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Malware Linked to Ryuk Targets Financial & Military Data
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
A newly discovered campaign, packing traces of Ryuk ransomware, aims to steal confidential information.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 9/13/2019
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US Sanctions 3 Cyber Attack Groups Tied to DPRK
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff, and Andariel were named and sanctioned by the US Treasury for ongoing attacks on financial systems.
By Dark Reading Staff , 9/13/2019
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6 Questions to Ask Once You’ve Learned of a Breach
Steve Zurier, Contributing Writer
With GDPR enacted and the California Consumer Privacy Act on the near horizon, companies have to sharpen up their responses. Start by asking these six questions.
By Steve Zurier Contributing Writer, 9/13/2019
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No Quick Fix for Security-Worker Shortfall
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
Security professionals see acquiring skills as the way forward, but only half of companies are training their workers, with more continuing to search for highly skilled employees.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 9/13/2019
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Taking a Fresh Look at Security Ops: 10 Tips
Joshua Goldfarb, Independent ConsultantCommentary
Maybe you love your executive team, your security processes, tools, or strategy. Maybe you hate them. Whatever the situation, it's likely at some point that things will have changed.
By Joshua Goldfarb Independent Consultant, 9/13/2019
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Escaping Email: Unlocking Message Security for SMS, WhatsApp
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark Reading
Messaging is growing in importance as dislike for email increases. That means knowing how to protect critical data in the messaging era is a must for IT security.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 9/12/2019
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Instagram Bug Put User Account Details, Phone Numbers at Risk
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
The vulnerability, now patched, is the latest in a series of bad news for Facebook.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 9/12/2019
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Indictments Do Little to Stop Iranian Group from New Attacks on Universities
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
Cobalt Dickens targeted more than 60 universities in the US and elsewhere this summer, according to a new report.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 9/12/2019
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North Korea Seen Using ELECTRICFISH, BADCALL Malware Variants
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The FBI and CISA issued an alert the same week researchers disclosed a new campaign launched by actors with North Korean ties.
By Dark Reading Staff , 9/12/2019
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Security Leaders Share Tips for Boardroom Chats
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
Cisco, Oracle, and LinkedIn security leaders share their challenges in communicating with business teams and advice for how CISOs can navigate the relationship.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 9/12/2019
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A Definitive Guide to Crowdsourced Vulnerability Management
David Baker, CSO & VP of Operations, BugcrowdCommentary
Knowing about a bug and actually securing it are very different things. These six steps will get you from "oh, sh*t" to fixed.
By David Baker CSO & VP of Operations, Bugcrowd, 9/12/2019
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NetCAT Vulnerability Is Out of the Bag
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Researchers discover a side-channel vulnerability that exploits the network performance-enhancing capabilities of recent Intel server CPUs.
By Dark Reading Staff , 9/12/2019
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APIs Get Their Own Top 10 Security List
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
OWASP's new list of API weaknesses focuses on issues that have caused recent data breaches and pose common security hazards in modern cloud-based applications.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 9/12/2019
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The Fight Against Synthetic Identity Fraud
Kathleen Peters, SVP & Head of Fraud & Identity, ExperianCommentary
Advanced data and innovative technology will help organizations more easily identify abnormal behavior and tell legitimate customers apart from "fake" ones.
By Kathleen Peters SVP & Head of Fraud & Identity, Experian, 9/12/2019
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Community Projects Highlight Need for Security Volunteers
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
From university courses to open source self-starters, community software projects aim to solve problems for populations in need. A focus on security is required as well.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 9/11/2019
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Proposed Browser Security Guidelines Would Mean More Work for IT Teams
Chris Hickman, Chief Security Officer at KeyfactorCommentary
CA/Browser Forum wants SSL certificates to expire after a year. Many businesses that rely on them aren't equipped to cope.
By Chris Hickman Chief Security Officer at Keyfactor, 9/11/2019
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Fed Kaspersky Ban Made Permanent by New Rules
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
A new set of regulations converts the government ban on using Kaspersky products from a temporary rule to one that's permanent.
By Dark Reading Staff , 9/11/2019
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281 Arrested in International BEC Takedown
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Conspirators stole more than 250,000 identities and filed more than 10,000 fraudulent tax returns, the Department of Justice reports.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 9/11/2019
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Firmware: A New Attack Vector Requiring Industry Leadership
Tony Surak, CMO, DataTribe & Board Member Attila Security, ReFirm LabsCommentary
It's time for cybersecurity manufacturers and solution providers to step up and show leadership in addressing firmware security. Read why and how.
By Tony Surak CMO, DataTribe & Board Member Attila Security, ReFirm Labs, 9/11/2019
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Third-Party Features Leave Websites More Vulnerable to Attack
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
A new report points out the dangers to customer data of website reliance on multiple third parties.
By Dark Reading Staff , 9/10/2019
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CVE-2019-14540
PUBLISHED: 2019-09-15
A Polymorphic Typing issue was discovered in FasterXML jackson-databind before 2.9.10. It is related to com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariConfig.
CVE-2019-16332
PUBLISHED: 2019-09-15
In the api-bearer-auth plugin before 20190907 for WordPress, the server parameter is not correctly filtered in the swagger-config.yaml.php file, and it is possible to inject JavaScript code, aka XSS.
CVE-2019-16333
PUBLISHED: 2019-09-15
GetSimple CMS v3.3.15 has Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in admin/theme-edit.php.
CVE-2019-16334
PUBLISHED: 2019-09-15
In Bludit v3.9.2, there is a persistent XSS vulnerability in the Categories -> Add New Category -> Name field. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2017-16636.
CVE-2019-16335
PUBLISHED: 2019-09-15
A Polymorphic Typing issue was discovered in FasterXML jackson-databind before 2.9.10. It is related to com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariDataSource. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-14540.
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