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As the war with Iran continues, breach attempts targeting the United Arab Emirates tripled in a few weeks — many targeting critical infrastructure.

Info is scant, but such breaches can reveal where a security product's controls are located and how detections are designed, giving attackers a leg up.

The UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) offers tools and support to schools, local governments, and non-profits as they defend themselves against a growing volume of cyberattacks.

Well-run security drills go beyond checking audit boxes to identify and address trouble spots. Effective leaders can ensure proper scope, access, and follow-through, but it’s not easy.

A proof-of-concept exploit (PoC) shows how someone with admin privileges can exploit the issue to steal passwords, and thus use them to engage in further malicious activity.

Two decades ago Dark Reading posted its first blockbuster — a column by a pen tester who sprinkled rigged thumb drives around a credit union parking lot and let curious employees do the rest. This episode looks back at the history-making piece with its author Steve Stasiukonis, Dark Reading senior editor Becky Bracken, and Dark Reading's editor-in-chief Kelly Jackson Higgins.