Dark Reading Daily -- February 15, 2017

Darkness & Hope On Display At RSA Conference Keynotes

Attendees start morning with John Lithgow telling them 'Look at how your light shines together.'

The 10 Most Cyber-Exposed Cities In The US

At RSAC, Trend Micro researchers showcase municipalities with the highest percentage of discoverable devices and systems connected via the public Internet.

CrowdStrike Fails In Bid To Stop NSS Labs From Publishing Test Results At RSA

NSS results are based on incomplete and materially incorrect data, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz says.

Microsoft President Says Tech Industry Should Be 'Neutral Digital Switzerland'

RSA Conference: Brad Smith also says the world needs a "Digital Geneva Convention" to establish the international rules for nation-state cyber conflict.

Why Identity Has Become A Top Concern For CSOs

Seven of the world's top security leaders share their fears and challenges around the critical new role of identity in the fight against cyber adversaries.

Windows Can Help Mirai Botnet Spread

Windows computers may allow cybercriminals to spread the Mirai infection by searching for other vulnerable devices.

JPMorgan Breach: New Witness Delays Trial Of Bitcoin Exchange Suspects

Trial proceedings of pastor Trevon Gross and Yuri Lebedev has been delayed; jury selection will take place Feb. 14.

'Shock And Awe' Ransomware Attacks Multiply

Ransomware attackers are getting more aggressive, destructive, and unpredictable.

Verizon Data Breach Digest Triangulates Humanity Inside Security

The 99-page report breaks out 16 different attack scenarios and specifies the target, sophistication level, attributes, and attack patterns, along with their times to discovery and containment.

IBM Brings Watson Cognitive Computing To The SOC

Technology known for a Jeopardy stunt six years ago is now powering question answering within IBM Security's QRadar system.

DARK READING VIDEOS FROM RSA

Veracode Tackles App Sec & The Pace Of DevOps

At the RSA Conference, Pete Chestna, Director of Developer Engagement at Veracode, discusses the persistent challenges of both continuous delivery and relentless attacks on the application layer.

Anomali Talks Threat Intelligence & Info Sharing

At RSA Conference, Hugh Njemanze, CEO of Anomali talks about threat intelligence and the benefit of bi-directional information sharing with government agencies, as well as the benefit of free software.

5 Security Technologies to Watch in 2017