Dark Reading Daily -- December 06, 2017

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December 06, 2017

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Bitcoin Sites Become Hot Targets for DDoS Attacks

The Bitcoin industry is now one of the top 10 most-targeted industries for DDoS campaigns. Price manipulation could be one goal, Imperva says.

Study: Simulated Attacks Uncover Real-World Problems in IT Security

Some 70% of simulated attacks on real networks were able to move laterally within the network, while more than half infiltrated the perimeter and exfiltrated data.

Improve Signal-to-Noise Ratio with 'Content Curation:' 5 Steps

By intelligently managing signatures, correlation rules, filters and searches, you can see where your security architecture falls down, and how your tools can better defend the network.

Android Developer Tools Contain Vulnerabilities

Several of the most popular cloud-based and downloadable tools Android developers use are affected.

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6 Personality Profiles of White-Hat Hackers

From making the Internet safer to promoting their security careers, bug bounty hunters have a broad range of motivators for hacking - most just like the challenge.

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Partner Perspectives

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

'Reaper': The Professional Bot Herder's Thingbot

Is it malicious? So far it's hard to tell. For now it's a giant blinking red light in security researchers faces warning us that we'd better figure out how to secure the Internet of Things.

'Goldilocks' Legislation Aims to Clean up IoT Security

The proposed Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 is not too hard, not too soft, and might be just right.

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