended Driver's License
Southside, the founder of hip-hop production collective 808 Mafia, was arrested in Florida on Sunday after a traffic stop yielded loaded weapons.
The beloved producer, responsible for Future's "Diamonds From Africa" and "Illest Motherf----r Alive," from Kanye West & Jay-Z's album "Watch the Throne," was initially pulled over in Aventura for having tinted windows that were too dark. However, police became suspicious when they asked for his driver's license, and the 32-year-old could not produce any. They soon found that his driver's license had been suspended in May 2019. A search of the vehicle produced two loaded weapons. While Southside, whose real name is Joshua Luellen, does possess a concealed carry permit, authorities found that it was also suspended. He was subsequently arrested and charged with carrying a concealed firearm and knowingly driving with a suspended license. The 32-year-old has since been released.
Upon his release from jail, Southside took to his Instagram to attribute his arrest to jealously and racism. In the clip, he says that the officers were jealous at the sight of a wealthy Black man in a Maybach truck. He also refutes claims that his driver's license is suspended.
"I do have driver's license 100%," he stated on the Instagram Live session that garnered over 1,200 views. Southside appeared unfazed by his legal troubles as he announced new music on the way in the upcoming days.
We're glad to see Southside is out of jail and back on the track.


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Q: intellij idea maven dependencies resource code using decompiler It is said that Intellij idea would automatically download resource code from maven for maven projects. However I am still having "decompiled .class file bytecode version 50.0". I would like to view the resource code from .java.

A: right click on the project. maven -> download resources and documents (or just download resources). I have already checked the settings -> maven ->importing ->sources and documents, but this does not work no idea why.


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SurfWatch Labs, Inc.
Cyber In Sight
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Healthcare Databases for Sale on Dark Web, but What Else is Being Sold?
The recent theft and potential sale of various healthcare databases has once again put the sector at the forefront of cybercrime — and makes many wonder how their information is affected by criminal activity on the dark web. While healthcare-related data is not nearly as prevalent on the dark web as other sectors like financial services, SurfWatch Labs has observed a variety of items being offered up for sale in addition to this week's headline-making healthcare databases.
As previously noted, common threat intelligence found on the dark web includes compromised credentials, stolen financial information, stolen intellectual property, threats stemming from an organization's supply chain, and information on a wide range of hacking services and other cybercrime tools. These same categories also apply to healthcare organizations.
Over the past year SurfWatch Labs has observed direct healthcare breaches, third-party breaches that have impacted healthcare organizations' employee accounts, fraudulent prescriptions, and other healthcare-related cyber threats.
What's Being Sold on the Dark Web Now?
This week, several healthcare databases were put up for sale on the dark web by an actor going by the name "TheDarkOverlord" — along with a hefty price tag for that information.
On Monday, after previously posting three different databases that contain names, addresses, Social Security numbers, birth dates and some phone numbers of 655,000 individuals, the hacker told the Daily Dot that he was sitting on a "large" number of other databases. On Tuesday he followed through on that claim, adding for sale a database of 34,000 records from a New York Clinic as well as a health insurance database with 9.3 million patients, which he said was stolen using a zero-day vulnerability "within the RDP protocol that gave direct access to this sensitive information." On Wednesday he again made headlines by naming one of the companies breached, Midwest Orthopedic Clinic in Farmington, Missouri, and said that the owner "should have just paid up to prevent this leak from happening."
According to the post, the 2GB file contains 9,278,352 records and is selling for 750 bitcoin (around $485,000), a far higher price than is typical for items sold via dark web markets.
A posting of more than 9 million records is on the extreme end of the price spectrum, and it could be that the actor is trying to spin up some media attention in order to better extort potential victims or drive future sales — if he is indeed sitting on many more databases to sell.
More typical of the type of healthcare-related information found for sale on the dark web is counterfeit documents and other identity information that can be used for different types of fraudulent purposes, including but not limited to medical. Although this information does not sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars and make national headlines, it is much more prevalent.
For example, fraudulent medical cards from around the world are available for approximately a few hundred dollars.
