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Older Amazon Devices Subject to Old Wi-Fi Vulnerability
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The vulnerability in first-generation Echoes and eight-generation Kindles lets an attacker wage man-in-the-middle attacks.
By Dark Reading Staff , 10/17/2019
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Debug Feature in Web Dev Tool Exposed Trump Campaign Site, Others to Attack
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
The problem is not with the tool itself but with how some developers and administrators are using it, Comparitech says.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 10/17/2019
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Phishing Campaign Targets Stripe Credentials, Financial Data
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Attackers make use of an old trick and evade detection by blocking users from viewing an embedded link when hovering over the URL.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 10/17/2019
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State of SMB Insecurity by the Numbers
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer
SMBs still perceive themselves at low risk from cyberthreats — in spite of attack statistics that paint a different pictur
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, 10/17/2019
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Smart Prevention: How Every Enterprise Can Create Human Firewalls
Debby Briggs, Chief Security Officer at NETSCOUTCommentary
Organizations of all sizes should include both human firewalls and virtual tools in their cybersecurity budgets.
By Debby Briggs Chief Security Officer at NETSCOUT, 10/17/2019
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Yahoo Breach Victims May Qualify for $358 Payout
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Pending approval of the settlement, affected account holders may be eligible for a payout or two years of free credit monitoring.
By Dark Reading Staff , 10/17/2019
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Cozy Bear Emerges from Hibernation to Hack EU Ministries
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
The cyber-espionage group, linked to Russia and blamed for hacking the Democratic National Committee in 2016, has been using covert communications and other techniques to escape detection for at least two years.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 10/17/2019
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Data Privacy Protections for the Most Vulnerable — Children
Dimitri Sirota, Founder & CEO of BigIDCommentary
The business case for why companies that respect the privacy of individuals, and especially minors, will have a strong competitive advantage.
By Dimitri Sirota Founder & CEO of BigID, 10/17/2019
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Typosquatting Websites Proliferate in Run-up to US Elections
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
People who mistype the URL for their political candidate or party's website could end up on an opposing party or candidate's website, Digital Shadow's research shows.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 10/16/2019
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How to Build a Rock-Solid Cybersecurity Culture
Joan Goodchild, Contributing Writer
In part one of this two-part series, we start with the basics — getting everyone to understand what's at stake — and then look at lessons from the trenches.
By Joan Goodchild Contributing Writer, 10/16/2019
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Cybersecurity Advice From Betty White
Beyond the Edge, Dark Reading
Among the beloved entertainer's advice: "Double bag those passwords."Thanks, Betty.
By Beyond the Edge Dark Reading, 10/16/2019
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SailPoint Buys Orkus and OverWatchID to Strengthen Cloud Access Governance
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The $37.5 million acquisitions will boost SailPoint's portfolio across all cloud platforms.
By Dark Reading Staff , 10/16/2019
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Schadenfreude Is a Bad Look & Other Observations About Recent Disclosures
James Plouffe, Lead Architect at MobileIronCommentary
The debate about whether Android or iOS is the more inherently secure platform misses the larger issues that both platforms are valuable targets and security today is no guarantee of security tomorrow.
By James Plouffe Lead Architect at MobileIron, 10/16/2019
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Google Cloud Launches Security Health Analytics in Beta
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The tool is designed to help identify misconfigurations and compliance violations in the Google Cloud Platform.
By Dark Reading Staff , 10/16/2019
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Cryptojacking Worm Targets and Infects 2,000 Docker Hosts
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
Basic and 'inept' worm managed to compromise Docker hosts by exploiting misconfigurations.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 10/16/2019
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Federal CIOs Zero In on Zero Trust
William Peteroy, Chief Technology Officer, Security, at GigamonCommentary
Here's how federal CIOs can begin utilizing the security concept and avoid predictable obstacles.
By William Peteroy Chief Technology Officer, Security, at Gigamon, 10/16/2019
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Sodinokibi Ransomware: Where Attackers' Money Goes
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Researchers following the ransomware variant uncover new data on how much its affiliates earn and where they spend it.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 10/15/2019
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Targeted Ransomware Attacks Show No Signs of Abating
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
Criminals are becoming more sophisticated and targeted in going after enterprise organizations, a new Q2/Q3 report finds.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 10/15/2019
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IoT Attacks Up Significantly in First Half of 2019
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
New research shows attacks increased ninefold year-over-year, coming from more than a quarter-million unique IP addresses.
By Dark Reading Staff , 10/15/2019
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More Breaches, Less Certainty Cause Dark Web Prices to Plateau
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
New research finds it's now less than $10 for full credit details on a consumer, $100 for a distributed denial-of-service attack, and $50 for access to a US bank account.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 10/15/2019
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CVE-2019-8216
PUBLISHED: 2019-10-17
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2015.006.30503 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure .
CVE-2019-8217
PUBLISHED: 2019-10-17
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2015.006.30503 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .
CVE-2019-8218
PUBLISHED: 2019-10-17
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2015.006.30503 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure .
CVE-2019-8219
PUBLISHED: 2019-10-17
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2015.006.30503 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .
CVE-2019-8220
PUBLISHED: 2019-10-17
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions, 2019.012.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2017.011.30148 and earlier, 2015.006.30503 and earlier, and 2015.006.30503 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .
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