Dark Reading Daily -- August 22, 2017

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August 22, 2017

LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY

Tuesday: Spammers' Favorite Day of the Week

Spammers are most active when their targets are online, with the highest level of activity on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

The Pitfalls of Cyber Insurance

Cyber insurance is 'promising' but it won't totally protect your company against hacks.

How To Avoid Legal Trouble When Protecting Client Data

Attorneys discuss how cybersecurity consultants can manage conflicts between e-discovery demands and client agreements.

Cybersecurity Firm root9B's Assets Up for Sale

Move to foreclose comes after company defaulted on repayment terms for over $10.7 millions in loans it owes creditors.

Trump Makes US Cyber Command an Official Combat Arm

Move seen as step one in spinning off the command from the NSA.

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HOT TOPICS
Server Management Software Discovered Harboring Backdoor ShadowPad backdoor found embedded in a software product used by major organizations around the globe to manage their Linux, Windows, and Unix servers. 'Pulse Wave' DDoS Attacks Emerge As New Threat DDoS botnets are launching short but successive bursts of attack traffic to pin down multiple targets, Imperva says. 50% of Ex-Employees Can Still Access Corporate Apps Businesses drive the risk for data breaches when they fail to terminate employees' access to corporate apps after they leave. MORE

EDITORS' CHOICE

14 Social Media-Savvy CISOs to Follow on Twitter

A roundup of some of the more social media-engaged security leaders to follow for updates on industry news, trends, and events.

[Strategic Security Report] How Enterprises Are Attacking the IT Security Problem

Enterprises are spending more of their IT budgets on cybersecurity technology. How do your organization's security plans and strategies compare to what others are doing? Here's an in-depth look.

Tech Resources

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Moving UEBA Beyond the Ground Floor
This webinar will provide the details you need about UEBA so you can make the decisions on how best to protect your organization from the inside out!
Faster, More Effective Response With Threat Intelligence & Orchestration Playbooks
Finding ways to increase speed, accuracy, and efficiency when responding to threats should be the goal of any security team. Baking threat intelligence into the day-to-day efforts of detecting and responding to threats is a great way to see some ...

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Partner Perspectives

5 Factors to Secure & Streamline Your Cloud Deployment

How a Midwestern credit union overcame the challenges of speed, cost, security, compliance and automation to grow its footprint in the cloud.

How to Avoid the 6 Most Common Audit Failures

In a security audit, the burden is on you to provide the evidence that you've done the right things.

Cloud Complexity Mandates Security Visibility

The cloud is flexible, but security should be the top priority.

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How Enterprises Are Attacking the IT Security Problem
Enterprises are spending more of their IT budgets on cybersecurity technology. How do your organization's security plans and strategies compare to what others are doing? Here's an in-depth look.
Assessing Cybersecurity Risk

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