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Illegal Booter Connected with DDoSes Sentenced to Prison, Fine
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The Illinois-based man operated a criminal service that launched millions of DDoS attacks and brought in hundreds of thousands of dollars.
By Dark Reading Staff , 11/15/2019
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Soft Skills: 6 Nontechnical Traits CISOs Need to Succeed
Joan Goodchild, Contributing Writer
Degrees, certifications, and experience are all important to career development, but mastering the people side of the equation may matter a whole lot more, CISOs say.
By Joan Goodchild Contributing Writer, 11/15/2019
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12 Tips for Dealing with a Manipulative Security Manager
Joshua Goldfarb, Independent ConsultantCommentary
Don't let yourself be stuck in an unhealthy work environment with a toxic manager who takes advantage of your talent.
By Joshua Goldfarb Independent Consultant, 11/15/2019
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Attackers' Costs Increasing as Businesses Focus on Security
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
Based on penetration tests and vulnerability assessments, attackers' costs to compromise a company's network increases significantly when security is continuously tested, a report finds.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 11/15/2019
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DevSecOps: The Answer to the Cloud Security Skills Gap
Lamont Orange, Chief Information Security Officer at NetskopeCommentary
There's a skills and resources gap industrywide, but a DevSecOps approach can go a long way toward closing that gap.
By Lamont Orange Chief Information Security Officer at Netskope, 11/15/2019
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Symantec, McAfee Patch Privilege Escalation Bugs
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
All versions of endpoint protection software from both vendors were susceptible to near identical issue, SafeBreach says.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 11/14/2019
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BSIMM10 Shows Industry Vertical Maturity
Sammy Migues, BSIMM Co-Author and Principal Scientist at SynopsysCommentary
The Building Security In Maturity Model is the only detailed measuring stick for software security initiatives, and it continues to evolve.
By Sammy Migues BSIMM Co-Author and Principal Scientist at Synopsys, 11/14/2019
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Capture the Flag Planned to Find Missing Persons Information
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The competition, launched by SANS and Trace Labs, will put to use open source information in search of new clues.
By Dark Reading Staff , 11/14/2019
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Attacks on Healthcare Jump 60% in 2019 - So Far
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
Well-known Trojans Emotet and Trickbot are cybercriminals' favorite weapons in their campaigns.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 11/14/2019
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5 Cybersecurity CISO Priorities for the Future
Paul Shomo, Cybersecurity AnalystCommentary
Seven chief information security officers share their pain points and two-year spending plans.
By Paul Shomo Cybersecurity Analyst, 11/14/2019
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US-CERT Warns of Remotely Exploitable Bugs in Medical Devices
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Vulnerabilities in key surgical equipment could be remotely exploited by a low-skill attacker.
By Dark Reading Staff , 11/14/2019
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8 Backup & Recovery Questions to Ask Yourself
Sara Peters, Senior Editor at Dark Reading
Don't wait until after a disaster, DDoS, or ransomware attack to learn just how good your backups really are.
By Sara Peters Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 11/14/2019
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How Does Your Cyber Resilience Measure Up?
Troy Mattern, Vice President for Product and Services Cybersecurity at Motorola SolutionsCommentary
The security measures companies take today may not be enough for tomorrow's cyber assault, but switching to a proactive, risk-based framework may better protect your organization.
By Troy Mattern Vice President for Product and Services Cybersecurity at Motorola Solutions, 11/14/2019
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Self-Cleaning Payment Card-Skimmer Infects E-Commerce Sites
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
'Pipka' JavaScript skimmer has infected at least 16 e-commerce websites so far, according to Visa's Payment Fraud Disruption Group.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 11/13/2019
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Well, Hello, Dolly!
Beyond the Edge, Dark Reading
Eight hours is certainly a start.
By Beyond the Edge Dark Reading, 11/13/2019
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Cybersecurity: An Organizationwide Responsibility
Guy Bunker, CTO of ClearswiftCommentary
C-suite execs must set an example of good practices while also supporting the IT department with enough budget to protect the organization from next-generation cyberattacks.
By Guy Bunker CTO of Clearswift, 11/13/2019
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The Ripple Effect of Data Breaches: How Damage Spreads
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
The financial loss from so-called 'ripple events' is thirteen times greater than the cost of single-party security incidents.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 11/13/2019
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2019 Trending as Worst Year on Record for Data Breaches
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
New Risk Based Security report shows data breaches up 33.3% over last year so far.
By Dark Reading Staff , 11/13/2019
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Breaches Are Inevitable, So Embrace the Chaos
Ariel Zeitlin, Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder, GuardicoreCommentary
Avoid sinking security with principles of shipbuilding known since the 15th century.
By Ariel Zeitlin Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder, Guardicore, 11/13/2019
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Cardplanet Operator Extradited for Facilitating Credit Card Fraud
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Russian national Aleksei Burkov is charged with wire fraud, access device fraud, and conspiracy to commit identity theft, among other crimes.
By Dark Reading Staff , 11/13/2019
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CVE-2019-19010
PUBLISHED: 2019-11-16
Eval injection in the Math plugin of Limnoria (before 2019.11.09) and Supybot (through 2018-05-09) allows remote unprivileged attackers to disclose information or possibly have unspecified other impact via the calc and icalc IRC commands.
CVE-2019-16761
PUBLISHED: 2019-11-15
A specially crafted Bitcoin script can cause a discrepancy between the specified SLP consensus rules and the validation result of the [email protected] npm package. An attacker could create a specially crafted Bitcoin script in order to cause a hard-fork from the SLP consensus. All versions >1.0...
CVE-2019-16762
PUBLISHED: 2019-11-15
A specially crafted Bitcoin script can cause a discrepancy between the specified SLP consensus rules and the validation result of the slpjs npm package. An attacker could create a specially crafted Bitcoin script in order to cause a hard-fork from the SLP consensus. Affected users can upgrade to any...
CVE-2019-13581
PUBLISHED: 2019-11-15
An issue was discovered in Marvell 88W8688 Wi-Fi firmware before version p52, as used on Tesla Model S/X vehicles manufactured before March 2018, via the Parrot Faurecia Automotive FC6050W module. A heap-based buffer overflow allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary ...
CVE-2019-13582
PUBLISHED: 2019-11-15
An issue was discovered in Marvell 88W8688 Wi-Fi firmware before version p52, as used on Tesla Model S/X vehicles manufactured before March 2018, via the Parrot Faurecia Automotive FC6050W module. A stack overflow could lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
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