AWS expands on SageMaker capabilities with end-to-end features for machine learning

Nearly three years after it was first launched, Amazon Web Services’ SageMaker platform has gotten a significant upgrade in the form of new features making it easier for developers to automate and scale each step of the process to build new automation and machine learning capabilities, the company said. As machine learning moves into the […] Continue reading AWS expands on SageMaker capabilities with end-to-end features for machine learning

German drug giant Bayer blames Chinese hacking group Wicked Panda for breach: report

German drug conglomerate Bayer says it was victimized in a cyberattack that originated with Chinese hackers, German media reported Thursday. The $39 billion pharmaceutical giant said it found malicious software on its computer networks last year and contained the breach, according to the outlets BR and NDR. Investigators examining the breach said attackers used the Winnti malware, which is tied to a Chinese-based hacking group known as Wicked Panda. The group in the past has been blamed for attacks on targets including the online gambling industry and companies with intellectual property that would benefit Beijing. Wicked Panda “makes use of a number of open-source and custom tools to infect and move laterally in victim networks,” according to a CrowdStrike description. “The group’s tools have been traced to “contractors who count multiple Chinese government agencies as clients, including the Ministry of Public Security. Observed targeting by the Wicked Panda adversary has […]

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Bayer Reveals Its Detection and Containment of Digital Attack

German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer AG has revealed that it detected and contained a digital attack. As reported by Reuters, Bayer discovered the installation of malicious software on its systems in early 2018. It then q… Continue reading Bayer Reveals Its Detection and Containment of Digital Attack