6 Essential Skills Cybersecurity Pros Need to Develop in 2019

[TechWeb]( Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( April 04, 2019 Top!Top?elq_mid=90330&elq_cid=22844169 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [6 Essential Skills Cybersecurity Pros Need to Develop in 2019]( In a time of disruption in the security and tech worlds, cybersecurity professionals can't afford to become complacent - even in the face of a skills shortage. [Focus on Business Priorities Exposing Companies to Avoidable Cyber-Risk]( Despite the growing sophistication of threats and increase compliance requirements, a high percentage of organizations are continuing to compromise their security. [Financial Firms Scrutinize Third-Party Supplier Risk]( But executives aren't confident in the accuracy of cybersecurity assessment data received from their vendors, a new study shows. [Chinese National Carries Malware Into Mar-a-Lago]( A Chinese woman arrested for entering the grounds of Mar-a-Lago under false pretenses was carrying electronic equipment holding malware. [Privacy & Regulatory Considerations in Enterprise Blockchain]( People who understand information governance, privacy, and security should be active participants on the distributed ledger technology implementation team to ensure success. [In Security, Programmers Aren't Perfect]( Software developers and their managers must change their perception of secure coding from being an optional feature to being a requirement that is factored into design from the beginning. [Georgia Tech Cyberattack Exposes Data of 1.3 Million People]( Names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and birth dates may have been pilfered in the attack. [MORE NEWS & COMMENTARY]( HOT TOPICS [10 Movies All Security Pros Should Watch]( Don't expect to read about any of the classics, like 'War Games' or 'Sneakers,' which have appeared on so many lists before. Rather, we've broadened our horizons with this great mix of documentaries, hacker movies, and flicks based on short stories. [Quantum Computing and Code-Breaking]( Prepare today for the quantum threats of tomorrow. [FireEye Creates Free Attack Toolset for Windows]( The security services company releases a distribution of 140 programs for penetration testers who need to launch attacks and tools from an instance of Windows. [MORE]( EDITORS' CHOICE [7 Malware Families Ready to Ruin Your IoT's Day]( This latest list of Internet of Things miscreants doesn't limit itself to botnets, like Mirai. [War on Zero-Days: 4 Lessons from Recent Google & Microsoft Vulns]( When selecting targets, attackers often consider total cost of 'pwnership' -- the expected cost of an operation versus the likelihood of success. Defenders need to follow a similar strategy. 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This Dark Reading Tech Digest gives an in-depth look at five emerging attack trends and exploits your security team should look out for, along with helpful recommendations ... 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