Dark Reading Daily -- September 03, 2019

Google Uncovers Massive iPhone Attack Campaign

A group of hacked websites has been silently compromising fully patched iPhones for at least two years, Project Zero reports.

Overburdened SOC Analysts Shift Priorities

Many SOC analysts are starting to shut off high-alert features to keep pace with the volume, new study shows.

ISAC 101: Unlocking the Power of Information

How information sharing and analysis centers provide contextual threat information by creating communities that helps security professionals and their organizations grow in maturity and capability.

To Navigate a Sea of Cybersecurity Solutions, Learn How to Fish

Three steps for relieving the pressure of picking the right tools.

@jack Got Hacked: Twitter CEO's Tweets Hijacked

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's Twitter account was, apparently, hijacked for roughly 20 minutes and used for a racist rant.

New Credential-Theft Attack Weaponizes DNS

The recently discovered campaign sends stolen data out of the network as part of a DNS query.

Fancy Bear Dons Plain Clothes to Try to Defeat Machine Learning

An analysis of a sample published by the US government shows Russian espionage group APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, has stripped down its initial infector in an attempt to defeat ML-based defenses.

WannaCry Remains No. 1 Ransomware Weapon

Of all of the ransomware variants spotted targeting victims in the first half of 2019, the infamous WannaCry was by far the most prevalent, according to Trend Micro's detection data.

Privacy 2019: We're Not Ready

To facilitate the innovative use of data and unlock the benefits of new technologies, we need privacy not just in the books but also on the ground.

EDITORS' CHOICE

7 Breaches & Hacks That Throw Shade on Biometric Security

Stolen fingerprints, fake hands, voice synthetization, and other nefarious techniques show biometrics has plenty of challenges.

NEW FROM THE EDGE

'It Saved Our Community': 16 Realistic Ransomware Defenses for Cities

Practical steps municipal governments can take to better prevent and respond to ransomware infections.

7 Threats & Disruptive Forces Changing the Face of Cybersecurity