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Transmit Security Announces $543M Series A Funding Round
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The passwordless technology provider says the funding will be used to increase its reach and expand primary business functions.
By Dark Reading Staff , 6/22/2021
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NSA Funds Development & Release of D3FEND Framework
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The framework, now available through MITRE, provides countermeasures to attacks.
By Dark Reading Staff , 6/22/2021
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Identity Eclipses Malware Detection at RSAC Startup Competition
Paul Shomo, Cybersecurity AnalystCommentary
All 10 finalists in the Innovation Sandbox were focused on identity, rather than security's mainstay for the last 20 years: Malware detection.
By Paul Shomo Cybersecurity Analyst, 6/22/2021
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Majority of Web Apps in 11 Industries Are Vulnerable All the Time
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
Serious vulnerabilities exist every day in certain industries, including utilities, public administration, and professional services, according to testing data.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 6/22/2021
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7 Powerful Cybersecurity Skills the Energy Sector Needs Most
Pam Baker, Contributing Writer
Those looking to join the fight might want to polish up or acquire some (or all) of these hottest skills on the market.
By Pam Baker Contributing Writer, 6/22/2021
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Does Your Cyberattack Plan Include a Crisis Communications Strategy? 5 Tips to Get Started
Ted Birkhahn, President, HPL CyberCommentary
Don't overlook crisis communications in your cybersecurity incident response planning.
By Ted Birkhahn President, HPL Cyber, 6/22/2021
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Did Companies Fail to Disclose Being Affected by SolarWinds Breach?
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
The SEC has sent out letters to some investment firms and publicly listed companies seeking information, Reuters says.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 6/21/2021
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Software-Container Supply Chain Sees Spike in Attacks
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
Attackers target companies' container supply chain, driving a sixfold increase in a year, aiming to steal processing time for cryptomining and compromise cloud infrastructure.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 6/21/2021
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Data Leaked in Fertility Clinic Ransomware Attack
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Reproductive Biology Associates says the data of 38,000 patients may have been compromised in the April cyberattack.
By Dark Reading Staff , 6/21/2021
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Baltimore County Public Schools' Ransomware Recovery Tops $8M
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The school district has spent seven months and a reported $8.1 million recovering from the November attack.
By Dark Reading Staff , 6/21/2021
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Are Ransomware Attacks the New Pandemic?
Bill Harrod, Federal CTO, IvantiCommentary
Ransomware has been a problem for decades, so why is government just now beginning to address it?
By Bill Harrod Federal CTO, Ivanti, 6/21/2021
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Attackers Find New Way to Exploit Google Docs for Phishing
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
Tactic continues recent trend by attackers to use trusted cloud services to send and host malicious content.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 6/18/2021
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This Week in Database Leaks: Cognyte, CVS, Wegmans
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Billions of records were found exposed this week due to unprotected databases owned by major corporations and third-party providers.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 6/18/2021
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Accidental Insider Leaks Prove Major Source of Risk
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Research reports highlight growing concerns around insider negligence that leads to data breaches.
By Dark Reading Staff , 6/18/2021
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11 Security Certifications to Seek Out This Summer
Steve Zurier, Contributing Writer
The more you know, the more you grow. The Edge takes a fresh look at leading security certifications that can help advance your career.
By Steve Zurier Contributing Writer, 6/18/2021
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4 Habits of Highly Effective Security Operators
Ricardo Villadiego, Founder and CEO of LumuCommentary
These good habits can make all the difference in advancing careers for cybersecurity operators who spend their days putting out fires large and small.
By Ricardo Villadiego Founder and CEO of Lumu, 6/18/2021
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Data Breaches Surge in Food & Beverage, Other Industries
Jai Vijayan, Contributing WriterNews
Six previously "under-attacked" vertical industries saw a surge in data breaches last year due to COVID-19 related disruptions and other factors, new data shows.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 6/17/2021
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One in Five Manufacturing Firms Targeted by Cyberattacks
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
Information-stealing malware makes up about a third of attacks, a study finds, but companies worry most about ransomware shutting down production.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 6/17/2021
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Carnival Cruise Line Reports Security Breach
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The cruise ship operator says the incident affected employee and guest data.
By Dark Reading Staff , 6/17/2021
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Google Launches SLSA, a New Framework for Supply Chain Integrity
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The "Supply chain Levels for Software Artifacts" aims to ensure the integrity of components throughout the software supply chain.
By Dark Reading Staff , 6/17/2021
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CVE-2020-36394
PUBLISHED: 2021-06-22
pam_setquota.c in the pam_setquota module before 2020-05-29 for Linux-PAM allows local attackers to set their quota on an arbitrary filesystem, in certain situations where the attacker's home directory is a FUSE filesystem mounted under /home.
CVE-2021-32699
PUBLISHED: 2021-06-22
Wings is the control plane software for the open source Pterodactyl game management system. All versions of Pterodactyl Wings prior to `1.4.4` are vulnerable to system resource exhaustion due to improper container process limits being defined. A malicious user can consume more resources than intende...
CVE-2021-32700
PUBLISHED: 2021-06-22
Ballerina is an open source programming language and platform for cloud application programmers. Ballerina versions 1.2.x and SL releases up to alpha 3 have a potential for a supply chain attack via MiTM against users. Http connections did not make use of TLS and certificate checking was ignored. Th...
CVE-2021-32701
PUBLISHED: 2021-06-22
ORY Oathkeeper is an Identity & Access Proxy (IAP) and Access Control Decision API that authorizes HTTP requests based on sets of Access Rules. When you make a request to an endpoint that requires the scope `foo` using an access token granted with that `foo` scope, introspection will be valid an...
CVE-2021-22382
PUBLISHED: 2021-06-22
Huawei LTE USB Dongle products have an improper permission assignment vulnerability. An attacker can locally access and log in to a PC to induce a user to install a specially crafted application. After successfully exploiting this vulnerability, the attacker can perform unauthenticated operations. A...
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