Dark Reading Daily -- January 30, 2018

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January 30, 2018

LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY

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.

Thieves Target ATMs In First US 'Jackpotting' Attacks

Attackers have been getting ATMs to illegally dispense cash by tampering with their internal electronics, US Secret Service warns.

An Action Plan to Fill the Information Security Workforce Gap

Nothing says #whorunstheworld like an all-female blue team taking down a male-dominated red team in a battle to protect sensitive customer data, and other ideas to entice women into a cyber career.

Strava Fitness App Shares Secret Army Base Locations

The exercise tracker published a data visualization map containing exercise routes shared by soldiers on active duty.

RELX Group Agrees to Buy ThreatMetrix for GB pound 580M Cash

Authentication firm ThreatMetrix will become part of Risk & Business Analytics under the LexisNexis Risk Solutions brand.

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HOT TOPICS
This Year's Pwn2Own Hackfest Will Offer Up to $2 Million in Rewards Microsoft is a partner at annual contest for the first time. 10 Costs Your Cyber Insurance Policy May Not Cover All the things you might think are covered but that don't actually fall under most policies. Meet Chronicle: Alphabet's New Cybersecurity Business Google parent company Alphabet introduces Chronicle, which will combine a security analytics platform and VirusTotal. MORE

EDITORS' CHOICE

6 Tips for Building a Data Privacy Culture

Experts say it's not enough to just post data classification guidelines and revisit the topic once a year. Companies have to build in privacy by design.

Meltdown & Spectre: Computing's 'Unsafe at Any Speed' Problem

Ralph Nader's book shook up the automotive world over 50 years ago. It's time to take a similar look at computer security.

Tech Resources

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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.
Cybersecurity Crash Course - Session 4: Securing End User Identities
How can enterprises build a security strategy that identifies the end user and applies the appropriate security - no matter what their location or device? This session provides new insights on securing your end users.

Partner Perspectives

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.

Applying Defense-in-Depth to the Digital Battlefield

How a layered security strategy can minimize the threat and impact of a data breach.

FEATURED REPORTS

[Ponemon Report] The Value of Threat Intelligence
How Enterprises Are Attacking the IT Security Problem
Enterprises are spending more of their IT budgets on cybersecurity technology. How do your organization's security plans and strategies compare to what others are doing? Here's an in-depth look.

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Millennials Poised to Disrupt Authentication Landscape: IBM

BigID Closes $14 Million Series A Funding to Transform Protection and Privacy of Personal Data

Mind the GDPR gap: Board members at odds with management on level of GDPR compliance

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