Dark Reading Daily -- February 02, 2017

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February 02, 2017

LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY

Spam Now Makes Up Nearly Two-Thirds Of All Email

Spam spikes, and nearly three-fourths of all organizations worldwide have suffered adware-borne infections, according to Cisco's annual cybersecurity report.

Netgear Addresses Password Bypass Vulns In 31 Router Models

Company has made patches, workarounds available to mitigate password bypass threat that potentially impacted 1 million devices, Trustwave says.

A New Mantra For Cybersecurity: 'Simulate, Simulate, Simulate!'

What security teams can learn from the Apollo 13 space program, a global pandemic, and major infrastructure disruptions to identify their best responses to attacks.

The Interconnected Nature Of International Cybercrime

How burgeoning hackers are honing their craft across language barriers from top tier cybercriminal ecosystems and forums of the Deep and Dark Web.

PCI Security Standards Council Issues Guidance For E-Commerce Security

Update educates merchants on payment security challenges and significance of encryption.

Cyberattacks On Czech Foreign Ministry The Handiwork Of A Nation-State

Russia suspected to be behind the Foreign Ministry hacks that resemble those of the attacks against the US, Reuters says.

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6 Free Ransomware Decryption Tools

The No More Ransom group has been working to get free decryptor tools into the hands of security professionals and the general public.

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Partner Perspectives

Outsider Attacks Give Nightmares To CIOs, CEOs, CISOs

Cyberattacks via mobile devices, physical security and malware top the list of threats that US companies are not ready to handle, according to a recent Bitdefender study.

Meet 'Fruitfly:' Mac Malware Targeting Biomedical Research Centers

This newly discovered code contains indications that it has been circulating undetected for at least a couple years.

Machine Learning In Cybersecurity Warrants A Silver Shotgun Shell Approach

When protecting physical or virtual endpoints, it's vital to have more than one layer of defense against malware.

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How Enterprises Are Attacking the IT Security Enterprise Challenge
Information Security professionals have been making hard choices on the fly for some time, but the unrelenting nature of attacks and threats to users have raised the stakes. To learn more about what organizations are doing to tackle these threats ...

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