| | | LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY | | US Government Unlikely to Ban Ransomware Payments The Department of Justice believes that banning ransom payments will cause greater havoc. However, the agency has called for incident reporting to be required. Chinese-Speaking Threat Actor Using Unknown Rootkit in Targeted Attacks Security vendor says it first spotted 'GhostEmperor' when investigating attacks targeting Microsoft Exchange flaws. Corporate Mismanagement Contributing to Cybersecurity Hiring Challenges Lack of competitive compensation and unrealistic requirements are impeding the ability to acquire qualified cybersecurity staff, a new survey shows. How Adversaries Still Target Microsoft Active Directory 20 Years Later Attack paths allow adversaries to reliably take control of nearly every Active Directory in the world. Why Your People Are the Best Untapped Security Strategy To elevate your security strategy, hire skilled security talent while establishing a security-centric culture among employees. Phishing, Viruses Continue to Dominate the Malware Landscape Despite concerns over widely publicized ransomware and supply chain attacks, most enterprises report that phishing attacks and viruses are the most common threats they face. Babuk Coding Errors Make Data Recovery 'Impossible' The ransomware group's decryption tool is poorly designed and coded, leading the group to focus more on data theft rather than encryption, researchers report. Lower-Level Employees Become Top Spear-Phishing Targets Cybercriminals seek employees who will be a "weak link" in the organization when designing phishing attacks, a new report finds. MORE NEWS & COMMENTARY | | | | | HOT TOPICS | 8 Security Tools to be Unveiled at Black Hat USA
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