Tuesday: Spammers' Favorite Day of the Week

[TechWeb](?elq_mid=79889&elq_cid=22844169&_mc=NL_DR_EDT_DR_daily_20170822&cid=NL_DR_EDT_DR_daily_20170822&elqTrackId=84c42b9c0ee64e07bb442c458918613e&elq=8994beaf9c854f9e9a3fd5bcf08d22a5&elqaid=79889&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=27689) Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( August 22, 2017 Top!Top?elq_mid=79889&elq_cid=22844169 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [Tuesday: Spammers' Favorite Day of the Week]( Spammers are most active when their targets are online, with the highest level of activity on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. [The Pitfalls of Cyber Insurance]( Cyber insurance is 'promising' but it won't totally protect your company against hacks. [How To Avoid Legal Trouble When Protecting Client Data]( Attorneys discuss how cybersecurity consultants can manage conflicts between e-discovery demands and client agreements. [Cybersecurity Firm root9B's Assets Up for Sale]( Move to foreclose comes after company defaulted on repayment terms for over $10.7 millions in loans it owes creditors. [Trump Makes US Cyber Command an Official Combat Arm]( Move seen as step one in spinning off the command from the NSA. [MORE NEWS & COMMENTARY]( HOT TOPICS [Server Management Software Discovered Harboring Backdoor]( ShadowPad backdoor found embedded in a software product used by major organizations around the globe to manage their Linux, Windows, and Unix servers. ['Pulse Wave' DDoS Attacks Emerge As New Threat]( DDoS botnets are launching short but successive bursts of attack traffic to pin down multiple targets, Imperva says. [50% of Ex-Employees Can Still Access Corporate Apps]( Businesses drive the risk for data breaches when they fail to terminate employees' access to corporate apps after they leave. [MORE]( EDITORS' CHOICE [14 Social Media-Savvy CISOs to Follow on Twitter]( A roundup of some of the more social media-engaged security leaders to follow for updates on industry news, trends, and events. [[Strategic Security Report] How Enterprises Are Attacking the IT Security Problem](strategic-security-report]-how-enterprises-are-attacking-the-cybersecurity-challenge/390403?elq_mid=79889&elq_cid=22844169&cid=NL_DR_EDT_DR_daily_20170822&_mc=NL_DR_EDT_DR_daily_20170822&elqTrackId=c37334b4023e49edb934058385f80bfa&elq=8994beaf9c854f9e9a3fd5bcf08d22a5&elqaid=79889&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=27689) Enterprises are spending more of their IT budgets on cybersecurity technology. How do your organization's security plans and strategies compare to what others are doing? Here's an in-depth look. 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Middle!Middle?elq_mid=79889&elq_cid=22844169 FEATURED REPORTS - [How Enterprises Are Attacking the IT Security Problem](strategic-security-report]-how-enterprises-are-attacking-the-cybersecurity-challenge/390403?elq_mid=79889&elq_cid=22844169&_mc=NL_DR_EDT_DR_daily_20170822&cid=NL_DR_EDT_DR_daily_20170822&elqTrackId=ccbd9080b94a45f596ca39b7b7944ad0&elq=8994beaf9c854f9e9a3fd5bcf08d22a5&elqaid=79889&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=27689) Enterprises are spending more of their IT budgets on cybersecurity technology. How do your organization's security plans and strategies compare to what others are doing? 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