Dark Reading Daily -- March 17, 2021

Metasploit Creator HD Moore's New Startup Raises $5M

Startup Rumble enters major new phase with venture capital investment led by Cisco-backed fund as well as big-name security entrepreneurs.

Chinese APT Targets Telcos in 5G-Related Cyber-Espionage Campaign

Telemetry suggests that threat actor behind Operation Dianxun is Mustang Panda, McAfee says.

Combating Call Center Fraud in the Age of COVID

With many agents now working from home, call centers require new technology, new processes, and a new way of thinking about security.

Best Practices for Securing Service Accounts

While service accounts solve many of the challenges presented by automation, they can also create serious problems when it comes to cybersecurity.

Microsoft Releases Mitigation Tool for On-Premises Exchange Servers

The tool, developed for organizations without dedicated IT and security teams, is meant to be used as temporary mitigation.

IronNet Cybersecurity to Go Public in Merger

Company intends for the deal to drive adoption of its Collective Defense Platform.

Software Development Security Firm Argon Announces Launch

Check Point founder Shlomo Kramer is one of the firm's investors.

Verkada Breach Demonstrates Danger of Overprivileged Users

In re-evaluating supply chains, companies should classify vendors with super admin privileges to devices or backdoors as a significant threat.

How to Choose the Right Cybersecurity Framework

Cybersecurity frameworks can help reduce your risk of supply chain attacks and increase your competitive advantage.

5 Ways Social Engineers Crack Into Human Beings

These common human traits are the basic ingredients in the con-man's recipe for trickery.

EDITORS' CHOICE

Microsoft Exchange Server Attacks: 9 Lessons for Defenders

Experts share their guidance for organizations running on-premise Exchange servers in the wake of rapidly spreading attacks.

Name That Toon: Something Seems Afoul

Dark Reading's March cartoon caption contest is here, along with a few new feathered friends.

LATEST FROM THE EDGE

DDoS's Evolution Doesn't Require a Security Evolution

They may have grown in sophistication, with more widespread consequences, yet today's distributed denial-of-service attacks can still be fought with conventional tools.

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