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Russia Hacked Clinton's Computers Five Hours After Trump's Call
Robert Lemos, Technology Journalist/Data ResearcherNews
Mueller report finds that in July 2016, after then-candidate Donald Trump publicly called for Russia to "find the 30,000 emails," Russian agents targeted Hillary Clinton's personal office with cyberattacks.
By Robert Lemos Technology Journalist/Data Researcher, 4/19/2019
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Why We Need a 'Cleaner Internet'
Darren Anstee, Chief Technology Officer at Arbor NetworksCommentary
By blocking threats and attacks nearer to their sources, cybersecurity pros could help turn the connected world into a safer place for all.
By Darren Anstee Chief Technology Officer at Arbor Networks, 4/19/2019
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Third-Party Cyber-Risk by the Numbers
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
Recent stats show that the state of third-party cyber risk and vendor risk management remains largely immature at most organizations.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 4/19/2019
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Cisco Issues 31 Mid-April Security Alerts
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Among them, two are critical and six are of high importance.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 4/18/2019
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Cloud Security Spend Set to Reach $12.6B by 2023
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Growth corresponds with a greater reliance on public cloud services.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 4/18/2019
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The Cybersecurity Automation Paradox
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark ReadingNews
Recent studies show that before automation can reduce the burden on understaffed cybersecurity teams, they need to bring in enough automation skills to run the tools.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 4/18/2019
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Facebook Accidentally Imported 1.5M Users' Email Data Sans Consent
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The social media giant says it did not access the imported data and is notifying affected users.
By Dark Reading Staff , 4/18/2019
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VPN Vulnerabilities Point Out Need for Comprehensive Remote Security
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
VPNs are the primary tool for securing remote access, but recently disclosed vulnerabilities point out the weakness of relying on them as the only tool.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 4/17/2019
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Tips for the Aftermath of a Cyberattack
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Incident response demands technical expertise, but you can't fully recover without non-IT experts.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 4/17/2019
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New Malware Campaign Targets Financials, Retailers
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The attack uses a legitimate remote access system as well as several families of malware.
By Dark Reading Staff , 4/17/2019
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Legacy Apps: The Security Risk Lurking in Dusty Corners
Tim Buntel, VP, Application Security Products, Threat StackCommentary
Four best practices to keep old code from compromising your enterprise environment.
By Tim Buntel VP, Application Security Products, Threat Stack, 4/17/2019
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Inside the Dark Web's How-To Guides for Teaching Fraud
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
A new study investigates nearly 30,000 guides to explore what fraudsters sell and teach aspiring cybercriminals.
By Dark Reading Staff , 4/17/2019
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Selecting the Right Strategy to Reduce Vulnerability Risk
Tim Erlin, VP of Product Management & Strategy at TripwireCommentary
There's no one-size-fits-all strategy for eliminating vulnerability risk. Knowing how your organization operates is what makes the difference.
By Tim Erlin VP of Product Management & Strategy at Tripwire, 4/17/2019
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7 Tips for an Effective Employee Security Awareness Program
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writer
Breaches and compliance requirements have heightened the need for continuous and effective employee training, security experts say.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 4/17/2019
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Security Audit Shows Gains, Though Privacy Lags
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
The 2018 Online Trust Audit shows that "encryption everywhere" is improving security, while fuzzy language is slowing privacy gains.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 4/16/2019
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Meet Scranos: New Rootkit-Based Malware Gains Confidence
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
The cross-platform operation, first tested on victims in China, has begun to spread around the world.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 4/16/2019
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Benefiting from Data Privacy Investments
Marc Wilczek, Digital Strategist & CIO AdvisorCommentary
GDPR-ready companies experience lower overall costs associated with data breaches, research finds.
By Marc Wilczek Digital Strategist & CIO Advisor, 4/16/2019
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IT Outsourcing Firm Wipro Investigates Data Breach
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Employee accounts may have been compromised in a sophisticated phishing campaign.
By Dark Reading Staff , 4/16/2019
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New Details Emerge on Windows Zero Day
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
The CVE-2019-0859 vulnerability, patched last week, is the latest in a string of Windows local privilege escalation bugs discovered at Kaspersky Lab.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 4/15/2019
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CERT, CISA Warn of Vuln in at Least 4 Major VPNs
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
VPN products by Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, F5 Networks, Pulse Secure, insecurely store session cookies.
By Dark Reading Staff , 4/12/2019
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CVE-2019-11378
PUBLISHED: 2019-04-20
An issue was discovered in ProjectSend r1053. upload-process-form.php allows finished_files[]=../ directory traversal. It is possible for users to read arbitrary files and (potentially) access the supporting database, delete arbitrary files, access user passwords, or run arbitrary code.
CVE-2019-11372
PUBLISHED: 2019-04-20
An out-of-bounds read in MediaInfoLib::File__Tags_Helper::Synched_Test in Tag/File__Tags.cpp in MediaInfoLib in MediaArea MediaInfo 18.12 leads to a crash.
CVE-2019-11373
PUBLISHED: 2019-04-20
An out-of-bounds read in File__Analyze::Get_L8 in File__Analyze_Buffer.cpp in MediaInfoLib in MediaArea MediaInfo 18.12 leads to a crash.
CVE-2019-11374
PUBLISHED: 2019-04-20
74CMS v5.0.1 has a CSRF vulnerability to add a new admin user via the index.php?m=Admin&c=admin&a=add URI.
CVE-2019-11375
PUBLISHED: 2019-04-20
Msvod v10 has a CSRF vulnerability to change user information via the admin/member/edit.html URI.