Infosecurity News

  1. Campaigners Threaten ICO with Legal Action for AdTech Failings

    Regulator has yet to punish industry for illegal real-time bidding practices

  2. KnowBe4 Donates $250,000 to Stetson University College of Law

    Donation will provide employee security awareness training, create scholarships and help to develop the university’s cybersecurity program

  3. Surge in Ships Seeking Cybersecurity Classification

    Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore reports rise in applicants for "Cyber Managed" notation

  4. US Cybersecurity Firm Founder Admits Funding DDoS Attacks

    Founder of BackConnect Security paid a DDoS-for-hire service to launch cyber-attacks

  5. Scottish Police Deploy Tech That Extracts Data from Locked Smartphones

    Police Scotland is using Cellebrite machines to retrieve data from locked devices

  6. Hong Kong Looks to GDPR as it Strengthens Privacy Laws

    China SAR looks for inspiration following Cathay Pacific breach

  7. UK Gov Database Leak Exposes 28 Million Children

    Betting firms were reportedly allowed access to trove

  8. Zero-Day IE Bug is Being Exploited in the Wild

    CISA and Microsoft sound the alarm but no patch as yet

  9. US Could Appoint a Cybersecurity Leader for Each State

    Senate considers bill to create state cybersecurity leaders

  10. Possessing Ransomware Could Become Illegal in Maryland

    Maryland residents could be jailed and fined $10K for possessing ransomware

  11. Mitsubishi Electric Discloses Information Leak

    Electronics manufacturer Mitsubishi waits six months to declare breach

  12. €114m in Fines Imposed by Euro Authorities Under GDPR

    160,000 data breach notifications reported across 28 European Union Member States

  13. Travelex Begins Reboot as VPN Bug Persists

    Thousands of organizations may be exposed to same vulnerability

  14. London Councils Lose Nearly 1300 Devices Over Three Years

    Growing threat to public sector data as mobile working increases risk

  15. Citrix Patches ADC Bug as Attacker Hoards Access

    NotRobin backdoor spotted compromising exposed deployments

  16. Fidelis Cybersecurity Acquired by Skyview Capital

    Private investment firm Skyview Capital acquires American company Fidelis Cybersecurity

  17. NortonLifeLock Puts Silicon Valley Real Estate Up for Sale

    Cybersecurity giant NortonLifeLock is seeking a buyer for 10 Silicon Valley buildings

  18. Teen Charged Over $50m SIM-Swapping Scam on Blockchain Experts

    Teen charged in connection with SIM-swapping scam targeting head of Blockchain Research Institute and his son

  19. Oracle Issues Record CPU with 334 Patches

    Sysadmins in overdrive to manage deluge of fixes

  20. Equifax Breach Settlement Could Cost Firm Billions

    Firm will pay at least $1.38bn, but probably much more

What’s Hot on Infosecurity Magazine?