In the posting below, a vendor is selling a Quebec Medicare card template for $700. "Why is it so good?" the vendor asks rhetorically. "Because it has the latest security features, and is a valid photo ID. Most places will trust the Medicare [card] before they trust the DL [driver's license] because almost no one makes them."
The vendor is also selling driver's license templates, but fraudulent Medicare cards are an easier option for the buyer, he wrote. With this card, all the buyer needs is a hologram overlay (which he conveniently also sells) and an embosser.
Likewise, non state-sponsored health cards are available. The listing below, from a now-defunct dark web marketplace, is selling a U.S. health insurance card for $40.
Why? "These are to provide proof that you have health insurance in the United States," the seller wrote, adding that an insurance card like the one provided is an excellent way to round out a fake identity. "If a fake ID is questioned, this can be pulled out to back it up and eliminate any question. [It] may save you. In addition it may be used as a secondary form of ID to open up a PO box under a false identity."
Insurance cards like the one for sale here have a variety of cybercriminal uses ranging from direct medical identity theft to verification purposes in order to perpetrate other forms of fraud.
Some items for sale on the dark web leverage physicians' identities. The posting below is from a vendor who is currently selling a signed California drug prescription form from a medical group with six different doctors. "These are REAL doctors Rx Scripts, from a REAL CA medical practice," the vendor wrote. "These are extremely hard to come by."
The form, which includes up to three prescriptions, is selling for $75, and the vendor will even fill out the script for an extra $100 if the buyers are unsure how to do so.
"The form contains Doctors Names, DEA numbers, and CA license numbers," the listing reads. "These are signed prescriptions you can fill out yourself for pharmaceuticals in CA, I would like to get rid of these ASAP."
Additionally, the dark web is often associated with illegal drugs – and for good reason. Reporting on dark web markets such as Silk Road tends to focus on hard drugs; however, prescription drugs are readily available. They can be purchased from a variety of sellers on nearly every dark web marketplace.
This vendor is selling a wide wide range of prescription drugs in different dosages.
Utilizing Cyber Threat Intelligence
In addition to the postings from open marketplaces shown above, there is information to be gained from the private cybercriminal forums and markets on the dark web. As more researchers and law enforcement turn to the dark web for intelligence gathering purposes, cybercriminals have begun to take more precautions. Some markets require a referral to gain access. Some require a user fee. This chatter, both the public postings and more restrictive groups, can provide important insight into the most active cyber threats facing your organization.
For example, SurfWatch Labs has previously observed certain forum members requesting health insurance records from specific companies – presumably to assist in perpetrating insurance fraud as one actor was specifically looking for "high cost treatments." Knowing which actors are targeting an organization, what those actors are looking for, and other chatter around potential cyber threats can be invaluable when it comes to planning, budgeting and implementing a company's cyber risk management strategy.
This type of dark web threat intelligence provides direct insight into the malicious actors that target healthcare organizations, and it goes beyond the big ticket items that generate news headlines and spark a national conversation. Those stories are important, but in many ways the dark web shines a light on a cybercrime problem that is much more insidious: death by a thousand cuts.
With so many different threats out there, knowing which threats to focus on is critical. In many ways cybersecurity is simply about effective prioritization, and to that point, cyber threat intelligence and the dark web is a vital aspect.
Author Adam MeyerPosted on June 30, 2016 February 7, 2017 Categories Trends and AnalysisTags dark web, Healthcare, TheDarkOverlord3 Comments on Healthcare Databases for Sale on Dark Web, but What Else is Being Sold?
What Sensitive Information is on Your Organization's Old Drives?
I heard a story yesterday about a friend's nephew that lost his SD card from his smartphone. The SD card contained data on his games, pictures, and pretty much everything else he used his phone for. He searched everywhere for this SD card until it finally dawned on him where it was.
Turns out, the SD card was in his old smartphone that he traded to a cellular store for a newer phone. Honest mistake, right?
It was an honest mistake, but it is also a symptom of a bigger issue.
Data recycling can lead to big problems, problems that most people are unaware of. For many people that are looking to get rid of electronics, they probably go through a few basic steps to get rid of data such as a factory reset or manually erasing any data they see. However, this won't get rid of all the data contained on the device.
