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Exposed Kubernetes Clusters, Kubelet Ports Can Be Abused in Cyberattacks

By Nathan Eddy, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
Organizations must ensure their kubelets and related APIs aren’t inadvertently exposed or lack proper access control, offering an easy access point for malicious actors.

  • May 27th 2022 at 20:54

Space Force Expands Cyber Defense Operations

By Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
Space Force's Delta 6 cyber-defense group adds squadrons, updates legacy Satellite Control Network.

  • May 27th 2022 at 20:25

Scammer Behind $568M International Cybercrime Syndicate Gets 4 Years

By Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
The 14th defendant behind The Infraud Organization contraband marketplace has been sentenced, this time for one count of racketeering.

  • May 27th 2022 at 17:02

New Chaos Malware Variant Ditches Wiper for Encryption

By Tara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading
The Chaos ransomware-builder was known for creating destructor malware that overwrote files and made them unrecoverable -- but the new Yashma version finally generates binaries that can encrypt files of all sizes.

  • May 27th 2022 at 16:07

ChromeLoader Malware Hijacks Browsers With ISO Files

By Nathan Eddy, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
The malware's abuse of PowerShell makes it more dangerous, allowing for more advanced attacks such as ransomware, fileless malware, and malicious code memory injections.

  • May 27th 2022 at 15:49

Physical Security Teams' Impact Is Far-Reaching

By Tom Kopecky, Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder, Ontic
Here's how physical security teams can integrate with the business to identify better solutions to security problems.

  • May 27th 2022 at 14:00

Taking the Danger Out of IT/OT Convergence

By Dave Masson, Director of Enterprise Security, Darktrace
The Colonial Pipeline attack highlighted the risks of convergence. Unified security provides a safer way to proceed.

  • May 27th 2022 at 11:23

Microsoft Unveils Dev Box, a Workstation-as-a-Service

By Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
Microsoft Dev Box will make it easier for developers and hybrid teams to get up and running with workstations already preconfigured with required applications and tools.

  • May 26th 2022 at 22:54

Broadcom Snaps Up VMware in $61B Deal

By Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
Massive merger will put Broadcom's Symantec and VMware's Carbon Black under one roof.

  • May 26th 2022 at 22:27

Lacework Announces Layoffs, Restructuring

By Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
The cloud-security company blames "seismic" market shifts for shakeup.

  • May 26th 2022 at 20:46

Third-Party Scripts on Websites Present a 'Broad & Open' Attack Vector

By Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
Nearly half of the world's largest websites use externally generated JavaScript that makes them ripe targets for cyberattackers interested in stealing data, skimming credit cards, and executing other malicious actions.

  • May 26th 2022 at 20:20

Twitter Fined $150M for Security Data Misuse

By Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
Twitter is charged with using emails and phone numbers ostensibly collected for account security to sell targeted ads.

  • May 26th 2022 at 18:00

The FDA's New Cybersecurity Guidance for Medical Devices Reminds Us That Safety & Security Go Hand in Hand

By Roman Kesler, VP of Research, Cybellum
The new draft guidance on premarket submissions incorporates quality system regulations and doubles down on a life-cycle approach to product security.

  • May 26th 2022 at 17:00

VMware, Airline Targeted as Ransomware Chaos Reigns

By Nathan Eddy, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
Global ransomware incidents target everything from enterprise servers to grounding an airline, with one India-based group even taking a Robin Hood approach to extortion with the "GoodWill" strain.

  • May 26th 2022 at 16:58

Big Cyber Hits on GM, Chicago Public Schools, & Zola Showcase the Password Problem

By Tara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading
Credential-stuffing attacks against online accounts are still popular, and they work thanks to continuing password reuse.

  • May 26th 2022 at 14:20

Act Now: Leveraging PCI Compliance to Improve Security

By Tim Erlin, VP of Strategy, Tripwire
Let the threat landscape guide your company's timeline for complying with new data security standards for credit cards. Use the phase-in time to improve security overall β€” security as a process β€” not just comply with new standards.

  • May 26th 2022 at 14:00

Quanta Servers Caught With 'Pantsdown' BMC Vulnerability

By Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
Researchers discover 3-year-old critical firmware vulnerability, running in popular cloud servers used to power hyperscalers and cloud providers alike.

  • May 26th 2022 at 13:00

Most Common Threats in DBIR

By Edge Editors, Dark Reading
Supply chain and ransomware attacks increased dramatically in 2021, which explains why so many data breaches in Verizon's "2022 Data Breach Investigations Report" were grouped as system intrusion.

  • May 25th 2022 at 22:11

Forescout Launches Forescout Frontline to Help Organizations Tackle Ransomware and Real Time Threats

New threat hunting and risk identification service provides organizations with an enterprise-wide baseline of their threat landscape and risk exposure.
  • May 25th 2022 at 20:30

Is Your Data Security Living on the Edge?

