Infosecurity News

LORCA Cohort Companies Exceed £150m in Funding in Two Years
Investment is already 280% above the three-year target

Zero Trust Adoption Increases During Lockdown
Recent polls by Deloitte find zero trust adoption has increased in 2020

Portland Issues Sweeping Ban on All Facial Recognition Use
Police, city and private businesses will be prohibited from using the tech

Zoom Adds 2FA Feature to Further Secure Platform
Feature makes it easier for organizations and admins to protect users and prevent security breaches

Ransomware the Biggest Cause of Insurance Claims in 1H 2020
Together, ransomware and BEC-type attacks accounted for 87%

Microsoft: Russia, China and Iran Attack US Presidential Campaigns
Confirmation all hostile nations are digging for strategically useful information

Chinese Ambassador's Twitter Account "Hacked"
China says account of ambassador who ‘liked’ a pornographic Tweet was hacked

Ripple20 a Major Threat
One in three IT environments is vulnerable to Ripple20 threat

MAZE Claims Attack on US School System
MAZE alleges ransomware attack on the 12th largest school system in the US

APT Groups Increasingly Targeting Linux-Based Devices
APT groups are adapting due to the increasing use of Linux by organizations

Researchers Discover Rare Form of Malware that Targets VoIP Softswitches
A new type of Linux malware is designed to target a specific VoIP platform

ThreatConnect Acquires Nehemiah Security to Add Risk Quantifier Capabilities
Acquisition will add cyber-risk quantification to threat intelligence and SOAR technologies

Healthcare SMEs Get Government Security Spending Boost
Support package will help with certification costs

ETERBASE Crypto-Exchange Hit in $5m Heist
Six hot wallets raided for digital funds

Bluetooth Bug Could Allow MITM Attacks
Exploiting BLURtooth enables attackers to overwrite encryption keys

Employee Social Media Use Viewed as Risky
Small business owners fear employee social media use is a security threat

Judge Dismisses Privacy Lawsuit Against University of Chicago
Privacy lawsuit against University of Chicago, UChicago Medicine and Google is dismissed

Bank of England to Tackle Cybercrime
Bank of England to prioritize tackling cybercrime and ensuring payment security

Fake Alert Scams Increasingly Targeting Mobile Networks
The “vast majority” of fake alerts in malvertising networks target mobile browsers

Businesses Fear Insider-Enabled Data Breaches
Over three quarters of businesses fear their organization will suffer a data breach



