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First the Good News: Number of Breaches Down 51% Year Over Year
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
But the number of records put at risk experiences a massive increase. Here's why.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 10/29/2020
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McAfee Launches XDR, Browser Isolation, Cloud App Security Tools
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
New additions are built to help organizations better respond to threats and protect applications and data in the cloud.
By Dark Reading Staff , 10/29/2020
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Hackers Make Off With Millions From Wisconsin Republicans
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
According to the Wisconsin Republican Party, thieves used altered invoices to make off with $2.3 million in election funds.
By Dark Reading Staff , 10/29/2020
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Ransomware Wave Targets US Hospitals: What We Know So Far
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
A joint advisory from the CISA, FBI, and HHS warns of an "increased and imminent" threat to US hospitals and healthcare providers.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 10/29/2020
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How Healthcare Organizations Can Combat Ransomware
Mike Wilson, Founder & CTO, EnzoicCommentary
The days of healthcare organizations relying solely on endpoint security software to stop attacks are over. Here are six ways that healthcare providers can fight the ever-present threat.
By Mike Wilson Founder & CTO, Enzoic, 10/29/2020
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Why Defense, Not Offense, Will Determine Global Cyber Powers
Edge Editors, Dark Reading
Darktrace director of strategic threat Marcus Fowlers explains what to expect from nation-state attackers in the months to come -- and why kindergarten classes are a good model for solid cybersecurity.
By Edge Editors Dark Reading, 10/29/2020
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Cybercriminals Aim BEC Attacks at Education Industry
Steve Zurier, Contributing WriterNews
Heightened vulnerability comes at a time when the sector has been focusing on setting up a remote workforce and online learning amid the pandemic.
By Steve Zurier Contributing Writer, 10/29/2020
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Analysis: Forcepoint Can Still Succeed, but It Needs Committed Ownership
Eric Parizo, Senior Analyst, OmdiaCommentary
Raytheon intends to sell Forcepoint to PE firm Francisco Partners. Despite a solid product portfolio and bold strategy, Forcepoint's future is now even more uncertain.
By Eric Parizo Senior Analyst, Omdia, 10/29/2020
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How to Increase Voter Turnout & Reduce Fraud
Husayn Kassai, Co-Founder and CEO, OnfidoCommentary
Digital identity verification has advanced, both technologically and legislatively. Is it the answer to simpler, safer voting?
By Husayn Kassai Co-Founder and CEO, Onfido, 10/29/2020
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'Act of War' Clause Could Nix Cyber Insurance Payouts
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
The indictment of six members of the Russian military for the NotPetya ransomware attack places companies on notice that insurance "is not a get-out-of-jail-free card."
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 10/29/2020
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Is Your Encryption Ready for Quantum Threats?
Tim Hollebeek, Industry and Standards Technical Strategist at DigiCertCommentary
Answers to these five questions will help security teams defend against attackers in the post-quantum computing era.
By Tim Hollebeek Industry and Standards Technical Strategist at DigiCert, 10/29/2020
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Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Tough for Women, Tougher for Women of Color
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Security practitioners shed light on obstacles limiting career growth and the steps businesses can take to achieve their promises of a more diverse workforce.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 10/28/2020
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US Government Issues Warning on Kimsuky APT Group
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The joint alert, from CISA, the FBI, and others, describes activities from the North Korean advanced persistent threat group.
By Dark Reading Staff , 10/28/2020
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6 Ways Passwords Fail Basic Security Tests
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark Reading
New data shows humans still struggle with password creation and management.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 10/28/2020
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Rethinking Security for the Next Normal -- Under Pressure
Justin Tibbs & Zane Lackey, CSO, National Security Practice, Presidio, and Zane Lackey, CSO & Co-Founder of Signal SciencesCommentary
By making a commitment to a unified approach to security, then doing what's necessary to operationalize it, organizations can establish a better security model for the next normal.
By Justin Tibbs & Zane Lackey CSO, National Security Practice, Presidio, and Zane Lackey, CSO & Co-Founder of Signal Sciences, 10/28/2020
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Trump Campaign Website Defaced by Unknown Attackers
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Individuals behind the brief Tuesday night incident posted anti-Trump sentiments and appeared to solicit cryptocurrency.
By Dark Reading Staff , 10/28/2020
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Tracking Down the Web Trackers
Seth Rosenblatt, Contributing Writer
Third-party Web trackers might be following your website visitors' every step. How can new tools like Blacklight help you stop them in their tracks?
By Seth Rosenblatt Contributing Writer, 10/28/2020
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Physical Security Has a Lot of Catching Up to Do
Peter George, Chief Executive Officer at Evolv TechnologyCommentary
The transformation we need: merging the network operations center with the physical security operations center.
By Peter George Chief Executive Officer at Evolv Technology, 10/28/2020
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Survey Uncovers High Level of Concern Over Firewalls
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
More than half of respondents are planning to reduce their network firewall footprint because of what they see as limitations in the technology.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 10/27/2020
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Chinese Attackers' Favorite Flaws Prove Global Threats, Research Shows
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Following the NSA's list of 25 security flaws often weaponized by Chinese attackers, researchers evaluated how they're used around the world.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 10/27/2020
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CVE-2020-27014
PUBLISHED: 2020-10-30
Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2020 (Consumer) contains a race condition vulnerability in the Web Threat Protection Blocklist component, that if exploited, could allow an attacker to case a kernel panic or crash. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the targ...
CVE-2020-27015
PUBLISHED: 2020-10-30
Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2020 (Consumer) contains an Error Message Information Disclosure vulnerability that if exploited, could allow kernel pointers and debug messages to leak to userland. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privi...
CVE-2020-27885
PUBLISHED: 2020-10-29
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability on WSO2 API Manager 3.1.0. By exploiting a Cross-site scripting vulnerability the attacker can hijack a logged-in user’s session by stealing cookies which means that a malicious hacker can change the logged-in user’s pass...
CVE-2020-25646
PUBLISHED: 2020-10-29
A flaw was found in Ansible Collection community.crypto. openssl_privatekey_info exposes private key in logs. This directly impacts confidentiality
CVE-2020-26205
PUBLISHED: 2020-10-29
Sal is a multi-tenanted reporting dashboard for Munki with the ability to display information from Facter. In Sal through version 4.1.6 there is an XSS vulnerability on the machine_list view.
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How IT Security Organizations are Attacking the Cybersecurity Problem
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