EDGE EDITION | 7 Old IT Things Every New InfoSec Pro Should Know

[TechWeb]( Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( April 24, 2021 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [7 Old IT Things Every New InfoSec Pro Should Know]( Beneath all those containers and IoT devices, there's a rich patchwork of gear, protocols, and guidelines that have been holding it together since before you were born. Knowledge of those fundamentals is growing more valuable, not less. [Window Snyder Launches Startup to Fill IoT Security Gaps]( Thistle Technologies aims to help connected device manufacturers securely deliver updates to their products. [Tell Us the Truth: Why Do You LOVE Passwords?]( There must be something you appreciate about the humble password, right? Tell us what you think. [Looking for Greater Security Culture? Ask an 8-Bit Plumber]( After 40 years of navigating catastrophes, video game character Mario can help us with a more intelligent approach to DevOps and improving security culture. [The Edge Pro Tip: Brush Up on Web Shells]( While neither new nor novel, Web shells are making an impact with a surge of Exchange attacks. [Who's Your Login?]( If only Abbott and Costello were around today. [MORE NEWS & COMMENTARY]( HOT TOPICS [How to Create an Incident Response Plan From the Ground Up]( Security 101: In the wake of an incident, it's important to cover all your bases -- and treat your IR plan as a constantly evolving work in progress. [The CISO Life Is Half as Good]( Lora Vaughn was at a crossroads -- and that was before mandated pandemic lockdowns came into play. Here's her story of how life got sweeter after she stepped away from the CISO job. [How to Build a Resilient IoT Framework]( For all of their benefits, IoT devices weren't built with security in mind -- and that can pose huge challenges. [MORE]( EDITORS' CHOICE [10 Free Security Tools at Black Hat Asia 2021]( Researchers are set to demonstrate a plethora of tools for conducting pen tests, vulnerability assessments, data forensics, and a wide range of other use cases. [Edge Poll: Passwordless Plans]( How long do you think it will be before your organization gets rid of passwords? FROM THE NEWS DESK [Supernova Malware Actors Masqueraded as Remote Workers to Access Breached Network]( China-based Spiral group is believed to be behind year-long attack, which exploited a flaw in SolarWinds Orion technology to drop a Web shell. Tech Resources - [What Elite Threat Hunters See That Others Miss: Case Study]( - [How to Optimize Your Windows 10 Defense Strategy]( - [Top Threats to Cloud Computing: The Egregious 11]( - [A New Take on Cloud Shared Responsibility]( - [Gartner: Hype Cycle for Security Operations]( - [Simplify Your Application Security]( - [SANS 2021 Cyber Threat Intelligence Survey]( [ACCESS TECH LIBRARY NOW]( - [Making XDR Work in Your Enterprise - Dark Reading]( In this Dark Reading webinar, experts discuss the real-life implementation issues surrounding emerging detection and response technologies. You'll learn how these emerging technologies can be integrated with your existing cybersecurity tools, and how XDR technology might affect your cybersecurity operations ... - [Keys to Better Cyber Risk Assessment]( At this Dark Reading webinar, learn about the costs associated with today's threats and data breaches, how to measure current threats, and how to quantify the risks to your organization, so that you can implement the tools and processes to ... [MORE WEBINARS]( FEATURED REPORTS - [Improving Security by Moving Beyond VPN]( - [Accelerate Threat Resolutions with DNS]( [MORE REPORTS]( CURRENT ISSUE [2021 Top Enterprise IT Trends]( [DOWNLOAD THIS ISSUE]( [SUBSCRIBE NOW]( [BACK ISSUES]( | [MUST READS]( | [TECH DIGEST]( PRODUCTS & RELEASES [Kaspersky: Targeted Ransomware Grows Nearly 800%]( [Deep Instinct Receives $100 Million in Series D Funding]( [Mimecast Report: 61% of Organizations Were Infected with Ransomware in 2020]( [Former Google Security Execs Join Red Canary]( [Trend Micro Revamps Partner Program]( [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.]( [© 2021]( | [Informa Tech]( | [Privacy Statement]( | [Terms & Conditions]( | [Contact Us](mailto:customerservice_informationhub@techweb.com)