Infosecurity News
Cyber-Attacks Are Top Business Risk in North America and Europe
World Economic Forum report reveals growing concern from private sector
WannaCry Still Alive, Reaches Almost 75,000 Victims
Ransomware is still the most widespread cryptor family
NIS Directive Gets Real After OES Deadline
So-called “operators of essential services” have now been identified
Chinese Head Fired After Cryptomining at School
Energy bills spiked after machines were covertly installed
Bank of England Stress Tests Financial Sector
Cyber-resilience exercise was held on Friday
Stealthy Crypto-Mining Malware Evades Detection
A coinminer goes undetected by using Windows Installer as an evasion technique, says Trend Micro.
Threat Actors Exploiting Red Team Tool JexBoss
The NCCIC issued a CERT alert warning of vulnerabilities in the JBoss application server.
IBM's Watson to Rank Threat Severity for NIST
With thousands of vulnerabilities reported each week, NIST will rely on AI to help with scoring.
Phishing Attempts Soar to 137 Million in Q3
Kaspersky Lab reveals tried-and-tested alongside new scam tactics
Sony DDoS-er 'DerpTrolling' Pleads Guilty
Utah man carried out attacks in 2013 and 2014
Canadian Uni Shutters Network After Cryptomining Attack
Incident causes major disruption at St Francis Xavier
Lazarus Group Targets Bank Networks to Rob ATMs
Symantec uncovers Trojan.Fastcash malware used by N. Korean hacker group in ATM attacks
Most IT Security Pros Underestimate Phishing Risks
Survey finds gaps in protections against phishing threats
Nearly 4,000 Breaches Disclosed in 2018
With more than 3.6 billion records exposed thus far, 2018 not expected to reach breach levels of 2017, says Risk Based Security
Spam Botnet of Over 100K Routers Abuses UPnP
Researchers warn of many more exposed devices out there
Privacy International Files GDPR Complaints
Oracle, Experian and Equifax are among companies in the cross hairs
Pakistan Banks Not Breached, but Probably Skimmed
Central bank rejects mass hacking reports
Flaw Leads to RCE in WordPress Plugins, WooCommerce
Design flaw in WooCommerce plugin can lead to remote code execution, said RIPS Technologies
High Turnover Rate Expected for IT Pros in 2019
In the quest for higher salaries, nearly half of IT professionals in Europe plan to leave current post in 2019, according to Spiceworks
National School for Cybersecurity Opens in Senegal
Backed by support from France, Senegal launches new school for cybersecurity in Dakar
