7 Cloud Attack Techniques You Should Worry About

[TechWeb]( Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( March 09, 2020 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [7 Cloud Attack Techniques You Should Worry About]( Security pros detail the common and concerning ways attackers target enterprise cloud environments. [New Ransomware Variant Developed Entirely as Shellcode]( PwndLocker is harder to detect than other crypto-malware, Crypsis Group says. [Physical Flaws: Intel's Root-of-Trust Issue Mostly Mitigated]( An insider, or security expert with physical access, can compromise the hardware protections of Intel chips sold in the past five years. [Securing Our Elections Requires Change in Technology, People & Attitudes]( Increasing security around our election process and systems will take a big effort from many different parties. Here's how. [Siemens Shares Incident Response Playbook for Energy Infrastructure]( The playbook simulates a cyberattack on the energy industry to educate regulators, utilities, and IT and OT security experts. [Former Acting Inspector General Charged in Federal Fraud Scheme]( A federal grand jury has indicted Charles K. Edwards on 16 counts related to a conspiracy to steal software from one department and sell an enhanced version to another. [MORE NEWS & COMMENTARY]( HOT TOPICS [Gotta Patch 'Em All? Not Necessarily, Experts Say]( When it's impossible to remediate all vulnerabilities in an organization, data can indicate which bugs should be prioritized. [6 Steps CISOs Should Take to Secure Their OT Systems]( The first question each new CISO must answer is, "What should I do on Monday morning?" My suggestion: Go back to basics. And these steps will help. [Let's Encrypt Revokes Over 3 Million of Its Digital Certs]( Domain validation glitch prompts an abrupt decision. [MORE]( EDITORS' CHOICE [7 Tax Season Security Tips]( Security pros need be on high alert from now until Tax Day on April 15. Here are seven ways to help keep your company safe. [Advanced Tech Needs More Ethical Consideration & Security]( Unintended consequences and risks need board-level attention and action. NEW FROM THE EDGE [Out at Sea, With No Way to Navigate: Admiral James Stavridis Talks Cybersecurity]( The former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO gives Dark Reading his take on the greatest cyberthreats our nation and its businesses face today. Tech Resources - [Indicators of Compromise are Dead. Now What?]( - [IT Careers: How to Keep up With an Every-Changing Job Market]( - [NSS Labs 2020 Advanced Endpoint Protection Test Report]( - [Mighty Guide: How to Build a World Class Cybersecurity Practice]( - [How to Pick a Winner in EDR]( - [Network Traffic Analysis Instrumentation Guide]( - [Data Protection: Verify Anything and Everything]( [ACCESS TECH LIBRARY NOW]( - [Zero-Trust In Practice]( In this webinar, learn what zero-trust really looks like in practice, how to overcome challenges along the way, what security benefits you'll realize right away, and how your organization can take the first steps toward implementing a zero-trust model. - [Preventing Credential Theft & Account Takeovers]( In this webinar, you'll learn where your credentials are most vulnerable to compromise, get a guide through the anatomy of an account takeover attack, and discover tools and techniques to harden your defenses against credential theft and account takeovers. [MORE WEBINARS]( FEATURED REPORTS - [Assessing Cybersecurity Risk in Today's Enterprise]( - [The Definitive Guide to Managed Detection and Response (MDR)]( [MORE REPORTS]( CURRENT ISSUE [6 Emerging Cyber Threats That Enterprises Face in 2020]( [DOWNLOAD THIS ISSUE]( [SUBSCRIBE NOW]( [BACK ISSUES]( | [MUST READS]( | [TECH DIGEST]( PRODUCTS & RELEASES [Cobalt.io Launches Enhancements to Pentest as a Service Platform]( [Axonius Expands Cybersecurity Asset Management Platform with Cloud Compliance]( [BlackBerry Enhances CylancePROTECT and CylanceOPTICS with EPP and EDR Capabilities]( [MORE PRODUCTS & RELEASES]( Dark Reading Daily -- Published By [Dark Reading]( Informa Tech 303 Second St., Suite 900 South Tower, San Francisco, CA 94107 To update your profile, change your e-mail address, or unsubscribe, [click here.]( To opt-out of any future Dark Reading Daily Newsletter emails, please respond [here.]( Thoughts about this newsletter? [Give us feedback.](mailto:customerservice_informationhub@techweb.com) Keep This Newsletter Out Of Your SPAM Folder Don't let future editions go missing. Take a moment to add the newsletter's address to your anti-spam white list: If you're not sure how to do that, ask your administrator or ISP. Or check your anti-spam utility's documentation. We take your privacy very seriously. Please review our [Privacy Statement.]( [© 2020]( | [Informa Tech]( | [Privacy Statement]( | [Terms & Conditions]( | [Contact Us](mailto:customerservice_informationhub@techweb.com)