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FireEye CEO Shares State of IT Threat Landscape
InformationWeek Staff, CommentaryVideo
FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia talks about the state of the IT threat landscape and where enterprises should focus their attention when it comes to cybersecurity.
By InformationWeek Staff , 6/23/2017
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How to Succeed at Incident Response Metrics
Tom Webb, Incident Handler, SANS Internet Storm CenterCommentary
Establishing a baseline of what information you need is an essential first step.
By Tom Webb Incident Handler, SANS Internet Storm Center, 6/2/2017
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How to Integrate Threat Intel & DevOps
Andrew Storms, VP Security Services, New ContextCommentary
Automating intelligence can help your organization in myriad ways.
By Andrew Storms VP Security Services, New Context, 5/4/2017
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Forget the Tax Man: Time for a DNS Security Audit
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
Here's a 5-step DNS security review process that's not too scary and will help ensure your site availability and improve user experience.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 4/11/2017
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As Cloud Use Expands, So Do Security Blind Spots, Studies Show
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark ReadingNews
Three-quarters of IaaS and SaaS apps aren’t monitored.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 4/4/2017
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Data Visualization: Keeping an Eye on Security
Joshua Goldfarb, Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, IDDRACommentary
Visualization can be one of the most powerful approaches a security team can use to make sense of vast quantities of data. So why does it end up as an afterthought?
By Joshua Goldfarb Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, IDDRA, 3/27/2017
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Prioritizing Threats: Why Most Companies Get It Wrong
Michael A. Davis, CTO of CounterTackCommentary
To stay safer, focus on multiple-threat attack chains rather than on individual threats.
By Michael A. Davis CTO of CounterTack, 3/24/2017
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Getting Beyond the Buzz & Hype of Threat Hunting
Kyle Wilhoit, Senior Security Researcher, DomainToolsCommentary
When harnessed properly, threat hunting can be one of the most useful techniques for finding attackers in your network. But it won’t happen overnight.
By Kyle Wilhoit Senior Security Researcher, DomainTools, 3/20/2017
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Trust, Cloud & the Quest for a Glass Wall around Security
Stan Black, CSO, CitrixCommentary
In the next year, we’re going to see a leap towards strategic, business-level objectives that can be resolved by simplifying infrastructure and granting greater visibility in real time.
By Stan Black CSO, Citrix, 3/8/2017
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20 Cybersecurity Startups To Watch In 2017
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
VC money flowed plentifully into the security market last year, fueling a new crop of innovative companies.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 2/24/2017
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IBM Brings Watson Cognitive Computing To The SOC
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark ReadingNews
Technology known for a Jeopardy stunt six years ago is now powering question answering within IBM Security's QRadar system.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 2/13/2017
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Why You’re Doing Cybersecurity Risk Measurement Wrong
Daniel Gordon, Cyber Intel Analyst, Lockheed Martin Computer Incident Response TeamCommentary
Measuring risk isn’t as simple as some make it out to be, but there are best practices to help you embrace the complexity in a productive way. Here are five.
By Daniel Gordon Cyber Intel Analyst, Lockheed Martin Computer Incident Response Team, 1/30/2017
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Cloud Security & IoT: A Look At What Lies Ahead
Bill Kleyman, Chief Technology Officer, MTM TechnologiesCommentary
In the brave new world of cloud, security teams must be as agile as possible. This means leveraging proactive monitoring tools, locking down access points, and forecasting requirements
By Bill Kleyman Chief Technology Officer, MTM Technologies, 1/18/2017
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7 Ways To Fine-Tune Your Threat Intelligence Model
Terry Sweeney, Contributing Editor
The nature of security threats is too dynamic for set-and-forget. Here are some ways to shake off that complacency.
By Terry Sweeney Contributing Editor, 1/5/2017
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China’s Cybersecurity Law Seeks Scrutiny Of Technology
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Country’s top internet regulator releases framework for stricter cyberspace laws, including review of local and foreign technology.
By Dark Reading Staff , 12/28/2016
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5 Things Security Pros Need To Know About Machine Learning
Rutrell Yasin, Business Technology Writer, Tech Writers Bureau
Experts share best practices for data integrity, pattern recognition and computing power to help enterprises get the most out of machine learning-based technology for cybersecurity.
By Rutrell Yasin Business Technology Writer, Tech Writers Bureau, 12/12/2016
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Encryption: A Backdoor For One Is A Backdoor For All
Joe Levy, Chief Technology Officer, SophosCommentary
We need legislation that allows law enforcement to find criminals and terrorists without eroding our security and privacy.
By Joe Levy Chief Technology Officer, Sophos, 10/14/2016
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Incident Response A Challenge For 98% Of InfoSec Pros
Sara Peters, Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Too many alerts and too little staff leave security pros swimming in threat intel and begging for automation.
By Sara Peters Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 10/6/2016
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20 Questions To Explore With Security-as-a-Service Providers
Joshua Goldfarb, Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, IDDRACommentary
This list will help you leverage the niche expertise of security-as-a-service providers, and assess which vendor can best meet your needs
By Joshua Goldfarb Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, IDDRA, 10/5/2016
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A Twist On The Cyber Kill Chain: Defending Against A JavaScript Malware Attack
Marc Laliberte, Information Security Threat Analyst, WatchGuard TechnologiesCommentary
This slightly modified model is a practical way to keep attackers out of your systems.
By Marc Laliberte Information Security Threat Analyst, WatchGuard Technologies, 9/21/2016
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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 ...

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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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