Infosecurity News
SIM Swap Danger as Telco Staff Waive ID Checks
Undercover filming shows employees breaking security policy
Email a Top Attack Vector, Users Can't ID a Fake
While phishing emails grow more common, users can’t determine a fake from authentic message.
Energy, Utilities Attacks Inside IT Networks Rise
Attacks on enterprise IT networks that target information about critical infrastructure are on the rise, says Vectra.
Stolen Data Used in Ongoing Sextortion Scam
Attackers leverage breach data in Ongoing "Sextortion" Scam, says Barracuda Networks.
SamSam Attackers Have Hit 67 Ransomware Targets
Symantec claims 56 US firms have been hit this year
Eurostar Resets Passwords After Attack
Train operator takes precautions following attempts to access accounts
FIFA Braced for Revelations After Breach
Attackers not thought to be Kremlin-linked
#SecuringEnterprise: Old Strategies Don't Work
At MIT CSAIL’s Securing the Enterprise conference, BT Security president says risk is changing all the time.
#SecuringEnterprise: Talking Risk to Boards
Boards of directors need to think about cybersecurity as an existential crisis.
#SecuringEnterprise: Facing Threats Then and Now
Security experts share advice learned through their experience in dealing with the changing threat landscape.
US Indicts Chinese Spies and Insiders for Aviation Theft
Hackers were allegedly helped by IT security boss at French aerospace firm
UK Law Firm Preps Cathay Pacific Class Action
Lawyers claim airline owes customers compensation
Brain Freeze: Researchers Warn Hackers Could Target Our Minds
Kaspersky Lab and Oxford University take their cue from Black Mirror
Malware Targeting Smartphones via Three DSP Providers
The Media Trust discovered the JuiceChecker-3PC malware campaign. There's not much hope for smartphone security, says Bruce Schneier.
Cyber Is a Boardroom Issue in 2018
The "2018 Cyber Balance Sheet" finds boardrooms are talking about cyber risk.
States Average a C- in Election Security
There is still serious risk but signs of improvement for election security, says the Center for Strategic & International Studies.
UK Construction Firms Hemorrhage Log-Ins to Dark Web
RepKnight finds hundreds of thousands of credentials up for sale
GDPR Alert as Average ICO Fines Double in a Year
Latest stats show total value increased 24%
US Bans Exports to Chinese DRAM-Maker
Micron rival put on Entity List after suspected IP theft
IBM to Acquire Red Hat for $34bn
In what it calls the third-largest tech deal in the US, IBM announced it will acquire Red Hat.
