Insider Threats

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Endpoint Security

Microsoft Previews New Windows Feature to Limit Admin Privileges New Windows Feature Limits Admin Privileges

In its latest Windows preview, Microsoft adds a feature — Administrator Protection — designed to prevent threat actors from easily escalating privileges and restrict lateral movement.

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

Oct 10, 2024

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4 Min Read

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Threat Intelligence

Insider Threat Damage Balloons as Visibility Gaps Widen Insider Threat Damage Balloons as Visibility Gaps Widen

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

Oct 4, 2024

5 Min Read

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ICS/OT Security

Air-Gapped Networks Vulnerable to Acoustic Attack via LCD Screens Air-Gapped Networks Vulnerable to Acoustic Attack via LCD Screens

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

Sep 11, 2024

6 Min Read

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Cybersecurity Operations

Zimbabwe Trains Government Officials in Cybersecurity Skills Zimbabwe Trains Government Officials in Cybersecurity Skills

byDark Reading Staff

Aug 28, 2024

1 Min Read

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Slack Patches AI Bug That Let Attackers Steal Data From Private Channels Slack Patches AI Bug That Exposed Data in Private Channels

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

Aug 22, 2024

4 Min Read

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Name That Toon: Security Games Name That Toon: Security Games

byJohn Klossner, Cartoonist

Aug 20, 2024

1 Min Read

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

CLFS Bug Crashes Even Updated Windows 10, 11 Systems

CLFS Bug Crashes Even Updated Windows 10, 11 Systems

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Remote Workforce

Tennessee Man Helped DPRK Workers Get Jobs at US Orgs, Fund WMDs

Tennessee Man Helped DPRK Workers Get Jobs at US Orgs, Fund WMDs

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Cybersecurity Operations

Knostic Wins 2024 Black Hat Startup Spotlight Competition

Knostic Wins 2024 Black Hat Startup Spotlight Competition

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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How Regional Regulations Shape Global Cybersecurity Culture

How Regional Regulations Shape Global Cybersecurity Culture

byJoanna Huisman

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Insider Threats

Mimecast Joins Human Risk Management Fray With Code42 Deal

Mimecast Joins Human Risk Management Fray With Code42 Deal

byJeffrey Schwartz, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Security Firm Accidentally Hires North Korean Hacker, Did Not KnowBe4

Security Firm Accidentally Hires North Korean Hacker, Did Not KnowBe4

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Application Security

What Building Application Security Into Shadow IT Looks Like

What Building Application Security Into Shadow IT Looks Like

byMichael Bargury

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

MIT Brothers Charged With Exploiting Ethereum to Steal $25 Million

MIT Brothers Charged With Exploiting Ethereum to Steal $25 Million

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

DoJ Shakes Up North Korea's Widespread IT Freelance Scam Operation

DoJ Shakes Up North Korea's Widespread IT Freelance Scam Operation

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Cybersecurity Operations

CISOs and Their Companies Struggle to Comply With SEC Disclosure Rules

CISOs and Their Companies Struggle to Comply With SEC Disclosure Rules

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

GE Ultrasound Gear Riddled With Bugs, Open to Ransomware & Data Theft

GE Ultrasound Gear Riddled With Bugs, Open to Ransomware & Data Theft

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Nigeria Halts Cybersecurity Tax After Public Outrage

Nigeria Halts Cybersecurity Tax After Public Outrage

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Cybersecurity Operations

Amnesty International Cites Indonesia as a Spyware Hub

Amnesty International Cites Indonesia as a Spyware Hub

byDark Reading Staff

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Insider Threats

Google Engineer Steals AI Trade Secrets for Chinese Companies

Google Engineer Steals AI Trade Secrets for Chinese Companies

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Cybersecurity Operations

Broke Cyber Pros Flock to Cybercrime Side Hustles

Broke Cyber Pros Flock to Cybercrime Side Hustles

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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ICS/OT Security

'The Weirdest Trend in Cybersecurity': Nation-States Returning to USBs

'The Weirdest Trend in Cybersecurity': Nation-States Returning to USBs

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

Laptop with ransomware, and bitcoin in the palm of a man's hand to illustrate ransomware

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Hubris May Have Contributed to Downfall of Ransomware Kingpin LockBit

Hubris May Have Contributed to Downfall of Ransomware Kingpin LockBit

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Cybersecurity Operations

Why Demand for Tabletop Exercises Is Growing

Why Demand for Tabletop Exercises Is Growing

byGrant Gross, Contributing Writer

Remote Workforce

Verizon Employee Data Exposed in Insider Threat Incident

Verizon Employee Data Exposed in Insider Threat Incident

byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

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Cybersecurity Careers

Help Wanted From Convicted Cybercriminals

Help Wanted From Convicted Cybercriminals

byDan Raywood, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Endpoint Security

InfoSec 101: Why Data Loss Prevention Is Important to Enterprise Defense

InfoSec 101: Why Data Loss Prevention Is Important to Enterprise Defense

Office workers on laptops

Cybersecurity Analytics

Q&A: How One Company Gauges Its Employees' Cybersecurity 'Fluency'

Q&A: How One Company Gauges Its Employees' Cybersecurity 'Fluency'

byDan Raywood, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Cybersecurity Incidents Consistently Increase in UAE

Cybersecurity Incidents Consistently Increase in UAE

byNicholas Fearn, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Russia Kyivstar Hack Should Alarm West, Ukraine Security Chief Warns

Russia Kyivstar Hack Should Alarm West, Ukraine Security Chief Warns

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

5 Steps for Preventing and Mitigating Corporate Espionage

5 Steps for Preventing and Mitigating Corporate Espionage

byEvan Gibbs, Will Taylor

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Cybersecurity Operations

Cyber Employment 2024: Sky-High Expectations Fail Businesses & Job Seekers

Cyber Employment 2024: Sky-High Expectations Fail Businesses & Job Seekers

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Cybersecurity Operations

African Organizations Aim to Fix Cybersecurity in 2024

African Organizations Aim to Fix Cybersecurity in 2024

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Cybersecurity Operations

Human-Centric Security Model Meets People Where They Are

Human-Centric Security Model Meets People Where They Are

byKaren D. Schwartz, Contributing Writer

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Application Security

Payments Giant Tipalti: No Ransomware Breach, No Threat to Roblox

Payments Giant Tipalti: No Ransomware Breach, No Threat to Roblox

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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