Dark Reading Daily -- April 24, 2021

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April 24, 2021

LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY

7 Old IT Things Every New InfoSec Pro Should Know

Beneath all those containers and IoT devices, there's a rich patchwork of gear, protocols, and guidelines that have been holding it together since before you were born. Knowledge of those fundamentals is growing more valuable, not less.

Window Snyder Launches Startup to Fill IoT Security Gaps

Thistle Technologies aims to help connected device manufacturers securely deliver updates to their products.

Tell Us the Truth: Why Do You LOVE Passwords?

There must be something you appreciate about the humble password, right? Tell us what you think.

Looking for Greater Security Culture? Ask an 8-Bit Plumber

After 40 years of navigating catastrophes, video game character Mario can help us with a more intelligent approach to DevOps and improving security culture.

The Edge Pro Tip: Brush Up on Web Shells

While neither new nor novel, Web shells are making an impact with a surge of Exchange attacks.

Who's Your Login?

If only Abbott and Costello were around today.

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How to Create an Incident Response Plan From the Ground Up Security 101: In the wake of an incident, it's important to cover all your bases -- and treat your IR plan as a constantly evolving work in progress. The CISO Life Is Half as Good Lora Vaughn was at a crossroads -- and that was before mandated pandemic lockdowns came into play. Here's her story of how life got sweeter after she stepped away from the CISO job. How to Build a Resilient IoT Framework For all of their benefits, IoT devices weren't built with security in mind -- and that can pose huge challenges. MORE

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10 Free Security Tools at Black Hat Asia 2021

Researchers are set to demonstrate a plethora of tools for conducting pen tests, vulnerability assessments, data forensics, and a wide range of other use cases.

Edge Poll: Passwordless Plans

How long do you think it will be before your organization gets rid of passwords?

FROM THE NEWS DESK

Supernova Malware Actors Masqueraded as Remote Workers to Access Breached Network

China-based Spiral group is believed to be behind year-long attack, which exploited a flaw in SolarWinds Orion technology to drop a Web shell.

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