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Security Researchers Sound Alarm on Smart Doorbells
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
A new analysis of 11 relatively inexpensive video doorbells uncovered high-risk vulnerabilities in all of them.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 11/23/2020
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As 'Anywhere Work' Evolves, Security Will Be Key Challenge
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
Companies should plan their future workforce model now, so they have time to implement the necessary tools, including cybersecurity and seamless remote access, a Forrester report says.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 11/23/2020
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Ransomware Grows Easier to Spread, Harder to Block
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Researchers illustrate the evolution toward more complete and effective ransomware attacks designed to cripple target organizations.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 11/23/2020
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Evidence-Based Trust Gets Black Hat Europe Spotlight
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
An FPGA-based system could change the balance of power between hardware attackers and defenders within IT security.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 11/23/2020
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Manchester United Suffers Cyberattack
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Premier League soccer club says the attack didn't affect its website and app, and it doesn't appears to have exposed any fan or customer data either.
By Dark Reading Staff , 11/23/2020
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Chinese APT Group Returns to Target Catholic Church & Diplomatic Groups
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
APT group TA416 reemerges with new changes to its documented tool sets so it can continue launching espionage campaigns.
By Dark Reading Staff , 11/23/2020
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3 Steps CISOs Can Take to Convey Strategy for Budget Presentations
Vinay Sridhara, CTO at BalbixCommentary
Answering these questions will help CISOs define a plan and take the organization in a positive direction.
By Vinay Sridhara CTO at Balbix, 11/23/2020
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How Retailers Can Fight Fraud and Abuse This Holiday Season
Sunil Potti, General Manager and Vice President, Google Cloud SecurityCommentary
Online shopping will be more popular than ever with consumers... and with malicious actors too.
By Sunil Potti General Manager and Vice President, Google Cloud Security, 11/23/2020
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10 Undergraduate Security Degree Programs to Explore
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
Colleges and universities are ramping up cybersecurity education with a wider range of degree programs and more resources for students to build their infosec careers.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 11/23/2020
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Facebook Messenger Flaw Enabled Spying on Android Callees
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
A critical flaw in Facebook Messenger on Android would let someone start an audio or video call without the victim's knowledge.
By Dark Reading Staff , 11/20/2020
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How Industrial IoT Security Can Catch Up With OT/IT Convergence
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark Reading
Ransomware can easily make a connection between IT and OT already. How can blue teams do the same?
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 11/20/2020
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Security Pros Push for More Pervasive Threat Modeling
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
With the release of the "Threat Modeling Manifesto," a group of 16 security professionals hope to prompt more companies to consider the threats to software.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 11/20/2020
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How Cyberattacks Work
Ray Espinoza, Director of Security at Cobalt.ioCommentary
Cyberattacks are run like military attacks, in four main phases: reconnaissance, attack, exfiltration, and maintaining position. Understanding this makes fighting back easier.
By Ray Espinoza Director of Security at Cobalt.io, 11/20/2020
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Telos Goes Public
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
Nearly a month after McAfee made its second appearance on the public market, the Virginia-based provider of security services to government and commercial organizations makes its own debut.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 11/19/2020
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Iowa Hospital Alerts 60K Individuals Affected by June Data Breach
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The data breach began with a compromised employee email account.
By Dark Reading Staff , 11/19/2020
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ISP Security: Do We Expect Too Much?
Pam Baker, Contributing Writer
With so many people now connecting to business networks from home routers, ISP security takes on heightened importance. But is the security provided by ISPs good enough to be the only security SMBs and remote employees need?
By Pam Baker Contributing Writer, 11/19/2020
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Cybercriminals Get Creative With Google Services
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Attacks take advantage of popular services, including Google Forms and Google Docs.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 11/19/2020
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Go SMS Pro Messaging App Exposed Users' Private Media Files
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The popular Android app uses easily guessable Web addresses when users send private photos, videos, and voice messages.
By Dark Reading Staff , 11/19/2020
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The Yellow Brick Road to Risk Management
Andrew Lowe, Senior Information Security Consultant, TalaTekCommentary
Beginning the journey to risk management can be daunting, but protecting your business is worth every step.
By Andrew Lowe Senior Information Security Consultant, TalaTek, 11/19/2020
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COVID-19: Latest Security News & Commentary
Dark Reading Staff, News
Check out Dark Reading's updated, exclusive news and commentary surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.
By Dark Reading Staff , 11/19/2020
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How Industrial IoT Security Can Catch Up With OT/IT Convergence
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ISP Security: Do We Expect Too Much?
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CVE-2020-5641
PUBLISHED: 2020-11-24
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in GS108Ev3 firmware version 2.06.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators and the product's settings may be changed without the user's intention or consent via unspecified vectors.
CVE-2020-5674
PUBLISHED: 2020-11-24
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installers of multiple SEIKO EPSON products allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
CVE-2020-29002
PUBLISHED: 2020-11-24
includes/CologneBlueTemplate.php in the CologneBlue skin for MediaWiki through 1.35 allows XSS via a qbfind message supplied by an administrator.
CVE-2020-29003
PUBLISHED: 2020-11-24
The PollNY extension for MediaWiki through 1.35 allows XSS via an answer option for a poll question, entered during Special:CreatePoll or Special:UpdatePoll.
CVE-2020-26890
PUBLISHED: 2020-11-24
Matrix Synapse before 1.20.0 erroneously permits non-standard NaN, Infinity, and -Infinity JSON values in fields of m.room.member events, allowing remote attackers to execute a denial of service attack against the federation and common Matrix clients. If such a malformed event is accepted into the r...
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