Profile of Kelly Sheridan

Staff Editor, Dark Reading News & Commentary Posts: 352

Kelly Sheridan is the Staff Editor at Dark Reading, where she focuses on cybersecurity news and analysis. She is a business technology journalist who previously reported for InformationWeek, where she covered Microsoft, and Insurance & Technology, where she covered financial services. Sheridan earned her BA in English at Villanova University. You can follow her on Twitter @kellymsheridan.

Zero-Day Attacks Major Concern in Hybrid Cloud

2/28/2018
Hybrid cloud environments are particularly vulnerable to zero-day exploits, according to a new study.
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SAML Flaw Lets Hackers Assume Users' Identities

2/27/2018
Vulnerability affects single sign-on for SAML-reliant services including OneLogin, Duo Security, Clever, and OmniAuth.
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Adobe Flash Vulnerability Reappears in Malicious Word Files

2/26/2018
CVE-2018-4878, a Flash zero-day patched earlier this month, has resurfaced in another campaign as attackers capitalize on the bug.
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93% of Cloud Applications Aren't Enterprise-Ready

2/23/2018
The average business uses 1,181 cloud services, and most don't meet all recommended security requirements, Netskope says.
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10 Can't-Miss Talks at Black Hat Asia

2/23/2018
With threats featuring everything from nation-states to sleep states, the sessions taking place from March 20-23 in Singapore are relevant to security experts around the world.
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The Mobile Threat: 4 out of 10 Businesses Report 'Significant' Risk

2/21/2018
Organizations put efficiency and profit before security, leading to system downtime and data loss, according to inaugural research from Verizon.
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Facebook Aims to Make Security More Social

2/20/2018
Facebook's massive user base creates an opportunity to educate billions on security.
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13 Russians Indicted for Massive Operation to Sway US Election

2/16/2018
Russian nationals reportedly used stolen American identities and infrastructure to influence the 2016 election outcome.
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North Korea-Linked Cyberattacks Spread Out of Control: Report

2/15/2018
New details on old cyberattacks originating from North Korea indicate several forms of malware unintentionally spread wider than authors intended.
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Windows 10 Critical Vulnerability Reports Grew 64% in 2017

2/14/2018
The launch and growth of new operating systems is mirrored by an increase in reported vulnerabilities.
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AI and Machine Learning: Breaking Down Buzzwords

2/13/2018
Security experts explain two of today's trendiest technologies to explain what they mean and where you need them.
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Lazarus Group Attacks Banks, Bitcoin Users in New Campaign

2/13/2018
A new Lazarus Group cyberattack campaign combines spear-phishing techniques with a cryptocurrency scanner designed to scan for Bitcoin wallets.
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Cyberattack Aimed to Disrupt Opening of Winter Olympics

2/12/2018
Researchers who identified malware targeting the 2018 Winter Olympics say the attackers had previously compromised the Games' infrastructure.
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Google Paid $2.9M for Vulnerabilities in 2017

2/9/2018
The Google Vulnerability Reward Program issued a total of 1,230 rewards in 2017. The single largest payout was $112,500.
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Cyber Warranties: What to Know, What to Ask

2/9/2018
The drivers and details behind the growth of cyber warranties, which more businesses are using to guarantee their products.
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8 Nation-State Hacking Groups to Watch in 2018

2/9/2018
The aliases, geographies, famous attacks, and behaviors of some of the most prolific threat groups.
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New Zero-Day Ransomware Evades Microsoft, Google Cloud Malware Detection

2/7/2018
Shurl0ckr, a form of Gojdue ransomware, was not detected on SharePoint or Google Drive.
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Security vs. Speed: The Risk of Rushing to the Cloud

2/6/2018
Companies overlook critical security steps as they move to adopt the latest cloud applications and services.
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Microsoft Updates Payment, Criteria for Windows Bug Bounty

2/6/2018
The Windows Insider Preview Bounty Program will award between $500 and $15,000 for eligible submissions.
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Over 12,000 Business Websites Leveraged for Cybercrime

2/5/2018
Attackers exploit trust in popular websites to launch phishing campaigns and spread malware.
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Poor Visibility, Weak Passwords Compromise Active Directory

2/1/2018
Security experts highlight the biggest problems they see putting Microsoft Active Directory at risk.
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