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Email Bomb Threats Follow Sextortion Playbook
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Yesterday's wave of email bomb threats appear to be an evolution of tactics by the same groups that earlier tried "sextortion" and personal threats, Talos researchers say.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 12/14/2018
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Iranian Hackers Target Nuclear Experts, US Officials
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Hackers ramp up efforts to infiltrate email accounts of Americans responsible for enforcing severe economic sanctions on Iran.
By Dark Reading Staff , 12/14/2018
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Who Are You, Really? A Peek at the Future of Identity
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Experts dive into the trends and challenges defining the identity space and predict how online identities will change in years to come.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 12/14/2018
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Retailers: Avoid the Hackable Holidaze
Fred Kneip, CEO at CyberGRXCommentary
The most wonderful time of the year? Sure, but not if your business and customers are getting robbed.
By Fred Kneip CEO at CyberGRX, 12/14/2018
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2019 Attacker Playbook
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
Security pundits predict the ways that cybercriminals, nation-state actors, and other attackers will refine their tactics, techniques, and procedures in the coming year.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 12/14/2018
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Cybercriminals Change Tactics to Outwit Machine-Learning Defense
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The rise in machine learning for security has forced criminals to rethink how to avoid detection.
By Dark Reading Staff , 12/14/2018
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Universities Get Schooled by Hackers
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Colleges and universities are prime targets for criminals due to huge sets of personal information and security that is weaker than in many businesses.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 12/13/2018
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Despite Breaches, Many Organizations Struggle to Quantify Cyber-Risks to Business
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
Enterprises are struggling with familiar old security challenges as a result, new survey shows.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 12/13/2018
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Cybercrime Is World's Biggest Criminal Growth Industry
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The toll from cybercrime is expected to pass $6 trillion in the next three years, according to a new report.
By Dark Reading Staff , 12/13/2018
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Setting the Table for Effective Cybersecurity: 20 Culinary Questions
Joshua Goldfarb, Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, IDRRA Commentary
Even the best chefs will produce an inferior product if they begin with the wrong ingredients.
By Joshua Goldfarb Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, IDRRA , 12/13/2018
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Education Gets an 'F' for Cybersecurity
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The education sector falls last on a list analyzing the security posture of 17 US industries, SecurityScorecard reports.
By Dark Reading Staff , 12/13/2018
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The Economics Fueling IoT (In)security
Ariel Kriger, VP Business Development at VDOOCommentary
Attackers understand the profits that lie in the current lack of security. That must change.
By Ariel Kriger VP Business Development at VDOO, 12/13/2018
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Worst Password Blunders of 2018 Hit Organizations East and West
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Good password practices remain elusive as Dashlane's latest list of the worst password blunders can attest.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 12/12/2018
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Bug Hunting Paves Path to Infosec Careers
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Ethical hackers use bug bounty programs to build the skills they need to become security professionals.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 12/12/2018
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U.S. Defense, Critical Infrastructure Companies Targeted in New Threat Campaign
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writerNews
McAfee finds malware associated with 'Operation Sharpshooter' on systems belonging to at least 87 organizations.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 12/12/2018
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Deception: Honey vs. Real Environments
Dr. Salvatore Stolfo, Fouder & CTO, Allure SecurityCommentary
A primer on choosing deception technology that will provide maximum efficacy without over-committing money, time and resources.
By Dr. Salvatore Stolfo Fouder & CTO, Allure Security, 12/12/2018
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Mac Malware Cracks WatchGuard’s Top 10 List
Steve Zurier, Freelance WriterNews
Hundreds of sites also still support insecure versions of the SSL encryption protocol, the security vendor reports.
By Steve Zurier Freelance Writer, 12/12/2018
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Arctic Wolf Buys RootSecure
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The purchase adds risk assessment to Arctic Wolf's SOC-as-a-service.
By Dark Reading Staff , 12/12/2018
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Microsoft, PayPal, Google Top Phishing's Favorite Targets in Q3
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
One out of every 100 emails an enterprise receives is a phishing scam, and the attackers behind them are getting more sophisticated.
By Dark Reading Staff , 12/12/2018
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Forget Shifting Security Left; It's Time to Race Left
Jerry Gamblin, Principal Security Engineer, Kenna SecurityCommentary
Once DevOps teams decide to shift left, they can finally look forward instead of backward.
By Jerry Gamblin Principal Security Engineer, Kenna Security, 12/12/2018
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CVE-2018-20161
PUBLISHED: 2018-12-15
A design flaw in the BlinkForHome (aka Blink For Home) Sync Module 2.10.4 and earlier allows attackers to disable cameras via Wi-Fi, because incident clips (triggered by the motion sensor) are not saved if the attacker's traffic (such as Dot11Deauth) successfully disconnects the Sync Module from the...
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PUBLISHED: 2018-12-15
i-doit open 1.11.2 allows Remote Code Execution because ZIP archives are mishandled. It has an upload feature that allows an authenticated user with the administrator role to upload arbitrary files to the main website directory. Exploitation involves uploading a ".php" file within a "...
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PUBLISHED: 2018-12-15
The data import functionality in OpenRefine through 3.1 allows an XML External Entity (XXE) attack through a crafted (zip) file, allowing attackers to read arbitrary files.
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PUBLISHED: 2018-12-14
The WP Maintenance Mode plugin before 2.0.7 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to discover all subscriber e-mail addresses.
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The WP Maintenance Mode plugin before 2.0.7 for WordPress allows remote authenticated subscriber users to bypass intended access restrictions on changes to plugin settings.
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