Dark Reading Daily -- October 01, 2022

Fake Accounts Are Not Your Friends!

Inflated user bases and fake engagement cause more harm than good, especially when the artificial accounts are based on stolen human identities.

We're Thinking About SaaS the Wrong Way

Many enterprise applications are built outside of IT, but we still treat the platforms they're built with as point solutions.

3 Reasons Why BEC Scams Work in Real Estate

Identity verification could be the key to fighting back and building trust in an industry beset with high-stakes fraud.

Intel Hardens Confidential Computing With Project Amber Updates

The chip giant has developed new features and services to make it tougher for malicious hackers and insiders to access sensitive data from applications in the cloud.

When Will Cybersecurity Get Its Bloomberg Terminal?

The "single pane of glass" that gathers and correlates all the information security professionals need doesn't exist, so it's up to us to create it.

Lessons From the GitHub Cybersecurity Breach

This Tech Tip outlines three steps security teams should take to protect information stored in Salesforce.

MITRE's FiGHT Focuses on 5G Networks

MITRE's new FiGHT framework describes adversary tactics and techniques used against 5G systems and networks.

Microsoft Brings Zero Trust to Hardware in Windows 11

A stacked combination of hardware and software protects the next version of Windows against the latest generation of firmware threats.

Cyber Insurers Clamp Down on Clients' Self-Attestation of Security Controls

After one company suffered a breach that could have been headed off by the MFA it claimed to have, insurers are looking to confirm claimed cybersecurity measures.

No Motivation for Quantum Without Regulatory Push

What's it going to take to prod organizations to implement a post-quantum security plan? Legislative pressure.

Tackling Financial Fraud With Machine Learning

Financial services firms need to learn how — and when — to put machine learning to use.

FROM THE NEWS DESK

Microsoft Confirms Pair of Blindsiding Exchange Zero-Days, No Patch Yet

The "ProxyNotShell" security vulnerabilities can be chained for remote code execution and total takeover of corporate email platforms.

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