In a study conducted by Blancco Technology Group, it was found that 78% of hard drives examined in the study still contained residual data that could be recovered. The study focused on 200 used hard disk drives sold on eBay and Craigslist.
What is this data? Well, let's start with photos (with locations indicators), personal information, Social Security numbers and other financial information.
Perhaps more alarming, about 11% of studied devices contained company information such as emails, sales projections, product inventories and CRM records.
Unfortunately for organizations, this is another way neglectful actions on the part of human beings can cause a data breach or other malicious activity. People make mistakes all the time, and these unintentional mistakes can have severe consequences.
Erasing Computers, Tablets and Phones
Going through all your devices and making sure they are clear of any data can be a chore (especially if technology is not your thing). There is good news: the Internet is full of information that can help you solve this problem.
Obviously, there are different devices that hold your data and the steps taken to get rid of that data will be different. Below are some helpful links that can guide you through erasing all the data from a device:
USA Today: 3 simple ways to delete your data for good: This article from USA Today talks about steps you can take on Windows computers to delete data from the hard drive. The latest version of Windows covered in the article is Windows 8. It does offer information for Windows 7 OS and below.
BT: Selling your computer? How to wipe your PC with Windows 10: This article from BT shows you how to erase data from a hard drive with a Windows 10 OS. It will also show you how to reinstall Windows 10 for when and if you decide to sell the device or give it to a friend or relative.
ZDNet: Securely wiping an Android smartphone or tablet: Android devices are the most popular on the market, so this article covers the data erasure issue for many people with an Android OS smartphone or tablet.
Apple: What to do before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPad touch: This is a page from Apple support detailing what a user must do in order to erase their data.
Apple: What to do before selling or giving away your Mac: This is the data erasure process for Mac computers.
As the Blancco Technology Group noted, many organizations struggle when it comes to securing the data on old drives.
"One of the more troublesome challenges is related to wiping the data from them when employees leave the company, the drives hit their end of life or the data itself needs to be removed to comply with IT policies and security regulations," the report read.
Ensure your organization has a clear policy in place so that — unlike my friend's nephew — you're not scrambling later and trying to figure out the source of sensitive information being compromised.
Author SurfWatch LabsPosted on June 30, 2016 February 7, 2017 Categories EditorialsLeave a comment on What Sensitive Information is on Your Organization's Old Drives?
How Threat Intelligence is Used in the Real World – Customer Interview
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Larry Larsen, Director of Cyber Security at Apple Federal Credit Union, to learn about the cybersecurity challenges they face and how threat intelligence fits into their overall approach to risk mitigation.
Larry explained that his primary objective is two-fold: to protect member information and assets, and to protect Apple FCU's organizational information. With increasing complexity around cyber, he discussed with me the need for threat intelligence to become more apparent. Beyond just blocking threats, he wants to understand what attackers are trying to do so he can prepare as best as possible. And while there are many sources of open source threat information, intelligence takes it a step further by correlating patterns of behavior that the cybersecurity team at Apple Federal Credit Union uses to guide their efforts and anticipate threats before they occur.
When it came to discussing how they use the intel from SurfWatch Labs, Larry said that it has "led to direct changes in Apple FCU's infrastructure due to emerging threats we would not have known about as quickly if we did not have that pattern analysis and comprehensive picture."
In this 5 minute clip, you can learn about how strategic and operational threat intelligence are used throughout the organization – beyond just the cyber team – to prepare for impending threats and reduce risk.
Author Sam ErdheimPosted on June 28, 2016 February 7, 2017 Categories EditorialsTags Apple Federal Credit Union, Q&A, threat intelligenceLeave a comment on How Threat Intelligence is Used in the Real World – Customer Interview
The "IT Middle Class" and the Growing Skills Gap
One of the cyber challenges that has long faced organizations is the IT skills gap, and as cybercriminals have widened their focus and moved down the food chain to target more small and medium-sized businesses, that problem has become more pronounced. This is particularly true for what Confer founder and VP of products Paul Morville describes as the "IT middle class."
"You've seen this massive acceleration in terms of people who need to worry about security, people who have to acquire talent in that area," said Morville, who was a guest on this week's Cyber Chat podcast. "It's only getting harder."
