Infosecurity News

LA Launches Cyber Resilience Center
Port of Los Angeles opens state-of-the-art cyber defense facility

New Mexico Files Cybersecurity Bills
Lawmakers seek to bolster protections against cyber-threats with two new bills

Cyber-Attack on Global Affairs Canada
Treasury Board of Canada confirms attack on Canada’s foreign affairs department

UK Government Announces New Cyber Strategy to Protect Public Sector
The initiative is designed to prevent essential public sector services from being shut down by hostile threat actors

Experts Call for More Open Security Culture After VW Sacking
Senior employee raised concerns about fraud

Cyber Essentials Overhauled for New Hybrid Working Era
UK government security certifications enhance baseline security for firms

Belarus Activists Fire Ransomware at State Railway
Cyber-group wants to disrupt Russian troop deployments

IRS to Require New ID Verification
Users must sign up with ID.me to access their IRS accounts online

SBA Announces $3m Cybersecurity Program
New program aims to boost cybersecurity infrastructure of emerging small businesses

NSF Awards $29m to Cybersecurity Scholarships
National Science Foundation to fund hundreds of cyber scholarships at eight universities

Two in Five IT Security Managers Considering Quitting Their Jobs
The study found there is an average security staff turnover rate of 20% in the UK

US Data Breaches Surge 68% to All-Time High
Number of victims decreases as criminals focus efforts

US Adds 17 Exploited Bugs to "Must Patch" List
One was used to attack Ukrainian websites

UK's Privacy Tsar Mounts Fierce Defense of End-to-End Encryption
ICO responds to controversial government PR campaign

Homelife of Connecticut Residents Secretly Recorded
Cops arrest man suspected of using digital devices to record his neighbors in their homes

Pennsylvania Approves Ransomware Bill
New legislation would prohibit use of taxpayers money’ to pay cyber-attack ransoms

Memorial Health System Confirms Data Breach
Ransomware attack jeopardizes data of 216K patients of Ohio-based health system

(ISC)2 Appoints its First CISO
(ISC)2 appoints Jon France as its first CISO

Two-Fifths of Ransomware Victims Still Paying Up
Anomali report reveals that cybercrime losses are surging

#COVID19 Phishing Emails Surge 500% on Omicron Concerns
Barracuda Networks data shows pandemic-related lures are still working



