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Make a Wish: Dark Reading Caption Contest Winners
Certification, endpoint security, 2FA, phishing, and PII were among the themes and puns offered by readers in our latest cartoon caption competition. And the winners are ...
The 5 Challenges of Detecting Fileless Malware Attacks
Simply applying file-based tools and expectations to fileless attacks is a losing strategy. Security teams must also understand the underlying distinctions between the two.
Overcoming 'Security as a Silo' with Orchestration and Automation
When teams work in silos, the result is friction and miscommunication. Automation changes that.
Open Source Software Poses a Real Security Threat
It's true that open source software has many benefits, but it also has weak points. These four practical steps can help your company stay safer.
Equifax Avoided Fines, but What If ...?
Let's imagine the consequences the company would have faced if current laws had been on the books earlier.
The Data Security Landscape Is Shifting: Is Your Company Prepared?
New ways to steal your data (and profits) keep cropping up. These best practices can help keep your organization safer.
The Enigma of AI & Cybersecurity
We've only seen the beginning of what artificial intelligence can do for information security.
Oh, No, Not Another Security Product
Let's face it: There are too many proprietary software options. Addressing the problem will require a radical shift in focus.
Breaking Down the PROPagate Code Injection Attack
What makes PROPagate unique is that it uses Windows APIs to take advantage of the way Windows subclasses its window events.
Shadow IT: Every Company's 3 Hidden Security Risks
Companies can squash the proliferation of shadow IT if they listen to employees, create transparent guidelines, and encourage an open discussion about the balance between security and productivity.
IT Managers: Are You Keeping Up with Social-Engineering Attacks?
Increasingly sophisticated threats require a mix of people, processes, and technology safeguards.
4 Reasons Why Companies Are Failing at Incident Response
When it comes to containing the business impacts of a security breach, proper planning is often the difference between success and failure.
Power Grid Security: How Safe Are We?
Experiencing a power outage? It could have been caused by a hacker … or just a squirrel chewing through some equipment. And that's a problem.
How GDPR Could Turn Privileged Insiders into Bribery Targets
Regulatory penalties that exceed the cost of an extortion payout may lead to a new form of ransomware. These four steps can keep you from falling into that trap.
How AI Could Become the Firewall of 2003
An over-reliance on artificial intelligence and machine learning for the wrong uses will create unnecessary risks.
5 Steps to Fight Unauthorized Cryptomining
This compromise feels like a mere annoyance, but it can open the door to real trouble.
Unified Security Data: A Simple Idea to Combat Persistent, Complex Cyberattacks
Do you know what happens to your data when it's not in use? If the answer is no, you need to fix that.
Accidental Cryptojackers: A Tale of Two Sites
Why website operators need to know with whom they are doing business and how to close the loop on third-party vulnerabilities.
MUD: The Solution to Our Messy Enterprise IoT Security Problems?
The 'Manufacturer Usage Description' proposal from IETF offers a promising route for bolstering security across the industry.
Every Week Is Shark Week in Cyberspace
Your data, identities, and credentials are cyber chum. Here's how to protect yourself from the feeding frenzy.
5 Ways Small Security Teams Can Defend Like Fortune 500 Companies
Keep your company protected with a mix of old- and new-school technologies.
The Double-Edged Sword of Artificial Intelligence in Security
AI is revolutionizing cybersecurity for both defenders and attackers as hackers, armed with the same weaponized technology, create a seemingly never-ending arms race.
The Good & Bad News About Today's Cybersecurity Investment Landscape
Lots of things keep CISOs up at night. But instead of guessing what CISOs want, investors and vendors should incorporate customer feedback throughout product ideation and development cycles.
Securing Our Interconnected Infrastructure
A little over a year ago, the world witnessed NotPetya, the most destructive cyberattack to date. What have we learned?
How 'Projection' Slows Down the Path to Security Maturity
A little bit of self-awareness goes a long way when it comes to evaluating a company's security maturity level. It's also a prerequisite to improving.
Threat Hunting: Rethinking 'Needle in a Haystack' Security Defenses
In cyber, needles (that is, threats) can disappear quickly, for a variety of reasons, and long often after hackers have completed what they came to do.
London Calling with New Strategies to Stop Ransomware
The new London Protocol from the Certificate Authority Security Council/Browser Forum aims to minimize the possibility of phishing activity on high-value identity websites.
Why Artificial Intelligence Is Not a Silver Bullet for Cybersecurity
Like any technology, AI and machine learning have limitations. Three are detection, power, and people.
The Fundamental Flaw in Security Awareness Programs
It's a ridiculous business decision to rely on the discretion of a minimally trained user to thwart a highly skilled sociopath, financially motivated criminal, or nation-state.