That "democratization" of who is being targeted is the biggest driver behind the often-reported skills gap, Morville said. More businesses than ever are in need of security professionals, and there's just not enough talent to go around.
The Growing IT Middle Class
The numbers back up those assertions. According to a 2015 analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers, the demand for IT security professionals is expected grow by 53 percent through 2018, and a 2016 ISACA report found that 62 percent of those surveyed stated their organizations have too few information security professionals.
In addition, the ISACA report noted:
Finding talent can take a long time: More than half of organizations require at least three months to fill open cybersecurity positions, and nine percent could not fill the positions at all.
Most applicants do not have adequate skills: Fifty-nine percent of respondents said that less than half of cybersecurity candidates were considered "qualified upon hire," up from 50 percent a year prior.
Security confidence is down: Only 75 percent of respondents reported that they were comfortable with their security teams' ability to detect and respond to incidents, down from 87 percent a year prior.
In many ways the problem of the cybersecurity skills gap is defined by this growing IT middle class, as Morville noted:
Currently, the largest organizations — such as mega-banks and the military — have the resources to excel at IT security. … Just one tier down from this elite group, it's a different story. … Under these circumstances, security teams are forced to rely on security tools that are outdated, siloed and inefficient. These tools allow too many attacks to get through, are often disruptive to users, and offer no post-incident value.
Organizations at the top of their industries devote a lot of resources and manpower towards security, but that drops off "really fast" when you start moving down market, Morville said.
Addressing the Gap
Finding the right candidate can be challenging because — as others have said — security professionals often have to be a chameleon and wear many different hats.
"When you look at a security person, they're part engineer, they're part researcher, they're part operational in nature, they're partly a police officer," Morville said. "You can't go to a university right now and study that. There's very few programs that are specialized in this area."
He added, "I think the more we can do in terms of feeding more people with this skill set into the funnel, the better off we'll be."
But finding people to stop the bad guys is only half the equation, Morville said. The other half is doing so in a way that frees up resources. That's where security tools need to improve to make sure they're helping organizations become more efficient.
"I put a lot of burden back on the security vendor community in terms trying to create products that, as I said, become more of a force multiplier."
As SurfWatch Labs chief security strategist Adam Meyer wrote, there is a huge difference between being actionable and being practical, and tools and intelligence need to be more practical. This means security tools should help free employees from low-level tasks so that the employees organizations do have can better utilize their time, Morville said.
"Everybody is just always looking for new security people — people to add to the team. It's hard to find people, and it's hard to train people, and it's hard to retain people."
For more, listen to the full conversation with Confer's Paul Morville about the skills gap, how it's affecting the IT middle class, and what security vendors, businesses and others can do to help address the problem.
Author Jeff PetersPosted on June 27, 2016 August 30, 2017 Categories PodcastsTags Q&A1 Comment on The "IT Middle Class" and the Growing Skills Gap
Podcast: Hackers Get Political, Massive Cryptocurrency Theft and Password Woes Continue
A new episode of the SurfWatch Cyber Risk Roundup has been posted, Episode 74: Hackers Get Political, Massive Cryptocurrency Theft and Password Woes Continue:
Cybercrime and politics crossed paths yet again as a data breach at the Clinton Foundation was revealed as part of a wide-reaching campaign. A massive cryptocurrency theft led to tens of millions of dollars in potential losses for The DAO. Acer is notifying users of a breach at the company's e-commerce site. And banks continue to be targeted with DDoS attacks. A variety of companies are also reporting secondary breaches stemming from the breaches at LinkedIn and others, keeping the issue of password reuse in the spotlight. Researchers highlighted a variety of malware this week including PunkeyPOS, DED Cryptor, RAA ransomware, Magnit and GozNym. The FBI released updated stats on business email compromise scams, and surprise, it's only getting worse. Legal news includes financial institutions filing a lawsuit against Wendy's, Home Depot filing an antitrust lawsuit against Visa and MasterCard over chip-and-signature issues, the SEC warning of a man hacking accounts to make unauthorized trades, and a $950,000 privacy settlement with the FTC. Also, some people are not too happy about a Game of Thrones spoiler service.
