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Efforts To Team Up And Fight Off Hackers Intensify
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark ReadingNews
New intelligence-sharing groups/ISACs emerge, software tools arrive and the White House adds a coordinating agency -- but not all of the necessary intel-sharing 'plumbing' is in place just yet.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 3/5/2015
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Anthem Refuses To Let Inspector General Conduct Full Security Audit
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New Model Uses 'Malicious Language Of The Internet' To Find Threats Fast
Sara Peters, Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
OpenDNS's new NLPRank tool may identify malicious domains before they are even put to nefarious use.
By Sara Peters Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 3/5/2015
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Which Apps Should You Secure First? Wrong Question.
Jeff Williams, CTO, Aspect Security & Contrast SecurityCommentary
Instead, develop security instrumentation capability and stop wasting time on '4 terrible tactics' that focus on the trivial.
By Jeff Williams CTO, Aspect Security & Contrast Security, 3/5/2015
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How Secure Are You?
Scott Montgomery , VP and CTO-Americas & Public Sector, Intel Security
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework can help you understand your risks.
By Scott Montgomery VP and CTO-Americas & Public Sector, Intel Security, 3/5/2015
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North Korean Government Not Likely Behind Malware On Nation's Official News Site
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
Contrary to initial assumptions of North Korean government involvement, watering hole attack appears to be the work of external hackers -- and contains similarities to Darkhotel campaign, security researchers say.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 3/5/2015
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Apple Pay Fraud Gives Us A New Reason To Hate Data Breaches And SSNs
Sara Peters, Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
There may already be millions of dollars in losses, but you can't blame Apple for this one.
By Sara Peters Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 3/4/2015
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Securing Our Electric Power Grid Is Critical
Lorie Wigle, Vice President, General Manager IOT Security Solutions, Intel Security Group
Highly complex infrastructure systems require protection against cyberattacks.
By Lorie Wigle Vice President, General Manager IOT Security Solutions, Intel Security Group, 3/4/2015
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A ‘Building Code’ For Internet of Things Security, Privacy
Greg Shannon, Ph.D., chair, IEEE Cybersecurity Initiative & Chief Scientist, CERT Division, Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering InstituteCommentary
In the fast-emerging IoT, medical device safety is reaching a critical juncture. Here are three challenges InfoSec professionals should begin to think about now.
By Greg Shannon Ph.D., chair, IEEE Cybersecurity Initiative & Chief Scientist, CERT Division, Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, 3/4/2015
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Enterprises Thirsting For Third-Party Threat Data
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark ReadingNews
New report shows enterprises more heavily weighing risks of data loss and cyber attacks in evaluation process.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 3/3/2015
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Breach Victims Three Times Likelier To Be Identity Theft Victims
Sara Peters, Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Twenty-eight percent of them say they later avoided the merchants that failed to protect their personal information.
By Sara Peters Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 3/3/2015
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FREAK Out: Yet Another New SSL/TLS Bug Found
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Old-school, export-grade crypto standard used until the 1990s can be triggered to downgrade security of client, servers, researchers find.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 3/3/2015
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Compliance & Security: A Race To The Bottom?
Kevin E. Greene, Software Assurance Program Manager, Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology DirectorateCommentary
Compliance is meaningless if organizations don’t use it as a starting point to understand and mitigate risks within their environment.
By Kevin E. Greene Software Assurance Program Manager, Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate, 3/3/2015
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What You Need To Know About Nation-State Hacked Hard Drives
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark ReadingNews
The nation-state Equation Group compromise of most popular hard drives won't be a widespread threat, but future disk security -- and forensic integrity -- remain unclear.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 3/2/2015
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Uber Takes Over 5 Months To Issue Breach Notification
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
50,000 Uber drives just being told now that their names and license numbers were exposed.
By Dark Reading Staff , 3/2/2015
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5 Signs That The Firewall's Not Dead Yet
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark ReadingNews
Demise of firewall is a long way off, according to recent survey results.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 3/2/2015
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No Silver Bullets for Security
Lorie Wigle, Vice President, General Manager IOT Security Solutions, Intel Security Group
A quick-fix security solution for cyberphysical systems doesn’t exist.
By Lorie Wigle Vice President, General Manager IOT Security Solutions, Intel Security Group, 3/2/2015
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Why Security Awareness Alone Won’t Stop Hackers
Saryu Nayyar, CEO, GuruculCommentary
End-user training is a noble pursuit but it’s no defense against “low and slow” attacks that take months and years to carry out.
By Saryu Nayyar CEO, Gurucul, 3/2/2015
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Dark Reading Offers Cyber Security Crash Course At Interop 2015
Tim Wilson, Editor in Chief, Dark ReadingCommentary
New, one-day event offers a way for IT pros to quickly catch up with the latest threats and defenses in information security.
By Tim Wilson Editor in Chief, Dark Reading, 3/2/2015
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Mobile Security By The Numbers
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
Rounding up the latest research on mobile malware and security practices.
By Ericka Chickowski , 3/2/2015
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