Infosecurity News

How to Reduce Fake News in Online Advertising
Steps that should be taken in order to reduce the number of adverts promoting disinformation

Experts Call for Online Fake News to Be Addressed as #COVID19 Vaccine Emerges
Action required to deal with fake news online

NCSC Helping Man United Recover from Cyber-Attack
NCSC working with Manchester United to “understand the impact” of last week’s attack

Two in Five Home Workers Vulnerable to Cyber-Attacks
Over half of UK remote workers are working without a VPN

New Code to Force Tech Giants to Provide Greater Data Transparency and Choice
Code to force tech firms to be more transparent about how they use customer data

SMB Skills Gaps and #COVID19 Imperil Cyber-Resilience
Infosecurity Europe poll highlights pandemic challenges for small firms

One in Seven #BlackFriday Emails Are Malicious
Experts issue warning for bargain-hunting shoppers

NHS Error Exposes Data on Hundreds of Patients and Staff
Human error a persistent problem in the health service

#DTX Cybersecurity Mini Summit: How CISOs Can Transform an Organization’s Cyber-Capabilities
Michael Jenkins MBE discusses his approach to transforming Brunel University's cyber-resilience

GDPR Has Had Successes, Requires Public Knowledge of Data Spread
Post Brexit, the UK can become a leading role model for a society empowered by data decisions

Defining Codes of Conduct to Enable Post Brexit GDPR Compliance
How post-Brexit GDPR compliance can be achieved with harmonized codes of conduct

DDoS Attacks Against Online Retailers Increase Four-Fold During Pandemic
Online retail DDoS attacks increase during health crisis

Acronis and World Economic Forum Partner to Combat Global Cybercrime
Acronis will engage in the Cyber-Risk and Corporate Governance project

New Egregor Ransomware Steps into Maze Group’s Shoes
Triple-digit increase in attacks since September

UK Spies Urge Firms to Patch MobileIron Bug ASAP
Suspected Chinese state actors already exploiting CVE in the wild

Sopra Steria: Ryuk Attack May Cost Us $60m
Ransomware has major financial impact on IT services giant

Phishing Most Frequently Reported Cybercrime in US
Phishing tops list of most frequently reported cybercrimes in US, while in the UK, it’s social media/email hacks

Nigerians Arrested Over International BEC Scam
Alleged members of Nigerian BEC ring arrested after being identified by cybersecurity company and INTERPOL

Medical Officer Speaks Out Against Cyber-Bullying
Canadian doctor cyber-bullied over COVID-19 approach calls for kindness

#DTX Cybersecurity Mini Summit: Awareness Key to Securing a Remote Workforce
There is growing responsibility on remote staff to keep orgs secure



