Dark Reading Daily -- October 09, 2021

MacOS Security: What Security Teams Should Know

As more macOS patches emerge and cybercriminals and nation-states take aim at the platform, experts discuss how macOS security has evolved and how businesses can protect employees.

10 Recent Examples of How Insider Threats Can Cause Big Breaches and Damage

Theft of intellectual property, sabotage, exposure of sensitive data and more were caused by malicious behavior and negligence at these organizations

Loss of Intellectual Property, Customer Data Pose Greatest Business Risks

The slightly "good" news? Security professionals are a little less concerned about certain threats than last year, according to Dark Reading's "State of Incident Response 2021" report.

Why Windows Print Spooler Remains a Big Attack Target

Despite countless vulnerabilities and exploits, the legacy Windows printing process service continues to be an attack surface in constant need of repair and maintenance, security experts say.

Outsourced Software Poses Greater Risks to Enterprise Application Security

In the wake of SolarWinds and other third-party attacks, security teams worry that outsourced applications pose risks to an organization's application security, according to Dark Reading's recent "How Enterprises Are Developing Secure Applications" report.

What Are Some Red Flags in a Vendor Security Assessment?

The last thing you want is a vendor that lies to you about its security practices.

Enterprises Planning SecOps Technology Deployments

With the easing of pandemic-related restrictions, enterprise defenders report they are investigating security operations technology to manage new risks that emerged over the past year.

10 Threat Trends in DNS Security

Cisco Security examines Cisco Umbrella data for trends in malicious DNS activity during 2020.

Primer: Microsoft Active Directory Security for AD Admins

Nearly all AD environments are vulnerable to identity attack paths -- a powerful, widespread, and difficult-to-detect attack technique. But we didn't say impossible. Here's how admins can stop them.

10 Ways to Avoid Zero-Trust Failure

Here are the prerequisites to have in order before getting past the zero-trust gate.

Security 101: The 'PrintNightmare' Flaw

A closer look at the printer software vulnerability - and what you can do about it.

EDITORS' CHOICE

7 Ways to Thwart Malicious Insiders

Malicious insider incidents may be less frequent than inadvertent user missteps, but they can cost organizations big time.

Name That Edge Toon: Mobile Monoliths

Feeling creative? Come up with a clever caption, and our panel of experts will reward the winner with a $25 Amazon gift card.

FROM THE NEWS DESK

What the CEO Saw: Colonial Pipeline, Accellion Execs Share Cyberattack War Stories

CEOs of the two breached companies said their priorities instantly shifted to joining the response efforts when they first learned of attacks on their systems.

Enterprise Cybersecurity Plans in a Post-Pandemic World