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10 Things InfoSec Pros Can Celebrate About 2016
There were a few items that passed for good news this year.
Macau Resident Held For Hacking, Insider Trading Charges In US
Iat Hong and two others allegedly breached computers of major US law firms and stole confidential exchange on M&A transactions.
How Artificial Intelligence Will Solve The Security Skills Shortage
Unlike industries that fear the intrusion of AI, the infosec world is embracing this revolutionary technology, and the seismic changes it will bring to threat detection and mitigation.
Greatest Hits Of 2016: Readers' Picks For The Years' Best Commentary
Here’s what topped the Dark Reading page-view charts from the security industry’s brightest minds, coolest rock stars, and up-and-coming leaders.
Application Security Still Slows Developer Work
Cooperation among DevOps teams might be growing, but security testing still seen as a road block to continuous delivery.
Nigerian Charged With BEC Scam Involving $3.1 Billion
David Adindu and accomplices targeted thousands of businesses globally with fake emails asking for money transfer.
Romanian Gets 57-Months Jail For ‘ATM Skimming’ Scheme
Robert Mate and 15 others copied bank account details of thousands of ATM users and stole $5 million.
Amit Yoran Leaves Dell RSA To Join Tenable As New CEO
Yoran says recent Dell acquisition of RSA parent company EMC did 'not really' impact his decision to leave.
American Hacker Arrested For 2014 JP Morgan Chase Breach
Joshua Aaron and his two accomplices are charged with massive hacking of US financial organizations, securities fraud and money laundering.
Are Unconscious Biases Weakening Your Security Posture?
Proactively addressing your biases can help you build a resilient and adaptable security foundation.
8 Most Hackable Holiday Gifts, 2016 Edition
You better watch out! Otherwise, you may be giving the gift of malware or unauthorized access to networks and devices.
California Grad Student Arrested In International DDoS Crackdown
Sean Sharma is charged with carrying out distributed denial-of-service attacks against a San Francisco chat website.
How Retailers Can Fight Holiday Season Hackers
Experts offer tips for locking down retailers’ point-of-sale systems for the busy holiday shopping season.
Hacker Of Celeb Emails Goes To Jail For Five Years
Bahamian Alonzo Knowles was sentenced for illegal access of 130 celebrity email accounts and selling their personal information.
Dark Web Vendor Gets 50 Months Jail For ID Theft
Minnesota resident Aaron Glende aka IcyEagle caught selling stolen bank details on AlphaBay market.
Gaming Company Sues Ex-Employees Over Data Theft
San Francisco-based Zynga alleges former workers took sensitive information with them when they joined rival company.
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The 10 Most Impactful Types of Vulnerabilities for Enterprises TodayManaging system vulnerabilities is one of the old est - and most frustrating - security challenges that enterprise defenders face. Every software application and hardware device ships with intrinsic flaws - flaws that, if critical enough, attackers can exploit from anywhere in the world. It's crucial that defenders take stock of what areas of the tech stack have the most emerging, and critical, vulnerabilities they must manage. It's not just zero day vulnerabilities. Consider that CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog lists vulnerabilitlies in widely used applications that are "actively exploited," and most of them are flaws that were discovered several years ago and have been fixed. There are also emerging vulnerabilities in 5G networks, cloud infrastructure, Edge applications, and firmwares to consider.
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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