Dark Reading Daily -- June 27, 2020

5 New InfoSec Job Training Trends: What We're Studying During COVID-19

With the pandemic uprooting networks and upending careers, which security skills are hot -- and which are not?

How to Wring Every Last Drop Out of Your Security Budget

In the face of tighter budgets and lowered spending forecasts due to the pandemic, optimizing and improving the efficiency of security programs -- without sacrificing integrity -- has never been more important.

What's Anonymous Up to Now?

The hacker group recently took credit for two high-profile incidents -- but its actions aren't quite the same as they once were, some say.

What Will Cybersecurity's 'New Normal' Look Like?

The coronavirus pandemic has forced changes for much of the business world, cybersecurity included. What can we expect going forward?

Have Your Say: Dark Reading Video News Desk Seeks Reader Contributions

We've got questions for you on black infosec, burnout, vulnerabilities, COVID-19, and much more. Send us your video responses and we'll play them in our News Desk broadcast during Black Hat Virtual.

Another Record-Breaking DDoS Attack Signals Shift in Criminal Methods

Malicious botnet sources explode in new attacks that push boundaries in terms of volume and duration.

Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 on the Cybersecurity Industry

The maelstrom of change we're going through presents a unique opportunity to become enablers. And to do that requires flexibility.

Average Cost of a Data Breach: $116M

Sensitivity of customer information and time-to-detection determine financial blowback of cybersecurity breaches.

EDITORS' CHOICE

7 Tips for Effective Deception

The right decoys can frustrate attackers and help detect threats more quickly.

Cloud Threats and Priorities as We Head Into the Second Half of 2020

With millions working from home and relying on the cloud, security leaders are under increasing pressure to keep their enterprises breach-free.

FROM THE NEWS DESK

Major US Companies Targeted in New Ransomware Campaign

Evil Corp. group hit at least 31 customers in campaign to deploy WastedLocker malware, according to Symantec.

SOC Wins & Losses

While the security operations center is enjoying a higher profile these days, just one-fourth of security operations centers actually resolve incidents quickly enough.

No Internet Access? Amid Protests, Here's How to Tell Whether the Government Is Behind it

Government-mandated Internet shutdowns occur far more regularly than you might expect.

How Cybersecurity Incident Response Programs Work (and Why Some Don't)