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Insider Threats

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Venom Spider Spins Web of New Malware for MaaS Platform Venom Spider Spins Web of Malware for MaaS Platform

A novel backdoor malware and a loader that customizes payload names for each victim have been added to the threat group's cybercriminal tool set.

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

Dec 3, 2024

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Cybersecurity Operations

Note From the Editor-in-Chief Note From the Editor-in-Chief

byKelly Jackson Higgins, Editor-in-Chief, Dark Reading

Dec 3, 2024

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'White FAANG' Data Export Attack: A Gold Mine for PII Threats 'White FAANG' Data Export Attack: A Gold Mine for PII Threats

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

Dec 3, 2024

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Incident Response Playbooks: Are You Prepared?Incident Response Playbooks: Are You Prepared?

Dec 2, 2024

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

How AI Is Enhancing Security in Ridesharing How AI Is Enhancing Security in Ridesharing

Nov 29, 2024

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Application Security

Sneaky Skimmer Malware Targets Magento Sites Ahead of Black Friday Sneaky Skimmer Malware Targets Magento Sites Ahead of Black Friday

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

Nov 27, 2024

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Application Security

'RomCom' APT Mounts Zero-Day, Zero-Click Browser Escapes in Firefox, Tor

'RomCom' APT Mounts Zero-Day, Zero-Click Browser Escapes

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

My Car Knows My Secrets, and I'm (Mostly) OK With That

My Car Knows My Secrets, and I'm (Mostly) OK With That

byKyle Hanslovan, CEO & Co-Founder, Huntress

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Cybersecurity Operations

Phishing Prevention Framework Reduces Incidents by Half

Phishing Prevention Framework Cuts Abuse Incidents in Half

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

BlackBasta Ransomware Brand Picks Up Where Conti Left Off

BlackBasta Ransomware Brand Picks Up Where Conti Left Off

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Leaky Cybersecurity Holes Put Water Systems at Risk

Leaky Cybersecurity Holes Put Water Systems at Risk

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Going Beyond Secure by Demand

Going Beyond Secure by Demand

bySaša Zdjelar, Chief Trust Officer, ReversingLabs

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China's Cyber Offensives Built in Lockstep With Private Firms, Academia

China's Cyber Offensives Built in Lockstep With Private Firms, Academia

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Application Security

MITRE: Cross-Site Scripting Is 2024's Most Dangerous Software Weakness

MITRE: Cross-Site Scripting Is 2024's Most Dangerous Software Weakness

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

Cybersecurity Operations

Microsoft Takes Action Against Phishing-as-a-Service Platform

Microsoft Takes Action Against Phishing-as-a-Service Platform

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Cybersecurity Is Critical, but Breaches Don't Have to Be Disasters

Cybersecurity Is Critical, but Breaches Don't Have to Be Disasters

byAkhil Mittal, Senior Manager, Black Duck Software

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Apple Urgently Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Days

Apple Urgently Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Days

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Small US Cyber Agencies Are Underfunded & That's a Problem

Small US Cyber Agencies Are Underfunded & That's a Problem

byMichael Daniel, President & CEO, Cyber Threat Alliance

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Linux Variant of Helldown Ransomware Targets VMware ESXi Systems

Linux Variant of Helldown Ransomware Targets VMware ESXi Systems

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Russian-Speaking Ransomware Gangs on the Hunt for Pen Testers

Russian-Speaking Ransomware Gangs on the Hunt for Pen Testers

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

Vulnerabilities & Threats

Security Industry Association Announces SIA RISE Scholarship Awardees

Security Industry Association Announces SIA RISE Scholarship Awardees

Vulnerabilities & Threats

Bugcrowd Names Trey Ford as CISO

Bugcrowd Names Trey Ford as CISO

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Jen Easterly, CISA Director, to Step Down on Inauguration Day

Jen Easterly, CISA Director, to Step Down on Inauguration Day

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

Сloud Security

Critical WordPress Plug-in Flaw Exposes 4M Sites to Takeover

Critical WordPress Plug-in Flaw Exposes 4M Sites to Takeover

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Remote Workforce

Name That Toon: Meeting of Minds

Name That Toon: Meeting of Minds

byJohn Klossner, Cartoonist

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To Map Shadow IT, Follow Citizen Developers

To Map Shadow IT, Follow Citizen Developers

byMichael Bargury, CTO & Co-Founder, Zenity

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Palo Alto Networks Patches Critical Zero-Day Firewall Bug

Palo Alto Networks Patches Critical Zero-Day Firewall Bug

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

Сloud Security

DHS Releases Secure AI Framework for Critical Infrastructure

DHS Releases Secure AI Framework for Critical Infrastructure

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

Сloud Security

Microsoft Pulls Exchange Patches Amid Mail Flow Issues

Microsoft Pulls Exchange Patches Amid Mail Flow Issues

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Combating the Rise of Federally Aimed Malicious Intent

Combating the Rise of Federally Aimed Malicious Intent

byTony Holmes, Practice Lead, Practice Lead for Solutions Architects in the Public Sector, Pluralsight

Vulnerabilities & Threats

Varonis Warns of Bug Discovered in PostgreSQL PL/Perl

Varonis Warns of Bug Discovered in PostgreSQL PL/Perl

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

The Vendor's Role in Combating Alert Fatigue

The Vendor's Role in Combating Alert Fatigue

bySupradeep Bokkasam, Security Engineer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Washington's Cybersecurity Storm of Complacency

Washington's Cybersecurity Storm of Complacency

byJeffrey Wells, Visiting Fellow, National Security Institute at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Toolkit Vastly Expands APT41's Surveillance Powers

Toolkit Vastly Expands APT41's Surveillance Powers

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Zero-Days Win the Prize for Most Exploited Vulns

Zero-Days Wins the Prize for Most Exploited Vulns

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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