Dark Reading Daily -- February 29, 2020

Wendy Nather on How to Make Security 'Democratization' a Reality

Ahead of her keynote at the RSA Conference, Cisco's head of advisory CISOs outlines to Dark Reading a unique paradigm that asks security teams to stop fighting their users -- and start sharing control with them.

How to Prevent an AWS Cloud Bucket Data Leak

Misconfigured AWS buckets have led to huge data breaches. Following a handful of practices will help keep you from becoming the next news story.

Tense Talk About Supply Chain Risk Yields Few Answers

RSA panelists locked horns over whether the ban preventing US government agencies from doing business with Huawei is unfairly singling out the Chinese telecom giant.

SSRF 101: How Server-Side Request Forgery Sneaks Past Your Web Apps

Server-side request forgery is a dangerous attack method that is also becoming an issue for the cloud. Here are some of the basics to help keep your Web server from turning against you.

How Should I Answer a Nontech Exec Who Asks, 'How Secure Are We?'

Consider this your opportunity to educate.

Cybersecurity Industry: It's Time to Stop the Victim Blame Game

There are far more ways to be helpful than adding to the noise of what a company probably did wrong.

Educating Educators: Microsoft's Tips for Security Awareness Training

Microsoft's director of security education and awareness shares his approach to helping train employees in defensive practices.

5 Ways to Up Your Threat Management Game

Good security programs start with a mindset that it's not about the tools, it's what you do with them. Here's how to get out of a reactive fire-drill mode with vulnerability management.

EDITORS' CHOICE

6 Truths About Disinformation Campaigns

Disinformation goes far beyond just influencing election outcomes. Here's what security pros need to know.

How We Enabled Ransomware to Become a Multibillion-Dollar Industry

As an industry, we must move beyond one-dimensional approaches to assessing ransomware exposures. Asking these four questions will help.

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Latest Security News from RSAC 2020

Check out Dark Reading's updated, exclusive coverage of the news and security themes that are dominating RSA Conference 2020 in San Francisco.

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