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 August 18, 2018
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2018 Pwnie Awards: Who Pwned, Who Got Pwned
A team of security experts round up the best and worst of the year in cybersecurity at Black Hat 2018.
Exploring, Exploiting Active Directory Admin Flaws
Common methods AD administrators use to protect their environments can easily be exploited. Here's how.
The 5 Challenges of Detecting Fileless Malware Attacks
Simply applying file-based tools and expectations to fileless attacks is a losing strategy. Security teams must also understand the underlying distinctions between the two.
Australian Teen Hacked Apple Network
The 16-year-old made off with 90 gigs of sensitive data.
Necurs Botnet Goes Phishing for Banks
A new Necurs botnet campaign targets thousands of banks with a malicious file dropping the FlawedAmmyy remote-access Trojan.
Researcher Finds MQTT Hole in IoT Defenses
A commonly used protocol provides a gaping backdoor when misconfigured.
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Hacker Unlocks 'God Mode' and Shares the 'Key'
A researcher proves that it's possible to break the most fundamental security on some CPUs.

Microsoft ADFS Vulnerability Lets Attackers Bypass MFA
The flaw lets an attacker use the same second factor to bypass multifactor authentication for any account on the same ADFS service.

Open Source Software Poses a Real Security Threat
It's true that open source software has many benefits, but it also has weak points. These four practical steps can help your company stay safer.

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EDITORS' CHOICE

6 Eye-Raising Third-Party Breaches
This year's headlines have featured a number of high-profile exposures caused by third parties working on behalf of major brands.
From the Dark Reading News Desk at BHUSA

Crowd-sourcing Threat Intelligence & Response Guidance
AlienVault SVP Russ Spitler encourages participation in the large-scale crowdsourced OTX threat intelligence community - as well as the rich expertise of "crowd-curated" response guidance.
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    Hear a top expert review useful definitions of AI & ML terms, and discuss some practical applications of the technology that might speed your incident reaction time and improve your use of IT security staff resources.

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Boosting Security Effectiveness with 'Adjuvants'
How integrating corporate resources like the IT help desk, system administration, quality assurance and HR can breathe new life into your security program.

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