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Cybercrime Is World's Biggest Criminal Growth Industry
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The toll from cybercrime is expected to pass $6 trillion in the next three years, according to a new report.
By Dark Reading Staff , 12/13/2018
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Setting the Table for Effective Cybersecurity: 20 Culinary Questions
Joshua Goldfarb, Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, IDRRA Commentary
Even the best chefs will produce an inferior product if they begin with the wrong ingredients.
By Joshua Goldfarb Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, IDRRA , 12/13/2018
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Education Gets an 'F' for Cybersecurity
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The education sector falls last on a list analyzing the security posture of 17 US industries, SecurityScorecard reports.
By Dark Reading Staff , 12/13/2018
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The Economics Fueling IoT (In)security
Ariel Kriger, VP Business Development at VDOOCommentary
Attackers understand the profits that lie in the current lack of security. That must change.
By Ariel Kriger VP Business Development at VDOO, 12/13/2018
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Worst Password Blunders of 2018 Hit Organizations East and West
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Good password practices remain elusive as Dashlane's latest list of the worst password blunders can attest.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 12/12/2018
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Bug Hunting Paves Path to Infosec Careers
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Ethical hackers use bug bounty programs to build the skills they need to become security professionals.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 12/12/2018
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U.S. Defense, Critical Infrastructure Companies Targeted in New Threat Campaign
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
McAfee finds malware associated with 'Operation Sharpshooter' on systems belonging to at least 87 organizations.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 12/12/2018
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Deception: Honey vs. Real Environments
Dr. Salvatore Stolfo, Fouder & CTO, Allure SecurityCommentary
A primer on choosing deception technology that will provide maximum efficacy without over-committing money, time and resources.
By Dr. Salvatore Stolfo Fouder & CTO, Allure Security, 12/12/2018
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Mac Malware Cracks WatchGuard’s Top 10 List
Steve Zurier, Freelance WriterNews
Hundreds of sites also still support insecure versions of the SSL encryption protocol, the security vendor reports.
By Steve Zurier Freelance Writer, 12/12/2018
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Arctic Wolf Buys RootSecure
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The purchase adds risk assessment to Arctic Wolf's SOC-as-a-service.
By Dark Reading Staff , 12/12/2018
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Microsoft, PayPal, Google Top Phishing's Favorite Targets in Q3
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
One out of every 100 emails an enterprise receives is a phishing scam, and the attackers behind them are getting more sophisticated.
By Dark Reading Staff , 12/12/2018
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Forget Shifting Security Left; It's Time to Race Left
Jerry Gamblin, Principal Security Engineer, Kenna SecurityCommentary
Once DevOps teams decide to shift left, they can finally look forward instead of backward.
By Jerry Gamblin Principal Security Engineer, Kenna Security, 12/12/2018
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Higher Education: 15 Books to Help Cybersecurity Pros Be Better
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark Reading
Constant learning is a requirement for cybersecurity professionals. Here are 15 books recommended by professionals to continue a professional's education.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 12/12/2018
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Battling Bots Brings Big-Budget Blow to Businesses
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Fighting off bot attacks on Web applications extracts a heavy cost in human resources and technology, according to a just-released report.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 12/11/2018
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Equifax Breach Underscores Need for Accountability, Simpler Architectures
Robert Lemos, Technology Journalist/Data ResearcherNews
A new congressional report says the credit reporting firm's September 2017 breach was 'entirely preventable.'
By Robert Lemos Technology Journalist/Data Researcher, 12/11/2018
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Patch Tuesday Arrives with 9 Critical CVEs, 1 Under Attack
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Serious bugs addressed today include a Win32K privilege escalation vulnerability and Windows DNS server heap overflow flaw.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 12/11/2018
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Attackers Using New Exploit Kit to Hijack Home & Small Office Routers
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
Goal is to steal banking credentials by redirecting users to phishing sites.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 12/11/2018
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49% of Cloud Databases Left Unencrypted
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Businesses also leave information vulnerable in the cloud by failing to implement MFA and configure Kubernetes settings, new research reveals.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 12/11/2018
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The Grinch Bot Before Christmas: A Security Story for the Holidays
Julian Waits, GM Cyber Security Business Unit, Devo TechnologyCommentary
Once upon a time, buyers purchased products from certified sellers. Today, hoarders use botnets to amass goods at significant markup for a new gray-market economy.
By Julian Waits GM Cyber Security Business Unit, Devo Technology, 12/11/2018
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NetSecOPEN Names Founding Members, Board of Directors
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The organization is charged with building open, transparent testing protocols for network security.
By Dark Reading Staff , 12/11/2018
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CVE-2018-20136
PUBLISHED: 2018-12-13
XSS exists in FUEL CMS 1.4.3 via the Header or Body in the Layout Variables during new-page creation, as demonstrated by the pages/edit/1?lang=english URI.
CVE-2018-20137
PUBLISHED: 2018-12-13
XSS exists in FUEL CMS 1.4.3 via the Page title, Meta description, or Meta keywords during page data management, as demonstrated by the pages/edit/1?lang=english URI.
CVE-2018-20138
PUBLISHED: 2018-12-13
PHP Scripts Mall Entrepreneur B2B Script 3.0.6 allows Stored XSS via Account Settings fields such as FirstName and LastName, a similar issue to CVE-2018-14541.
CVE-2018-1817
PUBLISHED: 2018-12-13
IBM Security Guardium 10 and 10.5 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 150021.
CVE-2018-1818
PUBLISHED: 2018-12-13
IBM Security Guardium 10 and 10.5 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 150022.
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