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2019 40 Under 40: Rich Agostino, Senior Vice President & CISO, Target Corp
Agostino was part of the launch of Target's Cyber Fusion Center, where teams of security experts work to identify and contain breaches. In 2017, he was promoted to senior vice president and chief information security officer.

He joined Target in 2014 as VP - Information Security. Prior to joining Target, Agostino was with General Electric for 12 years where he held various roles including leading the IT audit function of GE’s internal audit staff, leading the global IT compliance teams in the IT risk and security organization, and driving enterprise security initiatives across the company. Agostino earned his bachelor’s in Management Information Systems from the University of Connecticut and is a Certified Information Systems Auditor.

Each year, Business Journal editors select 40 leaders under the age of 40 who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement while also finding time to give back to their communities. This year, there were nearly 500 nominations. MSPBJ's 40 Under 40 honorees were recognized at a high-profile awards event March 21. bizjournals.com

Three Reasons Cybercriminals Continue to Succeed in Breaching Some of the Biggest Brands
From social media, hospitality, healthcare and even mail delivery, 2018 proved that there is no escaping cybersecurity flaws, regardless of the type of business or its popularity.

Not only do these kinds of breaches cause reputational havoc, but with new regulations such as the GDPR taking hold, fines are also a big fear factor for business leaders. According to reports, Facebook’s potential fine for its part in the Cambridge Analytica scandal could reach $1.63 billion– a harsh reality for a global giant like Facebook to face and pay up. Even for small businesses, the idea of paying up to four percent of their annual turnover as a fine isn’t a fun one.

With the average data breach costing enterprises $1.23 million and fines in the billions now at stake, security professionals, like chief information security officers (CISOs) and business leaders need to band together to align their strategies and budgets with the protection needed to stand up to today’s evolving cyberthreats.

Cybersecurity breaches are unavoidable – protection is a must

Business budgets for security need to be prioritized

Business leaders are not asking crucial cybersecurity questions  securitymagazine.com

25% of Phishing Emails Sneak into Office 365: Report
Researchers analyzed 55.5 million emails and found one out of every 99 messages contains a phishing attack.

One in every 99 emails is a phishing attack, and a new study shows 25% of those phishing attacks bypass default security measures built into Office 365, researchers reported today.

Cloud-based email has rung in a new era of phishing, explains Yoav Nathaniel, Avanan lead security analyst and report author. "The connected nature of cloud email allows an attacker to get access to a bigger bounty from a single successful phishing attack since the credentials give them access to other connected accounts such as cloud file sharing or cloud HR," he says.

Of 55.5 million total emails analyzed, 561,947 were phishing attacks. Researchers broke the malicious messages into four categories: over half (50.7%) had malware, 40.9% were harvesting credentials, 8% were extortion emails, and 0.4% were spearphishing attempts.

Bypassing Filters

How do some emails sneak through? Nathaniel says part of the reason is obfuscation, which rely on emails being displayed to end-users differently than how they appear to the machine-based security layer. Obfuscation comes in different ways: rare but legitimate email formats, which aren't properly analyzed by security but are delivered to inboxes; malformed emails and attachments that parse HTML to confuse the security layer but appear safe to the email client; and hidden characters in the email body, which are intended to trick the security filer. darkreading.com

Cyber Security Trends To Watch For in 2019
As breaches get harder to detect, the stakes for protecting one's organization from cyber threats will get higher this year. Following are some of the trends that will influence the cybersecurity landscape in 2019.

Effective Solution for Hybrid Cloud Security will be Priority

Businesses & Cyber-Criminals will Both Leverage AI, ML

Automation will bring in efficiency in attack analysis & response

IoT Attacks will Increase

Increased Attacks on Small Businesses & Individuals

Data Privacy Laws Go Big  securitymagazine.com

Appriss to Receive Investment from Clearlake Capital to Continue Rapid Growth and Expansion

Clearlake to Become Equal Partners with Insight Partners and Management;

New Capital Will Accelerate the Data & Analytics Platform’s Growth

Louisville, KY, New York, NY and Santa Monica, CA – Appriss Holdings, Inc. (“Appriss” or the “Company”) today announced that leading private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”) will make a significant new equity investment in the Company to further support Appriss’s rapid growth and expansion into new markets. With the investment, Clearlake will become an equal partner in Appriss alongside management and Insight Partners, which invested in Appriss in 2014.

