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Intruders Pilfered Over 68 Million Passwords In 2012 Dropbox Breach
But all passwords were hashed and salted and no evidence they have been misused, company says.
Opera Forces Password Reset For 1.7 Million Users After Server Breach
Among those browser users affected are those who synced passwords to third-party sites.
How To Bullet Proof Your PAM Accounts: 7 Tips
Recent studies demonstrate the need for companies to focus more on their privileged users.
The Hidden Dangers Of 'Bring Your Own Body'
The use of biometric data is on the rise, causing new security risks that must be assessed and addressed.
The Secret Behind the NSA Breach: Network Infrastructure Is the Next Target
How the networking industry has fallen way behind in incorporating security measures to prevent exploits to ubiquitous routers, proxies, firewalls, and switches.
Darknet: Where Your Stolen Identity Goes to Live
Almost everything is available on the Darknet -- drugs, weapons, and child pornography -- but where it really excels is as an educational channel for beginning identity thieves.
Attacker's Playbook Top 5 Is High On Passwords, Low On Malware
Report: Penetration testers' five most reliable methods of compromising targets include four different ways to use stolen credentials, but zero ways to exploit software.
User Ed: Patching People Vs Vulns
How infosec can combine and adapt security education and security defenses to the way users actually do their jobs.
Dark Reading Radio: What Keeps IT Security Pros Awake at Night
Join us for a wide-ranging discussion with (ISC)² Chief Exec David Shearer on the most worrisome infosec trends and challenges.
Theory Vs Practice: Getting The Most Out Of Infosec
Why being practical and operationally minded is the only way to build a successful security program.
Data Protection From The Inside Out
Organizations must make fundamental changes in the way they approach data protection.
8 Alternatives to Selfie Authentication
How to definitively prove your identity? A variety of anatomical parts and functions may soon be able to vouch for you.
Hotel POS and Magstripe Cards Vulnerable to Attacks, Brute-Forcing
Researchers from Rapid7 at DefCon will demonstrate vulnerabilities that allow attackers to turn point-of-sale devices into keyboards
Crypto Malware: Responding To Machine-Timescale Breaches
The game has changed again with hackers’ ability to steal your data at record speeds and cripple your organization before the first alert.
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Everything You Need to Know About DNS AttacksIt's important to understand DNS, potential attacks against it, and the tools and techniques required to defend DNS infrastructure. This report answers all the questions you were afraid to ask.
Domain Name Service (DNS) is a critical part of any organization's digital infrastructure, but it's also one of the least understood. DNS is designed to be invisible to business professionals, IT stakeholders, and many security professionals, but DNS's threat surface is large and widely targeted.
Attackers are causing a great deal of damage with an array of attacks such as denial of service, DNS cache poisoning, DNS hijackin, DNS tunneling, and DNS dangling. They are using DNS infrastructure to take control of inbound and outbound communications and preventing users from accessing the applications they are looking for. To stop attacks on DNS, security teams need to shore up the organization's security hygiene around DNS infrastructure, implement controls such as DNSSEC, and monitor DNS traffic
Incident Readiness and Building Response Playbook
In this special report, learn the Xs and Os of any good security incident readiness and response playbook.
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