Infosecurity News

#RSAC: How The FBI Caught Voice Phishing (Vishing) Scammers
FBI agent details how a criminal gang was able to exploit voice system and payment processors and how the long arm of US law caught the perpetrators in Romania

#RSAC: Reality of Browsers Leaking Identifiable Information Detailed
What does your device's browser reveal about you and your internet use?

Desjardins Group Breach Cost $38m Higher Than Expected
Last year’s data breach cost the Desjardins Group $38m more than anticipated

University Fools Hackers into Sharing Tactics
University unveils new DEEP-Dig approach that uses decoy sites to capture hackers’ secrets

#RSAC: Latin America's Financial Crime World Sees Huge Expansion
Economic and political conditions have created a burgeoning financial cybercrime scene in Latin America

Cyber-Criminal Impersonates Bernie Sanders Staffer
Fake Sanders staffer uses sham domain to seek conversations with other Democratic candidates

Microsoft Engineer Pleads Guilty to $10m Fraud Scheme
Former IT engineer stole digital currency from tech giant and sold it online

Web Owners Ignore Alerts as Magecart Hits 40 More Sites
Notorious group continues to wreak havoc

Facial Recognition Biz Clearview AI Suffers Data Breach
Client list of controversial firm stolen by unauthorized intruder

#RSAC: Review Your GDPR State, Biometric Collections and Cyber Insurance
Learning points from current and recent cyber-related court cases

#RSAC: It's Time to Disable Parental Controls to Enable the Next Generation
Why parental controls need to be disabled for future security knowledge

#RSAC: Methodologies and Methods to Improve IoT Security
Building a model to determine the traits and security of IoT

#RSAC: Time to Take Action on AI-Enabled Electoral Vote Influencing
AI is only a few steps away from being able to influence democratic elections

#RSAC: Deterrence in Cyberspace Is About More Than Just Attribution
Multiple US government agencies are now working closely together to help deter nation-states from cyber-attacks

#RSAC: How Medical Device Cybersecurity Could Improve
Ongoing efforts from the FDA and MITRE might help to reduce cyber-risk for medical devices

Australian Police Could Get More Cyber-Espionage Powers
Australia’s government is considering increasing the cyber-capabilities of the country’s law enforcement agencies

US DoD Adopts Ethical AI Principles
America’s Department of Defense has adopted a set of ethical principles for the use of artificial intelligence

Stalkerware and Adware Top Smartphone Threat List
Malware study finds smartphone users were most at risk from stalkerware and adware last year

#RSAC: What Governments Should Do to Respond to Nation State Attacks
Are governments doing enough to stop nation state attacks?

National Cyber League Registration Opens for 2020
Biannual competition aims to train and mentor the next generation of cybersecurity pros



