Dark Reading Daily -- August 17, 2024

Inconsistencies and lack of information in cybersecurity disclosures highlight the need for organizations to establish a robust materiality assessment framework.

LATEST SECURITY FEATURES & COMMENTARY

How Can Organizations Navigate SEC's Cyber Materiality Disclosures?

Inconsistencies and lack of information in cybersecurity disclosures highlight the need for organizations to establish a robust materiality assessment framework.

DARPA Announces AI Cyber Challenge Finalists

Teams designed AI systems to secure open source infrastructure software to be used in industries like financial services, utilities, and healthcare. Each finalist was awarded a $2 million prize.

CrowdStrike Tries to Patch Things Up With Cybersecurity Industry

CrowdStrike's president and CEO were both at Black Hat and DEF CON to face direct questions from customers and cybersecurity professionals.

White House Pledges $10 Million for Open Source Initiative

The Open-Source Software Prevalence Initiative, announced at DEF CON, will examine how open source software is used in critical infrastructure.

NIST Releases 3 Post-Quantum Standards, Urges Orgs to Start PQC Journey

Security experts welcome the long-anticipated publication of the first post-quantum cryptographic standards as a significant milestone.

Monitoring Changes in KEV List Can Guide Security Teams

The number of additions to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog is growing quickly, but even silent changes to already-documented flaws can help security teams prioritize.

It's Time to Promote Security Talent From Within

While there are smart people and good leaders in other fields, we need to cultivate and grow leaders from the existing cybersecurity workforce, too.

Healthcare Providers Must Plan for Ransomware Attacks on Third-Party Suppliers

The American Hospital Association and Health-ISAC issued a joint threat bulletin warning healthcare IT providers that their ransomware plans need to consider third-party risk.


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EDITORS' CHOICE

Memory Safety Is Key to Preventing Hardware Hacks

Spectre and Meltdown exposed just how easy a target computer memory was for attackers. Several efforts are underway to protect memory.

Name That Edge Toon: Pointing Fingers

Feeling creative? Submit your caption and our panel of experts will reward the winner with a $25 Amazon gift card.

Knostic Wins 2024 Black Hat Startup Spotlight Competition

During a "Shark Tank"-like final, each startup's representative spent five minutes detailing their company and product, with an additional five minutes to take questions from eight judges from Omdia, investment firms, and top companies in cyber.

Beyond the Hype: Unveiling the Realities of WormGPT in Cybersecurity

Though WormGPT tools may not be a major problem now, organizations can't let their guard down.

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