Infosecurity News

Just 8% of Firms Offer Regular Security Training
Remote workers exposed as businesses ignore cyber risk

Big Tech Joins Up to Ransomware Task Force
Institute for Security and Technology hoping to make a big impact

Russia Officially Denies Large-scale US Hack
Kremlin spokesperson states that Russia was not behind hack of SolarWinds’ Orion software

BlueHalo Acquires Base2 and Fortego
BlueHalo announces acquisition of Maryland companies Base2 and Fortego

Breakup Plan for Cyber Command and NSA
Trump administration reveals plan to split up leadership of US Cyber Command and the National Security Agency

Ransomware Attacks Surge in Q3 as Cyber-Criminals Shift Tactics
Ransomware accounts for over half of all malware attacks in Q3

Gallagher Appoints Three New Cybersecurity Specialists
The move is designed to help clients protect themselves against attacks

Stolen Card Prices Soar 225% in Two Years
Flashpoint claims pandemic has had big impact on dark web pricing

New US Bill Will Punish Foreign Firms’ IP Theft
Chinese companies should be prepared for more sanctions

US Indicts Former Zoom China Liaison for Doing PRC’s Bidding
Employee accused of disrupting meetings to commemorate Tiananmen Square massacre

New ISAC for K–12 Schools Names National Director
Douglas Levin named national director of new information sharing & analysis center for US school districts

JIBC Launches Cybercrime Analysis Certification
Justice Institute of British Columbia launches new online Graduate Certificate in Cybercrime Analysis

Alibaba Facial Recognition Tech Picks Out Uyghur Minorities
Chinese tech company offers facial recognition of minorities as a cloud service

Will the US Move to a Federal Privacy Law in 2021?
Experts discuss impact of CPRA and other recent events on privacy rules in the US

Decade-Long Data Silo to Address Google-Fitbit Privacy Concerns
Rights groups concerned over European Commission’s green light

UK Energy Firm Suffers Data Breach Impacting Entire Customer Database
Customers have been contacted following the incident

Bouncy Castle Bug Puts Bcrypt Passwords at Risk
Authentication bypass flaw found in popular Java crypto library

Microsoft and 40+ Customers Hit in Russian Espionage Attack
Tech firms, not governments, form the largest group of victims

Disinformation Spreaders Predicted by AI
New AI algorithm predicts which Twitter users will share unreliably sourced news

Healthcare.gov Data Thief Jailed
Prison for tech company employee who stole PII and used it for financial gain