Listen to the podcast via the player below, or learn more about SurfWatch Labs' podcasts on our podcast page.
Author Jeff PetersPosted on June 24, 2016 Categories PodcastsLeave a comment on Podcast: Hackers Get Political, Massive Cryptocurrency Theft and Password Woes Continue
BEC Scams Continue to Plague Businesses
In a year where ransomware is receiving massive amounts of attention, there is another threat that continues to grow – Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams. The FBI has issued two warnings about this threat in 2016. The first warning was bad enough, with the FBI estimating BEC scams have accounted for about $2.3 billion is losses from 17,642 victims. Unfortunately, the latest warning has increased these figures.
The FBI is now saying that money lost from BEC scams is over $3 billion dollars, with more than 22,000 victims falling prey to this attack.
"The BEC scam continues to grow, evolve, and target businesses of all sizes," the FBI warning read. "Since January 2015, there has been a 1,300% increase in identified exposed losses."
The warning went on to say that victims of BEC scams have appeared in all 50 U.S. states as well as 100 countries throughout the world. Another noteworthy piece of information is where the money lost in these scams is ending up.
"Reports indicate that fraudulent transfers have been sent to 79 countries with the majority going to Asian banks located within China and Hong Kong," the alert read.
In most cases, a BEC scam attempts to portray an email or request as being urgent, placing pressure on the recipient to act fast without asking questions. The email is often sent from a legitimate looking source — such as a high-ranking company official or a bank that works with the company — which further eliminates questions from the recipient.
Money is the ultimate goal of a BEC scam. Many cases involve attempting to create a scenario where a money transfer takes place. The 2015 tax season demonstrated a new method for BEC scams — W-2 data theft.
Tax fraud was abundant in 2015. In many of these documented events, a BEC scam was used to compromise company W-2 information.
"Fraudulent requests are sent utilizing a business executive's compromised email," the FBI alert stated about BEC data theft scams.
"The entity in the business organization responsible for W-2s or maintaining PII, such as the human resources department, bookkeeping, or auditing section, have frequently been identified as the targeted recipient of the fraudulent request for W-2 and/or PII. Some of these incidents are isolated and some occur prior to a fraudulent wire transfer request. Victims report they have fallen for this new BEC scenario, even if they were able to successfully identify and avoid the traditional BEC incident."
The alert from the FBI pointed out that BEC scams aimed at obtaining data first appeared during the 2015 tax season.
Employees are the primary targets of BEC scams. It is vital that employees understand the dangers of opening attachments from unknown sources. It is equally important that employees question unusual requests — like what you would see in a BEC scam email. Make sure employees understand that it is okay to ask questions before performing job functions, especially if that job function was requested via email. Before sensitive information is accessed, put in place checkpoints to make sure this information is only being shared with authorized and legitimate personnel.
Author SurfWatch LabsPosted on June 23, 2016 February 7, 2017 Categories Trends and AnalysisTags Phishing2 Comments on BEC Scams Continue to Plague Businesses
Organizations Overwhelmed, "Literally Lose Track" of Sensitive Data
Many businesses cannot keep up with the plethora of sensitive data that's being created and shared by their organization, and as a result they may face increasingly stiffer fines as new regulations and laws are passed to protect that data.
That's according to John Wethington, VP of Americas for Ground Labs, a security company focused on helping organizations monitor their data.
"Simply put, there's so much data being generated every single day that these organizations — they literally lose track of it," said Wethington on SurfWatch Labs latest Cyber Chat podcast.
"The data is constantly being moved and shifted around. It's being put in a variety of different formats, stored in a variety of different locations," he said. "I think the average individual doesn't see behind the scenes and understand all the hands that touch their data for a variety of different reasons."
Do You Know Where Your Data Is?
That lack of insight is leading to data breaches caused by both mistakes within the organization as well as external actors such as cybercriminals and hacktivists.
Although data storage and data use has shifted over the past few years — more cloud services, more sharing, more tools to extract and analyze information — cybersecurity has often lagged behind that shifting approach.
If an organization isn't closely monitoring that sensitive information, they may be in for a rude awakening, Wethington said.
