Infosecurity News

NYC Cybersecurity Bootcamp Offers Free Training Nationwide
Bootcamp to help unemployed Americans take first step toward a career in cybersecurity

WatchGuard Completes Panda Acquisition
WatchGuard adds an advanced endpoint security platform with the acquisition of Panda Security

Exostar to Be Acquired by Thoma Bravo
Virginia software company agrees to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo

Huge Rise in Enterprise Mobile Phishing During Q1 of 2020
New report shows 37% rise in mobile phishing encounters in Q1 of 2020

Thycotic Acquires Onion ID to Extend PAM Offering
Thycotic adds three new products to protect enterprise cloud apps and ensure remote worker productivity

Teenage Training Program Cyber Discovery Opens Registration Three Months Early
Cyber Discovery registration opens three months early

Experts: #COVID19 Test and Trace Could Lead to Phishing Deluge
Spoofed text messages raise particular concerns

Police Efforts Help to Erode Trust on Dark Web
Trend Micro sees cyber-criminals take to Discord and Shoppy to sell

Researcher Gets $100,000 for Sign in with Apple Zero Day
Bug bounty award for authentication bypass flaw

Major Upgrade for Channel Island's Telecom Network
Guernsey to get a faster and more secure 100G core network

Minneapolis City and Police Websites Attacked
Cyber-attacks hit Minneapolis as protests over George Floyd’s death continue

Payment App Data Breach Exposes Millions of Indians' Data
Personal and financial data of millions of Indians exposed in BHIM data breach

Aussie Football Site Leaks 70 Million Records
BigFooty exposes users’ personal info and messages

Trump Plans to Ban Chinese Students with Military Ties
Report suggests crackdown on espionage from the East

Amtrak Guest Rewards Breach Affects Personal Info
Unspecified number of customers hit after unauthorized access incident

Utah Tech CEO Jailed for Possessing Thousands of Files Depicting Child Sexual Abuse
Saltmine CEO behind bars after downloading images of children and animals being sexually abused

Texas University to Create Cybersecurity Innovation Institute
UTSA to build digital research institute aimed at safeguarding US manufacturers

UK Government Launches Funding Program to Boost Security of IoT Market
Innovators are encouraged to bid for funding to develop assurance schemes for IoT products

Alabama Seniors Offered Free Cybersecurity Courses
University of Alabama offers free cybersecurity course to the over 50s

Most Organizations Not Prepared to Safely Support Home Working
Most businesses are not deploying sufficient security measures for remote working



