Infosecurity News

Coalfire Acquisition Signed Off
Funds advised by Apax Partners have acquired cybersecurity firm Coalfire

Survey Reveals Lax Attitudes to Password Security
A Specops Software survey reveals concerning trends regarding password security

Most Remote Workers Have Received No Security Training for a Year
More #COVID19 risks emerge as 77% of remote workers say they’re not worried about threats

Alleged Neo-Nazis Post WHO and US Gov Log-ins Online
Campaign of harassment linked to #COVID19 fake news peddlers

Mobile Industry Teams Up to Deny #COVID19 Smishers
SMS SenderID Protection Registry helps organizations protect their texts

Perspecta Labs Wins $14.5m Autonomous Cyber-Defense Contract
US Army awards lucrative cyber-defense contract to Perspecta Labs

UniCredit Workers' Data Found for Sale Online
Cyber-criminals are advertising a database of UniCredit employees’ data for sale

Maze Group Wages Ransomware Attack on Cognizant
New Jersey IT services provider hit with Maze ransomware

Report Shows Attacks on Cloud Services More than Doubled in 2019
Trustwave reveals how the tactics of cyber-criminals evolved in 2019

Global Academics Cite Concerns Over #COVID19 Contact Tracing App Security
Academics praise efforts to keep contact tracing apps secure and user data private

Hackers Target Netflix and Disney+ with #COVID19 Phishing
Cyber-criminals register hundreds of domains to part users with their PII

US #COVID19 Relief Fund Leaks Data on Thousands of Firms
Small Business Administration under fire for portal error

#GenetecConnectDX: Risk Mitigation in 2020 – What You Need to Know
The cyber-risks currently facing organizations and how companies can adapt to new realities

Fitness App Kinomap Leaks 42 Million Records
Unsecured 40GB database to blame in another privacy snafu

US Ransomware Attacks Plummet
Ransomware attacks on the United States have dropped to a level “not seen in years”

A Quarter of Website Traffic Is Bad Bots
New research finds malicious bots accounted for 24.1% of website traffic last year

Cyber-Incident Guidance Delivered to European Bankers
FSB opens consultation on cyber-incident response and recovery guidance

DWF Appoints New Privacy and Cybersecurity Leader
James Drury-Smith is DWF's new UK national leader of privacy and cybersecurity

Terahash Acquires L0phtCrack
Password auditing and recovery software L0phtCrack acquired by Terahash

OutSystems Launches Data Sharing Platform to Help Combat #COVID19 in Portugal
New platform enables co-ordinated response to crisis



