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7 Critical Cloud Threats Facing the Enterprise in 2023

By: Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributor, Dark Reading — February 9th 2023 at 20:45
From shadow data to misconfigurations, and overpermissioning to multicloud sprawl, Dark Reading's cloud security slideshow helps security pros understand the threat horizon.

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Kaspersky Finds Growing Number of Parents Experiencing Ransomware Attacks on Children's Schools

— February 9th 2023 at 20:24
Schools paying higher ransoms and seeing longer closures, according to survey of parents.
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Cryptographers Decode Secret Letters of Mary, Queen of Scots

By: Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading — February 9th 2023 at 19:53
Nearly a half-millennium after her execution, encrypted letters from the imprisoned royal offer a fascinating look into early cryptography.

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Phishing Surges Ahead, as ChatGPT & AI Loom

By: Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributor, Dark Reading — February 9th 2023 at 18:52
AI and phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) kits are making it easier for threat actors to create malicious email campaigns, which continue to target high-volume applications using popular brand names.

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NIST Picks IoT Standard for Small Electronics Cybersecurity

By: Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading — February 9th 2023 at 18:10
NIST announces that it will use Ascon as a cryptography standard for lightweight IoT device protection.

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In Perfect Harmony: Cybersecurity Regulation Harmonization

By simplifying compliance management, security and risk teams can focus on managing operational risk, not compliance risk — and better counter threats.

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Twitter Implements API Paywall, but Will That Solve Its Enormous Bot Crisis?

By: Nate Nelson, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading — February 9th 2023 at 16:47
Restricting the Twitter API will have implications across Twitter, the broader Internet, and society, experts say. Is there a cybersecurity silver lining, or will threat actors pay to play?

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Lessons From the Cold War: How Quality Trumps Quantity in Cybersecurity

High-quality tools and standards remain critical components in cybersecurity efforts even as budgets decline. It's important that staff knows response procedures and their roles, and also communicates well.

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CISA Releases Recovery Script for Victims of ESXiArgs Ransomware

By: Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading — February 8th 2023 at 22:31
The malware has affected thousands of VMware ESXi hypervisors in the last few days.

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Jailbreak Trick Breaks ChatGPT Content Safeguards

By: Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading — February 8th 2023 at 22:05
Jailbreak command creates ChatGPT alter ego DAN, willing to create content outside of its own content restriction controls.

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Building Up IAM in a Multicloud World

By: Karen Spiegelman, Features Editor — February 8th 2023 at 21:37
In the cloud-first world, the security goal is to ensure only qualified users can access information across clouds.

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Exclu Shutdown Underscores Outsized Role Messaging Apps Play in Cybercrime

Apps like Telegram, WhatsApp, and Discord are a hotbed of cybercriminal communication and scams.

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ActZero Unveils Next-Generation MDR Platform

— February 8th 2023 at 20:20
Latest release gives small and mid-sized enterprises AI-driven analysis tools and unified visibility across IT environments for stronger ransomware protection.
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Skybox Security Appoints Cybersecurity Veteran Mordecai Rosen as CEO

— February 8th 2023 at 20:00
Skybox closes $50 million in financing to drive growth of its SaaS-based security platform.
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SecuriThings Brings Managed Service Capabilities to Physical Security, With New Managed Service Platform

— February 8th 2023 at 18:50
Platform opens new opportunities for managed service providers to manage, visualize, and secure customer devices from a single pane of glass, including automated maintenance and other operations.
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GAO Calls for Action to Protect Cybersecurity of Critical Energy, Communications Networks

By: Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading — February 8th 2023 at 18:45
Enhanced industrial control systems cybersecurity for energy and communications sector among top recommendations in new GAO cybersecurity assessment.

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Gigamon Exits NDR Market, Sells ThreatInsight Business to Fortinet

Omdia has learned that Gigamon sold its ThreatInsight NDR business to Fortinet for approximately $31 million. The deal highlights what may be a pivot point for the NDR market.

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Toyota Global Supply Chain Portal Flaw Put Hacker in the Driver's Seat

By: Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributor, Dark Reading — February 8th 2023 at 18:00
The automaker closed a hole that allowed a security researcher to gain system administrator access to more than 14,000 corporate and partner accounts and troves of sensitive data.

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It Isn't Time to Worry About Quantum Computing Just Yet

Don't let something that's a decade away distract you from today's cyber threats.

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Why ChatGPT Isn't a Death Sentence for Cyber Defenders

By: Jose Lopez, Principal Data Scientist, Mimecast — February 8th 2023 at 15:00
Generative AI combined with user awareness training creates a security alliance that can let organizations work protected from ChatGPT.

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Why Some Cloud Services Vulnerabilities Are So Hard to Fix

By: Karen Spiegelman, Features Editor — February 8th 2023 at 13:00
Five months after AWS customers were alerted about three vulnerabilities, nearly none had plugged the holes. The reasons why underline a need for change.