“Appriss is excited to welcome Clearlake, another premier investor, as we continue our mission to leverage data and analytics to solve some of the world’s hardest problems surrounding crime, fraud and addiction. Clearlake and Insight Partners’ strong partnership will enable us to continue delivering differentiated solutions to the market,” stated Michael Davis, CEO of Appriss. “Appriss has always counted on its deep and trusted relationship with customers to identify ways in which technology and analytics can tackle problems. With these leading investment firms, we expect to increase the rate at which we invest in our solutions, both in our current markets and in new opportunities.”

Since its founding in 1993, Appriss has focused on leveraging unique data and analytics to tackle issues related to crime, fraud and addiction. With thousands of customers spanning federal, state and local governments, health systems and retailers, Appriss supports users in over 40 countries.

Deven Parekh, Managing Director at Insight Partners, stated, “Since our investment five years ago, Appriss has significantly expanded its breadth of data services and analytics and rapidly grown its addressable market. Under Insight’s guidance, Michael and his team have been able to execute on an organic and inorganic growth strategy that has delivered accelerated growth as Appriss continues to solve difficult problems for a greater number of customers than ever before. We look forward to having Clearlake join us to continue supporting Appriss’s “knowledge for good” platform.”

Read more here.

Driving AP/LP Results with Science:
2019 LPRC Focus Update

Dr. Read Hayes,  Research Scientist, UF; Director, LPRC

Mike Giblin,  Senior Research Scientist, LPRC

Jordan Burchell,  Project Coordinator, LPRC

LP/AP teams support their company’s success by enabling and protecting the total enterprise. The Loss Prevention Research Council was founded by leading retail LP leaders in 2000 to enhance their impact on this mission by working together with researchers to reduce theft, fraud, and violence.

Today, with record membership of 160 corporations, 80 ongoing projects, the annual IMPACT conference, a new app and other upcoming initiatives, learn about the new ways the LPRC is bringing together retailers, scientists, solution partners and law enforcement.

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Amber & Joe Talk NRF PROTECT
Past & Present

Quick Take 16

with MCs Joe LaRocca and Amber Bradley

Learn how Frank Abagnale of “Catch Me If You Can” fame helped Joe get a handle on identity theft from a speech he gave at a past NRF LP Conference, now NRF PROTECT, and what excites him and Amber about this year’s conference in Anaheim (hint: it’s Disneyland).

12th Brazilian Man - Gets 8 yrs for $7M Nationwide Credit & Debit Card
Fraud Scheme
The twelfth defendant to plead guilty in a large international counterfeit credit and debit card fraud scheme was sentenced Tuesday to eight years and two months in federal prison for his involvement in the multimillion dollar conspiracy. In addition to incarceration, he was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $2,288,180, and a criminal forfeiture money judgment of in the amount of $5 million was imposed.

Skimming ATM's with stole info they obtained through malware and POS intursions the gang set-up credit card factory's in hotel rooms and residences. Rodrigues and his co-conspirators used the counterfeit credit and debit cards to obtain cash withdrawals from ATMs and GCA machines located in Nevada and elsewhere and also to purchase high-end merchandise including luxury watches, jewelry, and clothing at hotel-casinos and businesses in Las Vegas, Nevada and other cities throughout the United States, including: Del Mar, California; Detroit, Michigan; New Orleans, Louisiana; Nassau County, New York; Biloxi, Mississippi; and Atlantic City, New Jersey. The group laundered the fraud proceeds and resold on the black market or online marketplaces. justice.gov

Two Romanians Convicted Infecting Computers to Steal and Sell Credit Card Info & Engage in Online Fraud
A federal jury today convicted two Romanian nationals of 21 counts related to their scheme to infect victim computers with malware in order to steal credit card and other information to sell on dark market websites, mine cryptocurrency and engage in online auction fraud.

"The evidence at presented at trial set out an international criminal enterprise with victims around the world, including people here in Northern Ohio," Justin Herdman said. "While they stole millions of dollars, what they thought was a veil of anonymity was no protection against law enforcement, who worked diligently to track them down and bring them to justice in an American courthouse."

