Digital ad networks tied to malvertising threats; Plus, Twitter breach caused by social engineering

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Security Digest Information security news and advice from TechTarget's network |July 29, 2020 FEATURED STORY Digital ad networks tied to malvertising threats -- again by Rob Wright, News Director Adsterra and Propeller Ads were implicated in past malvertising threats such the Master134 campaign. Now the two ad networks are linked to new malicious activity. Advertisement NEWS   Evasive phishing campaign hid inside Google cloud services A new report by Check Point Software Technologies revealed attackers abused Google Cloud Functions to hide their phishing links within public cloud services.   Microsoft unveils new DLP, 'Double Key Encryption' offerings Microsoft revealed new security products and features, including an endpoint data loss prevention product, as well as "Double Key Encryption" for Microsoft 365.   Twitter breach caused by social engineering attack Twitter was breached earlier this month through a social engineering attack. Forty-five accounts were hijacked and up to eight accounts may have had their private messages stolen.   'Meow' attacks wipe more than 1,000 exposed databases A new threat has hit more than 1,000 unsecured databases on ElasticSearch, MongoDB and other platforms, destroying data and replacing files with a single word: meow. EXPERT ADVICE   Minorities in cybersecurity face unique and lasting barriers IT is facing renewed scrutiny into its lack of diversity. Explore the unique barriers minorities in cybersecurity face and why hiring approaches are ill equipped to address them.   Why SLA compliance should be top of mind for IT leaders Service-level agreements are critical to measuring agreed-upon metrics and ensuring accountability of both parties. Learn more about the importance of SLA compliance in IT.   Cloud workload protection platform security benefits, features VMs and cloud environments make the task of protecting workloads more difficult than ever. Can a cloud workload protection platform help your organization solve the problem?   Zero-trust framework ripe for modern security challenges What is zero-trust security, and why deploy it now? Analysts explain its importance in the current IT era and how to get started with evaluation and implementation. About This E-Newsletter The Security Digest is published by TechTarget, Inc., 275 Grove Street, Newton, Massachusetts, 02466 US. Click to: Unsubscribe. You are receiving this email because you are a member of TechTarget. When you access content from this email, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content and with our Partners, see up-to-date Partners List, as described in our Privacy Policy. For additional information, please contact: webmaster@techtarget.com. © 2020 TechTarget, Inc. all rights reserved. Designated trademarks, brands, logos, and service marks are the property of their respective owners. Privacy Policy | Partners List