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10 Tips for Maintaining Information Security During Layoffs
Joan Goodchild, Contributing Writer
Insider cyber threats are always an issue during layoffs -- but with record numbers of home office workers heading for the unemployment line, it's never been harder to maintain cybersecurity during offboarding.
By Joan Goodchild Contributing Writer, 6/2/2020
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Mobile Phishing Attacks Increase Sharply
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
Organizations need to include smartphones and tablets in their phishing mitigation strategies, a new report suggests.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 6/2/2020
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Companies Fall Short on Mandatory Reporting of Cybercrimes
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
Understaffed and under fire, companies fail to report cybercrimes even when they are legally obligated to notify authorities, results of a new survey show.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 6/2/2020
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Amtrak Breach Rolls Over Frequent Travelers
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The breach exposed usernames and passwords of an undisclosed number of program members.
By Dark Reading Staff , 6/2/2020
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Risk Assessment & the Human Condition
Joshua Goldfarb, Independent ConsultantCommentary
Five lessons the coronavirus pandemic can teach security professionals to better assess, monitor, manage, and mitigate organizational risk.
By Joshua Goldfarb Independent Consultant, 6/2/2020
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Thycotic Buys Onion ID to Extend PAM Portfolio
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The acquisition brings three new products into Thycotic's privileged access management lineup.
By Dark Reading Staff , 6/2/2020
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Cybersecurity Spending Hits 'Temporary Pause' Amid Pandemic
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark ReadingNews
For now, security teams face freezes in projects and hiring - and budget cuts, security industry analysts say.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 6/2/2020
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Banking on Data Security in a Time of Insecurity
Dan DeMers, CEO of CinchyCommentary
How banks can maintain security and data integrity in the middle of a pandemic.
By Dan DeMers CEO of Cinchy, 6/2/2020
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Data on Indian Mobile Payments App Reportedly Exposed via Open S3 Bucket
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
Over 7 million records exposed, according to vpnMentor, but app maker says there is no sign of malicious use.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 6/1/2020
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Apple Pays Researcher $100,000 for Critical Vulnerability
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Apple has fixed a flaw in the "Sign in with Apple" feature that could have enabled attackers to break into user accounts for third-party services.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 6/1/2020
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26 IoT Flaws Enable Denial-of-Service Attacks, Privilege Escalation
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Research details vulnerabilities in the Zephyr Real Time Operating Systems and MCUboot, both used in IoT devices and sensors.
By Dark Reading Staff , 6/1/2020
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Rare NSA Advisory About Russia-Based Cyberattacks Unlikely to Stop Them
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
The Sandworm group -- behind disinformation and election-hacking campaigns and responsible for a 2016 power outage in the Ukraine -- is now targeting e-mail servers.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 6/1/2020
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How AI and Automation Can Help Bridge the Cybersecurity Talent Gap
Peter Barker, Chief Product Officer at ForgeRockCommentary
Without the right tools and with not enough cybersecurity pros to fill the void, the talent gap will continue to widen.
By Peter Barker Chief Product Officer at ForgeRock, 6/1/2020
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COVID-19: Latest Security News & Commentary
Dark Reading Staff, News
Check out Dark Reading's updated, exclusive news and commentary surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.
By Dark Reading Staff , 6/1/2020
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Bank of America Security Incident Affects PPP Applicants
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The incident occurred when Paycheck Protection Program applications were uploaded to a test platform and accidentally shared.
By Dark Reading Staff , 5/29/2020
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Abandoned Apps May Pose Security Risk to Mobile Devices
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
Mobile providers don't often update users when applications are not supported by developers, security firm says.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 5/29/2020
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Cisco Announces Patches to SaltStack
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The patches came after Cisco was notified by the Salt Open Core team that the vulnerabilities and updates were available.
By Dark Reading Staff , 5/29/2020
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Digital Distancing with Microsegmentation
Trevor Pott, Product Marketing Director at Juniper NetworksCommentary
Physical distancing has blunted a virus's impact; the same idea can be applied to computers and networks to minimize breaches, attacks, and infections.
By Trevor Pott Product Marketing Director at Juniper Networks, 5/29/2020
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All Links Are Safe ... Right?
Beyond the Edge, Dark Reading
Today is a perfect day for a security breach.
By Beyond the Edge Dark Reading, 5/29/2020
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Zscaler Buys Edge Networks
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The acquisition is Zscaler's second major buy this quarter.
By Dark Reading Staff , 5/29/2020
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CVE-2019-20811
PUBLISHED: 2020-06-03
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.6. In rx_queue_add_kobject() and netdev_queue_add_kobject() in net/core/net-sysfs.c, a reference count is mishandled, aka CID-a3e23f719f5c.
CVE-2019-20812
PUBLISHED: 2020-06-03
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.4.7. The prb_calc_retire_blk_tmo() function in net/packet/af_packet.c can result in a denial of service (CPU consumption and soft lockup) in a certain failure case involving TPACKET_V3, aka CID-b43d1f9f7067.
CVE-2020-13776
PUBLISHED: 2020-06-03
systemd through v245 mishandles numerical usernames such as ones composed of decimal digits or 0x followed by hex digits, as demonstrated by use of root privileges when privileges of the 0x0 user account were intended. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-1000082.
CVE-2019-20810
PUBLISHED: 2020-06-03
go7007_snd_init in drivers/media/usb/go7007/snd-go7007.c in the Linux kernel before 5.6 does not call snd_card_free for a failure path, which causes a memory leak, aka CID-9453264ef586.
CVE-2020-4026
PUBLISHED: 2020-06-03
The CustomAppsRestResource list resource in Atlassian Navigator Links before version 3.3.23, from version 4.0.0 before version 4.3.7, from version 5.0.0 before 5.0.1, and from version 5.1.0 before 5.1.1 allows remote attackers to enumerate all linked applications, including those that are restricted...
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