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New MagikPOS Malware Targets Point-of-Sale Systems In US & Canada
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
Malware uses a remote access Trojan to sniff out potential victims first, Trend Micro says.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 3/17/2017
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Trump Budget Adds $61 Million for FBI Cybercrime-Fighting Efforts
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The President's 2018 budget blueprint includes a focus on cybersecurity with $1.5 billion for Homeland Security and $50 billion for Defense.
By Dark Reading Staff , 3/17/2017
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North Korea's 'Lazarus' Likely Behind New Wave of Cyberattacks
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Symantec says it has digital evidence that hack group Lazarus is behind the recent sophisticated cyberattacks on 31 countries.
By Dark Reading Staff , 3/17/2017
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Embrace the Machine & Other Goals for CISOs
Mike Convertino, CISO & VP, Information Security, F5 NetworksCommentary
Here are five ways we can become more effective for our organizations.
By Mike Convertino CISO & VP, Information Security, F5 Networks, 3/17/2017
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US-CERT Warns That HTTPS Inspection Tools Weaken TLS
Sara Peters, Senior Editor at Dark ReadingQuick Hits
Turns out that man-in-the-middling your own traffic isn't the safest way to look for man-in-the-middle attacks.
By Sara Peters Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 3/16/2017
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Mandiant: Financial Cybercriminals Looking More Like Nation-States
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark ReadingNews
As the cybercriminal-cyber espionage connection in the Yahoo breach demonstrates the security challenges facing organizations today.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 3/16/2017
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Sound Waves Used to Hack Common Data Sensors
Terry Sweeney, Contributing EditorNews
Though the immediate threat to your smartphone or Fitbit is slight, University of Michigan researchers show command-and-control capability with spoofed signaling on a variety of MEMS accelerometers.
By Terry Sweeney Contributing Editor, 3/16/2017
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In Cyber, Who Do We Trust to Protect the Business?
Peter Gleason, President & CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)Commentary
If business leaders and directors continue to view cybersecurity as mainly a matter for the IT department, they will leave their companies exposed to significant risks.
By Peter Gleason President & CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), 3/16/2017
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ERP Attack Risks Come into Focus
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark ReadingNews
New highly critical SAP vulnerability highlights dangers against critical business software.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 3/16/2017
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Ethical Hacking: The Most Important Job No One Talks About
Amit Ashbel, Cybersecurity Evangelist at CheckmarxCommentary
If your company doesn't have an ethical hacker on the security team, it's playing a one-sided game of defense against attackers.
By Amit Ashbel Cybersecurity Evangelist at Checkmarx, 3/16/2017
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What Businesses Can Learn From the CIA Data Breach
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
Just because threats like malicious insiders, zero-days, and IoT vulnerabilities are well-understood doesn’t mean organizations have a handle on them.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 3/16/2017
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Personal Data Leak Affects 33 Million US Employees
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Information exposed in the leak includes personal details of employees from the Department of Defense and US Postal Service.
By Dark Reading Staff , 3/16/2017
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Google Removes Chamois Apps Botnet from Play Store
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Google has eliminated Chamois apps, which installed invisible apps and downloaded unwanted plugins without victims' knowledge.
By Dark Reading Staff , 3/16/2017
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DoJ Indicts Russian FSB Officers and Cybercriminals in Yahoo Breach
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Russian intelligence officials hired renowned cybercriminals to do their bidding in massive hacks that compromised Yahoo, Gmail, and other email accounts of millions of people in the US, Russia, elsewhere.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 3/15/2017
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Women Still Only 11% Of Global InfoSec Workforce
Sara Peters, Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Career development and mentorship programs make women in cybersecurity feel more valued, increase women's success.
By Sara Peters Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 3/15/2017
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Trust Begins With Layer 1 Encryption
Hector Menendez, Product Marketing Manager, IP/Optical Networks, NokiaCommentary
In today’s distributed environment, cloud and communication service providers can play a key role in providing organizations with a scalable and secure platform for the connection of everything to everything. Here’s how.
By Hector Menendez Product Marketing Manager, IP/Optical Networks, Nokia, 3/15/2017
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Twitter Counter Hack Uses Familiar Attack Mode
Steve Zurier, Freelance WriterNews
Experts advise users to be more aware of the potential downside of third-party apps.
By Steve Zurier Freelance Writer, 3/15/2017
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The 6 Riskiest Social Media Habits to Avoid at Work
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, InformationWeek
Cybercriminals are turning to Facebook, Twitter and other platforms to launch attacks via employee behavior that could be putting your business at risk.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, InformationWeek, 3/15/2017
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Russian Hacker Charged in 'Citadel' Malware Attacks
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US Department of Justice said Mark Vartanyan is accused of computer fraud involving Citadel malware responsible for $500 million in losses.
By Dark Reading Staff , 3/15/2017
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Security in the Age of Open Source
Mike Pittenger, Vice President, Security Strategy at Black Duck SoftwareCommentary
Dramatic changes in the use of open source software over the past decade demands major changes in security testing regimens today. Here's what you need to know and do about it.
By Mike Pittenger Vice President, Security Strategy at Black Duck Software, 3/15/2017
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The Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.x mishandles requests for Graphics Execution Manager (GEM) objects, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an application that processes graphics data, as demonstrated b...

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netstat in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x, when a fibre channel adapter is used, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

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