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 May 21, 2019
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How a Manufacturing Firm Recovered from a Devastating Ransomware Attack
The infamous Ryuk ransomware slammed a small company that makes heavy-duty vehicle alternators for government and emergency fleet. Here's what happened.
Data Security: Think Beyond the Endpoint
A strong data protection strategy is essential as data moves across endpoints and in the cloud.
97% of Americans Can't Ace a Basic Security Test
Still, a new Google study uncovers a bit of good news, too.
New Trickbot Variant Uses URL Redirection to Spread
Switch in tactic is the latest attempt by operators of the prolific banking Trojan to slip past detection mechanisms.
Killer SecOps Skills: Soft Is the New Hard
The sooner we give mindsets and tool sets equal bearing, the better. We must put SOC team members through rigorous training for emergency situations.
Financial Sector Under Siege
The old take-the-money-and-run approach has been replaced by siege tactics such as DDOS attacks and land-and-expand campaigns with multiple points of persistence and increased dwell time.
DHS Warns of Data Theft via Chinese-Made Drones
The drones are reportedly built with parts that can compromise organizations' data and share it on a server accessible to the Chinese government.
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Attackers Are Messing with Encryption Traffic to Evade Detection
Unknown groups have started tampering with Web traffic encryption, causing the number of fingerprints for connections using Transport Layer Security to jump from 19,000 to 1.4 billion in less than a year.

Effective Pen Tests Follow These 7 Steps
Third-party pen tests are part of every comprehensive security plan. Here's how to get the most from this mandatory investment.

Microsoft Patches Wormable Vuln in Windows 7, 2003, XP, Server 2008
Microsoft releases security updates for some out-of-support systems to fix a bug that could be weaponized as a worm if exploited.

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7 Signs of the Rising Threat of Magecart Attacks in 2019
Magecart attacks continue to grow in momentum. Here are the stats and stories that show what's behind the mayhem.
Black Hat Q&A: Bruce Schneier Calls For Public-Interest Technologists
Ahead of his 2019 Black Hat USA talk, cybersecurity luminary Bruce Schneier explains why it's so important for tech experts to be actively involved in setting public policy.
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    How well-equipped is your organization to stop insider attacks or external attackers once they're inside your network? According to this study, almost two-thirds of respondents lack efficient capabilities to detect and investigate "stealth" attackers before serious damage occurs.

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