Dark Reading Daily -- August 07, 2020

Information Operations Spotlighted at Black Hat as Election Worries Rise

From Russia's "best-in-class" efforts at widening social divides in Western democracies to China's blunt attacks on dissidents, information operations are becoming a greater threat, says a Stanford researcher.

A Mix of Optimism and Pessimism for Security of the 2020 Election

DHS CISA's Christopher Krebs and Georgetown University's Matt Blaze at Black Hat USA give the lowdown on where things stand and what still needs to happen to protect the integrity of November's election.

Researchers Create New Framework to Evaluate User Security Awareness

Approaches based on questionnaires and self-evaluation are not always a good indicator of how well a user can mitigate social engineering threats.

Getting to the Root: How Researchers Identify Zero-Days in the Wild

Google Project Zero researcher Maddie Stone explains the importance of identifying flaws exploited in the wild and techniques used to do it.

Energy Market Manipulation with High-Wattage IoT Botnets

Attackers that can compromise enough products such as smart ACs and heaters can tweak power demand in subtle ways for financial gain or to hurt market players, researchers at Black Hat say.

New Windows Print Spooler Zero-Day Flaws Harken Back to Stuxnet

Researchers find new flaws in the ubiquitous decades-old printer software in Windows, including one that bypasses a recent Microsoft patch.

2019 Breach Leads to $80 Million Fine for Capital One

The fine is part of a series of steps required by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

11 Hot Startups to Watch at Black Hat USA

A sneak peek at the up-and-coming organizations to check out on the Black Hat USA virtual show floor.

Why Confidential Computing Is a Game Changer

Confidential Computing is a transformational technology that should be part of every enterprise cloud deployment. It's time to start unlocking the possibilities together.

Pen Testers Share the Inside Story of Their Arrest and Exoneration

Coalfire's Gary De Mercurio and Justin Wynn share the inside story of their infamous arrest last year while conducting a contracted red-team engagement in an Iowa courthouse -- and what it took to clear their names.

FROM THE BLACK HAT NEWS DESK

Dark Reading Video News Desk Returns to Black Hat

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Where Dark Reading Goes Next

Dark Reading Editor-in-Chief gives a complete rundown of all the Dark Reading projects you might not even know about, his insight into the future of the security industry, and how we plan to cover it.

EDITORS' CHOICE

Four Rules and Three Tools to Protect Against Fake SaaS Apps

Here's how to blunt the twinned forces of shadow IT and counterfeit apps and keep your data safe.

3 Tips For Better Security Across the Software Supply Chain

It may sound look intimidating, but with a few tweaks to tools and processes already in use, it's not hard to get a head start on improving security posture of the software supply chain.

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