Dark Reading Daily -- April 29, 2020

5-Year-Long Cyber Espionage Campaign Hid in Google Play

OceanLotus targeted Android devices in the so-called PhantomLance campaign.

Continued Use of Python 2 Will Heighten Security Risks

With support for the programming language no longer available, organizations should port to Python 3, security researches say.

New Startup Accurics Tackles Cloud Infrastructure Security

Accurics offers a free product to prevent "drift" between infrastructure defined through code and infrastructure running in the cloud.

What's Your Cybersecurity Architecture Integration Business Plan?

To get the most out of your enterprise cybersecurity products, they need to work together. But getting those products talking to each other isn't easy.

Increased Credential Threats in the Age of Uncertainty

Three things your company should do to protect credentials during the coronavirus pandemic.

Security Pros Reassigned to IT Tasks in Coronavirus Pandemic

Most security practitioners surveyed say their job functions have changed during the pandemic, and 90% are now working remotely full time.

Rapid7 Announces Plan to Buy DivvyCloud

The purchase will boost Rapid7's multicloud capabilities.

White-Hat Hackers Help 'Fold' COVID-19 Proteins

A grassroots effort provides scientists with computing power to help simulate the novel coronavirus' proteins and come up with therapeutic solutions for the disease.

Apple iOS Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Exploited in Targeted Attacks

One of the flaws is remotely exploitable with no user interaction needed, ZecOps says.

Microsoft Patches Dangerous Teams Vulnerability

CyberArk says issue would have allowed attackers to take over Teams accounts using a malicious GIF.

EDITORS' CHOICE

Top 10 Cyber Incident Response Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

From lack of planning to rushing the closure of incidents, these mistakes seriously harm IR effectiveness.

5 Big Lessons from the Work-from-Home SOC

Accustomed to working in the same room, security teams now must find ways to operate effectively in the new remote reality.

NEW FROM THE EDGE

Will the Pandemic Complicate Cyber Insurance Claims?

While quarantined workers are keeping safe at home, they could be jeopardizing your insurance policy.

6 Emerging Cyber Threats That Enterprises Face in 2020