"Much like a child, you have to constantly keep an eye on them otherwise they're going to wander off somewhere you're not going to expect, and the same thing with the data. It's going to wander off somewhere, you're not going to expect it to be there, and then you're going to find yourself in trouble."
Evolving Regulatory Landscape
That lost data may lead to larger fines and penalties as new regulations such as the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) come into effect and organizations have to deal with issues such as the right to be forgotten.
The GDPR, which goes into full effect in May 2018, comes with a considerable increase in potential monetary fines for those that don't keep personal information protected: up to 4% of firms' total worldwide annual turnover.
The global regulatory environment is "rapidly changing" as governments try to create different ways to compel organizations to maintain data security, Wethington said. As a result, organizations are trying to understand what new regulations such as GDPR will mean for them.
He added, "It's going to be an interesting couple of years ahead of us."
Listen to the full conversation with Ground Labs John Wethington below:
Throughout 2016 we've seen numerous data breaches related to businesses being unable to properly monitor and protect their data. As Ground Labs VP of Americas John Wethington put it, organizations simply cannot keep track of the growing amount of data they have. However, new regulations such as the EU's General Data Protection Regulation come with stiff penalties for those organizations that do not protect the sensitive data they collect.
On today's Cyber Chat we talk with Wethington about why businesses are having trouble monitoring that data, how they can improve, and what the future holds for data security.
Author Jeff PetersPosted on June 21, 2016 August 30, 2017 Categories PodcastsTags Q&A1 Comment on Organizations Overwhelmed, "Literally Lose Track" of Sensitive Data
Podcast: DNC Hacked, Espionage Makes Headlines, and Updates on CISA and Net Neutrality
A new episode of the SurfWatch Cyber Risk Roundup has been posted, Episode 73: DNC Hacked, Espionage Makes Headlines, and Updates on CISA and Net Neutrality:
This week's trending cybercrime events include Wendy's announcing its point-of-sale breach is significantly larger than previously reported, a breach at the Democratic National Committee and theft of Donald Trump opposition research, and a nearly 8-million strong breach at Japan's top travel agency. The University of Calgary also joined the growing list of organizations that have made sizable ransomware payments, and file sharing service iMesh became the latest company to face a massive breach of user records. Advisories include more dark web dumps, a variety of espionage-related headlines, the apparent demise of the Angler Exploit Kit, and updates on malware, including ransomware targeting smart TVs. Trending legal stories include a hearing on the 6-month-old Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, a ruling in favor of Net Neutrality, and a $1 million Morgan Stanley fine. Also, the once maligned Healthcare.gov website now ranks among the web's most trustworthy sites.
Author Jeff PetersPosted on June 17, 2016 Categories PodcastsLeave a comment on Podcast: DNC Hacked, Espionage Makes Headlines, and Updates on CISA and Net Neutrality
Cyber-Espionage Making Headlines Over Past Couple Weeks
Over the last week, at least five separate cyber-espionage-related news events have made headlines ranging from attacks against governments to company-related targets. The primary goal of cyber-espionage is to uncover company or government secrets, such as military plans, blueprints, or coveted intellectual property. SurfWatch Labs has collected CyberFacts on exactly 300 targets tied with espionage so far this year.
In 2016, central government is the top trending industry target of cyber-espionage.
In 2016, Central Government, which includes nation-state level government organizations, is the top trending target associated with espionage.
Several groups have appeared in SurfWatch Labs' data concerning espionage in 2016. Group 27 – a cyber-espionage group linked with the Seven Pointed Dagger malware campaign that utilizes a remote access Trojan known as Trochilus and has ties to Asia – is the top trending espionage actor in 2016.
Group 27 is the top trending espionage actor so far in 2016.
Recent Espionage Activity
As mentioned above, there have been five espionage-related events that have made headlines over the last week.
North Korea Hacks South Korea
In February 2014, North Korea began targeting about 140,000 computers throughout several South Korean defense contractor firms and government agencies. The attack was discovered back in February of 2016.
Companies that were not defense contractors were also targeted, such as SK Holdings group and Korean Air Lines, but it appears no data was actually obtained. According to researchers, about 95% of the data obtained in the attack by North Korea was defense related. One of the most coveted pieces of information that was obtained were blueprints for the wings of F-15 fighter jets.
