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Microsoft: Multifactor Adoption Remains Low Microsoft: Multifactor Adoption Remains Low

New data shows a slow roll to strong authentication for most enterprise Windows systems.

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

Feb 3, 2022

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4 Min Read

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Сloud Security

Why Security Pros Are Frustrated With Cloud Security Why Security Pros Are Frustrated With Cloud Security

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

Feb 2, 2022

4 Min Read

Vulnerabilities & Threats

Olympic Athletes Advised by FBI to Bring 'Burner' Phones to Beijing Olympic Athletes Advised by FBI to Bring 'Burner' Phones to Beijing

byDark Reading Staff

Feb 2, 2022

1 Min Read

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Tens of Thousands of Websites Vulnerable to RCE Flaw in WordPress Plug-in Tens of Thousands of Websites Vulnerable to RCE Flaw in WordPress Plug-in

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Feb 2, 2022

3 Min Read

Endpoint Security

ThycoticCentrify Renamed Delinea ThycoticCentrify Renamed Delinea

byDark Reading Staff

Feb 1, 2022

1 Min Read

Chart showing the open source software ecosystem consists of more than 37 million component versions in 2021.

Application Security

Disclosure, Panic, Patch: Can We Do Better?Disclosure, Panic, Patch: Can We Do Better?

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

Feb 1, 2022

6 Min Read

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Mandiant: 1 in 7 Ransomware Extortion Attacks Exposes OT Data

Mandiant: 1 in 7 Ransomware Extortion Attacks Exposes OT Data

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Threat Intelligence

Aggressive BlackCat Ransomware on the Rise

Aggressive BlackCat Ransomware on the Rise

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Endpoint Security

The Zero-Trust Timer Is on for Federal Agencies — How Ready Are They?

The Zero-Trust Timer Is on for Federal Agencies — How Ready Are They?

byEricka Chickowski, Contributing Writer

Vulnerabilities & Threats

More Security Flaws Found in Apple's OS Technologies

More Security Flaws Found in Apple's OS Technologies

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Threat Intelligence

Phishing Simulation Study Shows Why These Attacks Remain Pervasive

Phishing Simulation Study Shows Why These Attacks Remain Pervasive

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

With Cloud the Norm, Insiders Are Everywhere — and Pose Greater Risk

With Cloud the Norm, Insiders Are Everywhere — and Pose Greater Risk

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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JFrog's New Tools Flag Malicious JavaScript Packages

JFrog's New Tools Flag Malicious JavaScript Packages

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Millions of Routers, IoT Devices at Risk as Malware Source Code Surfaces on GitHub

Millions of Routers, IoT Devices at Risk as Malware Source Code Surfaces on GitHub

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

OMB Issues Zero-Trust Strategy for Federal Agencies

OMB Issues Zero-Trust Strategy for Federal Agencies

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

Polkit patch for CVE-2021-4034 from GitLab project.

Vulnerabilities & Threats

Experts Urge Firms to Patch Trivial-to-Exploit Flaw in Linux PolicyKit

Experts Urge Firms to Patch Trivial-to-Exploit Flaw in Linux PolicyKit

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

VPNLab.net takedown notice

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

VPNLab.net Shuttered in Latest Spate of Global Takedowns

VPNLab.net Shuttered in Latest Spate of Global Takedowns

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

Robotic hands typing on a keyboard with strings of characters on the screen.

Revelstoke Launches With SOAR Platform to Automate SOCs

Revelstoke Launches With SOAR Platform to Automate SOCs

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Threat Actors Use Microsoft OneDrive for Command-and-Control in Attack Campaign

Threat Actors Use Microsoft OneDrive for Command-and-Control in Attack Campaign

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

As IoT Attacks Increase, Experts Fear More Serious Threats

As IoT Attacks Increase, Experts Fear More Serious Threats

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Trickbot Injections Get Harder to Detect & Analyze

Trickbot Injections Get Harder to Detect & Analyze

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

DHS Sounds Alarm on Potential for Major Russian Cyberattacks on US

DHS Sounds Alarm on Potential for Major Russian Cyberattacks on US

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Threat Intelligence

REvil Ransomware Gang Arrests Trigger Uncertainty, Concern in Cybercrime Forums

REvil Ransomware Gang Arrests Trigger Uncertainty, Concern in Cybercrime Forums

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Vulnerabilities & Threats

Biden Broadens NSA Oversight of National Security Systems

Biden Broadens NSA Oversight of National Security Systems

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Threat Intelligence

Researchers Discover Dangerous Firmware-Level Rootkit

Researchers Discover Dangerous Firmware-Level Rootkit

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Red Cross Hit via Third-Party Cyberattack

Red Cross Hit via Third-Party Cyberattack

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Threat Intelligence

FireEye & McAfee Enterprise Renamed as Trellix

FireEye & McAfee Enterprise Renamed as Trellix

byKelly Sheridan, Former Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Nigerian Police Arrest 11 Individuals in BEC Crackdown

Nigerian Police Arrest 11 Individuals in BEC Crackdown

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Revamped Community-Based DDoS Defense Tool Improves Filtering

Revamped Community-Based DDoS Defense Tool Improves Filtering

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

Endpoint Security

1Password Raises $620M Series C, Now Valued at $6.8B

1Password Raises $620M Series C, Now Valued at $6.8B

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

Chart showing effect of vulnerability prioritization strategies on organizational exploitability

Vulnerabilities & Threats

When Patching Security Flaws, Smarter Trumps Faster

When Patching Security Flaws, Smarter Trumps Faster

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Сloud Security

Cloud Identity Startup Permiso Launches With $10M Seed

Cloud Identity Startup Permiso Launches With $10M Seed

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Microsoft Details Recent Damaging Malware Attacks on Ukrainian Organizations

Microsoft Details Recent Damaging Malware Attacks on Ukrainian Organizations

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Threat Intelligence

Researchers Explore Hacking VirusTotal to Find Stolen Credentials

Researchers Explore Hacking VirusTotal to Find Stolen Credentials

byKelly Sheridan, Former Senior Editor, Dark Reading

Threat Intelligence

Take 'Urgent' Steps to Secure Systems From Damaging Attacks, CISA Says

Take 'Urgent' Steps to Secure Systems From Damaging Attacks, CISA Says

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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