Dark Reading Daily -- April 24, 2020

White-Hat Hackers Help 'Fold' COVID-19 Proteins

A grassroots effort provides scientists with computing power to help simulate the novel coronavirus' proteins and come up with therapeutic solutions for the disease.

Demand for Cybersecurity Jobs Declines But Still Outperforms Other Sectors

While companies are cutting back on plans to hire, cybersecurity and the technology industry as a whole are doing better than the general economy.

Why Consumers, SMBs Are Likely to Fall for Coronavirus Scams

Data reveals both a lack of skepticism and a willingness to engage with emails crafted to seem like government communications.

How the Dark Web Fuels Insider Threats

New decentralized, criminal marketplaces and "as-a-service" offerings make it easy for employees to monetize their knowledge and access to enterprise networks and systems.

The Evolving Threat of Credential Stuffing

Bots' swerve to focus on APIs means businesses must take the threat seriously and take effective action.

Paay Misconfiguration Leaves Transaction Data Exposed

The New York-based credit-card processor left a server without password protection for approximately three weeks.

Communication, Cloud & Finance Apps Most Vulnerable to Insider Threat

Businesses say customer data, financial data, and intellectual property are the types of data most vulnerable to insider attacks.

Automated Bots Are Increasingly Scraping Data & Attempting Logins

The share of bot traffic to online sites declines, but businesses are seeing an overall increase in automated scraping of data, login attempts, and other detrimental activity.

Researchers Use Microsoft Terminal Services Client in New Attack Method

The technique would enable attackers to run malicious code via Remote Desktop Protocol using DLL side-loading to bypass security controls.

Apple iOS Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Exploited in Targeted Attacks

One of the flaws is remotely exploitable with no user interaction needed, ZecOps says.

EDITORS' CHOICE

10 Standout Security M&A Deals from Q1 2020

The first quarter of 2020 brought investments in enterprise IoT and endpoint security, as well as billion-dollar investments from private equity firms.

Resiliency: The Trait National Sporting Leagues Share with Security & IT Teams

During unprecedented times such as these, both businesses and professional sports are forced to go back to basics.

NEW FROM THE EDGE

5 Ways to Prove Security's Worth in the Age of COVID-19

Tightened budgets are placing jobs at risk, but security pros say they're armed with ways to demonstrate that what they're doing merits keeping them employed.

6 Emerging Cyber Threats That Enterprises Face in 2020