Beyond Passwords: Why Your Company Should Rethink Authentication
Scaling security infrastructure requires scaling trust of users, devices, and methods of authentication. Here's how to get started.
Make Security Boring Again
In the public sector and feeling overwhelmed? Focus on the basics, as mind numbing as that may sound.
From Bullets to Clicks: The Evolution of the Cyber Arms Race
Cyber strategies have become as important as physical weapons in the battle for political advantage. Here's a quick look at four broad categories.
Cloud Security: Lessons Learned from Intrusion Prevention Systems
The advancement of AI-driven public cloud technology is changing the game of "protection by default" in the enterprise.
SCADA/ICS Dangers & Cybersecurity Strategies
Nearly 60% of surveyed organizations using SCADA or ICS reported they experienced a breach in those systems in the last year. Here are four tips for making these systems safer.
Time to Yank Cybercrime into the Light
Too many organizations are still operating blindfolded, research finds.
How to Structure an Enterprise-Wide Threat Intelligence Strategy
To keep an organization safe, you must think about the entire IT ecosystem.
Lessons from My Strange Journey into InfoSec
Establishing an entrée into the security world can be a maddeningly slow process. For those of us already here, it can be an opportunity to help others.
ICS Security: 'The Enemy Is in the Wire'
Threats to industrial control systems are real and frightening. The government is taking steps to keep us safer in the future, but there are near-term steps you can take right now.
Getting Safe, Smart & Secure on S3
AWS Simple Storage Service has proven to be a security minefield. It doesn't have to be if you pay attention to people, process, and technology.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Risk
Measuring security risk is not that hard if you get your terms straight and leverage well-established methods and principles from other disciplines.
For Data Thieves, the World Cup Runneth Over
Large sporting events are always going to be targets, but the fact that the competition is in Russia adds another layer of concern. Here are three tips to stay safer.
Creating a Defensible Security Architecture
Take the time to learn about your assets. You'll be able to layer in multiple prevention and detection solutions and have a highly effective security architecture.
Reactive or Proactive? Making the Case for New Kill Chains
Classic kill chain models that aim to find and stop external attacks don't account for threats from insiders. Here what a modern kill chain should include.
4 Basic Principles to Help Keep Hackers Out
The most effective hackers keep things simple, something organizations must take into account.
Ransomware vs. Cryptojacking
Cybercriminals are increasingly turning to cryptojacking over ransomware for a bigger payday. Here's what enterprises need to know in order to protect their digital assets and bank accounts.
Preparing for Transport Layer Security 1.3
The long-awaited encryption standard update is almost here. Get ready while you can to ensure security, interoperability, and performance.
Why Sharing Intelligence Makes Everyone Safer
Security teams must expand strategies to go beyond simply identifying details tied to a specific threat to include context and information about attack methodologies.
Redefining Security with Blockchain
Blockchain offers a proactive approach to secure a new generation of digital platforms and services for both enterprises and individuals.
Russia, Facebook & Cybersecurity: Combating Weaponized FUD in the Social Media Age
It's up to everyone -- users, security pros, government -- to be critical about the online information we encounter.
Cynicism in Cybersecurity: Confessions of a Recovering Cynic
Anyone constantly dealing with complex computer systems teetering on the brink of disaster will likely succumb to the cult of cynicism. These four strategies will help you focus on the positive.
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From DHS/US-CERT's National Vulnerability Database CVE-2018-15504
PUBLISHED: 2018-08-18
An issue was discovered in Embedthis GoAhead before 4.0.1 and Appweb before 7.0.2. The server mishandles some HTTP request fields associated with time, which results in a NULL pointer dereference, as demonstrated by If-Modified-Since or If-Unmodified-Since with a month greater than 11.
CVE-2018-15505PUBLISHED: 2018-08-18
An issue was discovered in Embedthis GoAhead before 4.0.1 and Appweb before 7.0.2. An HTTP POST request with a specially crafted "Host" header field may cause a NULL pointer dereference and thus cause a denial of service, as demonstrated by the lack of a trailing ']' character in an IPv6 a...
CVE-2018-15492PUBLISHED: 2018-08-18
A vulnerability in the lservnt.exe component of Sentinel License Manager version 8.5.3.35 (fixed in 8.5.3.2403) causes UDP amplification.
CVE-2018-15494PUBLISHED: 2018-08-18
In Dojo Toolkit before 1.14, there is unescaped string injection in dojox/Grid/DataGrid.
CVE-2018-15495PUBLISHED: 2018-08-18
/filemanager/upload.php in Responsive FileManager before 9.13.3 allows Directory Traversal and SSRF because the url parameter is used directly in a curl_exec call, as demonstrated by a file:///etc/passwd value.
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