Yahoo, Uber, SolarWinds — increasingly, the government is incentivizing better corporate security by punishing the individuals leading it. Is that a good idea? And how can security pros avoid ending up on the butt end of a lawsuit?
| | | LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY | | A CISO's Guide to Avoiding Jail After a Breach Yahoo, Uber, SolarWinds — increasingly, the government is incentivizing better corporate security by punishing the individuals leading it. Is that a good idea? And how can security pros avoid ending up on the butt end of a lawsuit? Any IoT Device Can Be Hacked, Even Grills Researchers uncover a way to hack the summer cookout — but firmware updates will stop that grilled meat (or tofu) from turning into an inedible mess. Intel CPUs Face Spectre-Like 'Indirector' Attack That Leaks Data "Indirector" targets a speculative execution component in silicon that previous research has largely overlooked. Friend or Foe? AI's Complicated Role in Cybersecurity Staying informed about the latest AI security solutions and best practices is critical in remaining a step ahead of increasingly clever cyberattacks. (Sponsored Article) Are AI-Based Attacks Too Good for Security Awareness Training? With AI, traditional security awareness training faces an existential threat. To ensure its long-term effectiveness, we have to rethink what we train individuals to recognize. MORE NEWS / MORE COMMENTARY | | | | | HOT TOPICS | Dark Reading Confidential: Meet the Ransomware Negotiators
Episode 2: Incident response experts-turned-ransomware negotiators Ed Dubrovsky, COO and managing partner of CYPFER, and Joe Tarraf, chief delivery officer of Surefire Cyber, explain how they interact with cyber threat actors who hold victim organizations' systems and data for ransom. Among their fascinating stories: how they negotiated with cybercriminals to restore operations in a hospital NICU where lives were at stake, and how they helped a church, where the attackers themselves "got a little religion."
Patch Now: Cisco Zero-Day Under Fire From Chinese APT
Threat actor "Velvet Ant" has been exploiting a vulnerability in Cisco's NX-OS Software for managing a variety of switches, executing commands and dropping custom malware.
Passkey Redaction Attacks Subvert GitHub, Microsoft Authentication
Adversary-in-the-middle attacks can strip out the passkey option from login pages that users see, leaving targets with only authentication choices that force them to give up credentials.
Fintech Frenzy: Affirm & Others Emerge as Victims in Evolve Breach
A ransomware attack has become a supply chain issue, thanks to the victim's partnerships with other financial services companies.
Stress-Testing Our Security Assumptions in a World of New & Novel Risks
Categorizing and stress-testing fundamental assumptions is a necessary exercise for any leader interested in ensuring long-term security and resilience in the face of an uncertain future.
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