Dark Reading Daily -- March 05, 2021

Microsoft, FireEye Uncover More Malware Used in the SolarWinds Campaign

Newly discovered tools were designed for late-stage use after the attackers had already established a relatively firm presence on a breached network, vendors say.

Qualys Is the Latest Victim of Accellion Data Breach

Security vendor confirms attackers exploited a previously disclosed vulnerability in the enterprise firewall technology to breach its network.

Secure Laptops & the Enterprise of the Future

The enterprise of the future will depend upon organizations' ability to extend the company firewall to everywhere people are working.

New Social Security Scam Spoofs Government Badges

Criminals text or email photos of fake government identification badges to trick people into sending money.

Business Apps Spoofed in 45% of Impersonation Attacks

Business-related applications like those from Microsoft, Zoom, and DocuSign are most often impersonated in brand phishing attacks.

Healthcare Still Seeing High Level of Attacker Activity

Interest in vaccines is driving all sorts of activity, reports say, from vaccine-specific phishing to growing bot traffic on healthcare sites.

Intel: More Than 90% of Our Vulnerabilities Found via Research

Internal research and external bug-bounty programs combined to discover the vast majority of reported security issues in the company's software.

How SolarWinds Busted Up Our Assumptions About Code Signing

With so much automation in code writing process, results are rarely double-checked, which opens the door to vulnerabilities and downright danger.

EDITORS' CHOICE

Why We Need More Blue Team Voices at the Table

The red team draws attention, but the blue team has the expertise to keep networks secure day in and day out.

More Details Emerge on the Microsoft Exchange Server Attacks

The attacks seem more widespread than initially reported, researchers say, and a look at why the Microsoft Exchange Server zero-days patched this week are so dangerous.

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