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 August 08, 2017
LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY
WannaCry Hero Garners Security Industry Support Following Arrest
US law enforcement arrested British security researcher Marcus Hutchins for allegedly developing and selling the Kronos banking Trojan.
Voting System Hacks Prompt Push for Paper-Based Voting
DEF CON's Voting Machine Hacker Village hacks confirmed security experts' worst fears.
Risky Business: Why Enterprises Can't Abdicate Cloud Security
It's imperative for public and private sector organizations to recognize the essential truth that governance of data entrusted to them cannot be relinquished, regardless of where the data is maintained.
NIST Releases Cybersecurity Definitions for the Workforce
In an effort to bring consistency when describing the tasks, duties, roles, and titles of cybersecurity professionals, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released the finalized draft version of its framework.
One-Third of Businesses Hit with Malware-less Threats
Scripting attacks, credential compromise, privilege escalation, and other malware-less threats affect IT systems and add to staff workload.
Man Who Hacked his Former Employer Gets 18-Month Prison Sentence
A Tennessee man also must pay restitution of nearly $172,400 to his former employer after hacking into its systems to gain an edge for his new company.
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WannaCry 'Kill Switch' Creator Arrested in Vegas
Federal authorities indicted and nabbed Marcus Hutchins, aka MalwareTech, for allegedly creating and distributing the Kronos banking Trojan.

Steganography Use on the Rise Among Cyber Espionage, Cybercrime Groups
At least three cyber espionage campaigns and several malware samples in recent months have employed ancient technique, Kaspersky Lab says.

Microsoft Security Put to the Test at Black Hat, DEF CON
Researchers at both conferences demonstrated workarounds and flaws in applications and services including Office 365, PowerShell, Windows 10, Active Directory and Windows BITs.

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Optimizing Online Defenses Through Crowdsourcing
With limited time and money, many organizations are hamstrung when it comes to cyber defense. AlienVault's CTO Roger Thornton discusses how the company's crowdsourced, open-source community product, the Open Threat Exchange (OTX), can help.
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Can Your Risk Assessment Stand Up Under Scrutiny?
Weak risk assessments have gotten a pass up until now, but that may be changing.

Lessons from Verizon: Managing Cloud Security for Partners
The recent Verizon breach - data exposed by an insecure Amazon S3 bucket - highlights the need for enterprises to have visibility into how partners and other stakeholders keep their data secure.

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