Gartner's security service edge fundamentally changes how companies should be delivering data protection in a cloud and mobile first world.
  • May 25th 2022 at 20:14

Interpol's Massive 'Operation Delilah' Nabs BEC Bigwig

By Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
A sprawling, multiyear operation nabs a suspected SilverTerrier BEC group ringleader, exposing a massive attack infrastructure and sapping the group of a bit of its strength.

  • May 25th 2022 at 20:09

JFrog Launches Project Pyrsia to Help Prevent Software Supply Chain Attacks

Open source software community initiative utilizes blockchain technology.
  • May 25th 2022 at 19:47

Mastercard Launches Cybersecurity β€œExperience Centre”

Experience Centre features emerging Mastercard products and solutions for securing digital payments on a global scale, including those developed locally in Vancouver.
  • May 25th 2022 at 19:44

Qualys to Unveil VMDR 2.0 at Qualys Security Conference in San Francisco

Company will detail enhancements to Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response solution next month.
  • May 25th 2022 at 19:39

Corelight Announces New SaaS Platform for Threat Hunting

Corelight Investigator aids threat hunting and investigation through intelligent alert aggregation, built-in queries and scalable search
  • May 25th 2022 at 19:34

Cybersecurity-Focused SYN Ventures Closes $300 Million Fund II

Cylance co-founder Ryan Permeh has joined full time as an operating partner.
  • May 25th 2022 at 19:28

Vishing Attacks Reach All Time High, According to Latest Agari and PhishLabs Report

According to the findings, vishing attacks have overtaken business email compromise as the second most reported response-based email threat since Q3 2021.
  • May 25th 2022 at 19:25

Zero-Click Zoom Bug Allows Code Execution Just by Sending a Message

By Tara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading
Google has disclosed a nasty set of six bugs affecting Zoom chat that can be chained together for MitM and RCE attacks, no user interaction required.

  • May 25th 2022 at 19:21

Meet the 10 Finalists in the RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox

By Karen Spiegelman, Features Editor
This year's finalists tackle such vital security concerns as permissions management, software supply chain vulnerability, and data governance. Winners will be announced June 6.

  • May 25th 2022 at 19:17

Brexit Leak Site Linked to Russian Hackers

By Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
Purporting to publish leaked emails of pro-Brexit leadership in the UK, a new site's operations have been traced to Russian cyber-threat actors, Google says.

  • May 25th 2022 at 19:07

Spring Cleaning Checklist for Keeping Your Devices Safe at Work

By Alex Lisle, Chief Technology Officer, Kryptowire
Implement zero-trust policies for greater control, use BYOD management tools, and take proactive steps such as keeping apps current and training staff to keep sensitive company data safe and employees' devices secure.

  • May 25th 2022 at 17:00

CLOP Ransomware Activity Spiked in April

By Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
In just one month, the ransomware group's activity rose by 2,100%, a new report finds.

  • May 25th 2022 at 16:52

Industry 4.0 Points Up Need for Improved Security for Manufacturers

By Jordan Kendall, President, Security Compass Advisory
With manufacturing ranking as the fourth most targeted sector, manufacturers that understand their exposure will be able to build the necessary security maturity.

  • May 25th 2022 at 14:00

DDoS Extortion Attack Flagged as Possible REvil Resurgence

By Nathan Eddy, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
A DDoS campaign observed by Akamai from actors claiming to be REvil would represent a major pivot in tactics for the gang.

  • May 25th 2022 at 13:41

DBIR Makes a Case for Passwordless

By Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
Verizon's "2022 Data Breach Investigations Report" repeatedly makes the point that criminals are stealing credentials to carry out their attacks.

  • May 24th 2022 at 23:21

'There's No Ceiling': Ransomware's Alarming Growth Signals a New Era, Verizon DBIR Finds

By Tara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading
Ransomware has become so efficient, and the underground economy so professional, that traditional monetization of stolen data may be on its way out.

  • May 24th 2022 at 22:44

Microsoft Elevation-of-Privilege Vulnerabilities Spiked Again in 2021

By Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
But there was a substantial drop in the overall number of critical vulnerabilities that the company disclosed last year, new analysis shows.

  • May 24th 2022 at 21:43

New Attack Shows Weaponized PDF Files Remain a Threat

By Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
Notable new infection chain uses PDF to embed malicious files, load remote exploits, shellcode encryption, and more, new research shows.

  • May 24th 2022 at 21:13

DeFi Is Getting Pummeled by Cybercriminals

By Becky Bracken, Editor, Dark Reading
Decentralized finance lost $1.8 billion to cyberattacks last year β€” and 80% of those events were the result of vulnerable code, analysts say.

  • May 24th 2022 at 20:15

New Connecticut Privacy Law Makes Path to Compliance More Complex

By Stephen Lawton, Contributing Writer
As states address privacy with ad-hoc laws, corporate compliance teams try to balance yet another set of similar but diverging requirements.

