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CISOs' No. 1 Concern in 2018: The Talent Gap
Dawn Kawamoto, Associate Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Survey finds 'lack of competent in-house staff' outranks all other forms of cybersecurity worry, including data breaches to ransomware attacks.
By Dawn Kawamoto Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 1/10/2018
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Cisco Adds Encrypted Traffic Analysis Function
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
New Encrypted Traffic Analytics is designed to help enterprises inspect encrypted traffic for malicious activity without having to decrypt it first.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 1/10/2018
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AWS, Google Cloud Popular Home for Botnet Controllers
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, Dark ReadingNews
The number of command-and-control listings increase 32% in 2017, with more botnet controllers hosted in the cloud.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 1/10/2018
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FBI Director: Cryptocurrency, Nation-State Attacks, Among Agency's Top Cybersecurity Concerns
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Speaking at International Conference on Cyber Security, FBI director Christopher Wray pointed to a rise in nation-state attacks - and strong encryption that limits bureau investigations.
By Dark Reading Staff , 1/10/2018
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'Shift Left': Codifying Intuition into Secure DevOps
Kevin E. Greene, Software Security Assurance Thought LeaderCommentary
Shifting left is more than a catchy phrase. It's a mindset that emphasizes the need to think about security in all phases of the software development life cycle.
By Kevin E. Greene Software Security Assurance Thought Leader, 1/10/2018
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'Back to Basics' Might Be Your Best Security Weapon
Lee Waskevich, Vice President, Security Solutions at ePlus TechnologyCommentary
A company's ability to successfully reduce risk starts with building a solid security foundation.
By Lee Waskevich Vice President, Security Solutions at ePlus Technology, 1/10/2018
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Oracle WebLogic Exploit Used in Cryptocurrency Mining Campaign
Dawn Kawamoto, Associate Editor, Dark ReadingNews
PeopleSoft and WebLogic app servers, as well as cloud systems using WebLogic, hacked and used to net some $226K in digital currency.
By Dawn Kawamoto Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 1/10/2018
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Turla Cyberespionage Gang Employs Adobe Flash Installer
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
In recent data theft campaigns, the APT group has been downloading malware from what appears to be legitimate Adobe URLs and IP addresses, ESET says.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 1/9/2018
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Microsoft Patches Exploited Office Bug
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, Dark ReadingNews
An Office memory corruption vulnerability is the only CVE reported as under active attack for this month's Patch Tuesday.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 1/9/2018
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Microsoft: How the Threat Landscape Will Shift This Year
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Exclusive interview with Windows Security lead on how 2017 was a "return to retro" security threats and 2018 will bring increasingly targeted, advanced, and dangerous cyberattacks.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 1/9/2018
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'Tis the Season: Dark Reading Caption Contest Winners
Marilyn Cohodas, Community Editor, Dark ReadingCommentary
Bricked devices, penetration tests, and virtual reality were among the themes submitted in our latest holiday caption competition. And the winners are ...
By Marilyn Cohodas Community Editor, Dark Reading, 1/9/2018
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Threatcare Acquires Savage Security
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The deal expands Threatcare's business beyond its breach and attack simulation platform to include services and applied research.
By Dark Reading Staff , 1/9/2018
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Microsoft Confirms Windows Performance Hits with Meltdown, Spectre Patches
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Windows servers will see biggest degradation, as will Windows 7 and 8 client machines, Microsoft said.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 1/9/2018
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CISOs' Cyber War: How Did We Get Here?
Jack Miller, Chief Information Security Officer of SlashNextCommentary
We're fighting the good fight -- but, ultimately, losing the war.
By Jack Miller Chief Information Security Officer of SlashNext, 1/9/2018
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20 Cybersecurity Vendors Getting Venture Capital Love
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
VCs splashed a record $4B in funding in the cybersecurity pool - here are some highlights among the early- to middle-stage startups who snagged big deals last year.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 1/9/2018
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Meltdown, Spectre Likely Just Scratch the Surface of Microprocessor Vulnerabilities
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark ReadingNews
There's a lot at stake when it comes to patching the hardware flaws.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 1/8/2018
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New Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Has Links to North Korea
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
A malware tool for stealthily installing software that mines the Monero virtual currency looks like the handiwork of North Korean threat actors, AlienVault says.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 1/8/2018
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VTech to Pay $650,000 in FTC Settlement
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
VTech's Kid Connect app and its Planet VTech platform collected personal information on 760,000 children without parental permission, the FTC alleges.
By Dark Reading Staff , 1/8/2018
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Emailed Cyberattack Targets 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, Dark ReadingNews
More than 300 organizations associated with the 2018 Olympics have been hit with a targeted email campaign.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 1/8/2018
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Wi-Fi Alliance Launches WPA2 Enhancements and Debuts WPA3
Dawn Kawamoto, Associate Editor, Dark ReadingNews
WPA2 protocol enhancements bring stronger security protection and best practices, while new WPA3 protocol offers new security capabilities.
By Dawn Kawamoto Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 1/8/2018
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CVE-2017-0290
Published: 2017-05-09
NScript in mpengine in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine with Engine Version before 1.1.13704.0, as used in Windows Defender and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (type confusion and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code within ...

CVE-2016-10369
Published: 2017-05-08
unixsocket.c in lxterminal through 0.3.0 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (preventing terminal launch), or possibly have other impact (bypassing terminal access control).

CVE-2016-8202
Published: 2017-05-08
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Brocade Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) releases earlier than v7.4.1d and v8.0.1b could allow an authenticated attacker to elevate the privileges of user accounts accessing the system via command line interface. With affected version...

CVE-2016-8209
Published: 2017-05-08
Improper checks for unusual or exceptional conditions in Brocade NetIron 05.8.00 and later releases up to and including 06.1.00, when the Management Module is continuously scanned on port 22, may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and reload) of the management module.

CVE-2017-0890
Published: 2017-05-08
Nextcloud Server before 11.0.3 is vulnerable to an inadequate escaping leading to a XSS vulnerability in the search module. To be exploitable a user has to write or paste malicious content into the search dialogue.

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