Dark Reading Daily -- February 22, 2019

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February 22, 2019

LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY

Cyber Extortionists Can Earn $360,000 a Year

Extortion scams capitalize on compromised credentials, sensitive data, and technical vulnerabilities on Internet-facing applications to pressure victims to pay up.

Researchers Propose New Approach to Address Online Password-Guessing Attacks

Recommended best practices not effective against certain types of attacks, they say.

Why Cybersecurity Burnout Is Real (and What to Do About It)

The constant stresses from advanced malware to zero-day vulnerabilities can easily turn into employee overload with potentially dangerous consequences. Here's how to turn down the pressure.

Attack Campaign Experiments with Rapid Changes in Email Lure Content

It's like polymorphic behavior - only the changes are in the email lures themselves, with randomized changes to headers, subject lines, and body content.

Human Negligence to Blame for the Majority of Insider Threats

In 98% of the assessments conducted for its research, Dtex found employees exposed proprietary company information on the Web - a 20% jump from 2018.

New Free Tool Scans for Chrome Extension Safety

CRXcavator scans extensions in real time based on factors including permissions, external calls, and third-party libraries.

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HOT TOPICS
High Stress Levels Impacting CISOs Physically, Mentally Some have even turned to alcohol and medication to cope with pressure. ICS/SCADA Attackers Up Their Game With attackers operating more aggressively and stealthily, some industrial network operators are working to get a jump on the threats. The Anatomy of a Lazy Phish A security engineer breaks down how easy it is for unskilled attackers to trick an unsuspecting user to submit credentials to a phishing site. MORE

EDITORS' CHOICE

6 Tax Season Tips for Security Pros

Here are some practical ways to ensure your company's safety as Uncle Sam comes calling.

Security Analysts Are Only Human

SOC security analysts shoulder the largest cybersecurity burden. Automation is the way to circumvent the unavoidable human factor. Third in a six-part series.

Tech Resources

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How to Use AI & Machine Learning to Improve Security
A top expert offers useful definitions of terms and discusses practical applications of the AI and ML technology that might speed your incident reaction time and improve your use of IT security staff resources.
Practical Cyber Defense for ICS
In this Dark Reading webinar, top experts offer insight on the threat posed to Industrial control systems (ICS) systems, and how you can expand your security strategies to protect them.

Partner Perspectives

An Industry In Transition: Key Tech Trends In 2018

Get Smart About Network Segmentation & Traffic Routing

Through a combination of intelligent segmentation and traffic routing to tools, you can gain much better visibility into your network. Here's how.

Boosting Security Effectiveness with 'Adjuvants'

How integrating corporate resources like the IT help desk, system administration, quality assurance and HR can breathe new life into your security program.

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R-CISC Changes Name to Retail and Hospitality ISAC

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Illusive Networks Introduces Interactive Cyber Intelligence to Defend Organizations Against Human Attackers

K2 Cyber Security Unveils Cloud Workload Protection Platform to Prevent Zero-Day Attacks in Real Time

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