Infosecurity News

Third-Party Risk, Bug Submissions Up for Healthcare
Managing supply chain risk costs healthcare providers $3.8m, while vulnerability submissions jump 340.5%.

Cyber-Attacks Cost Global Firms $45bn in 2018
Internet Society report shows black hats are getting better at making money

Two Zero-Days Fixed in This Month’s Patch Tuesday
Microsoft addresses 77 flaws including six publicly disclosed

NHS Faced 11m+ Attacks Over Past Three Years
FOI request reveals increasing pressure on email security

Marriott Faces £99 Million ICO Fine for Data Breach
Marriott latest to feel ICO's fining fury

SMBs Struggle with Encryption, Patching and Skills Gap
Two-thirds of SMBs running outdated or unsupported versions of Microsoft OS.

"Cloud Apps Make Us Targets" Say 49% of Companies
Four in 10 companies appoint a CISO to defend against cyber threats, says report.

Cyber Attacks Biggest Threat to Financial Sector
Financial services industry targeted by phishing more than other sectors, report says.

IISP Gets Royal Charter Status to Professionalize Cyber Industry
Greater prestige could help combat skills shortages

Microsoft Warns of Fileless Astaroth Attacks
Notorious info-stealer uses WMIC to stay hidden

Ransomware Hits Over a Quarter of UK Firms
Databarracks research proves malware threat is back in a big way

DOE, Industry Collaborate to Defend Power Utilities
Industry partners work with DOE to improve cybersecurity of critical infrastructure.

Malware Campaign Targets South Korean TV
Researchers discover Win64/GoBot2, a variant of GoBotKR.

Clinton Reportedly Backs Out of FireEye's Summit
Daily Caller says Clinton withdrew from keynote speech at 2019 Cyber Defense Summit.

Magecart Blitz Stuns 962 E-commerce Sites in 24 Hours
New automated campaign is claimed to be largest to date

UK Firms Hit By Attacks Every 50 Seconds
Beaming data reveals IoT and file-sharing services are most targeted

AI for Fraud Detection to Triple by 2021
Half of orgs plan to increase anti-fraud tech budgets over next two years

BA’s Magecart Breach Lands it £183m GDPR Fine
Airline appeals after ICO takes action

UK's Eurofins Scientific Reportedly Pays Ransom
Forensic services provider decides to pay ransom after June cyber-attack

One in 10 IT Pros Would Steal Data if Leaving a Job
Survey of IT pros conducted by Gurucul highlights risks from insider threats



