Dark Reading Daily -- September 05, 2019

Rising Fines Will Push Breach Costs Much Higher

The cost of breaches will rise by two-thirds over the next five years, exceeding an estimated $5 trillion in 2024, primarily driven by higher fines as more jurisdictions punish companies for lax security.

Android Phone Flaw Allows Attackers to Divert Email

Researchers find that a spoofing a service message from the phone carrier is simple and effective on some brands of Android smartphones.

An Inside Look at How CISOs Prioritize Budgets & Evaluate Vendors

In-depth interviews with four market-leading CISOs reveal how they prioritize budgets, measure ROI on security investments, and evaluate new vendors.

5G Standard to Get New Security Specifications

Researchers had recently demonstrated how attackers could intercept device capability information and use it against 5G mobile subscribers.

A Tale of Two Buzzwords: 'Automated' and 'Autonomous' Solutions Aren't the Same Thing

Enterprises must learn the difference between the two and the appropriate use cases for each.

Phishing Campaign Uses SharePoint to Slip Past Defenses

Cybercriminals targeting financial institutions in the UK bypassed Symantec email gateway and other perimeter technologies.

Back to School? 'Not So Fast,' Cybercriminals Say

A New York State school district was forced to delay the start of its school year when ransomware struck.

Splunk Buys Microservices Monitoring Firm Omnition

The purchase is intended to boost Splunk's capabilities in microservices architectures.

Google Uncovers Massive iPhone Attack Campaign

A group of hacked websites has been silently compromising fully patched iPhones for at least two years, Project Zero reports.

'It Takes Restraint': A Seasoned CISO's Sage Advice for New CISOs

Todd Fitzgerald wrote the books on being a chief information security officer. Here he offers tips on what to do and what not to do in the first few months of a new CISO job.

'It Saved Our Community': 16 Realistic Ransomware Defenses for Cities

Practical steps municipal governments can take to better prevent and respond to ransomware infections.

EDITORS' CHOICE

7 Steps to Web App Security

Emerging technologies are introducing entirely new ways to reach, act, and interact with people. That makes app security more important than ever.

NEW FROM THE EDGE

Meet FPGA: The Tiny, Powerful, Hackable Bit of Silicon at the Heart of IoT

Field-Programmable Gate Arrays are flexible, agile-friendly components that populate many infrastructure and IoT devices -- and have recently become the targets of researchers finding vulnerabilities.

Cartoon Contest: Bedtime Stories

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7 Threats & Disruptive Forces Changing the Face of Cybersecurity