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3 SASE Misconceptions to Consider
SASE is all the rage, promising things IT leaders have long dreamed about, but a purist approach may create consequences.
Most Mobile Apps Can Be Compromised in 15 Minutes or Less
In the name of releasing apps quickly and delivering a smooth user experience, mobile app security is often given short shrift.
Acronis: Pandemic Hastened Cloud Migration, Prompting New Security Issues
SPONSORED: WATCH NOW -- The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated an ongoing shift in data away from business data centers to home offices and the cloud, explains Candid Wuëst, VP of cyber protection research for Acronis.
Let's Stop Blaming Employees for Our Data Breaches
Assuming employees want to steal trade secrets pits them against your security teams, creates stress and reduces productivity.
How Menlo Uses Isolation to Secure Mobile Devices in the Cloud
SPONSORED: WATCH NOW -- Mobile devices like smartphones and tablets have emerged as popular targets for bad actors looking to break into to cloud-based networks, according to Poornima DeBolle, chief product officer for Menlo Security.
Prevention Is the Only Cure: The Dangers of Legacy Systems
Prolonged exposure to poorly managed legacy IT devices proves time and time again the familiar adage: What can go wrong will go wrong.
ExtraHop Explains How Advanced Threats Dominate Threat Landscape
SPONSORED: WATCH NOW -- How do SOC professionals build a strategy when they lack basic information about how such threats operate? Advanced threats by their very nature create plenty of uncertainty, according to Matt Cauthorn, VP of cloud security for ExtraHop.
Cisco: Reduced Complexity in the SOC Improves Enterprise Security
SPONSORED: WATCH NOW -- All it took was a global pandemic and a shift to working from home to expose security operations centers' open secret: Too much software, systems, and data to filter. Dug Song, chief strategy officer of Cisco Secure, makes a strong case for why reducing that complexity is the only tenable way forward for security professionals.
Bug Bounties and the Cobra Effect
Are bug bounty programs allowing software companies to skirt their responsibility to make better, more secure products from the get-go?
Devo: SIEM Continues to Evolve with Tech Trends and Emerging Threats
SPONSORED: WATCH NOW -- Some organizations split the difference with a hybrid of premises- and cloud-based SIEM, says Ted Julian, senior VP of product at Devo. As security data volumes continue to increase, SIEM's evolution will only continue.
Messaging Apps: The Latest Hotbed in the Fraud Ecosystem
Telegram and other secure messaging apps have become a haven for professional criminals to wreak havoc and turn a profit.
Orange: Your Leaky Security is Coming from Inside the House!
SPONSORED: Your home WiFi router may be screaming fast, but it's also a major point of vulnerability in this work-from-home era, says Charl van der Walt, head of security research at Orange Cyberdefense. And while Zero Trust offers some relief, he offers up some how-to advice to ensure it's properly deployed.
Axis Fosters Work-From-Home Momentum with Zero Trust Network Access
SPONSORED: Watch now -- VPN and VDI, while still useful, lack the hardened security required to keep users secure. That's created an opening for Zero Trust network access.
Your Network's Smallest Cracks Are Now Its Biggest Threats
Bad actors have flipped the script by concentrating more on low-risk threats. Here's how to address the threat and the tactics.
Uptycs Offers Resilience Formula to Boost Business Continuity
SPONSORED CONTENT: Breaches and data loss are inevitable, but customers can bounce back more readily with some planning and foresight, says Ganesh Pai, CEO and founder of Uptycs. He suggests a trajectory for customers looking to improve their own resilience, starting with proactiveness, followed by reactivity, then predictive capabilities and better protection.
The Adversary Within: Preventing Disaster From Insider Threats
Insiders are in a position of trust, and their elevated permissions provide opportunities to cause serious harm to critical business applications and processes.
Turn the Tables: Supply Chain Defense Needs Some Offense, Fortinet Says
SPONSORED CONTENT: Watch now -- While the SolarWinds hack put fresh attention on supply chain vulnerabilities, Derek Manky of Fortinet's Fortiguard Labs suggests dismantling cybercriminals' own supply chains.
Sophos Research Uncovers Widespread Use of TLS By Cybercriminals
SPONSORED CONTENT: Nearly half of all malware is being disseminated via the Transport Layer Security cryptographic protocol, says Dan Schiappa, executive VP and chief product officer for Sophos.
Work from Home Modifies the Endpoint Security Equation, Cisco Says
SPONSORED CONTENT: As customers get to grips with this new WFH reality, they'll need to simplify their implementations and make more use of automation, says Cisco Secure's Al Huger.
As Threat Hunting Matures, Malware Labs Emerge
By leveraging their analysis outputs, security pros can update detection rules engines and establish a stronger security posture in the process.
The Changing Face of Cybersecurity Awareness
In the two decades since cybersecurity awareness programs emerged, they've been transformed from a good idea to a business imperative.
