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McAfee Launches XDR, Browser Isolation, Cloud App Security Tools
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
New additions are built to help organizations better respond to threats and protect applications and data in the cloud.
By Dark Reading Staff , 10/29/2020
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Akamai Acquires Asavie
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Asavie's mobile, IoT, and security products and services will become part of the Akamai Security and Personalization Services product line.
By Dark Reading Staff , 10/27/2020
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The Story of McAfee: How the Security Giant Arrived at a Second IPO
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Industry watchers explore the story of McAfee, from its founding in 1987, to its spinoff from Intel, to how it's keeping up with competitors.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 10/26/2020
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McAfee Raises $740M in Second IPO
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
The security software giant and its investors sold 37 million shares priced at $20 each, putting McAfee's value around $8.6 billion.
By Dark Reading Staff , 10/22/2020
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Need for 'Guardrails' in Cloud-Native Applications Intensifies
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark ReadingNews
With more organizations shifting to cloud services in the pandemic, experts say the traditionally manual process of securing them will be replaced by automated tools in 2021 and beyond.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 10/22/2020
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Businesses Rethink Endpoint Security for 2021
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
The mass movement to remote work has forced organizations to rethink their long-term plans for endpoint security. How will things look different next year?
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 10/20/2020
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Building the Human Firewall
Aamir Lakhani, Cybersecurity Researcher and Practitioner for FortiGuard LabsCommentary
Cybersecurity was a challenge before COVID-19 sent millions of employees home to work from their own devices and networks. Now what?
By Aamir Lakhani Cybersecurity Researcher and Practitioner for FortiGuard Labs, 10/20/2020
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Zoom Announces Rollout of End-to-End Encryption
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
Phase 1 removes Zoom servers from the key generation and distribution processes.
By Dark Reading Staff , 10/14/2020
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Assuring Business Continuity by Reducing Malware Dwell Time
Brendan O'Flaherty, Chief Executive Officer at cPacket NetworksCommentary
Here's how CISOs and IT security operations teams can best address key challenges to network monitoring that could increase malware dwell time.
By Brendan O'Flaherty Chief Executive Officer at cPacket Networks, 10/14/2020
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Intel's Ice Lake Beefs Up CPU Security for Cloud Workloads
Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterNews
The third-generation Xeon processors build in hardware security features to provide extra protection to data in transit, at rest, and in use.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 10/14/2020
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Microsoft Fixes Critical Windows TCP/IP Flaw in Patch Rollout
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
The October 2020 Patch Tuesday fixed 87 vulnerabilities, including 21 remote code execution flaws, in Microsoft products and services.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 10/13/2020
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Where Are the 'Great Exits' in the Data Security Market?
Dave Cole, Cofounder and CEO, Open RavenCommentary
If data security were a student, its report card would read "Not performing to potential." Here's why.
By Dave Cole Cofounder and CEO, Open Raven, 10/13/2020
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Why MSPs Are Hacker Targets, and What To Do About It
John Hammond, Senior Security Researcher at HuntressCommentary
Managed service providers are increasingly becoming the launching pad of choice for ransomware and other online malfeasance.
By John Hammond Senior Security Researcher at Huntress, 10/9/2020
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Cloud Misconfiguration Mishaps Businesses Must Watch
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Cloud security experts explain which misconfigurations are most common and highlight other areas of the cloud likely to threaten businesses.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 9/30/2020
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IDaaS: A New Era of Cloud Identity
Don Tait, Senior Analyst, OmdiaCommentary
As identity-as-a-service becomes the standard for enterprise identity management, upstarts and established competitors are competing to define the market's future. Participate in Omdia's IDaaS research.
By Don Tait Senior Analyst, Omdia, 9/30/2020
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The Shared Irresponsibility Model in the Cloud Is Putting You at Risk
Dan Hubbard, CEO at LaceworkCommentary
Step up, put the architecture and organization in place, and take responsibility. If you don't, who will?
By Dan Hubbard CEO at Lacework, 9/29/2020
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9 Tips to Prepare for the Future of Cloud & Network Security
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
Cloud and network security analysts outline trends and priorities businesses should keep top of mind as they grow more reliant on cloud.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 9/28/2020
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Getting Over the Security-to-Business Communication Gap in DevSecOps
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing WriterNews
Application security in a DevOps world takes more than great teamwork among security, developers, and operations staff.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, 9/25/2020
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CrowdStrike Agrees to Acquire Preempt Security for $96M
Dark Reading Staff, Quick Hits
CrowdStrike plans to use Preempt Security's conditional access technology to strengthen its Falcon platform.
By Dark Reading Staff , 9/24/2020
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Shopify's Employee Data Theft Underscores Risk of Rogue Insiders
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark ReadingNews
The e-commerce platform has alerted more than 100 merchants of a data breach, highlighting the danger of malicious insiders.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 9/23/2020
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CVE-2020-27652
PUBLISHED: 2020-10-29
Algorithm downgrade vulnerability in QuickConnect in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 6.2.3-25426-2 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
CVE-2020-27653
PUBLISHED: 2020-10-29
Algorithm downgrade vulnerability in QuickConnect in Synology Router Manager (SRM) before 1.2.4-8081 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
CVE-2020-27654
PUBLISHED: 2020-10-29
Improper access control vulnerability in lbd in Synology Router Manager (SRM) before 1.2.4-8081 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via port (1) 7786/tcp or (2) 7787/tcp.
CVE-2020-27655
PUBLISHED: 2020-10-29
Improper access control vulnerability in Synology Router Manager (SRM) before 1.2.4-8081 allows remote attackers to access restricted resources via inbound QuickConnect traffic.
CVE-2020-27656
PUBLISHED: 2020-10-29
Cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in DDNS in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 6.2.3-25426-2 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to eavesdrop authentication information of DNSExit via unspecified vectors.