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Cloudflare Flags Largest HTTPS DDoS Attack It’s Ever Recorded

This scale of this month’s encrypted DDoS attack over HTTPS suggests a well-resourced operation, analysts say.

April 29, 2022

This scale of this month’s encrypted DDoS attack over HTTPS suggests a well-resourced operation, analysts say.

by Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

April 29, 2022

1 min read

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Explainable AI for Fraud Prevention

As the use of AI- and ML-driven decision-making draws transparency concerns, the need increases for explainability, especially when machine learning models appear in high-risk environments.

April 28, 2022

As the use of AI- and ML-driven decision-making draws transparency concerns, the need increases for explainability, especially when machine learning models appear in high-risk environments.

by David Utassy, Data Scientist, SEON

April 28, 2022

4 min read

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Tenable Acquires External Attack Surface Management Vendor for $44.5M

Acquisition will add Internet-facing attack surface mapping and monitoring to Tenable’s internal asset management products.

April 26, 2022

Acquisition will add Internet-facing attack surface mapping and monitoring to Tenable’s internal asset management products.

by Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

April 26, 2022

1 min read

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API Attacks Soar Amid the Growing Application Surface Area

With Web application programming interface (API) traffic growing quickly, the average cloud-focused company sees three times more attacks.

April 26, 2022

With Web application programming interface (API) traffic growing quickly, the average cloud-focused company sees three times more attacks.

by Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer

April 26, 2022

5 min read

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Ukraine Invasion Driving DDoS Attacks to All-Time Highs

Unprecedented numbers of DDoS attacks since February are the result of hacktivists’ cyberwar against Russian state interests, researchers say.

April 25, 2022

Unprecedented numbers of DDoS attacks since February are the result of hacktivists’ cyberwar against Russian state interests, researchers say.

by Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

April 25, 2022

2 min read

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Sophos Buys Alert-Monitoring Automation Vendor

Acquisition of cloud-based alert security company will help Sophos automate tasks bogging down security teams, the company says.

April 22, 2022

Acquisition of cloud-based alert security company will help Sophos automate tasks bogging down security teams, the company says.

by Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

April 22, 2022

1 min read

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Devo Acquires Threat Hunting Company Kognos

Acquisition will blend autonomous threat hunting with cloud-native security analytics for automating security tasks.

April 21, 2022

Acquisition will blend autonomous threat hunting with cloud-native security analytics for automating security tasks.

by Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

April 21, 2022

1 min read

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Okta Wraps Up Lapsus$ Investigation, Pledges More Third-Party Controls

Companies must enforce more security on their own third-party providers and retain the ability to conduct independent investigations, experts say.

April 20, 2022

Companies must enforce more security on their own third-party providers and retain the ability to conduct independent investigations, experts say.

by Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer

April 20, 2022

5 min read

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Security-as-Code Gains More Support, but Still Nascent

Google and other firms are adding security configuration to software so cloud applications and services have well-defined security settings — a key component of DevSecOps.

April 18, 2022

Google and other firms are adding security configuration to software so cloud applications and services have well-defined security settings — a key component of DevSecOps.

by Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer

April 18, 2022

5 min read

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CISA Alert on ICS, SCADA Devices Highlights Growing Enterprise IoT Security Risks

Omdia Senior Analyst Hollie Hennessy says the new threat to multiple ICS and SCADA devices underscores the importance of a rapid response to IoT and OT security risks.

April 15, 2022

Omdia Senior Analyst Hollie Hennessy says the new threat to multiple ICS and SCADA devices underscores the importance of a rapid response to IoT and OT security risks.

by Hollie Hennessy, Senior Analyst, IoT Cybersecurity, Omdia

April 15, 2022

3 min read

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How IP Data Can Help Security Professionals Protect Their Networks

Beefing up security requires a combination of forensic efforts and proactive mitigation. IP context aids both.

April 05, 2022

Beefing up security requires a combination of forensic efforts and proactive mitigation. IP context aids both.

by Jonathan Tomek, VP of Research and Development, Digital Envoy

April 05, 2022

5 min read

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Will the Biggest Clouds Win? Lessons From Google’s Mandiant Buy

Google eventually won out in the competition for Mandiant, but Microsoft’s interest underscores the trend in consolidation of security services into large cloud providers, experts say.

March 21, 2022

Google eventually won out in the competition for Mandiant, but Microsoft’s interest underscores the trend in consolidation of security services into large cloud providers, experts say.

by Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer

March 21, 2022

5 min read

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Cut Down on Alert Overload and Leverage Layered Security Measures

Feeling overwhelmed by the number of alerts? It doesn’t have to be that way.

March 17, 2022

Feeling overwhelmed by the number of alerts? It doesn’t have to be that way.

by Jason Manar, Chief Information Security Officer, Kaseya

March 17, 2022

4 min read

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VPNs Give Russians an End Run Around Censorship

As the invasion of Ukraine continues, Russian citizens have turned to virtual private networks — boosting demand for the software by 27x — to circumvent the government’s blocks on social media and news sites critical of the war.

March 16, 2022

As the invasion of Ukraine continues, Russian citizens have turned to virtual private networks — boosting demand for the software by 27x — to circumvent the government’s blocks on social media and news sites critical of the war.

by Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer

March 16, 2022

4 min read

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How Enterprises Can Get Used to Deploying AI for Security

It’s important to take a “trust journey” to see how AI technology can benefit an organization’s cybersecurity.

March 11, 2022

It’s important to take a “trust journey” to see how AI technology can benefit an organization’s cybersecurity.

by Fahmida Y. Rashid, Features Editor, Dark Reading

March 11, 2022

4 min read

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