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Wednesday August 8, 2018

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HIGHLIGHTS:

- The ABCs of Hacking a Voting Machine
- Mastering MITRE's ATT&CK Matrix
- Dark Reading News Desk Live at Black Hat USA 2018
- 6 Drivers of Mental and Emotional Stress in Infosec
- Cracking Cortana: The Dangers of Flawed Voice Assistants
- 6 Ways DevOps Can Supercharge Security

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TOP STORIES
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- The ABCs of Hacking a Voting Machine
A hacker who successfully infiltrated a voting machine at last year's DEF CON demonstrates at Black Hat USA how he did it, an what he later found stored on other decommissioned WinVote machines.
https://www.darkreading.com/iot/the-abcs-of-hacking-a-voting-machine/d/d-id/1332386

- Mastering MITRE's ATT&CK Matrix
This breakdown of Mitre's model for cyberattacks and defense can help organizations understand the stages of attack events and, ultimately, build better security.
https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/mastering-mitres-attandck-matrix/d/d-id/1332460

- Dark Reading News Desk Live at Black Hat USA 2018
Watch here Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. ET to see over 40 live video interviews straight from the Black Hat USA conference in Las Vegas.
https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/dark-reading-news-desk-live-at-black-hat-usa-2018-/d/d-id/1332471

- 6 Drivers of Mental and Emotional Stress in Infosec
Pressure comes in many forms but often with the same end result: stress and burnout within the security community.
https://www.darkreading.com/careers-and-people/6-drivers-of-mental-and-emotional-stress-in-infosec/d/d-id/1332195

- Cracking Cortana: The Dangers of Flawed Voice Assistants
https://www.darkreading.com/operations/cracking-cortana-the-dangers-of-flawed-voice-assistants/d/d-id/1332126
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Researchers at Black Hat USA show how vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Cortana highlight the need to balance security with convenience.

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LATEST NEWS
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- 6 Ways DevOps Can Supercharge Security
Security teams have a huge opportunity to make major inroads by embracing the DevOps movement.
https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/privacy/6-ways-devops-can-supercharge-security/d/d-id/1332411

- Google Details Tech Built into Shielded VMs
Specialized virtual machines, recently released in beta mode, ensure cloud workloads haven't been compromised.
https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/google-details-tech-built-into-shielded-vms/d/d-id/1332493

- Are You Keeping Up with Social-Engineering Attacks?
Increasingly sophisticated threats require a mix of people, processes, and technology safeguards.
https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/it-managers-are-you-keeping-up-with-social-engineering-attacks/a/d-id/1332423

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TODAY'S EVENTS
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- August 8: Black Hat Keynote: Project Zero Manager & Director of Engineering at Google, Parisa Tabriz 12:00PM ET/9:00am PT
https://www.blackhat.com/us-18/briefings/schedule/index.html#optimistic-dissatisfaction-with-the-status-quo-steps-we-must-take-to-improve-security-in-complex-landscapes-11956

Watch Keynote Livestream on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py2qmGbyhlw

- August 8: Black Hat Briefings
https://www.blackhat.com/us-18/briefings.html

- August 8: Black Hat Health and Wellness
https://www.blackhat.com/us-18/wellness.html

- August 8: Business Hall
https://www.blackhat.com/us-18/business-hall.html

- August 8: Parties & Networking Events
https://www.blackhat.com/us-18/parties.html

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RESOURCES
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- The Biggest Cybersecurity Breaches of 2018 (So Far)
Dark Reading's July Tech Digest explores the nine biggest cybersecurity breaches of the first half of 2018
https://www.informationweek.com/whitepaper/cybersecurity/security/the-biggest-cybersecurity-breaches-of-2018-(so-far)/399463?

- [Strategic Security Report] How Enterprises Are Attacking the IT Security Problem
This report, one of three to come out of Dark Reading's annual Strategic Security Survey, offers insight on how security professionals plan to invest in cybersecurity, and how they are prioritizing their resources.
http://www.informationweek.com/whitepaper/cybersecurity/security-monitoring/[strategic-security-report]-how-enterprises-are-attacking-the-cybersecurity-challenge/390403?

- INsecurity 2018 A Dark Reading Conference | October 23-25 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago
INsecurity is for the defenders of enterprise security tasked with protecting critical data from cyber threats If will offer real-world case studies, peer sharing and practical, actionable content for IT teams and professionals seeking better, more effective practices for defending enterprise data.
https://insecurity.com/?_mc=we_x_dr_le_tsnr_insec_x_x-drlebox

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