Infosecurity News
GDPR Anniversary: Security Leaders More Concerned About Litigation Than Fines
90% of security leaders are concerned about data breach litigation because of GDPR
Only Two-Fifths of UK Firms Report Data Breaches On Time
On third GDPR anniversary, widespread confusion still reigns
FBI Employee Indicted Over Illegal Document Removal
Intelligence analyst allegedly took secret national security documents home for more than a decade
Cybersecurity Lecturer Wins Lloyd’s Science of Risk Prize
University of Plymouth lecturer scoops prize for work on maritime cybersecurity research
Michigan Man Admits Selling UPMC Employee Data
"TheDearthStar" hacker confesses to stealing and selling PII of more than 65,000 medical center employees
Amex Fined After Sending Over Four Million Spam Emails
ICO claims customers did not consent to receiving marketing messages
Air India: Supplier Breach Hit 4.5 Million Passengers
Fallout from the SITA incident in March continues
Insurance Giant Reportedly Paid $40 Million Ransom
CNA Financial was struck in March this year
iC3 Logs Six Millionth Complaint
FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center passes complaint milestone
Telemarketing Fraudster Jailed for 10 Years
Scammer partnered with Peruvian call centers to extort $3.5m from Spanish-speaking US residents
Ransomware Gang Gifts Decryption Tool to HSE
Cyber-criminals give Irish health system free decryption tool after crippling it with ransomware
Report Shows Global CISOs Failing to Practice What They Preach
Report reveals widespread risky behavior from IT security leaders
Global Credential Stuffing Attempts Hit 193 Billion in 2020
Akamai claims web app attacks also surged to 6.3 billion
Cloud Misconfiguration Exposes 100M+ Android Users
Check Point reveals series of mistakes by developers
#RSAC: The Most Dangerous New Attack Techniques
Annual panel at the RSA Conference identifies a number of areas of concern, including improper session handling and an evolution of ransomware
#RSAC: The Rise of the Chief Product Security Officer
Experts at the RSA Conference outline the role, challenges and opportunities for the emerging job category of the chief product security officer (CPSO)
#RSAC: Cyber-threat Landscape “the Worst It’s Ever Been” Due to Nation-State Behaviors
Iran, Russia, North Korea and China are becoming increasingly reckless in their actions
#RSAC: What Makes a Security Program Measurably More Successful?
Wendy Nather and Wade Baker have a few data-driven ideas about which activities actually help to make security programs work and which ones have less impact
USPS Reportedly Uses Clearview AI to Spy on Americans
US Postal Service reportedly uses facial recognition tech to identify unknown targets in investigations
Cyber-bully Supermodel Dropped by 3 Stores
Chrissy Teigen’s apology for previous cyber-bullying not enough to stop retailers from ditching her products
