Dark Reading Daily -- March 02, 2020

6 Truths About Disinformation Campaigns

Disinformation goes far beyond just influencing election outcomes. Here's what security pros need to know.

Educating Educators: Microsoft's Tips for Security Awareness Training

Microsoft's director of security education and awareness shares his approach to helping train employees in defensive practices.

Exploitation, Phishing Top Worries for Mobile Users

Reports find that mobile malware appears on the decline, but the exploitation of vulnerabilities along with phishing has led to a rise in compromises, experts say.

Latest Security News from RSAC 2020

Check out Dark Reading's updated, exclusive coverage of the news and security themes that are dominating RSA Conference 2020 in San Francisco.

Reducing Risk with Data Minimization

Putting your company on a data diet that reduces the amount of the sensitive data you store or use is a smart way to achieve compliance with GDPR and CCPA.

New Trickbot Delivery Method Focuses on Windows 10

Researchers discover attackers abusing the latest version of the remote desktop ActiveX control class introduced for Windows 10.

5 Ways to Up Your Threat Management Game

Good security programs start with a mindset that it's not about the tools, it's what you do with them. Here's how to get out of a reactive fire-drill mode with vulnerability management.

Kr00k Wi-Fi Vulnerability Affected a Billion Devices

Routers and devices with Broadcom and Cypress Wi-Fi chipsets could be forced to sometimes use encryption keys consisting of all zeroes. Now patched, the issue affected a billion devices, including those from Amazon, Apple, Google, and Samsung.

How We Enabled Ransomware to Become a Multibillion-Dollar Industry

As an industry, we must move beyond one-dimensional approaches to assessing ransomware exposures. Asking these four questions will help.

EDITORS' CHOICE

7 Tips to Improve Your Employees' Mobile Security

Security experts discuss the threats putting mobile devices at risk and how businesses can better defend against them.

Commonsense Security: Leveraging Dialogue & Collaboration for Better Decisions

Sometimes, good old-fashioned tools can help an enterprise create a cost-effective risk management strategy.

NEW FROM THE EDGE

Tense Talk About Supply Chain Risk Yields Few Answers

RSA panelists locked horns over whether the ban preventing US government agencies from doing business with Huawei is unfairly singling out the Chinese telecom giant.

6 Emerging Cyber Threats That Enterprises Face in 2020