Infosecurity News

ICO Fines Brexit Campaign and Key Backer £120K
Leave.EU and Eldon Insurance broke data protection laws

Execs Remain Weak Link in Cybersecurity Chain
Top executives believe security policies and cyber-threats don't apply to them.

FDD Finds Trump's Cyber Policies Are Sensible
A midterm assessment of Trump's cyber policies finds administration is making effective changes.

Why All Users Should Change Passwords Today
Change Your Password Day is a good time to switch to a password manager.

Iran APT Group Targets Foreign Embassies
Kaspersky Lab claims group looks more like sysadmins than expert hackers

Kwik-Fit in Trouble After IT Systems Go Down
Customers complain after cyber-attack disrupts operations all week

UK Consumers Not Happy with PSD2 Fraud Rules
Many won’t hand over phone number to banks

China, Russia Drive Increased Cyber-Threats to US
The director of national intelligence says adversaries seek to expand global influence.

Japan to Hack IoT Ahead of 2020 Olympics
The Japanese government will hack into nearly 200 million home and office devices.

Matrix Ransomware: A Threat to Low-Hanging Fruit
Targeted malware like Matrix is tantamount to a cat burglar, says SophosLabs.

Report: Majority of Small UK Businesses ‘Ignoring GDPR Risks’
75% of small UK businesses have not updated or reviewed data security and privacy policies since the GDPR came into force

US Launches Major Effort to Disrupt North Korean Botnet
FBI notifies victims of Joanap malware

Airbus Staff Caught in Data Breach
Unauthorized access incident affected commercial aircraft business

New UK Fraud Rules Set to Empower Victims
Consumers can now complain to the fraudster's bank

Third-Party Breaches Plague Multiple Industries
Discover, Allen Chern and Verity Medical Foundation report unauthorized third-party access to customer data.

65 Fortune 100s Downloaded Flawed Apache Struts
The vulnerability exploited in Equifax breach is still being used nearly two years later.

Digital Growth Exposes Firms to Complexity and Threats
Almost all IT executives feel vulnerable to attack, according to Thales

Global Ransomware Attack Could Cost $193 Billion
New cyber risk report paints doomsday scenario

Global Police Close Notorious Online Marketplace
The xDedic site enabled an illegal trade in server credentials

Largest DDoS Attack Sent Over 500 Million Packets per Second
Last year's DDoS attack at GitHub, surpasses all previous attacks, says Imperva.



