Infosecurity News
Ransomware Revenue Earning Does Not Match Infection Decline
Ransomware revenue does not decline due to businesses being targeted.
Half of UK Firms Admit to Unknown Network Devices
Forescout poll finds lack of visibility is creating security risk
Microsoft: Russians Hacking Again Ahead of Euro Elections
Fancy Bear is targeting NGOs and think tanks
Swedish Privacy Snafu Affected More Companies
Security vendor finds additional 120 exposed servers
Criminals Weaponize Open Source Tools, Target IoT
The convergence of cyber and physical worlds has created more risk.
Domain Squatting a Problem for Many Media Outlets
Washington Post and The New York Times, among media domains, have been spoofed.
Palo Alto SOARs into Agreement with Demisto
Palo Alto enters into an agreement with Demisto, augmenting its security orchestration, automation and response space.
Web Application Security Poses Greatest Risk
The average time to fix a web app vulnerability is 77.5 days, says Edgescan.
Student Data Exposed at Stanford University
A flaw in a third-party system of Stanford University exposed student data.
#CPX360: Attackers Are Delighted by the Expanding Attack Surface
Ethical hackers have to “pretend and think like a criminal”
Europe Intros Global IoT Security Standard
ETSI standard is based on UK government initiative
#CPX360: Prepare for Next Generation of Attacks with Prevention Focus
Focus on prevention, as new generations of attack appear
Russian State Hackers Take Minutes to Move Laterally
CrowdStrike report reveals most operationally efficient state hackers
Sweden’s Patient Hotline in Major Privacy Snafu
Some 2.7 million calls dating back to 2013 are exposed
Australian PM Blames “Sophisticated State Actor” for Parliament Hack
Attack attempt saw government passwords reset, but “no evidence of electoral interference”
Chinese Surveillance Database Exposes Millions of IDs
SenseNets facial recognition system tracked minority Uighurs in real-time
UK Spooks Give Green Light to Huawei
NCSC says cyber risk can be managed, according to reports
MPs Repeat Calls for Russian Brexit Meddling Probe
Committee report also slams big tech for role in spreading disinformation
Dating App Says Stolen Data Was Sold on Dark Web
Coffee Meets Bagel and Dubsmash confirm security incidents.
Two WordPress Plugin Authors Issue Bug Fixes
Users of WP Cost Estimation & Payment Forms Builder and Simple Social Buttons plugins urged to update.
