Infosecurity News

Over 43,000 Phishing Emails Slip Through NHS Security Filters
Health service at risk as staff battle COVID-19

GCHQ: Don’t Fall For ‘Celebrity-Backed’ Investment Scams
NCSC has already taken down 300,000 URLs connected to such scams

"Hacker Princess" Wins (ISC)² Diversity Award
Kristin Paget scoops gong for driving a more diverse cybersecurity workforce

US Court Orders Defendant to Unlock Phones
New Jersey’s highest court rules defendant must share his phones’ passcodes with law enforcement

CactusPete Targets Eastern European Military
APT group spies on financial and military organizations in Eastern Europe

Phishing Tactic Targets Verizon Users' Credentials
Phishing attack targets and collects Verizon user credentials

IT Pros Name Misconfiguration #1 Cloud Security Threat
Check Point report reveals skills shortage is biggest barrier to adoption

CASB Complexity Means Many Products Are Under-Utilized
Cloud Security Alliance claims in-house skills are also lacking

Open Source Supply Chain Attacks Surge 430%
Sonatype warns of OSS dependencies and vulnerable components

Human Error Threatens Cloud Security
Majority of security professionals believe human error could expose cloud data

FireEye Announces Bug Bounty Program
California cybersecurity company launches public bug bounty program

Pace Center for Girls' Donor Data Breached
Blackbaud security breach affects donor data of Florida non-profit social services agency

Incident Response Exercises Not Taken Seriously by Business Leaders
Business efforts on incident response exercises do not show suitable preparedness

Microsoft Patches 120 CVEs Including Two Zero Days
Yet another 100+ patch-load for sysadmins this year

Police Use of Facial Recognition Ruled Unlawful in World-First Case
Liberty celebrates verdict but South Wales Police may continue trials

A Third of UK Unis Hit By Ransomware in Last 10 Years
Universities may be seen as especially vulnerable to ransomware attack

SANS Institute Phishing Attack Leads to Theft of 28,000 Records
Security training firm says PII forwarded to external address

Australian Jailed for Stealing XRP Crypto
Australia jails one of the first people in the country to be charged with stealing cryptocurrency

Cyber-Harassment Charges Dropped Against Nutley Cop Photo Tweeters
Case dismissed against Twitter users who sought to publicly identify New Jersey cop

Public Sector Outperforming Private in Data Management Although Challenges Remain
The percentage of data stored by the public sector has a known value compared with other industries



