Infosecurity News

Personal Data of the Average Brit Held by at Least 39 Different Organizations
Around a quarter are unaware of how many organizations hold their personal data

NCSC Introduces Remote Working Testing Tool for Small Businesses
The NCSC's ‘Home and Remote Working’ exercise is aimed at helping SMEs while employees work remotely

Trend Micro and Girls in Tech to Provide Cybersecurity Training to Girls Around the World
New initiative seeks to close diversity and talent gap in the tech industry

Russian Hacker Finally Found Guilty of 2012 LinkedIn Breach
Yevgeniy Nikulin has waited years for his day in court

Zoom Patches Legacy Windows Zero-Day Bug
Video conferencing platform acts fast to fix RCE issue

Central Government Loses 300+ Devices Since 2018
Latest FOI request reveals a persistent problem across public sector

Californian Jailed Over Identity Theft Scheme Targeting Military
Scheme that made millions by stealing veterans’ PII lands Californian in federal prison

SANS Institute Cyber-Skills Game Now Available in Middle East
SANS Institute makes CyberStart available to students in the Middle East and Africa

Vulnerability Found in Kasa Camera
Hobby farmer’s search for cucumber-eating critter reveals security flaw in Kasa security camera

Cloud Adoption Held Back by Data Loss and Compliance Fears
Just 47% of enterprise data is stored in the cloud

Google Bans Stalkerware Ads From its Pages
Tech giant cracks down on promotion of covert monitoring tools

Zoom Zero-Day Bug Hits Legacy Windows Users
Vulnerability could enable arbitrary remote code execution

Pub-Goers at Risk of Cyber-Attacks as Lockdown Eases
Just 2% of businesses have implemented strong DMARC policy

Brits Desire Greater Regulation of AI
Britons want increased regulation and more accountability concerning artificial intelligence

Teen Murdered After Confronting Cyber-Bullies
San Diego teen fatally shot after confronting her sister’s online bullies

Cyber-Attack Downs Alabama County’s Network
Chilton County’s computer network disrupted by suspected ransomware attack

95% of Brits Unable to Consistently Identify Phishing Messages
Scam messages from Facebook are most likely to trick people

Alert Fatigue and Overload an Issue for Majority of Security Analysts
83% of security staff have experienced alert fatigue

HSBC SMS Phishing Scam Targets UK Victims
Text-based scam attempts to trick victims into handing over personal and banking info

Fake TikTok App Targets Indian Users
Fake ‘professional’ version of TikTok spread via SMS to Indian users



