Infosecurity News

IT and DevOps Staff More Likely to Click on Phishing Links
F-Secure study warns of over-confidence from tech experts

North Korea Loses Internet in Suspected Cyber-Attack
Cybersecurity researcher says outage may have been caused by DDoS attack

Best Cybersecurity Research Paper Revealed
NSA announces winner of annual scientific cybersecurity research paper contest

EyeMed Fined $600k Over Data Breach
New York fines healthcare provider over exposure of 2.1 million health records

#DataPrivacyWeek: Online Trackers Can Detect 80% of Users' Browsing History
The report found the practice of online tracking is far more pervasive than previously realized

Experts Reveals 29% Surge in Bugs Used by Ransomware Actors
Vulnerability exploitation increasingly popular way to compromise victims

Government Trials Effort to Make Bug Scanning Easier
New initiative features collection of NMAP Scripting Engine scripts

Home Working Drives 44% Surge in Insider Threats
Proofpoint claims related costs have soared to over $15m

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



