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Unpatched Bugs Rampant on Mobile Devices in Financial Services Firms
Dawn Kawamoto, Associate Editor, Dark ReadingNews
More than a quarter of mobile devices used by financial services employees carry known vulnerabilities, according to a recent report.
By Dawn Kawamoto Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 10/23/2017
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US Critical Infrastructure Target of Russia-Linked Cyberattacks
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
Attacks have been under way since May, targeting energy, nuclear, aviation, water, and manufacturing, FBI and DHS say.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 10/23/2017
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Windows 10 Update Aims to Block Attackers' Behavior
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Microsoft protects machines from common attacker behaviors with security updates in Windows 10.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 10/23/2017
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Kaspersky Lab Offers Up its Source Code for Inspection
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Beleaguered security vendor fights back against Russian-spying claims with new transparency program aimed at assuaging concerns.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 10/23/2017
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Google Play Bug Bounty Program Debuts
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Google teams up with HackerOne to create the Google Play Security Reward Program.
By Dark Reading Staff , 10/23/2017
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Security Training & Awareness: 3 Big Myths
Eyal Benishti, CEO & Founder of IRONSCALESCommentary
The once-overwhelming consensus that security awareness programs are invaluable is increasingly up for debate.
By Eyal Benishti CEO & Founder of IRONSCALES, 10/23/2017
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IOTroop Botnet Hits Over a Million Organizations in Under 30 Days
Dawn Kawamoto, Associate Editor, Dark ReadingQuick Hits
The IoT botnet is expected to spread faster than Mirai.
By Dawn Kawamoto Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 10/20/2017
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Veracode: 75% Of Apps Have at Least One Vulnerability on Initial Scan
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
But developers not the only ones to blame, company says.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 10/20/2017
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The Week in Crypto: Bad News for SSH, WPA2, RSA & Privacy
Dawn Kawamoto, Associate Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Between KRACK, ROCA, new threats to SSH keys, and the European Commission's loosey-goosey stance on encryption backdoors, it's been a difficult time for cryptography.
By Dawn Kawamoto Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 10/20/2017
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How to Talk to the C-Suite about Malware Trends
Raj Rajamani, VP, Product Management, SentinelOneCommentary
There is no simple answer to the question 'Are we protected against the latest brand-name malware attack?' But there is a smart one.
By Raj Rajamani VP, Product Management, SentinelOne, 10/20/2017
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Overlay Technique from Brazilian Banking Trojans Making Resurgence
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark ReadingNews
New analysis says heavy reliance on overlays and manual remote execution of transactions being combined with more advanced features of traditional banking Trojans
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 10/20/2017
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'BoundHook' Technique Enables Attacker Persistence on Windows Systems
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
CyberArk shows how attackers can leverage Intel's MPX technology to burrow deeper into a compromised Windows system.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 10/19/2017
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10 Social Engineering Attacks Your End Users Need to Know About
Steve Zurier, Freelance Writer
It's Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Make sure your users are briefed on these 10 attacker techniques that are often overlooked.
By Steve Zurier Freelance Writer, 10/19/2017
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IoT Deployment Security Top Concern for Enterprises
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
A new survey shows that 63% of respondents are worried about the impact of the Internet of Things on corporate security technologies and processes.
By Dark Reading Staff , 10/19/2017
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What's Next after the SEC 'Insider Trading' Breach?
David L. Axelrod and Terence M. Grugan, Partner, Ballard SpahrCommentary
Last month's hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission may prove to be the most high-profile corporate gatekeeper attack to date. But it definitely won't be the last.
By David L. Axelrod and Terence M. Grugan Partner, Ballard Spahr, 10/19/2017
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New Locky Ransomware Strain Emerges
Dawn Kawamoto, Associate Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Latest version goes by the .asasin extension and is collecting information on users' computer operating system and IP address.
By Dawn Kawamoto Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 10/19/2017
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CISOs: Striving Toward Proactive Security Strategies
Mike Convertino, CISO & VP, Information Security, F5 Networks
A new survey paints a compelling picture of the modern security executive, how they succeed, and how much power they wield.
By Mike Convertino CISO & VP, Information Security, F5 Networks, 10/19/2017
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Malicious Minecraft Apps on Google Android Could Turn Devices into Bots
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
New 'Sockbot' malware has 'highly flexible proxy topology' that might be leveraged for a variety of nefarious purposes.
By Dark Reading Staff , 10/18/2017
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Oracle Fixes 20 Remotely Exploitable Java SE Vulns
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
Quarterly update for October is the smallest of the year: only 252 flaws to fix! Oracle advises to apply patches 'without delay.'
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 10/18/2017
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Game Change: Meet the Mach37 Fall Startups
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
CEOs describe how they think their fledgling ventures will revolutionize user training, privacy, identity management and embedded system security.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 10/18/2017
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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.

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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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