Dark Reading Daily -- June 19, 2020

Healthcare CISOs Share COVID-19 Response Stories

Cybersecurity leaders discussed the threats and challenges that arose during the pandemic, and how they responded, during a virtual roundtable.

Most Contact-Tracing Apps Fail Basic Security

A survey of 17 Android applications for informing citizens if they had potential contact with a COVD-19-infected individual finds few have adopted code-hardening techniques.

Cisco Patches Flaw in Webex Videoconferencing App

Vulnerability would have allowed an attacker to gain access to sensitive information on a system, Trustwave's SpiderLab says.

CISO Dialogue: How to Optimize Your Security Budget

CISOs are never going to have all the finances they want. Hard choices must be made. The CISO of Amazon Prime Video discusses his approaches to a slimmed-down budget.

The Bigger the News, the Bigger the Cyber Threats

Criminals use disasters, wars, and now pandemics as air cover to focus collective anxiety and fear into highly targeted, malicious messaging.

O365 Phishing Campaign Leveraged Legit Domains

A sophisticated scheme used legitimate redirection tools to convince victims to give up Office 365 credentials.

60% of Businesses Plan to Spend More on Cyber Insurance

New data reveals 65% of SMEs plan to invest more in cyber insurance, compared with 58% of large enterprises.

Hosting Provider Hit With Largest-Ever DDoS Attack

Likely looking to make a statement, attackers targeted specific websites hosted by a single provider with a 1.44 terabit-per-second distributed denial-of-service attack, according to Akamai.

ICS Threat Snake Ransomware Suspected in Honda Attack

An attack targeting the automaker reportedly infected internal servers and led to the suspension of production at plants around the world.

Ryuk Continues to Dominate Ransomware Response Cases

Analysis reveals how Ryuk's operators are changing their techniques and using new means to break in.

EDITORS' CHOICE

7 Tips for Employers Navigating Remote Recruitment

Hiring experts explain how companies should approach recruitment when employers and candidates are working remotely.

Have Your Say: Dark Reading Video News Desk Seeks Reader Contributions

We've got questions for you on black infosec, burnout, vulnerabilities, COVID-19, and much more. Send us your video responses and we'll play them in our News Desk broadcast during Black Hat Virtual.

NEW FROM THE EDGE

What's Anonymous Up to Now?

The hacker group recently took credit for two high-profile incidents -- but its actions aren't quite the same as they once were, some say.

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