Infosecurity News
#InfosecNA: How to Communicate Risk and Security to Executives
Define business case benefits and communicate value to business execs
#InfosecNA: The Benefits of Training Employees to Hack
How to make security awareness training more effective and engaging
#Irisscon: Ransomware Shifts to use Affiliate Distributors, and Infect via RDP
Ransomware is far from dead, as developers now use professional outfits to distribute and infect
Breaches Hit Over Two Million Gamers and Crypto Wallet Users
Data uploaded to hacking forum, putting users at risk of phishing
#Irisscon: Ireland Faced 43,000 Incidents So Far in 2019
In 2019 Ireland continued to face DDoS attacks
Microsoft Denies Bluekeep Ransomware Rumors
Redmond also says no Teams link to recent Spanish outages
French Hospital Crippled by Ransomware
Long delays in patient care at CHU in Rouen
#InfosecNA: The Impact of AI, IoT and Emerging Tech
Theresa Payton reflects on the evolving digital and cyber-threat landscape
#InfosecNA: How IoT Gadgets Can Spy on Your Children
Ken Munro embarks on a chilling tour of the IoT’s soft underbelly
Midwest Gets First Cybercrime-Fighting Dog
Nebraska police welcome Quinn, an electronic storage device K-9
100K People Targeted by Spoof IRS Websites
Summer threat campaign conned victims by impersonating the Internal Revenue Service
Vishing Attacks to Become Commonplace in 2020
Experts warn voice phishing attacks will soon be an everyday occurrence
#InfosecNA: How to Know If You’ve Been Compromised
It’s never been more important for organizations to be able to detect cyber-breaches
Researchers Publish PoC for Docker Escape Bug
Flaw is patched in Docker version 19.03.1
US Man Charged with ISIS Coding Plot
Chicago man allegedly tried to help group spread propaganda
Anti-Stalkerware Alliance Sets Sights On Malicious Spying Apps
Domestic surveillance apps a growing problem
Windy City to Welcome 2,000 New Jobs in Cybersecurity and Technology
Chicago cybersecurity and technology firms to create 2,000 new jobs in 2020
Only 12.5% of Top US Retailers Protect Customers from Email Fraud
Most of America’s top retailers don’t set their DMARC policy to protection mode
PayMyTab Exposes Data of US Restaurant Goers
Mobile payments provider failed to follow data storage security protocols
Governments Lose Millions to DNS Attacks Each Year
IDC report warns the sector is hardest hit
