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Staffing Shortage Makes Vulnerabilities Worse
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Businesses don't have sufficient staff to find vulnerabilities or protect against their exploit, according to a new report by Ponemon Institute.
By Dark Reading Staff , 2/15/2019
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Post-Quantum Crypto Standards Aren’t All About the Math
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark ReadingNews
The industry needs to keep in mind the realities of hardware limits and transitional growing pains, according to Microsoft, Utimaco researchers.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 2/15/2019
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Valentine's Emails Laced with Gandcrab Ransomware
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
In the weeks leading up to Valentine's Day 2019, researchers notice a new form of Gandcrab appearing in romance-themed emails.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 2/14/2019
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How to Create a Dream Team for the New Age of Cybersecurity
Gaurav Banga, Founder and CEO, BalbixCommentary
When each member of your security team is focused on one narrow slice of the pie, it's easy for adversaries to enter through the cracks. Here are five ways to stop them.
By Gaurav Banga Founder and CEO, Balbix, 2/14/2019
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Security Spills: 9 Problems Causing the Most Stress
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
Security practitioners reveal what's causing them the most frustration in their roles.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 2/14/2019
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Scammers Fall in Love with Valentine's Day
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Online dating profiles and social media accounts add to the rich data sources that allow criminals to tailor attacks.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 2/13/2019
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Lessons Learned from a Hard-Hitting Security Review
Jaspreet Singh, founder and CEO of DruvaCommentary
Information security is a corporate posture and must be managed at all levels: systems, software, personnel, and all the key processes.
By Jaspreet Singh founder and CEO of Druva, 2/13/2019
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Up to 100,000 Reported Affected in Landmark White Data Breach
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Australian property valuation firm Landmark White exposed files containing personal data and property valuation details.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 2/12/2019
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Identifying, Understanding & Combating Insider Threats
Ilan Paretsky, Chief Marketing Officer of EricomCommentary
Your organization is almost certainly on the lookout for threats from outside the company. But are you ready to address threats from within?
By Ilan Paretsky Chief Marketing Officer of Ericom, 2/12/2019
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Malware Campaign Hides Ransomware in Super Mario Wrapper
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
A newly discovered malware campaign uses steganography to hide GandCrab in a seemingly innocent Mario image.
By Dark Reading Staff , 2/8/2019
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4 Payment Security Trends for 2019
Ellen Richey, Vice Chairman and Chief Risk Officer, VisaCommentary
Visa's chief risk officer anticipates some positive changes ahead.
By Ellen Richey Vice Chairman and Chief Risk Officer, Visa, 2/7/2019
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When 911 Goes Down: Why Voice Network Security Must Be a Priority
Mykola Konrad, Vice President of Product Management, Ribbon CommunicationsCommentary
When there's a DDoS attack against your voice network, are you ready to fight against it?
By Mykola Konrad Vice President of Product Management, Ribbon Communications, 2/7/2019
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Consumers Care About Security - Sometimes
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
New RSA Security survey shows a generation gap in concerns over cybersecurity and privacy.
By Dark Reading Staff , 2/6/2019
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4 Practical Questions to Ask Before Investing in AI
Ilia Kolochenko, CEO and Founder, High-Tech BridgeCommentary
A pragmatic, risk-based approach can help CISOs plan for an efficient, effective, and economically sound implementation of AI for cybersecurity.
By Ilia Kolochenko CEO and Founder, High-Tech Bridge, 2/6/2019
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Serverless Computing: 'Function' vs. 'Infrastructure' as-a-Service
Ory Segal, CTO, PureSecCommentary
How much do companies really gain from offloading security duties to the cloud? Let's do the math.
By Ory Segal CTO, PureSec, 2/6/2019
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New Vulnerabilities Make RDP Risks Far from Remote
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
More than two dozen vulnerabilities raise the risk of using RDP clients to remotely manage and configure systems.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 2/5/2019
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Over 59K Data Breaches Reported in EU Under GDPR
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
In addition, 91 reported fines have been imposed since the regulation went into effect last May.
By Dark Reading Staff , 2/5/2019
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New Botnet Shows Evolution of Tech and Criminal Culture
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Cayosin brings together multiple strands of botnet tech and hacker behavior for a disturbing new threat.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 2/4/2019
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Exposed Consumer Data Skyrocketed 126% in 2018
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
The number of data breaches dropped overall, but the amount of sensitive records exposed jumped to 446.5 million last year, according to the ITRC.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 2/4/2019
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6 Security Tips Before You Put a Digital Assistant to Work
Steve Zurier, Freelance Writer
If you absolutely have to have Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant in your home, heed the following advice.
By Steve Zurier Freelance Writer, 2/4/2019
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CVE-2019-7399
PUBLISHED: 2019-02-17
Amazon Fire OS before 5.3.6.4 allows a man-in-the-middle attack against HTTP requests for "Terms of Use" and Privacy pages.
CVE-2019-8392
PUBLISHED: 2019-02-17
An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-823G devices with firmware 1.02B03. There is incorrect access control allowing remote attackers to enable Guest Wi-Fi via the SetWLanRadioSettings HNAP API to the web service provided by /bin/goahead.
CVE-2019-8394
PUBLISHED: 2019-02-17
Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (SDP) before 10.0 build 10012 allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files via login page customization.
CVE-2019-8395
PUBLISHED: 2019-02-17
An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability exists in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (SDP) before 10.0 build 10007 via an attachment to a request.
CVE-2019-8389
PUBLISHED: 2019-02-17
A file-read vulnerability was identified in the Wi-Fi transfer feature of Musicloud 1.6. By default, the application runs a transfer service on port 8080, accessible by everyone on the same Wi-Fi network. An attacker can send the POST parameters downfiles and cur-folder (with a crafted ../ payload) ...