Dark Reading Daily -- December 18, 2017

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December 18, 2017

LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY

Advanced Deception: How It Works & Why Attackers Hate It

While cyberattacks continue to grow, deception-based technology is providing accurate and scalable detection and response to in-network threats.

19 M California Voter Records Held for Ransom in MongoDB Attack

The records were first exposed in an unsecured MongoDB database, continuing a cyber-extortion trend.

Lazarus Group Targets Bitcoin Company

The cybercrime group blamed for attacks on the SWIFT financial network launches a spearphishing campaign to steal employee credentials at a London cryptocurrency company.

Mobile Device Makers Increasingly Embrace Bug Bounty Programs

Samsung is the latest to join a small group of smartphone makers to cast their net wide on catching vulnerabilities in their devices.

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HOT TOPICS
80% of Americans Admit to Risky Cybersecurity Behaviors Nearly half of survey respondents use unsecured WiFi networks and a third open unsolicited email attachment, a report finds. BlueBorne Attack Highlights Flaws in Linux, IoT Security Bluetooth vulnerabilities let attackers control devices running Linux or any OS derived from it, putting much of the Internet of Things at risk, including popular consumer products. TRITON Attacker Disrupts ICS Operations, While Botching Attempt to Cause Physical Damage TRITON malware is discovered after an attack on a safety monitoring system accidentally triggered the shutdown of an industrial process at an undisclosed organization. MORE

EDITORS' CHOICE

Why Hackers Are in Such High Demand, and How They're Affecting Business Culture

White hat hackers bring value to organizations and help them defend against today's advanced threats.

8 Steps for Building an IT Security Career Path Program

A cybersecurity career-path program can help with talent retention and recruitment.

Tech Resources

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Analytics for Omnichannel Success
Why are some retailers outperforming the competition? What secrets do the top Omnichannel retailers share? Join AllAnalytics Radio as we welcome retail experts Brian Kilcourse and Paula Rosenblum to share the results of their research on how some retailers are ...
How Upwork Cut Zero-Day File Attacks by 70%
Upwork has millions of clients and freelancers that have to upload and download many files to and from the platform, over a million files per day by their estimation. Upwork selected data sanitization (CDR) in order to remove threats from ...

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Partner Perspectives

Is a Good Offense the Best Defense Against Hackers?

A proposed new law could make it legal for companies to hack back against attacker. But will it work?

Why Third-Party Security Is your Security

Managing third-party risk isn't just a good idea, in many cases, it's the law. This security framework can help you minimize the threat.

The Good News about Breaches: It Wasn't You this Time

Somewhere in every application there is a vulnerability waiting to be exploited. You can attack the problem by having the right mindset and answering two simple questions

FEATURED REPORTS

2017 State of IT Report
In today's technology-driven world, "innovation" has become a basic expectation. IT leaders are tasked with making technical magic, improving customer experience, and boosting the bottom line -- yet often without any increase to the IT budget. How are organizations striking ...
The State of Ransomware
Ransomware has become one of the most prevalent new cybersecurity threats faced by today's enterprises. This new report from Dark Reading includes feedback from IT and IT security professionals about their organization's ransomware experiences, defense plans, and malware challenges. Find ...

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Pwnie Express Secures $8 Million in New Funding

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CyberX Adds Secure Remote Access Integration for Critical Industrial Networks

Karamba Security Invited to Join Auto-ISAC Industry Alliance and Present its Cyberattack Prevention at First Annual Summit

Leidos Partners with SecurityMatters for Passive Monitoring of Cyber Threats

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