Dark Reading Daily -- February 18, 2020

Firmware Weaknesses Can Turn Computer Subsystems into Trojans

Network cards, video cameras, and graphics adapters are a few of the subsystems whose lack of security could allow attackers to turn them into spy implants.

7 Tax Season Security Tips

Security pros need be on high alert from now until Tax Day on April 15. Here are seven ways to help keep your company safe.

Phishing Campaign Targets Mobile Banking Users

Consumers in dozens of countries were targeted, Lookout says.

Palm Beach Elections Office Hit with Ransomware Pre-2016 Election

Palm Beach County's elections supervisor does not believe the attack is linked to Russian hacking attempts targeting Florida.

DHS Warns of Cyber Heartbreak

Fraudulent dating and relationship apps and websites raise the risks for those seeking online romance on Valentine's Day.

Ovum to Expand Cybersecurity Research Under New Omdia Group

Informa Tech combines Ovum, Heavy Reading, Tractica, and IHS Markit research.

The 5 Love Languages of Cybersecurity

When it comes to building buy-in from the business, all cybersecurity needs is love -- especially when it comes to communication.

Coronavirus Raises New Business Continuity, Phishing Challenges for InfoSec

What happens when understaffed security teams at home and abroad are sequestered in physical quarantine zones?

5 Common Errors That Allow Attackers to Go Undetected

Make these mistakes and invaders might linger in your systems for years.

Stop Defending Everything

Instead, try prioritizing with the aid of a thorough asset inventory.

EDITORS' CHOICE

6 Factors That Raise The Stakes For IoT Security

Developments that exacerbate the risk and complicate making Internet of Things devices more secure.

Small Business Security: 5 Tips on How and Where to Start

There is no one-size-fits-all strategy for security, but a robust plan and the implementation of new technologies will help you and your IT team sleep better.

NEW FROM THE EDGE

Martin and Dorothie Hellman on Love, Crypto & Saving the World

Martin Hellman, co-creator of the Diffie-Hellman key exchange, and his wife of 53 years, Dorothie, talk about the current state of cryptography and what making peace at home taught them about making peace on Earth.

6 Emerging Cyber Threats That Enterprises Face in 2020