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"From Stuxnet to ChatGPT:  20 news events that shaped cyber."

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Today’s news and analysis for cybersecurity professionals

From Stuxnet to ChatGPT: 20 News Events That Shaped Cyber As part of its 20th anniversary celebration, Dark Reading looks back on 20 of the biggest newsmaking events from the past two decades that influenced the risk landscape for today's cybersecurity teams.

Trellix Source Code Breach Highlights Growing Supply Chain Threats 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.

Middle East Cyber Battle Field Broadens — Especially in UAE [From DR Global]: As the war with Iran continues, breach attempts targeting the United Arab Emirates tripled in a few weeks — many targeting critical infrastructure.

Sponsored Content by CommVault When Machines Outnumber People, Who’s Watching? Machine identities now outnumber humans 144:1 – and most organizations can’t account for them.

Microsoft Edge Stores Passwords in Process Memory, Posing Enterprise Risk 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.

Research Hub Bridges Cybersecurity Gap for Under-Resourced Organizations [From THE EDGE]: The UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) offers tools and support to schools, local governments, and nonprofits as they defend themselves against a growing volume of cyberattacks.

Why Security Leadership Makes or Breaks a Pen Test [From DR TECHNOLOGY]: 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.

Physical Cargo Theft Gets a Boost From Cybercriminals Cargo theft is no longer about small groups of criminals operating on the ground, but transnational cybercriminal syndicates using access to supply chain systems to reroute goods.

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How Dark Reading Lifted Off the Launchpad in 2006 Twenty years ago, this media brand didn't have a print edition to attract eyeballs and sponsors. Top-notch content and editorial talent did the heavy lifting.

20 Years in Cyber: Dark Reading Marks Milestone With Month of Special Coverage On this day in 2006, Dark Reading went live. We have a celebration planned that spans our two decades of covering the industry, and you, dear readers, are invited.

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