Security Providers Describe New Solutions (& Growing Threats) at RSAC
SPONSORED CONTENT: Watch now -- Leading security companies meet Dark Reading in the RSA Conference Broadcast Alley to talk about tackling insider threat, SOC complexity, cyber resilience, mobile security, attacker evasion, supply chain threats, ransomware, and more.
3 Ways Anti-Vaxxers Will Undercut Security With Misinformation
Misinformation campaigns thrive on inequality of knowledge, which bad actors use to drive a wedge between communities.
How 2 New Executive Orders May Reshape Cybersecurity & Supply Chains for a Post-Pandemic World
A modernized US technology strategy must account for the growing ideological divide between authoritarians and democracies over the use of cyber and emerging technologies.
How to Adapt to Rising Consumer Expectations of Invisible Security
Working from home has changed users' ideas about seamless security. Here's how to address them.
How Ransomware Encourages Opportunists to Become Criminals
And what's needed to stop it: Better information sharing among private organizations and with law enforcement agencies.
Why Anti-Phishing Training Isn't Enough
Not only is relying on employees' awareness insufficient to prevent sophisticated social engineering attacks, some training methods can create other problems.
How to Mitigate Against Domain Credential Theft
Attackers routinely reuse stolen domain credentials. Here are some ways to thwart their access.
Agility Broke AppSec. Now It's Going to Fix It.
Outnumbered 100 to 1 by developers, AppSec needs a new model of agility to catch up and protect everything that needs to be secured.
Name That Toon: Road Trip
Feeling creative? Submit your caption in the comments, and our panel of experts will reward the winner with a $25 Amazon gift card.
Security Trends to Follow at RSA Conference 2021
Here are three key categories of sessions that provide an inside look at some of today's most interesting cybersecurity trends.
Adapting to the Security Threat of Climate Change
Business continuity plans that address natural and manmade disasters can help turn a cataclysmic business event into a minor slowdown.
Defending the Castle: How World History Can Teach Cybersecurity a Lesson
Cybersecurity attackers follow the same principles practiced in warfare for millennia. They show up in unexpected places, seeking out portions of an organization's attack surface that are largely unmonitored and undefended.
Verizon DBIR 2021: "Winners" No Surprise, But All-round Vigilance Essential
Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) covers 2020 -- a year like no other. Phishing, ransomware, and innovation caused big problems.
Hashes, Salts, and Rainbow Tables: Confessions of a Password Cracker
Understanding a few basics about how password crackers think and behave could help you keep your users safer.
Why You Should Be Prepared to Pay a Ransom
Companies that claim they'll never pay up in a ransomware attack are more likely to get caught flat-footed.
Cartoon Caption Winner: Greetings, Earthlings
And the winner of Dark Reading's April cartoon caption contest is ...
3 Cybersecurity Myths to Bust
Deeply rooted cybersecurity misconceptions are poisoning our ability to understand and defend against attacks.
Critical Infrastructure Under Attack
Several recent cyber incidents targeting critical infrastructure prove that no open society is immune to attacks by cybercriminals. The recent shutdown of key US energy pipeline marks just the tip of the iceberg.
Exchange Exploitation: Not Dead Yet
The mass exploitation of Exchange Servers has been a wake-up call, and it will take all parties playing in concert for the industry to react, respond, and recover.
Defending Against Web Scraping Attacks
Web scraping attacks, like Facebook's recent data leak, can easily lead to more significant breaches.
Securing the Internet of Things in the Age of Quantum Computing
Internet security, privacy, and authentication aren't new issues, but IoT presents unique security challenges.
Biden's Supply Chain Initiative Depends on Cybersecurity Insights
Those helming the US supply chain executive order need to leverage standards, measurement, and the lessons cybersecurity leaders have learned.
Will 2021 Mark the End of World Password Day?
We might be leaving the world of mandatory asterisks and interrobangs behind for good.
Raytheon: Supply Chain, Ransomware, Zero Trust Biggest Security Priorities
SPONSORED CONTENT: While organizations may be more vulnerable than ever to supply chain attacks and ransomware, they can look to Zero Trust frameworks to keep their users and data safe, says Jon Check, senior director in Raytheon's cyber protection solutions unit.
Can Organizations Secure Remote Workers for the Long Haul?
By focusing on protection instead of detection, organizations can defend against targeted attacks without compromising security or productivity.
It's Time to Ditch Celebrity Cybersecurity
High-profile attacks and solutions are shiny objects that can distract from the defenses that afford the greatest protection.
Dark Reading Celebrates 15th Anniversary
Cybersecurity news site begins 16th year with plans to improve site, deliver more content on cyber threats and best practices.
Stopping the Next SolarWinds Requires Doing Something Different
Will the SolarWinds breach finally prompt the right legislative and regulatory actions on a broader, more effective scale?
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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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