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How to Optimize Your Cyber Insurance Coverage

By: Microsoft Security, Microsoft — February 8th 2023 at 13:00
From prevention and detection processes to how you handle policy information, having strong cyber insurance coverage can help mitigate cybersecurity attacks.

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Cloud Apps Still Demand Way More Privileges Than They Use

By: Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading — February 7th 2023 at 23:35
Hackers can't steal a credential that doesn't exist.

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'Money Lover' Finance App Exposes User Data

By: Nate Nelson, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading — February 7th 2023 at 22:54
A broken access control vulnerability could have led to dangerous follow-on attacks for users of the money-management app.

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Fresh, Buggy Clop Ransomware Variant Targets Linux Systems

By: Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading — February 7th 2023 at 22:21
For the moment, victims can decrypt data without paying a ransom. But Clop is a ransomware variant that has caused havoc on Windows systems, so that's bound to change.

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DPRK Using Unpatched Zimbra Devices to Spy on Researchers

By: Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading — February 7th 2023 at 21:05
Lazarus Group used a known Zimbra bug to steal data from medical and energy researchers.

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New Banking Trojan Targeting 100M Pix Payment Platform Accounts

By: Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading — February 7th 2023 at 19:18
New malware demonstrates how threat actors are pivoting toward payment platform attacks, researchers say.

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Ongoing VMware ESXi Ransomware Attack Highlights Inherent Virtualization Risks

By: Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributor, Dark Reading — February 7th 2023 at 18:06
The global assault on vulnerable VMware hypervisors may have been mitigated by updating to the latest version of the product, but patch management is only part of the story.

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With TikTok Bans, the Time for Operational Governance Is Now

Emerging risks and trends need to be monitored, but cybersecurity challenges can be fixed with a focus on the fundamentals.

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Backdoor in Dingo Cryptocurrency Allows Creator to Steal (Nearly) Everything

By: Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading — February 7th 2023 at 17:44
A tax variable in the software implementing the Dingo Token allows the creators to charge 99% in fees per transaction, essentially stealing funds, an analysis finds.

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5 Ways to Survive Scam Season — or Rather, Tax Season

Security pros need to look beyond user education to find and disarm fraudulent actors.

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Keeping KillNet at Bay: Use the IP Address Blocklist

By: Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading — February 7th 2023 at 01:00
Security teams can use a blocklist containing tens of thousands of proxy IP addresses used by the pro-Russian hacktivist group to defend their organizations from DDoS attacks.

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A Fool With a Tool Is Still a Fool: A Cyber Take

By: Tony Fergusson, CISO EMEA, Zscaler — February 7th 2023 at 08:00
New tech often requires new thinking — but that's harder to install.

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Crypto Drainers Are Ready to Ransack Investor Wallets

By: Becky Bracken, Editor, Dark Reading — February 6th 2023 at 22:20
Cryptocurrency drainers are the latest hot ticket being used in a string of lucrative cyberattacks aimed at virtual currency investors.

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Global Ransomware Attack on VMware EXSi Hypervisors Continues to Spread

By: Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading — February 6th 2023 at 22:11
The fresh "ESXiArgs" malware is exploiting a 2-year-old RCE security vulnerability (tracked as CVE-2021-21974), resulting in thousands of unpatched servers falling prey to the campaign.

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Cybercrime Shows No Signs of Slowing Down

Look for recent trends in attacks, strategies, and vulnerabilities to continue gaining steam throughout 2023.

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Patching & Passwords Lead the Problem Pack for Cyber-Teams

By: Nathan Eddy, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading — February 6th 2023 at 19:18
Despite growing awareness, organizations remain plagued with unpatched vulnerabilities and weaknesses in credential policies.

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Unleash the Full Potential of Zero-Trust Security

The demand is unmistakeable and the business case is readily justified — it's time to implement zero trust.

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Predictions For Securing Today's Hybrid Workforce

Since requirements differ for users who work both from home and in the office, policies — and underlying technology — must adapt.

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Name That Edge Toon: For the Birds

By: John Klossner, Cartoonist — February 6th 2023 at 15:00
Come up with a clever caption, and our panel of experts will reward the winner with a $25 Amazon gift card.

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How Cybercriminals Are Operationalizing Money Laundering and What to Do About It

It's time to share threat intelligence and prioritize digital literacy and cyber hygiene to stem the rising money laundering tide.

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Iran-Backed Actor Behind 'Holy Souls' Cyberattack on Charlie Hebdo, Microsoft Says

By: Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading — February 3rd 2023 at 21:41
The January attack was in retaliation for the satirical French magazine's decision to launch a cartoon contest to lampoon Iran's Supreme Leader.

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What CISOs Can Do About Brand Impersonation Scam Sites

Apply these nine tips to proactively fight fraudulent websites that use your brand to rip people off.

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Scores of Redis Servers Infested by Sophisticated Custom-Built Malware

By: Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading — February 3rd 2023 at 16:00
At least 1,200 Redis servers worldwide have been infected with "HeadCrab" cryptominers since 2021.

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