Keeping IoT safe in the future will require securing the networks themselves. Focusing on the devices is a never-ending battle that will only become more burdensome.

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During Senate confirmation hearings, the nominees for Secretary of Homeland Security and Director of National Intelligence pledged to focus on cybersecurity.

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Threat actors went to elaborate lengths to maintain operational security around second-stage payload activation, company says.

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Here’s to the sneakiest of the sneaky. These clever phishing messages — that standard validation measures often missed — deserve proper dishonor.

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The techniques used in real-world combat apply in cybersecurity operations, except that instead of bullets flying downrange, it’s packets.

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Seven flaws in DNSMasq have limited impact, but in combination they could be chained to create a multistaged attack.

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Enforcement mode for the Netlogon Domain Controller will be enabled by default with the Feb. 9 security update.

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Meanwhile, Malwarebytes is the latest victim, Symantec discovers a fourth piece of malware used in the massive attack campaign, and FireEye Mandiant releases a free tool to help spot signs of the attack.

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Here’s to the sneakiest of the sneaky. These clever phishing messages — that standard validation measures often missed — deserve proper dishonor.

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