The defendants infected and controlled more than 400,000 individual computers, primarily in the United States.

Their various fraudulent activities resulted in a loss of millions of dollars.

The Bayrob group laundered this money by hiring "money transfer agents" and created fictitious companies with fraudulent websites designed to give the impression they were actual businesses engaged in legitimate financial transactions. Money stolen from victims was wired to these fraudulent companies and then in turn wired to Western Union or Money Gram offices in Romania.  European "money mules" used fake identity documents to collect the money and deliver it to the defendants. justice.gov

Two Men Charged in $1.5 Million Nationwide Apple Gift Card Scheme
New York men, Syed Ali, 29, and his co-conspirator, Jason Tout-Puissant, 27, were both charged in Dallas Federal Court, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud in December.

The FBI worked to identify and end the scheme carried out by the defendants,” said Michael Schneider, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Dallas Division. “Our private sector partnerships allow us to effectively target cyber criminals who attempt to steal property or sensitive information.”

According to the indictment, Mr. Tout-Puissant allegedly obtained an Apple point-of-sale device called an “Isaac” and used it to load thousands of dollars of fraudulent store credits onto gift cards over the course of about 16 months.

He then sent the gift cards digitally to Mr. Ali, who allegedly used them to purchase computers and other Apple products from the company’s brick-and-mortar retail stores across the country.

Mr. Ali was arrested in New York in March, and subsequently removed to the Northern District of Texas. justice.gov

Memphis, TN: Woman accused of stealing $40k worth of hard drives from Flex
A company representative told officers one of their technicians, Sharon Edwards, 45, had been under investigation for several months after they realized she was ordering more parts than she was using. The company then discovered that one of Edwards’ relatives was selling the exact same model of computer hard drives that Edwards had reportedly ordered while working with Flex. While being questioned by the company and officers, Edwards reportedly confessed to stealing approximately 125 hard drives, ranging in value from $314 to $321 each. In all, the merchandise was worth a reported $39,788. wreg.com

Palo Alto, CA: Thieves shatter glass door of Apple store, steal $12K in laptops
Two men shattered the front door of the downtown Palo Alto Apple store early Wednesday morning and stole nearly $12,000 in laptops, according to Palo Alto Police. Officers responded to a call reporting vandalism at the store, located at 340 University Ave., at about 1:50 a.m. They quickly realized the burglars had smashed the glass door and removed it from its hinges, Sgt. Craig Lee said. The thieves snatched nine laptops from display tables, with two ending up on the sidewalk. The remaining seven laptops are valued at $11,893, he said. paloaltoonline.com

Queens, NY: Trio Suspected Of Stealing Cellphones From 10 Stores
Police say three men on a robbery spree have stolen cellphones from nearly a dozen stores in Queens. The suspects targeted 10 stores between December 15 and March 5, according to authorities. Surveillance video from one robbery shows the men standing over a display case, pausing to look around, pulling out tools and then cutting the cellphones from their security devices. The suspects allegedly hit all the major carriers, including T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T and one Verizon store. It’s unclear how many phones they got away with. cbslocal.com

St. Augustine, FL: 3 Women accused of robbing same liquor stores multiple times
A plot to steal thousands of dollars of liquor from stores in St. Augustine by sticking bottles in bags and walking out the door turned out to be too good to be true. Three Jacksonville women are facing charges after multiple liquor stores were robbed this month, according to the Sheriff's Office. Tracy Valerie Sullivan, Stacy Venessa Sullivan and Montavia Derrisha Sullivan are accused of going into a Publix and a Walmart multiple times over three straight days, and stealing a variety of liquor bottles without paying, according to their St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office arrest reports. They were also caught trying to do the same thing at a Walgreens yesterday. wokv.com

Mobile, AL: Man and Woman wanted for theft at Ulta Beauty
Authorities are searching for two make-up bandits who told several hundred dollars’ worth of items from Ulta Beauty. Police said the ‘robbery suspects’ threaten to hurt anyone who tried to stop him so they go away. weartv.com

San Bruno, CA: Man tries to flee after arrest for $1,200 Victoria’s Secret theft

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