Dark Reading Weekly -- March 16, 2017

DoJ Indicts Russian FSB Officers and Cybercriminals in Yahoo Breach

Russian intelligence officials hired renowned cybercriminals to do their bidding in massive hacks that compromised Yahoo, Gmail, and other email accounts of millions of people in the US, Russia, elsewhere.

Nigerian Cybercrime Matures, Morphs

INTERPOL, security researchers see West Africa cybercrime scene expanding and getting more sophisticated.

Stockpiling 0-Day Bugs Not So Dangerous After All, RAND Study Shows

A RAND Corp. study of more than 200 zero-days shows that benefits of disclosure can often be more modest than perceived.

The Industrial Revolution of Application Security

DevOps is driving big changes in the industry, but a cultural shift is needed.

Twitter Counter Hack Uses Familiar Attack Mode

Experts advise users to be more aware of the potential downside of third-party apps.

9 Phishing Lures that Could Hijack your 2017 Tax Refund

Scammers are taking an aggressive, social-engineering approach to tax season this year.

Mobile (In)security: Dark Reading Cartoon Caption Contest Winners

Clever word play on mobile ransomware, cloud and the Internet of Things. And the winners are ...

The 6 Riskiest Social Media Habits to Avoid at Work

Cybercriminals are turning to Facebook Twitter and other platforms to launch attacks via employee behavior that could be putting your business at risk.

Debunking 5 Myths About DNS

From the boardroom to IT and the end user, the Domain Name System is often misunderstood, which can leave organizations vulnerable to attacks.

What Your SecOps Team Can (and Should) Do

If your organization has all of these pieces in place, congratulations!

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Security in the Age of Open Source

Dramatic changes in the use of open source software over the past decade demands major changes in security testing regimens today. Here's what you need to know and do about it.

More on Open Source Security Myths ...

From Black Duck Software’s Mike Pittenger’s upcoming Interop presentation May 18, including how to register & conference agenda.

5 Security Technologies to Watch in 2017