Infosecurity News
City of London Hit by One Million Cyber-Attacks Per Month
FOI data reveals rising number of detections in Square Mile
Crackdown on Fake LinkedIn Profiles
LinkedIn takes action against 21.6 million fake accounts.
Fortnite Cheats Get Cheated
Fortnite players who try to cheat are being duped by ransomware disguised as a game hack.
Alaska is the Most Scammed State in America
Based on victims per capita, Alaska has been named the most scammed state in America for the second year running.
IT Security Pros: Encryption Backdoors Are Election Hacking Risk
Venafi study reiterates experts’ strong opposition to government-mandated backdoors
#GCSEResultsDay2019: Number of Students Taking Computing & ICT Exams Drops
Clear gender gap apparent in those studying Computing and ICT
Over a Third of Firms Have Suffered a Cloud Attack
Outpost24 poll finds organizations failing on security testing
IT Teams Urged Not to Prioritize Patches Using CVSS
Risk-based tools and separate teams the key to faster response
Companies Act to Defend Privacy of Kazakhstanis
Google and Mozilla act to defend the privacy of users in Kazakhstan against their own government.
China is Spying on Cancer Research
A FireEye report finds evidence of Chinese APTs spying on medical research.
Who's in Town Denies Instagram Block
App Who's in Town has hit back against claims it was blocked on Instagram and Facebook.
Account Takeover Cases Hitting UK Courts Soar 57%
KPMG fraud report warns of increasing professionalization of cybercrime
UK Boardrooms Falling Short on Cyber Expertise
Most believe security concerns are holding back growth, according to EY
Employee Error Behind Half of Industrial Network Incidents
Kaspersky report warns of crucial skills gaps
Users of Adult Website Exposed By Data Breach
Adult website Luscious leaked private information of 1.195 million global users.
Visa Announces New Payment Security Services to Prevent Fraud
Visa announces a suite of payment security services and capabilities to prevent and disrupt payment fraud.
Should Companies Block Newly Registered Domains?
A study from Palo Alto Networks indicates that the companies blocking NRDs are onto something.
Facebook Adds Instagram to Data Abuse Bug Bounty Program
Social network wants reports on third-party apps abusing privacy
Adware-Laden Google Play Apps Downloaded Eight Million Times
Google removes 85 gaming and photo apps
Beijing Accused of Fake News Plot as Twitter Bans 1000 Accounts
Facebook also blocks accounts seeking to de-legitimize Hong Kong protesters
