Dark Reading Daily -- August 23, 2019

Microsoft Tops Phishers' Favorite Brands as Facebook Spikes

Microsoft remains the favorite brand to spoof in phishing campaigns, but more attackers are impersonating Facebook.

New Malware Variant Targets Old Adobe, Office Vulnerabilities

Criminals appear to have developed it knowing some users have not patched or updated to newer versions, Trend Micro says.

Aviation Faces Increasing Cybersecurity Scrutiny

Some aviation experts and security researchers are trying to foster closer alliances for securing airplane networks.

Texas Towns Recover, but Local Governments Have Little Hope for Respite from Ransomware

Their struggles underscore the difficulties for small towns in dealing with cyberattacks.

Haas Formula 1 CIO Builds Security at 230 Miles per Hour

As the CIO for both Formula 1 and NASCAR racing teams, Gary Foote is tackling the same security issues as other manufacturing CIOs -- with a huge dash of motorized mayhem thrown in.

Threat Intelligence Gateways: A Useful Adjunct to Overworked Perimeter Security

Comparative research shows the relative strengths and weaknesses of five TIG vendors and which kinds of security organization will reap the most benefit.

5 Identity Challenges Facing Today's IT Teams

To take control over your company's security, identify and understand the biggest identity and access management challenges facing IT teams today and start addressing them.

SafeGuard Cyber Adds Security, Compliance Capabilities for WeChat

A lack of visibility into the app could expose business users to compliance risks and security threats, the company says.

LinkedIn Details Features of Fight Against Fakes

A recent blog post explains how the social network is fighting to protect its users from interactions with fake accounts.

Towns Across Texas Hit in Coordinated Ransomware Attack

The state government and cybersecurity groups have mobilized to respond to a mass ransomware attack that simultaneously hit 22 different towns statewide.

Apple Misstep Leaves iPhones Open to Jailbreak

Newest version of iOS contains a critical bug that the company had previously already patched.

Tough Love: Debunking Myths about DevOps & Security

It's time to move past trivial 'shift left' conceptions of DevSecOps and take a hard look at how security work actually gets accomplished.

EDITORS' CHOICE

7 Big Factors Putting Small Businesses At Risk

Small organizations still face a long list of security threats. These threats and vulnerabilities should be top of mind.

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FROM THE DR NEWS DESK AT BHUSA

Cloud Services Require a Shift in Security Strategy

End-user organizations have their security management tools, but so do cloud service providers, and that forces some hard questions about whose tools will be used to keep everything locked down, says Jesse Rothstein, CTO and Co-Founder of ExtraHop. And he makes the case that better data hygiene can help decrease the chances of a breach.

7 Threats & Disruptive Forces Changing the Face of Cybersecurity