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Tesla Employee Steals, Sabotages Company Data
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
The electric carmaker is the victim of an "extensive and damaging" insider attack, says CEO Elon Musk.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 6/19/2018
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'Olympic Destroyer' Reappears in Attacks on Europe, Russia
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
The attack group known for targeting the 2018 Winter Olympics has resurfaced in campaigns against European financial and biochem companies.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 6/19/2018
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How to Prepare for 'WannaCry 2.0'
Shimon Oren, Head of Cyber Intelligence at Deep InstinctCommentary
It seems inevitable that a more-powerful follow-up to last year's malware attack will hit sooner or later. You'd better get prepared.
By Shimon Oren Head of Cyber Intelligence at Deep Instinct, 6/19/2018
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Former CIA Engineer Charged with Theft and Transmission of Classified Info
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Suspect had reportedly been named in Vault 7 leak to WikiLeaks.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 6/19/2018
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CrowdStrike Secures $200M Funding Round
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The new funding round brings the company's valuation to more than $3 billion.
By Dark Reading Staff , 6/19/2018
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Cisco CPO: Privacy Is Not About Secrecy or Compliance
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Michelle Dennedy sat down with Dark Reading at the recent Cisco Live event to set the record straight about privacy, regulation, encryption, and more.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 6/19/2018
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5 Tips for Integrating Security Best Practices into Your Cloud Strategy
Robert Corradini, Director of Product Management at 5nineCommentary
Do 'cloud-first' strategies create a security-second mindset?
By Robert Corradini Director of Product Management at 5nine, 6/19/2018
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Security Analytics Startup Uptycs Raises $10M in Series A
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
This round of funding for Uptycs, which runs an osquery-powered analytics platform, was led by ForgePoint Capital and Comcast Ventures.
By Dark Reading Staff , 6/19/2018
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Exposed Container Orchestration Systems Putting Many Orgs at Risk
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
More than 22,600 open container orchestration and API management systems discovered on the Internet.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 6/18/2018
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'Wallchart' Phishing Campaign Exploits World Cup Watchers
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
The details on a phishing attack designed to lure soccer fans with a subject line about the World Cup schedule and scoresheet.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 6/18/2018
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Mass. Man Pleads Guilty in ATM Jackpotting Operation
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Citizens Bank ATM and others targeted in the scheme.
By Dark Reading Staff , 6/18/2018
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F-Secure Buys MWR InfoSecurity
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Finnish endpoint security company buys British security service provider in cash deal.
By Dark Reading Staff , 6/18/2018
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7 Ways Cybercriminals Are Scamming a Fortune from Cryptocurrencies
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
Cryptocurrencies, how do hackers love thee? Let us count the ways.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 6/18/2018
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3 Tips for Driving User Buy-in to Security Policies
Marc Laliberte, Information Security Threat Analyst, WatchGuard TechnologiesCommentary
Teaching users why it's important to commit to security controls is a far more effective strategy than simply demanding that they follow them. Here's how.
By Marc Laliberte Information Security Threat Analyst, WatchGuard Technologies, 6/18/2018
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Trump-Kim Meeting Was a Magnet For Russian Cyberattacks
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
Attacks directed at targets in Singapore went through the roof earlier this week.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 6/15/2018
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Email, Social Media Still Security Nightmares
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Phishing and banking trojans continue to be major threats brought into the enterprise.
By Dark Reading Staff , 6/15/2018
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Hackers Crack iPhone Defense Built to Block Forensic Tools
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Grayshift, the company behind a system to help police break into iPhones, says it found a workaround for USB Restricted Mode.
By Dark Reading Staff , 6/15/2018
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Modern Cybersecurity Demands a Different Corporate Mindset
Marc Wilczek, Digital Strategist & CIO AdvisorCommentary
Very few organizations have fully incorporated all relevant risks and threats into their current digital strategy, research finds.
By Marc Wilczek Digital Strategist & CIO Advisor, 6/15/2018
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Intel Discloses Yet Another Side Channel Vulnerability
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
Moderate severity Lazy FP restore flaw affects Intel Core-based microprocessors.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 6/14/2018
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Demystifying Mental Health in the Infosec Community
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Security experts talk about burnout, diversity, mental health, and legal issues in a new Community track at Black Hat USA.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 6/14/2018
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CVE-2018-8030
PUBLISHED: 2018-06-20
A Denial of Service vulnerability was found in Apache Qpid Broker-J versions 7.0.0-7.0.4 when AMQP protocols 0-8, 0-9 or 0-91 are used to publish messages with size greater than allowed maximum message size limit (100MB by default). The broker crashes due to the defect. AMQP protocols 0-10 and 1.0 a...
CVE-2018-1117
PUBLISHED: 2018-06-20
ovirt-ansible-roles before version 1.0.6 has a vulnerability due to a missing no_log directive, resulting in the 'Add oVirt Provider to ManageIQ/CloudForms' playbook inadvertently disclosing admin passwords in the provisioning log. In an environment where logs are shared with other parties, this cou...
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PUBLISHED: 2018-06-20
FastStone Image Viewer 6.2 has a User Mode Write AV at 0x005cb509, triggered when the user opens a malformed JPEG file that is mishandled by FSViewer.exe. Attackers could exploit this issue for DoS (Access Violation) or possibly unspecified other impact.
CVE-2018-11702
PUBLISHED: 2018-06-20
FastStone Image Viewer 6.2 has a User Mode Write AV at 0x00578cb3, triggered when the user opens a malformed JPEG file that is mishandled by FSViewer.exe. Attackers could exploit this issue for DoS (Access Violation) or possibly unspecified other impact.
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PUBLISHED: 2018-06-20
FastStone Image Viewer 6.2 has a User Mode Write AV at 0x00402d6a, triggered when the user opens a malformed JPEG file that is mishandled by FSViewer.exe. Attackers could exploit this issue for DoS (Access Violation) or possibly unspecified other impact.
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