Infosecurity News

OneLogin Appoints Joanne Bradford to Board of Directors
Bradford will bring over 30 years of marketing and operations experience

Facebook, Instagram & WhatApp Outage Reveals AI Image Tags
Users were shown grey boxes with text describing what was in the image

Cloudflare Left Red Faced Following Network Outage
A 30-minute outage resulted in traffic to Cloudflare's sites dropping to 82%

St John Ambulance Hit By Ransomware Attack
The attack was detected and resolved within half an hour

Over Half of Employees Don't Adhere to Email Security Protocols
Barracuda Networks has found that organizations are still not putting email security high on their priority list.

Activists, Journalists & SMEs at Risk From Slack Snoopers
Slack doesn't have end-to-end encryption, which could be the downfall of the customers its trying to attract

Brits Shun Biometric Authentication for Traditional Passwords, Report
Nearly a third of people in the UK prefer to use passwords over biometric credentials

29 VPN Services Owned by Six China-Based Organizations
Analysis of 97 top VPNs shows services are owned by only 23 parent companies.

Cyber Command Warns APT Targeting Government Agencies
U.S. Cyber Command says to patch for vulnerability CVE-2017-11774.

Magecart Campaign Offers Customizable Payload
Magecart has new offering of highly customizable payload along with JavaScript loaders.

IT Director Fired Following Lake City Ransomware Attack
Brian Hawkins was terminated last week following the attack which resulted in the city paying $460,000 through the cyber cryptocurrency, Bitcoin.

Cybersecurity Should Be Handled by Law Enforcement and Government, Report
The study explored the attitudes towards new cybersecurity technologies

NHS "Urgently" Needs to Invest In Cybersecurity Measures Says Latest Report
Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation found that out-dated systems and lack of investment are putting hospitals at risk.

Keyfactor Announces Acquisition of Redtrust
Keyfactor aims to improve digital identity solutions with acquisition of Spain-based Redtrust.

Thousands Left Vulnerable in Nexus Repository
Researcher report on recent breach in Nexus Repository.

New Avast CEO to Give Away Annual Salary to UK Charity
Ondrej Vleck took on the role on June 30, 2019, following in the foot steps of Vince Steckler.

MPs Call For Protection From Hacking Ahead of Elections
Online interference has been a talking point throughout the US 2016 Presidential elections

Sophos Creates PoC for BlueKeep Exploit to Take Control of Devices
BlueKeep has sparked concern across industries as it allows access to devices via RDP

Black Hat Survey Reveals Cyber Concerns
Security pros concerned about privacy, identity and the 2020 election, survey says.

Insulin Pumps Recalled By FDA For Cybersecurity Risks
Medtronic makes wearable medical devices for a wide range of medical conditions.



