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Content tagged with Careers & People posted in December 2020
2021 Cybersecurity Predictions: The Intergalactic Battle Begins
Commentary  |  12/18/2020  | 
There's much in store for the future of cybersecurity, and the most interesting things aren't happening on Earth.
Black Hat Europe: Dark Reading Video News Desk Coverage
News  |  12/10/2020  | 
Coming to you from virtual backgrounds and beautifully curated bookcases around the world, Dark Reading brings you video interviews with the leading researchers speaking at this week's Black Hat Europe.
Security Incidents Are 'Tip of the Iceberg,' Says UK Security Official
News  |  12/9/2020  | 
Pete Cooper, deputy director of cyber defense for the UK Cabinet Office, emphasized the importance of security fundamentals, collaboration, and diversity in his Black Hat Europe keynote talk.
Gula Tech Foundation to Award $1M in Grants to Infosec Nonprofits
Quick Hits  |  12/8/2020  | 
The first Gula Tech Foundation competitive grant program will focus on increasing African American engagement in cybersecurity.
From FUD to Fix: Why the CISO-Vendor Partnership Needs to Change Now
Commentary  |  12/3/2020  | 
CISOs and their staffs are up against too many systems, screens, and alerts, with too few solutions to effectively address pain points.
Automated Pen Testing: Can It Replace Humans?
Commentary  |  12/2/2020  | 
These tools have come a long way, but are they far enough along to make human pen testers obsolete?
The Cybersecurity Skills Gap: It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
Commentary  |  12/1/2020  | 
Once it becomes clear that off-the-shelf experts aren't realistic at scale, cultivating entry-level talent emerges as the only long-term solution -- not just for a hiring organization but for the field as a whole.
Can't Afford a Full-time CISO? Try the Virtual Version
Commentary  |  12/1/2020  | 
A vCISO can align a company's information security program to business strategy and budgeting guidance to senior management.
2020 Cybersecurity Holiday Gift Guide for Kids
Slideshows  |  12/1/2020  | 
Grab some wrapping paper: These STEM toys and games are sure to spark creativity and hone coding and logic skills among a future generation of cybersecurity pros.


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I Smell a RAT! New Cybersecurity Threats for the Crypto Industry
David Trepp, Partner, IT Assurance with accounting and advisory firm BPM LLP,  7/9/2021
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Attacks on Kaseya Servers Led to Ransomware in Less Than 2 Hours
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer,  7/7/2021
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It's in the Game (but It Shouldn't Be)
Tal Memran, Cybersecurity Expert, CYE,  7/9/2021
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Craft is a CMS for creating custom digital experiences. Cross site scripting (XSS) can be triggered by review volumes. This issue has been fixed in version 4.4.7.
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PUBLISHED: 2023-05-26
Django-SES is a drop-in mail backend for Django. The django_ses library implements a mail backend for Django using AWS Simple Email Service. The library exports the `SESEventWebhookView class` intended to receive signed requests from AWS to handle email bounces, subscriptions, etc. These requests ar...
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PUBLISHED: 2023-05-26
Highlight is an open source, full-stack monitoring platform. Highlight may record passwords on customer deployments when a password html input is switched to `type="text"` via a javascript "Show Password" button. This differs from the expected behavior which always obfuscates `ty...
CVE-2023-33194
PUBLISHED: 2023-05-26
Craft is a CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web.The platform does not filter input and encode output in Quick Post validation error message, which can deliver an XSS payload. Old CVE fixed the XSS in label HTML but didn’t fix it when clicking save. This issue was...
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PUBLISHED: 2023-05-26
GDSDB infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file