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Attackers Target Small Manufacturing Firms
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
The most common tactics include credential stuffing using valid accounts, various forms of deception, and vulnerabilities in third-party software, Rapid7 says in its latest quarterly threat report.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 9/22/2020
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Vulnerability Disclosure Programs See Signups & Payouts Surge
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
More than $44.75 million in rewards were paid to hackers over the past year, driving total payouts beyond $100 million.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 9/22/2020
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New Google Search Hacks Push Viruses & Porn
David Balaban, Editor at Privacy-PC.comCommentary
Three incidents demonstrate how cybercriminals leverage the scourge of black-hat search engine optimization to manipulate search results.
By David Balaban Editor at Privacy-PC.com, 9/22/2020
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Startup Aims to Map and Track All the IT and Security Things
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark ReadingNews
Security service JupiterOne spins off from a healthcare service provider's homegrown technology.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 9/22/2020
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Can Schools Pass Their Biggest Cybersecurity Test Yet?
Joan Goodchild, Contributing Writer
Understaffed, underfunded, and underequipped, IT teams in the K-12 sector face a slew of challenges amid remote and hybrid learning models. Here's where they can begin to protect their schools against cyberattacks.
By Joan Goodchild Contributing Writer, 9/22/2020
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Microsoft Extends Data Loss Prevention to Cloud App Security
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
The update, one of several announced today, is intended to help employees remain compliant when handling data across cloud applications.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 9/22/2020
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Permission Management & the Goldilocks Conundrum
Dotan Bar Noy, Co-Founder and CEO, AuthomizeCommentary
In today's COVID-19 era, managing access has become even more difficult, especially for large organizations. Here's how to get it "just right."
By Dotan Bar Noy Co-Founder and CEO, Authomize, 9/22/2020
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Nearly 70% of IT & Security Pros Hone Their Cyber Skills Outside of Work
Steve Zurier, Contributing WriterNews
New research shows how security skills are lacking across multiple IT disciplines as well - including network engineers, sys admins, and cloud developers.
By Steve Zurier Contributing Writer, 9/22/2020
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Remote Work Exacerbating Data Sprawl
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
More than three-quarters of IT executives worry that data sprawl puts their data at risk, especially with employees working from insecure home networks, survey finds.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 9/21/2020
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'Dark Overlord' Cyber Extortionist Pleads Guilty
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Nathan Wyatt was sentenced to five years in prison after changing a previously not guilty plea.
By Dark Reading Staff , 9/21/2020
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Patch by Tonight: CISA Issues Emergency Directive for Critical Netlogon Flaw
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The directive requires all federal agencies to apply a patch for Windows Netlogon vulnerability CVE-2020-1472 by midnight on Sept. 21.
By Dark Reading Staff , 9/21/2020
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5 Steps to Greater Cyber Resiliency
Andrew Rubin, CEO & Founder at IllumioCommentary
Work from home isn't going away anytime soon, and the increased vulnerability means cyber resiliency will continue to be critical to business resiliency.
By Andrew Rubin CEO & Founder at Illumio, 9/21/2020
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Hacking Yourself: Marie Moe and Pacemaker Security
Gary McGraw Ph.D., Co-founder Berryville Institute of Machine LearningExpert Insights
Future consumer devices, including pacemakers, should be built with security from the start.
By Gary McGraw Ph.D. Co-founder Berryville Institute of Machine Learning, 9/21/2020
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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 , 9/21/2020
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A Hacker's Playlist
Steve Zurier, Contributing Writer
Nine security researchers share their favorite songs and genres.
By Steve Zurier Contributing Writer, 9/18/2020
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Deadly Ransomware Story Continues to Unfold
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark ReadingQuick Hits
A ransomware attack with fatal consequences is attracting notice and comment from around the world.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 9/18/2020
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Deepfake Detection Poses Problematic Technology Race
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
Experts hold out little hope for a robust technical solution in the long term.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 9/18/2020
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Mitigating Cyber-Risk While We're (Still) Working from Home
PJ Kirner, CTO & Founder, IllumioCommentary
One click is all it takes for confidential information to land in the wrong hands. The good news is that there are plenty of ways to teach preventative cybersecurity to remote workers.
By PJ Kirner CTO & Founder, Illumio, 9/18/2020
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Defending Against Deepfakes: From Tells to Crypto
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark Reading
Detecting doctored media has become tricky -- and risky -- business. Here's how organizations can better protect themselves from fake video, audio, and other forms of content.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 9/17/2020
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Indictments Unlikely to Deter China's APT41 Activity
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
So far, at least, the threat group has not let public scrutiny slow it down, security researchers say.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 9/17/2020
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CVE-2020-25514
PUBLISHED: 2020-09-22
Sourcecodester Simple Library Management System 1.0 is affected by Incorrect Access Control via the Login Panel, http://<site>/lms/admin.php.
CVE-2020-25515
PUBLISHED: 2020-09-22
Sourcecodester Simple Library Management System 1.0 is affected by Insecure Permissions via Books > New Book , http://<site>/lms/index.php?page=books.
CVE-2020-14022
PUBLISHED: 2020-09-22
Ozeki NG SMS Gateway 4.17.1 through 4.17.6 does not check the file type when bulk importing new contacts ("Import Contacts" functionality) from a file. It is possible to upload an executable or .bat file that can be executed with the help of a functionality (E.g. the "Application Star...
CVE-2020-14023
PUBLISHED: 2020-09-22
Ozeki NG SMS Gateway through 4.17.6 allows SSRF via SMS WCF or RSS To SMS.
CVE-2020-14024
PUBLISHED: 2020-09-22
Ozeki NG SMS Gateway through 4.17.6 has multiple authenticated stored and/or reflected XSS vulnerabilities via the (1) Receiver or Recipient field in the Mailbox feature, (2) OZFORM_GROUPNAME field in the Group configuration of addresses, (3) listname field in the Defining address lists configuratio...
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