Infosecurity News

Cybersecurity Vulnerability Could Affect Millions of Hikvision Cameras
The command injection vulnerability could allow threat actors to have complete control of compromised device

Cyber Threats Result in 60% Increase in Cyber Intelligence Sharing Among Financial Firms
According to FS-ISAC, supply chain and ransomware threats are the cause for the increase in intelligence sharing

US Eye-Care Providers Report Data Breaches
Breaches at USV Optical and Simon Eye Management impact 324,000 individuals

FBI and CISA Issue Conti Warning
Alert comes as new research finds ransomware attacks are at ‘stratospheric’ level

Illinois Clarifies Limitations on Data Privacy Claims
Court rules on application of statute of limitations under Biometric Information Privacy Act

85% of UK's Top Universities at Risk of Email Fraud
Just 15% of the UK's top universities have implemented the strictest level of DMARC

More Afghan Citizens' Data Exposed in Second MoD Breach
The email addresses and some names of 55 Afghan citizens who may be eligible to relocate to the UK have been exposed

US Locks Up Call Center Scammer
Peruvian fraudster who targeted Spanish-speaking US immigrants is sentenced to prison

SCADAfence Partners with Keysight Technologies
Cybersecurity leader links up with tech company to defend OT networks

US Execs Tout Retaliation Over Diplomacy
Support for retaliatory cyber-attacks to prevent future threats is double that for diplomacy among US executives

#IMOS21: Alyssa Miller's Advice for Building a Successful Infosecurity Career
Taking a leap is key to progressing in the infosecurity industry, according to Alyssa Miller

CREST Appoints New President Following Retirement of Ian Glover
CREST has appointed Rowland Johnson as its new President for an initial one year term

Enterprises Need 27 New IT Hires to Manage Security Debt
Veritas report claims security has not kept pace with pandemic-era transformation

Half of Web Owners Don't Know if Their Site Has Been Attacked
Shadow and third-party code creating visibility challenges

Treasury Sanctions Russian Crypto Exchange
SUEX accused of facilitating ransomware payments

Afghan Interpreters' Data Exposed in MoD Breach
UK Ministry of Defense displays addresses of more than 250 interpreters in email CC

Medical Device Cybersecurity Center Launches in Minnesota
University of Minnesota announces new Center for Medical Device Cybersecurity

Hacker Steals $12M from DeFi Platform
Cross-chain protocol pNetwork willing to pay attacker $1.5M to recover stolen crypto-currency

#IMOS21: Embrace the Opportunities of Emerging Tech - Lisa Short
Tech like AI and blockchain shouldn't just be viewed as a threat, according to Professor Lisa Short

Malicious Email Surge Predicted for Q4
Black Friday and other events offer cover for phishers



