Dark Reading Daily -- February 08, 2020

From 1s & 0s to Wobbly Lines: The Radio Frequency (RF) Security Starter Guide

Although radio frequency energy (RF) communications are increasingly essential to modern wireless networking and IoT, the security of RF is notoriously lax.

C-Level & Studying for the CISSP

One CTO tells us about his belated pursuit of a foundational infosecurity certification -- why he wanted it and what it took.

AppSec Concerns Drove 61% of Businesses to Change Applications

Some have even left behind commercial software and migrated to open source or in-house homegrown applications. Continue for synopsis or read full research report.

Name That Toon: Private (Button) Eye

Feeling creative? Submit your caption in the comments, and our panel of experts will reward the winner with a $25 Amazon gift card.

Phishing Personified

What makes these scams so completely obvious in the physical form?

A Matter of Trust

Has working in the cybersecurity industry affected your ability to trust? Take the poll now.

What Is a Privileged Access Workstation (PAW)?

Ask the Experts -- about a technological game of keep-away that protects the most precious resources from the greatest dangers.

More Ask the Experts

Kubernetes Shows Built-in Weakness

A Shmoocon presentation points out several weaknesses built in to Kubernetes configurations and how a researcher can exploit them.

Researchers Find 24 'Dangerous' Android Apps with 382M Installs

Shenzhen Hawk Internet Co. is identified as the parent company behind five app developers seeking excessive permissions in Android apps.

Two Vulnerabilities Found in Microsoft Azure Infrastructure

Researchers detail the process of finding two flaws in the Azure Stack architecture and Azure App Service, both of which have been patched.

EDITORS' CHOICE

RSAC Sets Finalists for Innovation Sandbox

The 10 finalists will each have three minutes to make their case for being the most innovative, promising young security company of the year.

Cybersecurity Vendor Landscape Transforming as Symantec, McAfee Enter New Eras

Two years ago, Symantec and McAfee were both primed for a comeback. Today, both face big questions about their future.

FROM THE NEWS DESK

5 Measures to Harden Election Technology

Voting machinery needs hardware-level security. The stakes are the ultimate, and the attackers among the world's most capable.

IT 2020: A Look Ahead