Infosecurity News
UK Cyber Security Council Opens Membership Application Process
The UK Cyber Security Council is inviting membership applications from eligible organizations
"Sophisticated" Cyber-Attack Compromises Patient Data at Private Health Clinic
Personal and clinical data of more than 73,000 patients have been affected by the attack
Government Names Candidate for New Information Commissioner
New Zealand’s John Edwards set to take top regulatory role
Record Summer for UK's Cyber Skills Courses
Teens sign-up in their droves to learn more about cybersecurity
Tech Giants Pledge Billions to Biden's "Whole of Nation" Security Plan
Supply chain security and skills shortages among top priorities
Australia Passes Identify and Disrupt Bill
Aussie police granted new powers to monitor cyber-criminal suspects and take over their accounts
Glitch Exposed Data of Alleged Treaty Violator to FBI
Agents able to access Virgil Griffith’s data due to flaw in FBI’s Palantir software program
Revere Health Data Breach Impacts Cardiology Patients
Phishing attack on Utah healthcare provider exposes PII of 12K patients
70% of Cyber Pros Believe Cyber Insurance is Exacerbating Ransomware
45% of respondents said businesses think law enforcement slows down ransomware recovery
Innovative Recruitment Practices Can Close the Cyber Skills Gap
A panel of experts discuss why hiring practices for cyber roles need to change
Drug Dealers Get 27 Years After Police Crack EncroChat Comms
Encrypted chat service was infiltrated by police last year
Cybercrime Losses Triple to £1.3bn in 1H 2021
Action Fraud figures show cases increased more than six-fold from 1H 2020
Tech CEOs to Discuss Cybersecurity with Biden Today
Report suggests supply chains and critical infrastructure could be on the agenda
Cyber-thieves Scam New Hampshire Town Out of $2.3m
Scammers posed as local school district and contractor to steal 14% of town’s annual budget
FBI Issues Ransomware Group Flash Alert
New ransomware group OnePercent has been attacking US companies since November
US Signs Cybersecurity Agreements with Singapore
Singapore and US will collaborate on cybersecurity and climate change
Time to Fix High Severity Apps Increases by Ten Days
NTT Application Security warns of “systemic failure” to address bugs
Over a Third of Smart Device Owners Do Not Take Security Measures
The study demonstrates a worrying lack of security hygiene among British smart device owners
Microsoft Power Apps Tool Exposed 38 Million Records by Default
Configuration muddle has now been largely resolved by Redmond
Mass Exploitation of Exchange Server ProxShell Bugs
Experts urge sysadmins to patch immediately
