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4 Ways Health Centers Can Stop the Spread of Cyberattacks
Health centers must shift the perception of cyberattacks from potential risk to real threat in order to take the first step toward a safer, healthier security posture.
Why Cloud Security Risks Have Shifted to Identities and Entitlements
Traditional security tools focus on the network perimeter, leaving user and service accounts vulnerable to hackers.
Building a Next-Generation SOC Starts With Holistic Operations
The proper template for a modernized SOC team is one that operates seamlessly across domains with a singular, end-to-end view.
After a Year of Quantum Advances, the Time to Protect Is Now
Innovations in quantum computing mean enterprise and manufacturing organizations need to start planning now to defend against new types of cybersecurity threats.
5 Key Steps Schools Can Take to Defend Against Cyber Threats
Educational institutions have become prime targets, but there are things they can do to stay safer.
How to Avoid Falling Victim to a SolarWinds-Style Attack
A multilayered, zero-trust security posture provides a better chance of fending off sophisticated supply chain attackers before it's too late.
The Realities of Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Technology
While the term XDR has become pervasive, the technology and market remain a work in progress with lots of innovation and market confusion.
3 Security Flaws in Smart Devices & IoT That Need Fixing
The scope and danger of unsecured, Internet-connected hardware will only continue to deepen.
Augmenting SMB Defense Strategies With MITRE ATT&CK: A Primer
Any organization can use MITRE ATT&CK as a force multiplier, but it's especially valuable for small ones.
CVSS as a Framework, Not a Score
The venerable system has served us well but is now outdated. Not that it's time to throw the system away; use it as a framework to measure risk using modern, context-based methods.
What Can Your Connected Car Reveal About You?
App developers must take responsibility for the security of users' data.
How to Fine-Tune Vendor Risk Management in a Virtual World
Without on-site audits, many organizations lack their usual visibility to assess risk factors and validate contracts and SLA with providers.
Hiding in Plain Sight: What the SolarWinds Attack Revealed About Efficacy
Multilayered infiltration involved custom malicious tooling, backdoors, and cloaked code, far beyond the skills of script kiddies.
Data Security Accountability in an Age of Regular Breaches
As the number of vendors impacted by supply chain breaches grows, one constant question remains: Where exactly does accountability for data security lie, and what part do end users play in their own data breach protection?
Virginia Takes Different Tack Than California With Data Privacy Law
Online businesses targeting Virginia consumers and have personal data of 100,000 consumers in the state must conform to the new statute.
Ransomware? Let's Call It What It Really Is: Extortionware
Just as the targets of these attacks have shifted from individuals to corporations, so too has the narrow focus given way to applying force and pressure to pay.
4 Predictions for the Future of Privacy
Use these predictions to avoid pushback, find opportunity, and create value for your organization.
Under Attack: Hosting & Internet Service Providers
The digital universe depends on always-on IT networks and services, so ISPs and hosting providers have become favorite targets for cyberattacks.
Black History Month 2021: Time to Talk Diversity and Cybersecurity
In an industry that consistently needs new ideas, it's essential to have individuals who think, speak, and act in diverse ways.
Malware Exploits Security Teams' Greatest Weakness: Poor Relationships With Employees
Users' distrust of corporate security teams is exposing businesses to unnecessary vulnerabilities.
How to Submit a Column to Dark Reading
Have a new idea, a lesson learned, or a call to action for your fellow cybersecurity professionals? Here's how to submit your Commentary pieces to Dark Reading.
You've Got Cloud Security All Wrong: Managing Identity in a Cloud World
In a hybrid and multicloud world, identity is the new perimeter and a critical attack surface for bad actors.
Game Over: Stopping DDoS Attacks Before They Start
Video games are poised for a revolution, but benefits will come to fruition only if the industry can guarantee consistent performance and availability.
Cloud-Native Apps Make Software Supply Chain Security More Important Than Ever
Cloud-native deployments tend to be small, interchangeable, and easier to protect, but their software supply chains require closer attention.
Zero Trust in the Real World
Those who are committed to adopting the concept have the opportunity to make a larger business case for it across the organization, working with executive leaders to implement a zero-trust framework across the entire enterprise.
