Dark Reading Daily -- January 27, 2017

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January 27, 2017

LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY

How I Would Hack Your Network (If I Woke Up Evil)

How would an attacker target your company? Here's a first-person account of what might happen.

Most Companies Still Willing To Pay Ransom To Recover Data, Survey Shows

St. Louis Public Library system becomes latest example of growing number refusing to do so

There's No One Perfect Method For Encryption In The Cloud

The problem with encryption is that it affects performance, especially in the cloud. Know the different methods so you can pick the type that best suits your needs.

Meet Ripper.cc, A Reputation Service For Cybercriminals

Ripper.cc offers a service to help protect the genuine cybercriminals from the scammers in their midst.

Pew Research Study Exposes America's Poor Password Hygiene

Americans feel like they've lost control over their online lives, but they still aren't always practicing proper security.

Facebook Adds Physical Key Security For Member Accounts

Social media site now supports security keys to boost multifactor authentication.

Most Malware-Infected US Cities List Shows Size Doesn't Matter

Webroot's list of the top 10 most infected US cities includes only one city from the Top 10 most densely populated.

SentinelOne Raises $70 Million In Latest Funding Round

Endpoint security firm now has raised more than $110 million in capital.

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Kaspersky Lab Incident Investigations Head Arrested In Russia For 'Treason' Security firm says the case doesn't affect its computer incidents investigation operations. 4 Reasons Why You Should Take Ransomware Seriously The threats keep getting more sophisticated and the stakes keep getting higher. Is your organization ready to meet the challenge? '123456' Leads The Worst Passwords Of 2016 New report analyzes trends in more than 5 million passwords stolen from enterprises and leaked to the public last year. MORE

EDITORS' CHOICE

SOC Maturity By The Numbers

Most large organizations today have security operations centers in play, but only 15% rate theirs as mature.

Why Dependence On Cloud Providers Could Come Back And Bite Us

It's time to re-evaluate the cloud policies you have in place. And if you're not learning from the mistakes of others, you're doomed to repeat them.

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[Office 365] Managing the Employee Lifecycle
Microsoft's Office 365 has become the collaboration software of choice for many organizations. While some of these are choosing Microsoft for the first time, many Office 365 customers have a history with complex legacy infrastructure that makes it difficult and time consuming ...

Partner Perspectives

Meet 'Fruitfly:' Mac Malware Targeting Biomedical Research Centers

This newly discovered code contains indications that it has been circulating undetected for at least a couple years.

Machine Learning In Cybersecurity Warrants A Silver Shotgun Shell Approach

When protecting physical or virtual endpoints, it's vital to have more than one layer of defense against malware.

What to Consider When Moving To Hyperconverged Infrastructure

Scalability, data availability, and agility are three reasons why enterprises are making the move to HCI.

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The Top Cybersecurity Risks & How Enterprises Are Responding
The information security landscape is a constantly shifting risk environment. Today's IT security department must manage both internal and external threats' ranging from malware to mobile device vulnerabilities, to cloud security and ransomware. Download the Dark Reading 2016 Strategic Security Survey ...
How Enterprises Are Attacking the IT Security Enterprise Challenge
Information Security professionals have been making hard choices on the fly for some time, but the unrelenting nature of attacks and threats to users have raised the stakes. To learn more about what organizations are doing to tackle these threats ...

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