Compromising a government network is so simple, an out-of-the-box, dark web RAT can do it

Commercially-available malware, with minimal modification, is behind attacks against the Indian government, says Cisco's Talos security research group. Image: Shutterstock/Profit_Image It's a well-known fact that powerful malware can be bought…

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Compromising a government network is so simple, an out-of-the-box, dark web RAT can do it

Commercially-available malware, with minimal modification, is behind attacks against the Indian government, says Cisco's Talos security research group. Image: Shutterstock/Profit_Image It's a well-known fact that powerful malware can be bought…

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WSJ’s Facebook series: Leadership lessons about ethical AI and algorithms

There have been discussions about bias in algorithms related to demographics, but the issue goes beyond superficial characteristics. Learn from Facebook's reported missteps. Image: iStock/metamorworks Many of the recent questions…

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A crack in the Garden Wall: What the Epic Games v. Apple ruling means for mobile app vendors

This is a big deal for mobile app vendors and developers. Image: kostsov, Getty Images/iStockphoto Earlier this month, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers released her ruling in the suit and countersuit…

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How to improve relations between developers and security teams and boost application security

Chris Wysopal shared a history lesson about the evolution of application security and advice on how to make all apps more secure. Veracode CTO Chris Wysopal shared the highlights of…

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Pandemic-induced collaboration: Adobe’s billion-dollar acquisition

While the acquisition focuses on video, it rounds out Adobe's collaboration capabilities and extends them to the final frontier of video—a medium that has been notoriously difficult to collaborate within.…

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