Multivector Attacks Demand Security Controls at the Messaging Level
As a Google-identified attack reveals, security teams need to look beyond VPNs and network infrastructure to the channels where social engineering takes place.
How Neurodiversity Can Strengthen Cybersecurity Defense
Team members from different backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, and neurological abilities are best equipped to tackle today's security challenges.
SolarWinds Attack Reinforces Importance of Principle of Least Privilege
Taking stock of least-privilege policies will go a long way toward hardening an organization's overall security posture.
Hidden Dangers of Microsoft 365's Power Automate and eDiscovery Tools
Attackers are using legitimate enterprise tools to execute attacks and carry out malicious actions. Security teams must take action now.
Cartoon Caption Winner: Insider Threat
And the winner of Dark Reading's January cartoon caption contest is ...
Cybercrime Goes Mainstream
Organized cybercrime is global in scale and the second-greatest risk over the next decade.
Is $50,000 for a Vulnerability Too Much?
Lofty bug bounties catch attention, but don't alleviate the application security flaws they are trying to solve.
An Observability Pipeline Could Save Your SecOps Team
Traditional monitoring approaches are proving brittle as security operations teams need better visibility into dynamic environments.
Security in a Complex World
Innovation and complexity can co-exist; the key is to use innovation to make ever-expanding complexity comprehensible and its effects predictable.
RF Enables Takeover of Hostile Drones
Tempting as it may be to blast drones out of the sky, a less aggressive approach may yield better data about attackers — and keep bystanders safe.
How Recruiting Women Can Help Solve Security's Biggest Problems
We can solve cybersecurity's longstanding talent gap by bringing more women into the field.
Strengthening Zero-Trust Architecture
Organizations that want to stay ahead of cybercriminals will find that going beyond user trust and device trust is critical for outwitting their adversaries.
Is the Web Supply Chain Next in Line for State-Sponsored Attacks?
Attackers go after the weak links first, and the Web supply chain provides an abundance of weak links to target.
Digital Identity Is the New Security Control Plane
Simplifying the management of security systems helps provide consistent protection for the new normal.
Data Privacy Day 2021: Pandemic Response Data Must Align with Data Privacy Rules
Amid a pandemic, Data Privacy Day this year brings forth expanded responsibilities for organizations in the response to COVID-19.
4 Clues to Spot a Bot Network
Protect against misinformation and disinformation campaigns by learning how to identify the bot networks spreading falsehoods.
Security's Inevitable Shift to the Edge
As the edge becomes the place for DDoS mitigation, Web app security, and other controls, SASE is the management platform to handle them all.
Fighting the Rapid Rise of Cyber Warfare in a Changing World
Global cyber warfare is a grim reality, but strong public-private relationships and security frameworks can safeguard people, institutions, and businesses.
Mainframe Security Automation Is Not a Luxury
As cyber threats grow, even the most securable platform is vulnerable and requires adaptive autonomous protection.
2020's COVID Accelerated Digitalization Demands Stronger Cybersecurity in 2021
As critical infrastructure faces increasing and sophisticated attacks, these trends will enable the energy sector to shore up its cybersecurity defenses.
Why North Korea Excels in Cybercrime
North Korea is laser-focused on boosting its cyber capabilities, and it's doing a remarkable job of it.
Cloud Jacking: The Bold New World of Enterprise Cybersecurity
Increased reliance on cloud computing puts more weight on robust authentication systems to protect data against hijackers.
Rethinking IoT Security: It's Not About the Devices
Keeping IoT safe in the future will require securing the networks themselves. Focusing on the devices is a never-ending battle that will only become more burdensome.
Tips for a Bulletproof War Room Strategy
The techniques used in real-world combat apply in cybersecurity operations, except that instead of bullets flying downrange, it's packets.
The Most Pressing Concerns Facing CISOs Today
Building security into the software development life cycle creates more visibility, but CISOs still need stay on top of any serious threats on the horizon, even if they are largely unknown.
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Building the SOC of the Future
Digital transformation, cloud-focused attacks, and a worldwide pandemic. The past year has changed the way business works and the way security teams operate. There is no going back.
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