Dark Reading Daily -- February 01, 2018

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February 01, 2018

LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY

Lazarus Group, Fancy Bear Most Active Threat Groups in 2017

Lazarus, believed to operate out of North Korea, and Fancy Bear, believed to operate out of Russia, were most referenced threat actor groups in last year's cyberattacks.

Passwords: 4 Biometric Tokens and How They Can Be Beaten

Authentication security methods are getting better all the time, but they are still not infallible.

K-12 Study Gives Schools Low Marks for Protecting Student Privacy Online

Survey says local school districts and education departments lack even the most basic security and privacy safeguards.

Google Cloud Least-Privilege Function Goes Live

Custom Roles for Cloud IAM now available in production from Google.

5 Questions to Ask about Machine Learning

Marketing hyperbole often exceeds reality. Here are questions you should ask before buying.

700,000 Bad Apps Deleted from Google Play in 2017

Google rejected 99% of apps with abusive content before anyone could install them, according to a 2017 security recap.

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Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch to Disable Intel's Broken Spectre Fix Affected Windows systems can also be set to "disable" or "enable" the Intel microcode update for Spectre attacks. DNS Hijacking: The Silent Threat That's Putting Your Network at Risk The technique is easy to carry out and can cause much damage. Here's what you need to know about fighting back. Former CIA CTO Talks Meltdown and Spectre Cost, Federal Threats Gus Hunt, former technology leader for the CIA, explains the potential long-term cost of Meltdown and Spectre. MORE

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IoT Botnets by the Numbers

IoT devices are a botherder's dream attack-vector.

5 Steps to Better Security in Hybrid Clouds

Following these tips can improve your security visibility and standardize management across hybrid environments.

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Strategies for Monitoring & Measuring Cloud Security
In this Dark Reading webinar, a top expert offers a look at practices and tools that will help your team monitor security in IT environments that incorporate many cloud applications and services.
Open Source Security for Containers in a DevOps World
Managing container infrastructure in a production environment is challenged by problems of scale. One of the biggest problems is trust--specifically trust of the application. To put it another way, can you trust that all containers in your Kubernetes or OpenShift ...

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Partner Perspectives

Data Encryption: 4 Common Pitfalls

To maximize encryption effectiveness you must minimize adverse effects in network performance and complexity. Here's how.

Selling Cloud-Based Cybersecurity to a Skeptic

When it comes to security, organizations don't need to look at cloud as an either/or proposition. But there are misconceptions that need to be addressed.

Avoiding the Epidemic of Hospital Hacks

Lessons learned about cyber hygiene from inside one of America's highest ranked medical institutions.

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[Strategic Security Report] Cloud Security's Changing Landscape
The rapid migration to cloud services and applications has created a critical need for new strategies and technologies to keep data secure. In this survey, IT security professionals offer insight on their plans for securing data in the cloud. The ...
[Strategic Security Report] Navigating the Threat Intelligence Maze

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