North Korea has denied any involvement concerning cyber-espionage attacks on South Korea. However, evidence obtained from these attacks have been traced back to the North Korean capital Pyongyang.
Russians Hack Network of Democratic National Committee
Two separate hacker groups with ties to the Russian government have infiltrated the network of the Democratic National Committee. The names of both groups have been lovingly named "Cozy Bear" and "Fancy Bear."
The attacks took place at different times. Cozy Bear first infiltrated the database in the summer of 2015 and was monitoring email and chat communications, while Fancy Bear appeared last April and targeted opposition research files. The Fancy Bear group was able to obtain information held on Donald Trump. Information held on Hillary Clinton and several other GOP political action committees were also targeted.
New Sofacy Campaign Targeting U.S. Government
A Russian-linked cyber-espionage group — known as Sofacy — sent a spear-phishing email to a U.S. government official from a compromised computer belonging to another country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The email had a malicious attachment that, if opened, would have loaded two DLL files on the official's computer.
One of the files contained a Carberp malware variant of the Sofacy Trojan of which the group's name is derived. The group has also been called Fancy Bear — which is tied to the Democratic National Committee hack — APT28, Sednit, Pawn Storm, and Strontium.
The good news in this attack is that it was full of mistakes. First of all, the RTF document attached to the email didn't show any content, which immediately pointed to something being wrong. Also, old IP addresses and C&C server domains were used from past campaigns, which was another flag that this email was malicious.
Mofang Chinese APT Group
The Mofang Chinese APT cyber-espionage group has been around since 2012. The group is identified through their ShimRat malware and is unique from other APT groups because they exclusively use social engineering tactics to target computer networks, not exploits. More specifically, the groups' attack vector of choice is spear phishing.
The bulk of activity displayed from this group has been against the Myanmar government. The group has also been spotted targeting companies in the United States, Canada, Germany, India, and Singapore. Attacks from this group have continued throughout 2015.
Former IBM Employee Charged with Economic Espionage
On Tuesday, a former Chinese employee from the tech company IBM was charged by U.S. authorities with economic espionage for allegedly stealing source code from the company and handing it to the Chinese government.
Xu Jiaqiang, the defendant, offered the code to undercover U.S. FBI agents posing as tech company officials that were seeking software for their company. Jiaqiang was also intending to provide this source code to the Chinese National Health and Planning Commission where he was previously employed.
Jiaqiang's indictment also brings with it three counts of economic espionage and three counts of trade secret theft. In total, he faces a maximum of 75 years in prison if convicted of all charges.
Author SurfWatch LabsPosted on June 16, 2016 February 7, 2017 Categories Trends and AnalysisTags government8 Comments on Cyber-Espionage Making Headlines Over Past Couple Weeks
Q&A: How can Threat Intel Help Your Organization? (Part 2)
Cyber threat intelligence offers an in-depth look at the potential threats and attack vectors facing an organization. Each organization is different, and in these differences there are a variety of ways cybercriminals can exploit a company. Security tools such as firewalls and antivirus software protect against several of these threats, but they cannot protect an organization from everything. This is where cyber threat intelligence plays a crucial role.
Threat intel gives an organization the ability to identify threats, understand where any lapses in security have already occurred, and gives direction on how to proceed concerning these vulnerabilities. This is a lot of information for any organization to handle on their own, especially since the cyber landscape continues to change.
"The field is constantly growing and evolving; there is no shortage of cyber information, which means it can be very easy to get overwhelmed with it," said Aaron Bay, chief analyst at SurfWatch Labs. "We sometimes forget to take a peek at what is going on with the rest of the world."
Yesterday we talked with Bay about the role of the cyber threat analyst. Today we finish our conversation, and focus on how threat intelligence can help organizations.
Why does a company need to implement threat intelligence on top of their existing security?
