Profile of Kelly Sheridan

Staff Editor, Dark Reading Member Since: 11/15/2013
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Kelly Sheridan is the Staff Editor at Dark Reading, where she focuses on cybersecurity news and analysis. She is a business technology journalist who previously reported for InformationWeek, where she covered Microsoft, and Insurance & Technology, where she covered financial services. Sheridan earned her BA in English at Villanova University. You can follow her on Twitter @kellymsheridan.

Microsoft Debuts Azure Sentinel SIEM, Threat Experts Service

2/28/2019
New services, which are both available in preview, arrive at a time when two major trends are converging on security.
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Intel Focuses on Data Center, Firmware Security Ahead of RSAC

2/27/2019
The new Intel SGX Card is intended to extend application memory security using Intel SGX in existing data center infrastructure.
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Whose Line Is It? When Voice Phishing Attacks Get Sneaky

2/27/2019
Researchers investigate malicious apps designed to intercept calls to legitimate numbers, making voice phishing attacks harder to detect.
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'Cloudborne': Bare-Metal Cloud Servers Vulnerable to Attack

2/26/2019
Firmware vulnerabilities provide direct access to server hardware, enabling attackers to install malware that can pass from customer to customer.
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Your Employees Want to Learn. How Should You Teach Them?

2/26/2019
Security practitioners are most likely to stay at organizations that offer career development. Here are eight tips to consider as you plan your course of action.
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Cyber Extortionists Can Earn $360,000 a Year

2/21/2019
Extortion scams capitalize on compromised credentials, sensitive data, and technical vulnerabilities on Internet-facing applications to pressure victims to pay up.
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As Businesses Move Critical Data to Cloud, Security Risks Abound

2/20/2019
Companies think their data is safer in the public cloud than in on-prem data centers, but the transition is driving security issues.
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'Formjacking' Compromises 4,800 Sites Per Month. Could Yours Be One?

2/20/2019
Cybercriminals see formjacking as a simple opportunity to take advantage of online retailers – and all they need is a small piece of JavaScript.
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Valentine's Emails Laced with Gandcrab Ransomware

2/14/2019
In the weeks leading up to Valentine's Day 2019, researchers notice a new form of Gandcrab appearing in romance-themed emails.
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Security Spills: 9 Problems Causing the Most Stress

2/14/2019
Security practitioners reveal what's causing them the most frustration in their roles.
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Researchers Dig into Microsoft Office Functionality Flaws

2/13/2019
An ongoing study investigating security bugs in Microsoft Office has so far led to two security patches.
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Up to 100,000 Reported Affected in Landmark White Data Breach

2/12/2019
Australian property valuation firm Landmark White exposed files containing personal data and property valuation details.
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Security Bugs in Video Chat Tools Enable Remote Attackers

2/7/2019
Lifesize is issuing a hotfix to address vulnerabilities in its enterprise collaboration devices, which could give hackers a gateway into target organizations.
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Google Tackles Gmail Spam with Tensorflow

2/6/2019
Tensorflow, Google's open-source machine learning framework, has been used to block 100 million spam messages.
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Shellbot Crimeware Re-Emerges in Monero Mining Campaign

2/5/2019
New attack uses a repurposed version of the Trojan that spreads using Internet Relay Chat.
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Exposed Consumer Data Skyrocketed 126% in 2018

2/4/2019
The number of data breaches dropped overall, but the amount of sensitive records exposed jumped to 446.5 million last year, according to the ITRC.
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How Hackers Could Hit Super Bowl LIII

2/1/2019
Security threats and concerns abound for the year's biggest football game. What officials and fans can do about it.
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