Putting the Spotlight on DarkSide

[TechWeb]( Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( May 13, 2021 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [Putting the Spotlight on DarkSide]( Incident responders share insight on the DarkSide ransomware group connected to the recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. [Despite Heightened Breach Fears, Incident Response Capabilities Lag]( Many organizations remain unprepared to detect, respond, and contain a breach, a new survey shows. [Vulnerable Protocols Leave Firms Open to Further Compromises]( Companies may no longer have Internet-facing file servers or weakly secured Web servers, but attackers that get by the perimeter have a wide-open landscape of vulnerability. [The Long Road to Rebuilding Trust After 'Golden SAML'-Like Attacks]( Eradicating 'privileged intruders' from the network in the aftermath of an attack poses major challenges, experts say. [Hashes, Salts, and Rainbow Tables: Confessions of a Password Cracker]( Understanding a few basics about how password crackers think and behave could help you keep your users safer. [Why You Should Be Prepared to Pay a Ransom]( Companies that claim they'll never pay up in a ransomware attack are more likely to get caught flat-footed. [66% of CISOs Feel Unprepared for Cyberattacks]( More than half of CISOs surveyed are more concerned about a cyberattack in 2021 than in 2020, researchers report. [Researchers Unearth 167 Fake iOS & Android Trading Apps]( The apps are disguised as financial trading, banking, and cryptocurrency apps from well-known and trusted organizations. [MORE NEWS & COMMENTARY]( HOT TOPICS [Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack: What Security Pros Need to Know]( As the massive US pipeline operator works to restore operations after a DarkSide ransomware attack late last week, experts say it's a cautionary tale for critical infrastructure providers. [10 Security Awareness Training Mistakes to Avoid]( Give your cybersecurity culture a boost by adding these to the "don't" column of your cybersecurity awareness training do's and don'ts list. [Defending Against Web Scraping Attacks]( Web scraping attacks, like Facebook's recent data leak, can easily lead to more significant breaches. [MORE]( EDITORS' CHOICE [7 Modern-Day Cybersecurity Realities]( Security pros may be working with a false sense of security. We explore seven places where old methods and techniques have to change to keep their organizations safe. [Critical Infrastructure Under Attack]( Several recent cyber incidents targeting critical infrastructure prove that no open society is immune to attacks by cybercriminals. The recent shutdown of key US energy pipeline marks just the tip of the iceberg. LATEST FROM THE EDGE [Cybersecurity: What Is Truly Essential?]( In an effort to protect their organizations, security professionals can overdo it. 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