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Dark Reading Confidential: Pen-Test Arrests, 5 Years Later

Episode 3: On Sept. 11, 2019, two cybersecurity professionals, Gary De Mercurio and Justin Wynn, were arrested in Dallas County, Iowa, and forced to spend the night in jail — just for doing their jobs. Despite the criminal charges against them eventually being dropped, the saga that night five years ago continues to haunt De Mercurio and Wynn personally and professionally. In this episode, the pair and Coalfire CEO Tom McAndrew share how the arrest and fallout has shaped their lives and careers as well as how it has transformed physical penetration tests for the cybersecurity industry as a whole.

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The European Union's new sanctions framework will target individuals and organizations engaging in pro-Russian activities, such as cyberattacks and information manipulation, to undermine EU support for Ukraine.

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The EU AI Act provides a governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) framework that helps organizations take a risk-based approach to using AI.

The Perils of Ignoring Cybersecurity Basics

The massive outage involving a faulty Falcon update is an excellent illustration of what happens when organizations neglect security fundamentals.

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Microsoft Previews New Windows Feature to Limit Admin Privileges

In its latest Windows preview, Microsoft adds a feature — Administrator Protection — designed to prevent threat actors from easily escalating privileges and restrict lateral movement.

Google Launches Data-Sharing Initiative to Fight Fraud

Global Signal Exchange will act as a global clearing house for online scams and fraud signals.

AI-Augmented Email Analysis Spots Latest Scams, Bad Content

Multimodal AI systems can help enterprise defenders weed out fraudulent emails, even if the system has not seen that type of message before.

AI-Powered Cybercrime Cartels on the Rise in Asia

All across the Asia-Pacific region, large and diverse marketplaces for AI cybercrime tools have developed, with deepfakes proving most popular.

Australia Intros Its First National Cyber Legislation

The bill is broken up into several pieces, including ransomware reporting and securing smart devices, among other objectives.

DPRK's APT37 Targets Cambodia With Khmer, 'VeilShell' Backdoor

It's North Korea versus Cambodia, with Windows default settings and sheer patience allowing the bad guys to avoid easy detection.

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