Dark Reading Daily -- September 22, 2020

5 Steps to Greater Cyber Resiliency

Work from home isn't going away anytime soon, and the increased vulnerability means cyber resiliency will continue to be critical to business resiliency.

Remote Work Exacerbating Data Sprawl

More than three-quarters of IT executives worry that data sprawl puts their data at risk, especially with employees working from insecure home networks, survey finds.

Hacking Yourself: Marie Moe and Pacemaker Security

Future consumer devices, including pacemakers, should be built with security from the start.

'Dark Overlord' Cyber Extortionist Pleads Guilty

Nathan Wyatt was sentenced to five years in prison after changing a previously not guilty plea.

Patch by Tonight: CISA Issues Emergency Directive for Critical Netlogon Flaw

The directive requires all federal agencies to apply a patch for Windows Netlogon vulnerability CVE-2020-1472 by midnight on Sept. 21.

COVID-19: Latest Security News & Commentary

Check out Dark Reading's updated, exclusive news and commentary surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.

CISA Issues Alert for Microsoft Netlogon Vulnerability

CISA has issued an alert following the discovery of publicly available exploit code for Windows elevation of privilege flaw CVE-2020-1472.

Deadly Ransomware Story Continues to Unfold

A ransomware attack with fatal consequences is attracting notice and comment from around the world.

h2c Smuggling: A New 'Devastating' Kind of HTTP Request

The newly discovered form of HTTP request smuggling could have widespread impact because any proxy can be affected, researchers say. Here's what infosec pros should know.

EDITORS' CHOICE

A Hacker's Playlist

Nine security researchers share their favorite songs and genres.

Time for CEOs to Stop Enabling China's Blatant IP Theft

Protecting intellectual property in the name of US economic and national security should be part of every company's fiduciary duty.

NEW FROM THE EDGE

Defending Against Deepfakes: From Tells to Crypto

Detecting doctored media has become tricky -- and risky -- business. Here's how organizations can better protect themselves from fake video, audio, and other forms of content.

7 New Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities That Could Put Your Enterprise at Risk