Dark Reading Daily -- February 21, 2020

Most iOS and Android apps that Cometdocs has published on Google and Apple app stores transmit entire documents - unencrypted.

Security Now Merges With Dark Reading

Readers of Security Now will join the Dark Reading community, gaining access to a wide range of cybersecurity content.

Microsoft Announces General Availability of Threat Protection, Insider Risk Management

Microsoft made several security announcements ahead of RSA Conference, including its decision to bring Microsoft Defender to iOS and Android.

Firms Improve Threat Detection but Face Increasingly Disruptive Attacks

In addition, more third parties are discovering the attacks rather than the companies themselves.

It's Time to Break the 'Rule of Steve'

Today, in a room full of cybersecurity professionals, there are still more people called Steve than there are women.

5 Strategies to Secure Cloud Operations Against Today's Cyber Threats

With these fundamentals in mind, organizations can reduce their security and compliance risks as they reap the cloud's many benefits:

Personal Info of 10.6M MGM Resort Guests Leaked Online

Data published on a hacking forum includes phone numbers and email addresses of travelers ranging from everyday tourists to celebrities and tech CEOs.

Ransomware Damage Hit $11.5B in 2019

A new report shows the scale of ransomware's harm and the growth of that damage year-over-year -- an average of $141,000 per incident.

Dell Sells RSA to Private Equity Firm for $2.1B

Deal with private equity entity Symphony Technology Group revealed one week before the security industry's RSA Conference in San Francisco.

Zero-Factor Authentication: Owning Our Data

Are you asking the right questions to determine how well your vendors will protect your data? Probably not.

Researchers Fool Smart Car Camera with a 2-Inch Piece of Electrical Tape

McAfee researchers say they were able to get a Tesla to autonomously accelerate by tricking its camera platform into misreading a speed-limit sign.

EDITORS' CHOICE

7 Tax Season Security Tips

Security pros need be on high alert from now until Tax Day on April 15. Here are seven ways to help keep your company safe.

Keeping a Strong Security Metrics Framework Strong

Don't just report metrics -- analyze, understand, monitor, and adjust them. These 10 tips will show you how.

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10 Tough Questions CEOs Are Asking CISOs

CEOs today are prepared with better questions than 'Are we secure,' and chief information security officers had better be ready to answer.

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