Dark Reading Daily -- July 08, 2019

New 'WannaHydra' Malware a Triple Threat to Android

The latest variant of WannaLocker is a banking Trojan, spyware tool, and ransomware.

UK Forensics Firm Paid Ransom in Cyberattack

Victim firm Eurofins Scientific handles more than 70,000 criminal cases per year in the UK.

US Military Warns Companies to Look Out for Iranian Outlook Exploits

Microsoft patched a serious vulnerability in the Microsoft Outlook client in 2017, but an Iranian group continues to exploit the flaw.

Sodin Ransomware Exploits Windows Privilege Escalation Bug

Exploitation of CVE-2018-8453 grants attackers the highest level of privileges on a target system.

Intelligent Authentication Market Grows to Meet Demand

Confidence in user identity is critical to prevent fraud and theft, and companies are looking for new ways to get the necessary assurance.

More Than Half of SMB Devices Run Outdated Operating Systems

66% of devices in small-to midsized businesses are based on expired or about-to-expire Microsoft OS versions, Alert Logic study found.

Disarming Employee Weaponization

Human vulnerability presents a real threat for organizations. But it's also a remarkable opportunity to turn employees into our strongest cyber warriors.

Black Hat Q&A: Understanding NSA's Quest to Open Source Ghidra

National Security Agency researcher Brian Knighton previews his October Black Hat USA talk on the evolution of Ghidra.

EDITORS' CHOICE

7 Hot Cybersecurity Trends to Be Highlighted at Black Hat

Just some of the research and ideas worth checking out at this year's 'security summer camp.'

Why Your GDPR Implementation Plan Needs CISOs & 'Legal Engineers' to Work Together

Lawyers must step into the shoes of technical roles and craft legal guidance that can be easily put into use.

20 Questions to Ask During a Real (or Manufactured) Security Crisis

There are important lessons to be learned from a crisis, even the ones that are more fiction than fact.

Building and Managing an IT Security Operations Program