Dark Reading Daily -- November 21, 2017

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November 21, 2017

LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY

Researcher Finds Hole in Windows ASLR Security Defense

A security expert found a way to work around Microsoft's Address Space Randomization Layer, which protects the OS from memory-based attacks.

North Korea's Lazarus Group Evolves Tactics, Goes Mobile

The group believed to be behind the Sony breach and attacks on the SWIFT network pivots from targeted to mass attacks.

3 Ways to Retain Security Operations Staff

Finding skilled security analysts is hard enough. Once you do, you'll need to fight to keep them working for you. These tips can help.

DDoS Attack Attempts Doubled in 6 Months

Organizations face an average of eight attempts a day, up from an average of four per day at the beginning of this year.

New Guide for Political Campaign Cybersecurity Debuts

The Cybersecurity Campaign Playbook created by bipartisan Defending Digital Democracy Project (D3P) group provides political campaigns with tips for securing data, accounts.

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HOT TOPICS
Death of the Tier 1 SOC Analyst Say goodbye to the entry-level security operations center (SOC) analyst as we know it. Microsoft Word Vuln Went Unnoticed for 17 Years: Report Researchers claim Microsoft Word vulnerability, patched today, has existed for 17 years. 121 Pieces of Malware Flagged on NSA Employee's Home Computer Kaspersky Lab's internal investigation found a backdoor Trojan and other malware on the personal computer of the NSA employee who took home agency hacking tools. MORE

EDITORS' CHOICE

Insider Threats: Red Flags and Best Practices

Security pros list red flags indicating an insider attack and best practices to protect against accidental and malicious exposure.

Hiring Outside the Box in Cybersecurity

Candidates without years of experience can still be great hires, as long as they are ready, willing, and able.

Tech Resources

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Cloud Security: Don't Go Blind While Playing in the Cloud
Attend this webinar to understand the security transformation from an on-prem fortress mentality to federated cloud services functioning outside your traditional zone of control.
Open Source Security for Containers in a DevOps World
Managing container infrastructure in a production environment is challenged by problems of scale. One of the biggest problems is trust--specifically trust of the application. To put it another way, can you trust that all containers in your Kubernetes or OpenShift ...

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Partner Perspectives

'Reaper': The Professional Bot Herder's Thingbot

Is it malicious? So far it's hard to tell. For now it's a giant blinking red light in security researchers faces warning us that we'd better figure out how to secure the Internet of Things.

'Goldilocks' Legislation Aims to Clean up IoT Security

The proposed Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 is not too hard, not too soft, and might be just right.

5 Reasons CISOs Should Keep an Open Mind about Cryptocurrency

With untold new markets for Bitcoin and other 'alt-coins,' it's going to be an exciting future -- and security leaders need to get ready for it.

FEATURED REPORTS

2017 State of IT Report
In today's technology-driven world, "innovation" has become a basic expectation. IT leaders are tasked with making technical magic, improving customer experience, and boosting the bottom line -- yet often without any increase to the IT budget. How are organizations striking ...
[Security] Budgets, Plans & Priorities
Enterprises are spending an unprecedented amount of money on IT security -- where does it all go? In this survey, Dark Reading polled senior IT management on security budgets and spending plans, and their priorities for the coming year. Download ...

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