Dark Reading Daily -- March 18, 2021

RDP Attacks Persist Near Record Levels in 2021

A wave of attacks targeting Remote Desktop Protocol has continued throughout the pandemic as more employees continue to work from home.

Mimecast Says SolarWinds Attackers Accessed its Source Code Repositories

But the amount of code downloaded is too little to be of any use, the email security vendor says in its latest update.

7 Tips to Secure the Enterprise Against Tax Scams

Tax season is yet another opportunity for fraudsters to target your company. Here's how to keep everyone in the organization on their toes.

COVID, Healthcare Data & the Dark Web: A Toxic Stew

The growing treasure trove of healthcare data is proving irresistible -- and profitable -- to bad actors.

Enterprises Wrestle With Executive Social Media Risk Management

Survey indicates enterprises have a lot of work to do reduce cybersecurity risks around executive social media use.

CISA Issues Advisory on TrickBot Campaigns

US Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI warn security teams to guard against the advanced Trojan malware.

Teen Behind Twitter Hack Agrees to Three Years in Prison

Graham Ivan Clark was 17 when accused of the attack that targeted several high-profile Twitter accounts.

Metasploit Creator HD Moore's New Startup Raises $5M

Startup Rumble enters major new phase with venture capital investment led by Cisco-backed fund as well as big-name security entrepreneurs.

Chinese APT Targets Telcos in 5G-Related Cyber-Espionage Campaign

Telemetry suggests that threat actor behind Operation Dianxun is Mustang Panda, McAfee says.

Combating Call Center Fraud in the Age of COVID

With many agents now working from home, call centers require new technology, new processes, and a new way of thinking about security.

EDITORS' CHOICE

Microsoft Exchange Server Attacks: 9 Lessons for Defenders

Experts share their guidance for organizations running on-premise Exchange servers in the wake of rapidly spreading attacks.

Best Practices for Securing Service Accounts

While service accounts solve many of the challenges presented by automation, they can also create serious problems when it comes to cybersecurity.

LATEST FROM THE EDGE

DDoS's Evolution Doesn't Require a Security Evolution

They may have grown in sophistication, with more widespread consequences, yet today's distributed denial-of-service attacks can still be fought with conventional tools.

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