Dark Reading Daily -- March 17, 2020

Privacy in a Pandemic: What You Can (and Can't) Ask Employees

Businesses struggle to strike a balance between workplace health and employees' privacy rights in the midst of a global health emergency.

Fewer Vulnerabilities in Web Frameworks, but Exploits Remain Steady

Attackers continue to focus on web and application frameworks, such as Apache Struts and WordPress, fighting against a decline in vulnerabilities, according to an analysis.

4 Ways Thinking 'Childishly' Can Empower Security Professionals

Younger minds -- more agile and less worried by failure -- provide a useful model for cyber defenders to think more creatively.

Five Indicted on Romance and Lottery Fraud Charges

Fraudsters allegedly targeted elderly victims, ultimately wringing more than $4 million from their bank accounts.

Hellman & Friedman Acquires Checkmarx for $1.5B

The private equity firm will buy Checkmarx from Insight Partners, which will continue to own a minority interest.

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COVID-19 Drives Rush to Remote Work. Is Your Security Team Ready?

A rapid transition to remote work puts pressure on security teams to understand and address a wave of potential security risks.

Working from Home? These Tips Can Help You Adapt

COVID-19 means many people are doing their jobs from outside the confines of the office. That may not be as easy as it sounds.

Report: Shadow IoT Emerging as New Enterprise Security Problem

Much of the traffic egressing enterprise networks are from poorly protected Internet-connected consumer devices, a Zscaler study finds.

EDITORS' CHOICE

What Cybersecurity Pros Really Think About Artificial Intelligence

While there's a ton of unbounded optimism from vendor marketing and consultant types, practitioners are still reserving a lot of judgment.

Texas Chose to Fight Ransomware and Not Pay. What About the Rest of Us?

Law-abiding folks like us applauded Texas for its bravery - but would we have the steel will to stand on the side of justice if it happened to us? Probably not.

NEW FROM THE EDGE

Beyond Burnout: What Is Cybersecurity Doing to Us?

Infosec professionals may feel not only fatigued, but isolated, unwell, and unsafe. And the problem may hurt both them and the businesses they aim to protect.

6 Emerging Cyber Threats That Enterprises Face in 2020