Infosecurity News

#TEISS19: Brute Force Won’t Change People's Behaviors, You Must ‘Modify’ Their Beliefs
How security leaders can effect changes in behaviors to improve security buy-in from the C-suite

#TEISS19: Quantifying Security Posture is Key to Mitigating Risk
What is required for effective risk measurement

UK Firms Are Drowning in Breaches
Carbon Black report reveals an average of 3.7 per organization last year

#TEISS19: Boards Must Become More Technical to Make Orgs More Secure, says NCSC CEO
Ciaran Martin outlines vision for a more secure Britain

Firms Urged to Patch Serious Container Runtime Flaw
SELinux will also mitigate the risk for firms

ICO Helps Secure Bans for Mobile Spam Bosses
Two company directors receive a combined ban of 10 years

AWS Issues Alert for Multiple Container Systems
Vulnerability impacts 11 AWS container management systems

Data Privacy Top of Mind for 2020 Candidates
Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she would focus on creating data privacy regulations

OkCupid Users Victims of Credential Stuffing
OkCupid says there has been no data breach

CIOs Must Join Chief HR Officers to Change Culture
Digital transformation demands a shift in culture, says Gartner.

Senators Urge Security Audit of Foreign VPNs
Chinese and Russian apps could be a national security risk

China Gives Police New Powers to Snoop on Foreign Firms
Recorded Future warns of growing security threat for multi-nationals

Mumsnet Privacy Snafu Exposes User Info
Cloud migration headache hits popular parenting site

Australian Parliament Suffers Cyber-Hack Attempt
Passwords of politicians reset as a precaution

Met Facial Recognition Comes in for More Criticism
Man receives fine after refusing to be scanned

Phishers Use Google Translate to Boost Success
When viewed on mobiles, the tactic adds authenticity

Android Users Exposed to Remote Hack via PNG File
Experts warn patches could take weeks to issue

Ransomware Sees Further Decline, Banking Trojan Use Steps Up
Banking trojans significantly overtake ransomware in email-bound threats

Algeria Ranked ‘Least Cyber-Secure’ Country in the World, Japan ‘Most Cyber-Secure’
Comparitech studied 60 nations to gauge their ability to meet key security criteria

Scammers Use Gmail “Dot Account” Feature to Scale Fraud
Agari warns cyber-criminals are abusing email account registration process



