Infosecurity News

Cybersecurity Firm Tops List of Highest-Paying Companies
Research by Glassdoor shows it pays to work in cybersecurity.

Twitter Culls 10,000 More State-Sponsored Accounts
Social network spots wide-ranging attempts to spread misinformation

Thinkful Resets Passwords After Data Breach Exposes Coders
Education platform notifies users of incident following recent acquisition

Facebook Suspends Tens of Thousands of Apps
Social network investigates to prevent another Cambridge Analytica scandal

City of Los Angeles Teams Up with IBM to Fight Cybercrime
Collaborative project helps LA businesses leverage threat intel

WeWork's WiFi Security Worryingly Weak
Sensitive data of WeWork users is exposed on company’s WiFi network

US Air Force Invites Bids for $95m Cybersecurity Contract
Cloud vendors sought by US Air Force to support experimental cybersecurity platform development

Republicans U-Turn to Back $250m Election Security Boost
Experts warn that more funding is still needed

Senior Execs Shun Cyber Risk as Concerns Grow
More than half of respondents to global poll spend just a few hours per year

Duo Indicted in $10m Tech Support Scam Case
Prosecutors allege multi-year scheme targeted thousands of elderly victims

MITRE Names 2019's Most Dangerous Software Errors
MITRE refreshes list of the 25 most dangerous software errors for 2019

Vacationers Hit by Skimming Attack
Vacationers using mobile apps to book hotel rooms have been targeted by a skimming attack

Study Reveals Most Expensive State for Cyber Insurance
Residents of the Blue Hen State are paying more than their fellow Americans for cyber insurance

Facebook Disrupts Misinformation Campaigns in Ukraine and Iraq
Social network removes hundreds of accounts after coordinated inauthentic behavior

FS-ISAC and Europol Partner to Combat Cross-Border Cybercrime
Memorandum of Understanding aims to reduce cyber-risk in the financial system through intelligence sharing

NCSC: Nation State University Attacks Could Harm UK
GCHQ body issues new report for higher education sector

Lion Air Breach Hits Millions of Passengers
Exposed S3 bucket led to large-scale data theft

Barclaycard: So Far, So Good for Strong Customer Authentication
Barclaycard reports SCA has had no negative impact on transactions

New Attack Group Targets Saudi IT Providers
Tortoiseshell bombards Saudi IT firms with a mix of malware

US Cybersecurity Firm to Create 52 Jobs in Ireland
Security Risk Advisors opens European HQ in Kilkenny



