Infosecurity News

#RSAC: Realize the Harms and Benefits of Technology and Create Policies to Enable the Public
Decisions made by technology companies have angered people

#RSAC: Make Security a Business and a Technical Issue
Security is both a business and a technical issue, especially as businesses become more digital

Case Dropped Against Coalfire Pen Testers Accused of Burglary
Charges have been dismissed against Coalfire employees accused of burgling their courthouse client

FBI Arrests Man on Political Cyber-attack Charges
FBI arrests man accused of mounting cyber-attacks against a US congresswoman’s political rival

UW Medicine Facing Breach Lawsuit
Class-action lawsuit filed against University of Washington School of Medicine over data breach

Tech Industry is the Least Secure Industry, Say Hackers
Tech sector has the furthest to go to improve its security, according to HackerOne research

Google Pulls 600 Apps from Play Store
Titles featured disruptive "out of context" advertising

US Defense Agency Notifies Users of Serious Breach
DISA handles secure comms for White House and others

Over 120 Million US Consumers Exposed in Privacy Snafu
Market analysis firm Tetrad left S3 bucket misconfigured

US Cyber-flashers Could Get $1K Fine
The US is considering a bill that would hit serial cyber-flashers with hefty fines

Booz Allen Awarded $113m SEC Contract
SEC awards Booz Allen a $113m contract to modernize cyber-defense operations

New Jersey Hospital Network Faces Lawsuit Over Ransomware Attack
Class-action lawsuit proposed against Hackensack Meridian over ransomware attack

GDPR Protection Will Continue After Google’s US Data Move, Says Lawyer
Data protection expert argues decision unlikely to have anything to do with Brexit

UK Names and Shames Russia for Georgia Cyber-Attacks
Cyber-operation “totally unacceptable,” says foreign secretary

MGM Customer Data Has Been on Dark Web for Six Months
Dark web expert reveals first data upload took place in July 2019

SIEM Still Creates Complexity and Administration Challenges
SIEM is valued most as a “security control” but creates administration challenges

HP Joins Industry-Standards Initiative for Printer Security
Security validation program seeks to establish printer security standards

Chinese Hackers Target Asian Betting Firms
DRBControl shares malware with state-backed groups

Over 2000 UK Government Devices Go Missing in a Year
Viasat study finds scores of devices were unencrypted

Ransomware Wreaks Havoc Across Europe
Swiss and Italian firms targeted by ongoing campaigns



