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.

GitHub Supply Chain Attack Uses Octopus Scanner Malware

5/28/2020
Octopus Scanner is a new malware used to compromise 26 open source projects in a massive GitHub supply chain attack.
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Microsoft Shares PonyFinal Threat Data, Warns of Delivery Tactics

5/27/2020
PonyFinal is deployed in human-operated ransomware attacks, in which adversaries tailor their techniques based on knowledge of a target system.
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StrandHogg 2.0 Emerges as 'Evil Twin' to Android Threat

5/26/2020
The vulnerability, which exists in almost every version of Android, is both more dangerous and harder to detect than its predecessor.
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10 iOS Security Tips to Lock Down Your iPhone

5/22/2020
Mobile security experts share their go-to advice for protecting iPhones from hackers, thieves, and fraudsters.
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60% of Insider Threats Involve Employees Planning to Leave

5/20/2020
Researchers shows most "flight-risk" employees planning to leave an organization tend to start stealing data two to eight weeks before they go.
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Web Application Attacks Double from 2019: Verizon DBIR

5/19/2020
Verizon's annual data breach report shows most attackers are external, money remains their top motivator, and web applications and unsecured cloud storage are hot targets.
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As DevOps Accelerates, Security's Role Changes

5/18/2020
There remains a disconnect between developers and security teams, with uncertainty around who should handle software security.
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As Businesses Rush to the Cloud, Security Teams Struggle to Keep Up

5/14/2020
Most organizations have a gap between current and planned cloud usage and the maturity of their cloud security programs.
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New Cyber-Espionage Framework Dubbed Ramsay

5/13/2020
The framework is designed to collect and exfiltrate sensitive documents from air-gapped networks.
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Microsoft Fixes 111 Vulnerabilities for Patch Tuesday

5/12/2020
This marks the third month in a row that Microsoft patched more than 100 bugs, of which 16 are classified as critical.
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Thunderbolt Vulnerabilities Could Threaten Millions of PCs

5/11/2020
Attackers with physical access to targeted machines could exploit these flaws to access and copy data within minutes, researchers say.
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Microsoft Identity VP Shares How and Why to Ditch Passwords

5/7/2020
Passwords are on their way out, says Joy Chik, who offers guidance for businesses hoping to shift away from them.
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Maze Ransomware Operators Step Up Their Game

5/6/2020
Investigations show Maze ransomware operators leave "nothing to chance" when putting pressure on victims to pay.
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Microsoft Challenges Security Researchers to Hack Azure Sphere

5/5/2020
Participants can earn up to $100,000 for finding severe flaws in Microsoft's Linux-based Azure Sphere IoT operating system.
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SMB Security Catches Up to Large Companies, Data Shows

5/4/2020
Small and midsize businesses face issues similar to those of large organizations and have updated security practices to respond with threat hunting, patch management, and dedicated personnel.
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7 Tips for Security Pros Patching in a Pandemic

5/4/2020
The shift to remote work has worsened patch management challenges and created new ones. Security pros share insights and best practices.
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