Having security tools such as firewalls and antivirus software is critical; you have to have them. If you don't have these tools, you are already at a disadvantage. These security tools are paramount, but the information derived from them can be overwhelming. From what I have seen, a lot of time companies will simply buy these tools, plug them in and forget about them. From a threat analyst perspective, what we do when we give companies information about threats affecting their industry is show them the known mitigation of the threat. We can only lead the horse to water; we can't make it drink. But if we can give organizations enough pertinent information where they are asking, "Does my defense actually protect us against this?" that goes a long way.
A lot of the time companies are putting up boundaries to stop threats from getting in, but they might not necessarily know when information gets out. They may be breached, and their information could have been compromised. They could also be attacked at a point they weren't protecting such as point-of-sale systems. A bank has credit and debit cards, and the bank itself is usually pretty well protected against direct attacks. All of that can be defeated by a skimmer on an ATM. Knowing these attack vectors and knowing this is another way cybercriminals can get to your customers' data can really help mitigate risks. If we as threat analysts are looking for these attack vectors and alternative methods, then we can help an organizations be better prepared and protected against threats.
Cyber threat intelligence is a relatively new avenue in cybersecurity. Are companies seeing value in this?
Cyber threat intelligence is still a growing field; it is definitely still evolving — as it should be. Threats are evolving, so this field that focuses on these threats is evolving as well. I think, for the most part, everybody is doing the best job that they can. It's hard for a business to feel like they are getting a return on their investment from IT security in general. When you get that big win, when you catch something that no one else caught, either protecting some data or helping stop something before it became a big deal, then it is easy to see the value of it. For companies, as long as everything is working, the people who make decisions about IT and their infrastructure don't necessarily want to know what goes into keeping everything running. They just want it to work. If everything is working, it is easy to not respond and spend money on keeping everything running. In their mind, everything is working. It appears that not much has to be done to keep things running, why would they spend more money on it?
How can companies providing cyber threat intelligence improve?
If there is a way to improve our field it is really just to work together as a community to make sure companies understand the value of cyber threat intelligence. I feel like we are doing a good job, but I feel that the industry isn't ready for the message. These companies are being attacked left and right, and it feels like all we are doing is showing up and telling them they need to be doing security better. To actually translate everything that is going on, distill it and focus it on the company specifically is really the best approach. I am glad that SurfWatch Labs is going down this road. Showing companies why they need to care about this information that is being presented to them is very valuable.
I also think that internally, for our customers, we sit between business operations and the IT department. We aren't just supporting IT security or just enabling compliance with the various IT regulations a business must adhere to. A Cyber Threat Intel Analyst should be assisting the translation between business units — and the various IT and cyber risks they face — and helping them understand sometimes how two separate threats are actually part of a larger threat against the company. I believe that is when we can really show our value.
For example, let's say an attacker breaks into a company and steals credentials to the gaming platform that is hosted by that business. The network defense team should detect that and stop it. If a new attack is being used that has never been detected before and no signatures have been created for it yet, it's possible the attack may go unnoticed. Soon after this undetected attack, separately, your cyber threat intel analyst discovers that someone dumped some credentials to your game on the dark web or is selling them. If that credential dump is only passed on to a third group such as customer service in order to reset accounts, but the network defense team isn't made aware, then the source of the leak may not be plugged. Or if the developers are not notified, and the vulnerability came from a bug in the software that the company created, then again the problem will still be there.
What are some of the achievements cyber threat intelligence has accomplished. Is it changing the game?
It is changing the game for sure. Some of the big wins cyber threat intelligence has gotten comes from exposing malicious activity in general. When you can find those hidden gems and expose what is going on those are the big wins. Seeing the new carding efforts and all the things that are going into combating organized crime is very rewarding. The big ones are of course things like uncovering STUXNET, and all of the pieces that went along with that. The Mandiant APT1 report I think spawned a whole new movement with regards to CTI, some good some bad, but it got a lot of people to sit up and take notice, and that's really what we want.
Final thoughts?
We talked about how new the field of cyber threat intelligence is, but that is also exciting. Being in a field with all of this different stuff going on makes cyber threat intelligence a very exciting field to be a part of and stay focused on. I look forward to the future.
Author SurfWatch LabsPosted on June 15, 2016 February 7, 2017 Categories EditorialsTags Q&A, threat intelligence1 Comment on Q&A: How can Threat Intel Help Your Organization? (Part 2)
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