Infosecurity News
Sophisticated Phishing Scam Targeting Lloyds Bank Customers
Phishing messages are attempting to redirect customers to a fraudulent site
Cybersecurity Incidents Account for a Third of ICO Reports in 2020
1446 incidents were reported to the ICO, and 412 were classified as cybersecurity incidents
NCSC: 60% Rise in Girls Applying to CyberFirst Summer Courses
Number of young people taking part in this year’s online CyberFirst summer courses hits record-breaking 1770
APT Group Targeting FinTech Sector Changes Method of Attack
Evilnum observed employing new tools in recent weeks
Australia Introduces Code of Practice for the Manufacture of IoT Devices
Voluntary code aims to help raise consumer confidence in IoT technology
KnowBe4 Adds Kevin Klausmeyer to Board of Directors
Klausmeyer joins as an independent board member
CISA Pushes Vulnerability Disclosure Policies
CISA launches new federal vulnerability disclosure requirement for executive branch
US Seizes Domains Used by Terrorists
Two websites used by terrorists to destabilize Iraq have been seized by the United States
US Surveillance Exposed by Snowden Ruled Unlawful
An NSA surveillance program exposed by Edward Snowden has been ruled unlawful
Homeland Security to Propose Biometric Collection Rules
DHS is to propose a standard definition of biometrics for authorized collection
One Year Compliance Deadline for New Children’s Code
UK regulator could levy GDPR-sized fines in new privacy push
Northumbria Uni Campus Closed After Serious Cyber-Attack
University suffers “significant operational disruption”
Global DDoS Extorters Demand Ransom from Firms
Radware urges recipients not to pay
Darknet Moderator Jailed for 11 Years
Colorado man who moderated disputes on illegal site AlphaBay has been incarcerated
CISA Funds SLTT Cybersecurity Project
CISA, Akamai, and CIS team up to improve SLTT cyber-defenses
NCSC Releases Cyber-Guidance
UK joins international allies to issue cyber-defense advice
One-Third of Companies Put Sensitive Data at Risk Through Internet Exposure
Data storage, remote access and network administration are the most common network services exposed to the internet
Chinese Professor Jailed for Stealing US Trade Secrets
Hao Zhang grabbed IP to start a new career in China
TLS Certificates Now Have 398 Day Lifespans
As of 1st September, publicly trusted TLS certificates must have a lifespan of 398 days or fewer.
CISA: No US Voter Registration Breaches This Year
Agency responds to fake news story in Russian media