  • May 24th 2022 at 19:33

XM Cyber Adds New Security Capability for Microsoft Active Directory

Company to debut its AD capabilities at the 2022 RSA Conference.
  • May 24th 2022 at 17:56

Strong Password Policy Isn't Enough, Study Shows

By Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
New analysis reveals basic regulatory password requirements fall far short of providing protection from compromise.

  • May 24th 2022 at 17:40

Netskope Expands Data Protection Capabilities to Endpoint Devices and Private Apps

New features include context-aware, zero-trust data protection on local peripherals and devices.
  • May 24th 2022 at 16:01

Nisos Announces $15 Million in Series B Funding Round

New funding led by global cyber investor Paladin Capital Group, alongside existing investors Columbia Capital and Skylab Capital.
  • May 24th 2022 at 15:56

Crypto Hacks Aren't a Niche Concern; They Impact Wider Society

By Steve Forbes, Government Cyber Security Expert, Nominet
Million-dollar crypto heists are becoming more common as the currency starts to go mainstream; prevention and enforcement haven't kept pace.

  • May 24th 2022 at 14:00

Multiple Governments Buying Android Zero-Days for Spying: Google

By Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
An analysis from Google TAG shows that Android zero-day exploits were packaged and sold for state-backed surveillance.

  • May 23rd 2022 at 21:22

QuSecure Carves Out Space in Quantum Cryptography With Its Vision of a Post-RSA World

By Jeffrey Schwartz, Contributing Writer
NIST may be on the brink of revealing which post-quantum computing encryption algorithms it is endorsing, solidifying commercial developments like QuProtect.

  • May 23rd 2022 at 21:13

Malicious Python Repository Package Drops Cobalt Strike on Windows, macOS & Linux Systems

By Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
The PyPI "pymafka" package is the latest example of growing attacker interest in abusing widely used open source software repositories.

  • May 23rd 2022 at 21:03

Linux Trojan XorDdos Attacks Surge, Targeting Cloud, IoT

By Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
Analysts have seen a massive spike in malicious activity by the XorDdos Trojan in the last six months, against Linux cloud and IoT infrastructures .

  • May 23rd 2022 at 18:18

Why the Employee Experience Is Cyber Resilience

By Daniel Riedel, SVP, Strategic Services, Copado
A culture of trust, combined with tools designed around employee experience, can work in tandem to help organizations become more resilient and secure.

  • May 23rd 2022 at 17:38

Valeo Networks Acquires Next I.T.

Next I.T. is the sixth and largest acquisition to date for Valeo Networks.
  • May 23rd 2022 at 14:31

Kingston Digital Releases Touch-Screen Hardware-Encrypted External SSD for Data Protection

IronKey Vault Privacy 80 External SSD safeguards against brute-force attacks and BadUSB with digitally-signed firmware.
  • May 23rd 2022 at 14:28

After the Okta Breach, Diversify Your Sources of Truth

By Gal Diskin, CTO and Co-Founder, Authomize
What subsequent protections do you have in place when your first line of defense goes down?

  • May 23rd 2022 at 14:00

Chatbot Army Deployed in Latest DHL Shipping Phish

By Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
In a new phishing tactic, faux chatbots establish a conversation with victims to guide them to malicious links, researchers say.

  • May 20th 2022 at 19:54

Partial Patching Still Provides Strong Protection Against APTs

By Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
Organizations that deploy updates only after a vulnerability is disclosed apply far fewer updates and do so at a lower cost than those that stay up to date on all of their software, university researchers say.

  • May 20th 2022 at 19:14

Quantum Key Distribution for a Post-Quantum World

By Lee Sattler, Distinguished Engineer in Product Strategy and Operations, Verizon
New versions of QKD use separate wavelengths on the same fiber, improving cost and efficiency, but distance is still a challenge.

  • May 20th 2022 at 18:01

Microsoft Rushes a Fix After May Patch Tuesday Breaks Authentication

By Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
Two of Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates need a do-over after causing certificate-based authentication errors.

  • May 20th 2022 at 16:37

Authentication Is Static, Yet Attackers Are Dynamic: Filling the Critical Gap

By Gunnar Peterson, CISO, Forter
To succeed against dynamic cybercriminals, organizations must go multiple steps further and build a learning system that evolves over time to keep up with attacker tactics.

  • May 20th 2022 at 14:00

New Open Source Project Brings Consistent Identity Access to Multicloud

By Fahmida Y. Rashid, Managing Editor, Features, Dark Reading
Hexa and IDQL allow organizations using cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform to apply consistent access policy across all applications, regardless of environment.

  • May 20th 2022 at 12:23

More Than 1,000 Cybersecurity Career Pursuers Complete the (ISC)Β² Entry-Level Cybersecurity Certification Pilot Exam

New professional certification program establishes a pathway into the workforce for students and career changers by demonstrating their foundational knowledge, skills and abilities to employers.
  • May 19th 2022 at 21:47
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