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Golden Galleon Raids Maritime Shipping Firms
A new Nigerian criminal gang is launching attacks on the maritime industry.
Threat Intel: Finding Balance in an Overcrowded Market
Industry insiders discuss how threat intelligence has changed and what may happen as the market becomes increasingly saturated.
Threat Actors Turn to Blockchain Infrastructure to Host & Hide Malicious Activity
.bit domains are increasingly being used to hide payloads, stolen data, and command and control servers, FireEye says.
New Survey Shows Hybrid Cloud Confidence
Executives are mostly confident in their hybrid cloud security, according to the results of a new survey.
Cybercrime: More Like Facebook's Model Than Traditional Criminal Enterprise
As the global economy has changed, so has cybercrime, which resembles something much closer to how Facebook works than a traditional criminal enterprise, according to a new report.
Digital Identity Makes Headway Around the World
The US is lagging behind the digital ID leaders.
It's the People: 5 Reasons Why SOC Can't Scale
There are always more security alerts and threats to respond, but the answer isn't to simply throw more money at the SOC to hire additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 security analysts.
IDS & IPS: Two Essential Security Measures
To protect business networks, one line of security isn't enough.
At-Risk Routers & Russian Hacking Plans Stir Talk at RSA
At last week's RSA conference, the recent US and UK disclosure that Russia-backed actors have been targeting unpatched and older routers stirred conversations among security experts.
Cybercrime Economy Generates $1.5 Trillion a Year
Threat actors generate, launder, spend, and reinvest more than $1.5 trillion in illicit funds, according to a new study on cybercrime's 'web of profit.'
Trust: The Secret Ingredient to DevSecOps Success
Security practitioners must build trusted relationships with developers and within cross-functional DevOps teams to get themselves embedded into continuous software delivery processes.
SunTrust Ex-Employee May Have Stolen Data on 1.5 Million Bank Clients
Names, addresses, phone numbers, account balances, may have been exposed.
DNC Sues Guccifer 2.0, Russian Federation & Trump Campaign for Election Conspiracy
DNC first hacked by Russians in 2015, according to the filing.
Biometrics Are Coming & So Are Security Concerns
Could these advanced technologies be putting user data at risk?
Login With Facebook & Watch Your Personal Data Leak
A common feature on many popular websites allows users to login with their Facebook profile. However, a trio of Princeton researchers show that this feature allows personal information to leak and be collected.
At RSAC, SOC 'Sees' User Behaviors
Instruments at the RSA Security Operations Center give analysts insight into attendee behavior on an open network.
Cyber Attacks Have Doubled, but Security Is Getting Better at Blocking Them
In a survey, Accenture said the number of targeted attacks like ransomware and DDoS are growing, but organizations are getting better and faster at detecting them.
Microsoft CISO Talks Threat Intel, 'Data Inclusion'
Dark Reading caught up with Microsoft's Bret Arsenault to discuss intelligence, identity, and the need to leverage more diverse datasets.
Firms More Likely to Tempt Security Pros With Big Salaries than Invest in Training
Booz Allen survey shows most organizations' answer to the security skills shortage may be unsustainable.
Securing Social Media: National Safety, Privacy Concerns
It's a critical time for social media platforms and the government agencies and private businesses and individuals using them.
Firewall Fail: IT Can't Identify All Network Traffic
With more and more traffic being encrypted, IT departments are having difficulty identifying the source of traffic coming into their network and past the firewall.
First Public Demo of Data Breach via IoT Hack Comes to RSAC
At RSA Conference, senior researchers will show how relatively unskilled attackers can steal personally identifiable information without coming into contact with endpoint security tools.
How to Protect Industrial Control Systems from State-Sponsored Hackers
US-CERT recently issued an alert about Russian threat activity against infrastructure sectors. Is there a way to fight back?
Microsoft Security Is Channeling the Terminator
In its own way of channeling the Terminator and Skynet, Microsoft is looking to add more layers of artificial intelligence into its Windows Defender ATP to further reduce remediation and increase automation of security.
Researchers Discover Second rTorrent Vulnerability Campaign
This time attackers appears to have spoofed the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and New York University (NYU) user-agents.
In Wake of Spectre & Meltdown, Intel Shifts Memory Scanning to GPU
At the RSA Conference this week, Intel introduced several silicon-level security technologies, including moving memory scanning from the CPU to the GPU, as part of its larger 'security-first' strategy following the Spectre and Meltdown issues.
DHS Helps Shop Android IPS Prototype
A MITRE-developed intrusion prevention system for mobile technology is showcased here this week at the RSA Conference.
70% of Energy Firms Worry About Physical Damage from Cyberattacks
High-profile ICS attacks Triton/Trisis, Industroyer/CrashOverride, and Stuxnet have driven energy firms to invest more in cybersecurity, survey shows.
The Role of KPIs in Incident Response
Using KPIs can have a positive impact on the tactical and strategic functions of a security operations program.
Cyber War Game Shows How Federal Agencies Disagree on Incident Response
Former officials at DHS, DOJ, and DOD diverge on issues of attribution and defining what constitutes an act of cyber war.
DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen: Cybercrime Will Reach $6 Trillion Annually
Kirstjen Nielsen, the secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security, told this week's RSA Conference that cybercrime will reach $6 trillion annually within the next three years, and that the federal government and private business need to step up their game.
How to Leverage Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity
AI and predictive analytics should be used to augment a company’s security team, not replace it. Here's why.
Data Visibility, Control Top Cloud Concerns at RSA
As the traditional perimeter dissolves and sensitive data moves to the cloud, security experts at RSA talk about how they're going to protect it.
Alert Warns Russian Actors Are Targeted Unsecured Network Devices
A join statement from UK and US law enforcement and security agencies are warning that Russian actors are targeting older and unpatched network infrastructure as part of an ongoing cyberespionage campaign.
Microsoft's Brad Smith: 2017 Was a Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call
Brad Smith, Microsoft's president and chief legal officer, spoke at RSA 2018 about the cybersecurity wake-up call that was 2017, and what improvements the industry could make in 2018.
2018 RSA Conference: Execs Push Cooperation, Culture & Civilian Safety
On the keynote stage, execs from Microsoft and McAfee introduced a new Cybersecurity Tech Accord.
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