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A Hacker's Playlist
Steve Zurier, Contributing Writer
Nine security researchers share their favorite songs and genres.
By Steve Zurier Contributing Writer, 9/18/2020
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Deadly Ransomware Story Continues to Unfold
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark ReadingQuick Hits
A ransomware attack with fatal consequences is attracting notice and comment from around the world.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 9/18/2020
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Deepfake Detection Poses Problematic Technology Race
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
Experts hold out little hope for a robust technical solution in the long term.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 9/18/2020
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Mitigating Cyber-Risk While We're (Still) Working from Home
PJ Kirner, CTO & Founder, IllumioCommentary
One click is all it takes for confidential information to land in the wrong hands. The good news is that there are plenty of ways to teach preventative cybersecurity to remote workers.
By PJ Kirner CTO & Founder, Illumio, 9/18/2020
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Don't Fall for It! Defending Against Deepfakes
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark Reading
Detecting doctored media has become tricky -- and risky -- business. Here's how organizations can better protect themselves from fake video, audio, and other forms of content.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 9/17/2020
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Indictments Unlikely to Deter China's APT41 Activity
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
So far, at least, the threat group has not let public scrutiny slow it down, security researchers say.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 9/17/2020
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Iranian Hackers Indicted for Stealing Aerospace & Satellite Tracking Data
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Also, the US Treasury sanctioned Iranian attack group APT39 following a years-long malware campaign.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 9/17/2020
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Ransomware Gone Awry Has Fatal Consequences
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
An attack that knocked hospital systems offline reportedly ends in death for patient who had to be sent to another facility.
By Dark Reading Staff , 9/17/2020
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Sumo Logic IPO Prices Higher Than Expected
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Co-founder and CTO Christian Beedgen explains what this means for the future of the cloud-based data analytics company.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 9/17/2020
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Time for CEOs to Stop Enabling China's Blatant IP Theft
Eric Noonan, CEO, CyberSheathCommentary
Protecting intellectual property in the name of US economic and national security should be part of every company's fiduciary duty.
By Eric Noonan CEO, CyberSheath, 9/17/2020
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Struggling to Secure Remote IT? 3 Lessons from the Office
Chris Hallenbeck, CISO for the Americas at TaniumCommentary
The great remote work experiment has exacerbated existing challenges and exposed new gaps, but there are things to be learned from office challenges.
By Chris Hallenbeck CISO for the Americas at Tanium, 9/17/2020
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COVID-19: Latest Security News & Commentary
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Check out Dark Reading's updated, exclusive news and commentary surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.
By Dark Reading Staff , 9/17/2020
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What's on Your Enterprise Network? You Might Be Surprised
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
The strangest connected devices are showing up, and the threats they pose to security should not be overlooked.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 9/16/2020
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Likely Links Emerge Between Lazarus Group and Russian-Speaking Cybercriminals
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Researchers examine security incidents over the past several years that seemingly connect North Korea's Lazarus Group with Russian-speaking attackers.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 9/16/2020
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DDoS Attacks Rose 151% in First Half of 2020
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark ReadingQuick Hits
Attacks grew in number, size, and sophistication as the coronavirus pandemic took hold.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 9/16/2020
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h2c Smuggling: A New 'Devastating' Kind of HTTP Request
Seth Rosenblatt, Contributing Writer
The newly discovered form of HTTP request smuggling could have widespread impact because any proxy can be affected, researchers say. Here's what infosec pros should know.
By Seth Rosenblatt Contributing Writer, 9/16/2020
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Most Organizations Plan to Make COVID-19 Changes Permanent
Steve Zurier, Contributing WriterNews
After the pandemic, companies will continue to invest in improving IT infrastructure and security as well as automate tasks to reduce errors and improve network resiliency.
By Steve Zurier Contributing Writer, 9/16/2020
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US Charges Five Members of China-Linked APT41 for Global Attacks
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The five Chinese nationals are among seven defendants arrested for intrusion campaigns into more than 100 organizations, the DoJ reports.
By Dark Reading Staff , 9/16/2020
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8 Reasons Perimeter Security Alone Won't Protect Your Crown Jewels
Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO, OnapsisCommentary
Most firewalls and security devices effectively protect systems and data, but are they enough to safeguard business-critical applications?
By Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen CTO, Onapsis, 9/16/2020
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CISA Joins MITRE to Issue Vulnerability Identifiers
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will become a peer of MITRE in the CVE program, likely leading to continued increases in disclosed vulnerabilities.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 9/16/2020
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Don't Fall for It! Defending Against Deepfakes
Detecting doctored media has become tricky -- and risky -- business. Here's how organizations can better protect themselves from fake video, audio, and other forms of content.
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CVE-2020-8225
PUBLISHED: 2020-09-18
A cleartext storage of sensitive information in Nextcloud Desktop Client 2.6.4 gave away information about used proxies and their authentication credentials.
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PUBLISHED: 2020-09-18
Prototype pollution in json-bigint npm package < 1.0.0 may lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) attack.
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PUBLISHED: 2020-09-18
Improper Input Validation on Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway 13.0 before 13.0-64.35, Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 12.1 before 12.1-58.15, Citrix ADC 12.1-FIPS before 12.1-55.187, Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 12.0, Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 11.1 before 11.1-65.12, Citrix SD-WAN WANOP 11....
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Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway 13.0 before 13.0-64.35, Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 12.1 before 12.1-58.15, Citrix ADC 12.1-FIPS before 12.1-55.187, Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 12.0, Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 11.1 before 11.1-65.12, Citrix SD-WAN WANOP 11.2 before 11.2.1a, Citrix SD-W...
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Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway 13.0 before 13.0-64.35, Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 12.1 before 12.1-58.15, Citrix ADC 12.1-FIPS before 12.1-55.187, Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 12.0, Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 11.1 before 11.1-65.12, Citrix SD-WAN WANOP 11.2 before 11.2.1a, Citrix SD-W...
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How IT Security Organizations are Attacking the Cybersecurity Problem
The COVID-19 pandemic turned the world -- and enterprise computing -- on end. Here's a look at how cybersecurity teams are retrenching their defense strategies, rebuilding their teams, and selecting new technologies to stop the oncoming rise of online attacks.
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