Dark Reading Daily -- June 20, 2017

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June 20, 2017

LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY

RNC Voter Data on 198 Million Americans Exposed in the Cloud

One of the largest known US voter data leaks compromised personal information via an unsecured public-storage cloud account set up on behalf of the Republican National Committee.

Major Websites Vulnerable to their Own Back-End Servers

DoD, other websites found with back-end server flaws and misconfigurations that could give attackers an entryway to internal networks, researcher will demonstrate at Black Hat USA next month.

Invisible Invaders: Why Detecting Bot Attacks Is Becoming More Difficult

Traditional methods can't block the latest attackers, but a behavioral approach can tell the difference between bots and humans.

Rise of Nation State Threats: How Can Businesses Respond?

Cybersecurity experts discuss nation-state threats of greatest concerns, different types of attacks, and how organization can prepare.

Microsoft, Accenture Team up on Blockchain for Digital ID Network

Microsoft and Accenture use blockchain tech to build a digital ID network, which will help give legal identification to 1.1 billion people without official documents.

Accused Yahoo Hacker May Comply with US Extradition

A Canadian hacker accused of collaborating with Russian cybercriminals in the 2014 Yahoo breach, may waive his right to fight US extradition.

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HOT TOPICS
Hacker Bypasses Microsoft ATA for Admin Access Microsoft's Advanced Threat Analytics defense platform can be cheated, a researcher will show at Black Hat USA next month. 1 Million Endpoints Exposed on Public Internet via Microsoft File-Sharing Services Research on global Internet security posture found endpoints leaving Microsoft SMB file-sharing systems wide open online, a finding that explains the rapid spread of WannaCry, Rapid7 says. Trump's Executive Order: What It Means for US Cybersecurity The provisions are all well and good, but it's hardly the first time they've been ordered by the White House. MORE

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Tech Resources

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Securing Your Endpoints from Ransomware & Other Trending Attacks
Attackers have shifted their tactics. They've discovered new ways to re-engineer tactics to make them easier to execute, more evasive, and more likely to deceive targeted users. Combined with targeting platforms that organizations falsely consider more secure, these sophisticated attacks, ...
Open Source: The Benefits & Challenges
Open source technology is gaining ground throughout IT and especially in operating systems and databases. Open source software drives efficiency and innovation, but affects your application stacks and introduces new challenges to keeping them highly available and performing. Find out ...

Partner Perspectives

Cyber Insurance: Read the Fine Print!

Applying for insurance is a grueling process involving detailed questionnaires and lengthy technical interviews that can still leave you without an adequate safety net.

Ditch the Big Ass Spreadsheet with Continuous Security Compliance

Replacing outdated spreadsheets with automated, continuous monitoring reduces workload and increases reliability, making compliance easy.

Hide & Seek: Security Teams Lack Visibility in the Cloud

IT leaders remain on the hot seat when it comes to their ability to continuously monitor the state of their data and operations. How hot is your seat?

FEATURED REPORTS

[Interop ITX 2017] State Of DevOps Report
The DevOps movement brings application development and infrastructure operations together to increase efficiency and deploy applications more quickly. But embracing DevOps means making significant cultural, organizational, and technological changes. This research report will examine how and why IT organizations are ...
The State of IT Ops & Modern Application Tools in the Enterprise
This new survey conducted by UBM and Sumo Logic highlights the need for visibility into and intelligence about the full IT application stack. Read the report today!

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