Dark Reading Daily -- September 29, 2016

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September 29, 2016

LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY

Hacking The Polls: Where US Voting Processes Fall Short

The patchwork of 50 decentralized state electoral systems threatens to disrupt our national election through ransomware attacks, hijacked voter registration rolls, and altered voting results.

Russian Hackers Target Citizen Journalists Reporting On Malaysian Airlines Crash

Bellingcat's reporters have been hit with spear phishing attacks and account takeover attempts for over a year, ThreatConnect says.

FBI Probes Bid To Hack Democratic Party Officials' Phones, Sources Say

Russia-backed criminals again likely to be behind this hacking which, if proven, could involve theft of sensitive data, say the sources.

Improving Security Savvy Of Execs And Board Room

Jeff Welgan describes how best to improve cybersecurity literacy throughout the C-suite.

The Real Reasons Why Users Stink At Passwords

Personality, denial, and authentication-overload are big factors, new study finds.

More Than Half Of IT Pros Employ Insecure Data Wiping Methods

Recent study shows most enterprise IT professionals incorrectly believe emptying a Recycle Bin or reformatting a computer drive permanently erases data.

Microsoft Launches Cloud-Based Fuzzing

'Project Springfield' debuts at Ignite conference.

SWIFT Toughens Customer Security With New Mandatory Rules

Measures to include set of core safety standards and assurance framework requiring annual self-attestation by SWIFT members.

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25 Emerging Security Vendors To Watch

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How To Effectively Analyze Threat Intelligence Data
Today's enterprises have a wide variety of threat intelligence available to them: threat feeds, internal security event information, CERT and other vulnerability reporting sites. How can you correlate this information to identify sophisticated cyberattacks? What processes can you use to ...

Partner Perspectives

'Beep' Prepared: How Security Economics Can Help The Coyote Catch The Roadrunner

The practice of security economics demonstrates how gaps in the security architecture impair business results.

Sharing Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Is The Only Way We Win

Security organizations must leverage each other's information in order to better predict, prevent, detect, and respond to threats their customers and organizations face.

Ransomware: Coming To A Hospital Near You?

10 ways to protect healthcare systems from ransomware and other malware infections.

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