Infosecurity News
Increase in Ransomware Sophistication and Leverage of Legacy Malware Predicted for 2021
Sophos’ 2021 threat report predicts an increase in ransomware and legacy malware use
Americold Operations Downed by Cyber-Attack
Drivers stuck outside facilities after suspected ransomware attack
Chinese APT FunnyDream Runs Riot in Southeast Asia
Bitdefender says 200+ machines already compromised
Trump Fires CISA Boss Who Said Election Was “Most Secure in History”
Christopher Krebs was a well-respected industry figure
Three-Quarters of IT/Security Execs Concerned Over Security of Remote Workforce
There has been a 34% rise in vulnerabilities in 2020
Verizon Releases First Cyber-Espionage Report
US telecommunications giant publishes first data-driven report on advanced cyber-spying
Cybercrime to Drain $44bn from Russian Economy in 2020
State-owned Russian bank expects Russian economy to lose $44bn to cybercrime this year
Druva Acquires sfApex
California software company acquires Texas Salesforce developer tool and data migration service provider
#ISC2Congress: The #COVID19 Cyber-Threat Landscape for Businesses
Tactics used by cyber-villains have not changed significantly during COVID-19
#ISSE2020: ‘Real’ Digital Identity Can Exist with New Technology
Can a digital identity exist where the user is in control?
Employees Have Access to an Average of 10 Million Files
New research indicates orgs are failing to secure file access
#ISSE2020: Look to Decentralized (Rather than Legacy) Identity Approvals
The issues of identity and how legacy problems still impact users
#ISC2Congress: Modern Security Pros Are Much More than Technologists, Says Bruce Schneier
Security pros must become policy-minded, public-interest technologists
Over 80,000 ID Cards and Fingerprint Scans Exposed in Cloud Leak
AWS S3 bucket managed by TronicsXchange is found online
UK Firms Least Likely to Pay Ransom Globally
CrowdStrike data reveals 39% have been hit over past year
Capcom Ransomware Breach May Have Hit 350,000
Employees, customers, shareholders and others possibly affected
Healthcare Data Breaches to Triple in 2021
New research predicts 300% year on year rise in data breaches impacting healthcare providers
Teen Wins Peace Prize for Fighting Cyber-Bullying
Bangladeshi teen’s cyber-bullying reporting app wins him International Children’s Peace Prize
#ISC2Congress: How 5G is Expanding the Attack Surface
Nokia’s Kevin McNamee explores the security implications of 5G technology
IT Leaders Reliant on Data for Threat Insight
The value of data has permanently increased since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic
