Dark Reading Daily -- May 21, 2020

7 Security Pros: What My Nontraditional Background Brings to the Job

Job experience and degrees outside of the cybersecurity or IT world can provide invaluable diversity of thinking and problem-solving.

Centralized Contact Tracing Raises Concerns Among Privacy-Conscious Citizens

The long debate over whether encryption and anonymity shield too much criminal behavior also has staged a resurgence.

60% of Insider Threats Involve Employees Planning to Leave

Researchers shows most "flight-risk" employees planning to leave an organization tend to start stealing data two to eight weeks before they go.

Coronavirus-Themed Phishing Fears Largely Overblown, Researchers Say

As COVID-19-themed spam rises, phishing-not so much. An analysis of newly registered domains finds that only 2.4% are actually phishing sites aiming to steal credentials.

Digital Transformation Risks in Front-end Code

Why making every front-end developer a DevSecOps expert will lead to a more holistic approach to web and native application security.

Microsoft Warns of Vulnerability Affecting Windows DNS Server

A new security advisory addresses a vulnerability that could be exploited to cause a denial-of-service attack.

Offers to Sell Enterprise Network Access Surge on Dark Web

In contrast, Q1 2019 saw more interest in selling and buying access to individual servers.

The 3 Top Cybersecurity Myths & What You Should Know

With millions of employees now attempting to work from home, it's vital to challenge misconceptions about cybersecurity.

Microsoft Patch for Reverse RDP Flaw Leaves Room for Other Attacks

Fix released in February is Microsoft's second pass at fully addressing issue that Check Point first disclosed at Black Hat USA last summer.

UK Supercomputing Service ARCHER Still Offline After Monday Attack

Incident comes amid US warnings about Chinese cybergroups targeting organizations involved in COVID-19-related research.

EDITORS' CHOICE

Is Zero Trust the Best Answer to the COVID-19 Lockdown?

Enterprises need to recognize that remote access and other pandemic-related security challenges cannot be fixed with buzzwords or silver-bullet security tools.

COVID-19: Latest Security News & Commentary

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

How Cybersecurity Incident Response Programs Work (and Why Some Don't)