Infosecurity News

#RSAC: Our Tech Advances Must be Trustworthy & Embrace Risk
Rohit Ghai and Niloofar Razi Howe reflect on an inflection point of the digital revolution and its impact on trust online

WordPress Comprises 90% of Hacked Sites: Report
Sucuri report also finds e-commerce platforms need to improve security

China’s APT40 Group Stole Navy Secrets
FireEye claims APT group also targeted Belt and Road countries

Over 80% of UK Students Have Never Considered an Infosec Career
SANS Institute study finds awareness of roles is just 11% across EMEA

#CSASummit: Privacy at Crossroads of Good and Bad
Future of privacy is neither good nor futile, says ACLU

#CSASummit: Ten Years of Cloud Brought Risk, Regulations and Reliability
Ten years of cloud computing have brought about a change in understanding, DevOps, new risk strategies and regulations

#BSidesSF2019: We Must Question Unintentional Biases to Fix the Cybersecurity Diversity Gap
Companies should examine and question their own assumptions and unintentional biases in their hiring process

#BSidesSF2019: How to Secure Online Identities with Simple, Secure Open Standards
The biggest problem we have on the internet today is hacked credentials

Still Room To Improve Data Breach Readiness
C-suite engagement and employee training will help prepare for data breach, study says.

Fame of Fortnite's DJ Marshmello Opens Door for Scams
Scammers targeted Fortnite players, selling tickets to the free DJ Marshmello concert.

Risks to Aviation 'Grossly Inaccurate,' says ICAO
ICAO responds to claims of a data breach cover up.

Quarter of Firms Suffer Breaches via Open Source Components
Sonatype study finds many time-poor DevSecOps teams are struggling

‘Cryptocurrency’ Founder Indicted Over Alleged $6m Scam
My Big Coins were sold as gold-backed digital currency

McAfee Confirms Operation Sharpshooter Link to North Korea
Campaign has been active since 2017 and is still ongoing

MassCyberCenter Says State Faces Increased Threats
State of Massachusetts working to defend against growing cyber threats.

Cloud Adoption on the Rise, IT Pros Unsure of Risk
IT professionals unaware of risks with misconfiguration in public cloud, report says.

19-Year-Old Awarded More than $1M in Bug Bounties
The self-taught teen joined HackerOne at 15 years old in 2015.

Sextortion Scammers Target Employees
One in 10 spear-phishing emails feature extortion attempt, says Barracuda Networks

Tik Tok Kids’ App Hit by Record $5.7m FTC Fine
Regulator says Chinese app didn’t seek parental consent from under-13s

Dow Jones Partner Leaks Global Watchlist Data
Cloud privacy snafu exposes sensitive info on criminals and risky firms



