Infosecurity News

Chattanooga Cybersecurity Firm to Double Workforce
Chattanooga cybersecurity firm Conversant unveils $8m expansion plan that will double workforce

Report Reveals Worst State for Healthcare Data Breaches in 2019
Healthcare data breach report shows state where most breaches occurred in 2019

Alleged Source of Soccer Leaks to Stand Trial
Portuguese man who allegedly leaked soccer’s dirty secrets to go on trial after losing an appeal

US Education Non-Profit Leaks Data on Thousands of Students
Institute of International Education left MongoDB databases unprotected

US Slaps More IP Theft and Sanctions Charges on Huawei
Showdown between DoJ and world’s largest telecom kit maker intensifies

US Chain Rutter’s Hit by POS Malware Dating Back to 2018
Pennsylvanian convenience stores are latest to be targeted

Cyber-criminals Lure Victims with Coronavirus Cure Conspiracy Theories
Cyber-attackers adopt a new tactic to phish victims interested in coronavirus

Report Finds Cybersecurity Issues with US 2020 Census
US Census Bureau has not fixed cybersecurity weaknesses, according to Government Accountability Office report

Puerto Rico Government Loses $2.6m in Phishing Scam
Puerto Rico’s government conned out of $2.6m in an email phishing scam

#teissLondon2020: Be Aware of Malicious and Non-Malicious Insider Behavior
Non-malicious and malicious insiders can be detected by common behaviors

Ukrainian Blackout Malware at Large on Dark Web
SSH backdoor capabilities commoditized for use by cybercrime community

#teissLondon2020: Blanket Approaches to Security Awareness Efforts Often Fail
Employee awareness needs to be holistic, and not use a blanket approach

Ransomware Costs May Have Hit $170bn in 2019
Emisoft report shines a light on extraordinary financial impact of attacks

Estée Lauder Database Exposes 440 Million Records
Researcher discovers online trove completely unprotected

US Bank Slammed for "Vague and Deceptive" Breach Disclosure
Fifth Third bank has been criticized for writing a cryptic data breach notification letter to its customers

Great Britain at Odds over Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology
No consensus over police use of live facial recognition technology in Great Britain

#teissLondon2020: Supply Chain Challenge Can Be Contained
Where does the supply chain sit in a company’s overall risk?

#teissLondon2020: Tech is Not Neutral and Needs Ethical Frameworks
Various emerging technologies require an ethical lens

Canadian Cabinet Ministers Get Hacking Hotline
Canadian cabinet ministers have a 24/7 cybersecurity incident reporting phone line

#teissLondon2020: ICO Outlines Expectations for 2020 and Beyond
Privacy watchdog will be involved in post-Brexit data protection negotiations



