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Zero-Trust Efforts Rise with the Tide of Remote Working
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
With employees likely to continue to spend much, if not all, of their time working from home, companies are focusing more on technologies to boost the security of their now-distributed workplace.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 7/13/2020
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A Paramedic's Lessons for Cybersecurity Pros
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
A paramedic turned cybersecurity expert shares his experiences in both fields, highlights their similarities, and explains how they can learn from each other.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 7/13/2020
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Lost in Translation: Serious Flaws Found in ICS Protocol Gateways
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark ReadingNews
These oft-forgotten devices contain serious vulnerabilities that allow attackers to hack OT systems remotely, researchers will reveal at Black Hat USA next month.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 7/13/2020
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Russian Hacker Convicted for Social Network Hacks
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The Russian national was convicted of hacking into accounts at LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring.
By Dark Reading Staff , 7/13/2020
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Experts Predict Rise of Data Theft in Ransomware Attacks
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The most attractive targets for data theft are businesses perceived as most likely to pay to prevent exposure of their information.
By Dark Reading Staff , 7/13/2020
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Decoding the Verizon DBIR Report: An Insider's Look Beyond the Headlines
Chad Loeven, President of VMRay Inc.Commentary
To truly understand cybersecurity trends, we must look beyond the headlines and ask more of the data. What you learn might surprise you.
By Chad Loeven President of VMRay Inc., 7/13/2020
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COVID-19: Latest Security News & Commentary
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By Dark Reading Staff , 7/13/2020
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Mobile App Fraud Jumped in Q1 as Attackers Pivot from Browsers
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
RSA data reveals a continued shift away from browser-based fraud as attackers target mobile apps.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 7/10/2020
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Biden Campaign Hires 2 Top Cybersecurity Executives
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The campaign has filled the positions of CISO and CTO in the runup to the 2020 presidential election.
By Dark Reading Staff , 7/10/2020
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Zoom Patches Zero-Day Vulnerability in Windows 7
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The flaw also affects older versions of the operating system, even if they're fully patched.
By Dark Reading Staff , 7/10/2020
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As Offices Reopen, Hardware from Home Threatens Security
Joan Goodchild, Contributing Writer
Devices out of sight for the past several months could spell trouble when employees bring them back to work.
By Joan Goodchild Contributing Writer, 7/10/2020
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4 Security Tips as the July 15 Tax-Day Extension Draws Near
Shane Buckley, President & Chief Operating Officer, GigamonCommentary
We're continuing to see cybercriminals take advantage of COVID-19, and the extension of Tax Day will be the next technique used in their sophisticated method of attacks.
By Shane Buckley President & Chief Operating Officer, Gigamon, 7/10/2020
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Using Adversarial Machine Learning, Researchers Look to Foil Facial Recognition
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
For privacy-seeking users, good news: Computer scientists are finding more ways to thwart facial and image recognition. But there's also bad news: Gains will likely be short-lived.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 7/9/2020
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Huge DDoS Attack Launched Against Cloudflare in Late June
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The 754 million packets-per-second peak was part of a four-day attack involving more than 316,000 sending addresses.
By Dark Reading Staff , 7/9/2020
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Up Close with Evilnum, the APT Group Behind the Malware
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
The group behind Evilnum malware, which continues to target financial institutions, appears to be testing new techniques.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 7/9/2020
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Omdia Research Launches Page on Dark Reading
Tim Wilson, Editor in Chief, Dark Reading, Commentary
Data and insight from a leading cybersecurity research and analysis team will broaden the information available to security professionals and technology vendors.
By Tim Wilson, Editor in Chief, Dark Reading , 7/9/2020
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'Joker' Android Malware Pulls Another Trick to Land on Google's Play Store
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
Authors of the malware, which signs up mobile users for premium services, are repeatedly finding ways to bypass app review checks.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 7/9/2020
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When WAFs Go Wrong
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing WriterNews
Web application firewalls are increasingly disappointing enterprises today. Here's why.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, 7/9/2020
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56% of Large Companies Handle 1,000+ Security Alerts Each Day
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
For 70% of IT security professionals, the volume of security alerts has doubled in the past five years, researchers report.
By Dark Reading Staff , 7/9/2020
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Fight Phishing with Intention
Runa Sandvik, Independent ResearcherCommentary
Phishing exercises have become a staple, but it helps to be as clear as possible on exactly why you're doing them.
By Runa Sandvik Independent Researcher, 7/9/2020
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CVE-2020-14300
PUBLISHED: 2020-07-13
The docker packages version docker-1.13.1-108.git4ef4b30.el7 as released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras via RHBA-2020:0053 (https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:0053) included an incorrect version of runc that was missing multiple bug and security fixes. One of the fixes regressed in th...
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PUBLISHED: 2020-07-13
The version of docker as released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras via RHBA-2020:0053 advisory included an incorrect version of runc missing the fix for CVE-2019-5736, which was previously fixed via RHSA-2019:0304. This issue could allow a malicious or compromised container to compromise the co...
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PUBLISHED: 2020-07-13
An issue was discovered in the Video Extension in Suprema BioStar 2 before 2.8.2. Remote attackers can read arbitrary files from the server via Directory Traversal.
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PUBLISHED: 2020-07-13
The goform/setUsbUnload endpoint of Tenda AC15 AC1900 version 15.03.05.19 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary system commands via the deviceName POST parameter.
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A hard-coded telnet credential in the tenda_login binary of Tenda AC15 AC1900 version 15.03.05.19 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to start a telnetd service on the device.
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