Source: Dark Reading
Moody's Downgrade of Equifax: A Wakeup Call to Boards
The event provides another spark to light a fire under CISOs to improve how they measure and communicate security risks to the board, security experts say.
Source: Threat Post
Goodbye Passwords: Hello Identity Management
As passwords are increasingly viewed as security liabilities, Identity Management solutions are picking up the slack.
Source: Threat Post
Shade Ransomware Expands to U.S. Targets
Coming to America: The Shade ransomware, which has historically targeted Russian victims, was recently spotted expanding its sights.
Source: Threat Post
Calibration Attack Drills Down on iPhone, Pixel Users
A new way of tracking mobile users creates a globally unique device fingerprint that browsers and other protections can’t stop.
Source: Dark Reading
FEC Gives Green Light for Free Cybersecurity Help in Federal Elections
Official opinion issued by the Federal Election Commission to nonprofit Defending Digital Campaigns is good news for free and reduced-cost security offerings to political candidates and committees.
Source: Dark Reading
Mobile Exploit Fingerprints Devices with Sensor Calibration Data
Data from routines intended to calibrate motion sensors can identify individual iOS and Android devices in a newly released exploit.
Source: Dark Reading
Google's Origin & the Danger of Link Sharing
How the act of sharing links to files stored in a public cloud puts organizations at risk, and what security teams can do to safeguard data and PII.
Source: Dark Reading
Microsoft Opens Defender ATP for Mac to Public Preview
Users of the security platform who have preview features enabled can access Defender ATP for Mac via the Security Center onboarding section.
Source: Security Magazine
Texas Passes Grid Protection Bills to Enhance Cybersecurity
Texas passes two grid protection bills (Senate Bill 475 and Senate Bill 936) to boost cybersecurity monitoring and best practices.
Source: Dark Reading
Russian Nation-State Hacking Unit's Tools Get More Fancy
APT28/Fancy Bear has expanded its repertoire to more than 30 commands for infecting systems, executing code, and reconnaissance, researchers have found.