Dark Reading Daily -- October 08, 2024

CISOs' cash compensation tops $400,000 now, but the high pay comes with struggles, rapidly changing responsibilities, and tight budgets.

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CISO Paychecks: Worth the Growing Security Headaches?

CISOs' cash compensation tops $400,000 now, but the high pay comes with struggles, rapidly changing responsibilities, and tight budgets.

GorillaBot Goes Ape With 300K Cyberattacks Worldwide

Among those affected by all this monkeying around with DDoS in September were some 4,000 organizations in the US.

Salt Typhoon APT Subverts Law Enforcement Wiretapping: Report

The Chinese state-sponsored cyberattack threat managed to infiltrate the "lawful intercept" network connections that police use in criminal investigations.

Malicious Chrome Extensions Skate Past Google's Updated Security

Google's Manifest V3 offers better privacy and security controls for browser extensions than the previous M2, but too many lax permissions and gaps remain.

Single HTTP Request Can Exploit 6M WordPress Sites

The popular LiteSpeed Cache plug-in is vulnerable to unauthenticated privilege escalation via a dangerous XSS flaw.

What the White House Should Do Next for Cyber Regulation

Creating a new office of cyber-regulation strategy is the government's best opportunity to improve security and to protect Americans in an increasingly dangerous world.

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Insider Threat Damage Balloons as Visibility Gaps Widen A growing number of organizations are taking longer to get back on their feet after an attack, and they're paying high price tags to do so — up to $2M or more. Near-'perfctl' Fileless Malware Targets Millions of Linux Servers Armed with a staggering arsenal of at least 20,000 different exploits for various Linux server misconfigurations, perfctl is everywhere, annoying, and tough to get rid of. Cybersecurity Is Serious — but It Doesn't Have to Be Boring Thoughtfully applied, humor breaks through security fatigue, increases engagement, and fosters a culture of security awareness. The Future of AI Safety: California's Vetoed Bill & What Comes Next Although the veto was a setback, it highlights key debates in the emerging field of AI governance and the potential for California to shape the future of AI regulation. MORE

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iPhone 'VoiceOver' Feature Could Read Passwords Aloud

CVE-2024-44204 is one of two new Apple iOS security vulnerabilities that showcase an unexpected coming together of privacy snafus and accessibility features.

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