Infosecurity News

Fortinet to Pay $545,000 for Violating False Claims Act
The network security company acknowledged that one of its ex-employees orchestrated altering product labels to make them compliant with the Trade Agreement Act.

NCSC Launches 2019 Cybersecurity Accelerator
UK government wants to find the security stars of tomorrow

TSB Offers to Cover APP Fraud Losses
Lender hopes to blaze a trail as authorized push payment scams increase

FBI Non-Profit Probes Agent Data Breach
Reports suggest data was sold on dark web

Huawei Poses 'No Threat' According to Belgium, Trump Not Convinced
The Belgian Centre for Cybersecurity won't issue "a negative opinion" on Huawei following several months of investigation.

Kaspersky Labs Discovers 'Previously Unknown Vulnerability' in Microsoft Windows
Kaspersky Labs believes it was an attempt to gain full control over a targeted device.

Sophos Investigates Microsoft Reboot Failures Following Software Update
Sophos has been looking into reports of boot-up failures.

Pregnancy Club Fined £400K After Illegally Sharing Data on Millions
UK firm Bounty lucky to escape with pre-GDPR penalty

‘Nasty List’ Phishing Scam Targets Instagram Users
Direct messages are spammed out from hijacked accounts

Dangerous Drone Encounters Soared in 2018
Near-misses with aircraft in UK airspace up a third

Attackers Spoofing Known Tech, Security Brands
Researchers discover attackers spoofing Microsoft, Barracuda Networks to steal credentials.

Mailgun Web Issues from WordPress Plugin Hack
Hackers exploit a vulnerability in the Yuzo Related Post plugin for WordPress sites.

Matrix Compromised Through Known Jenkins Flaws
A security researcher alerted Matrix to vulnerabilities in an outdated version of Jenkins.

Russia Plans to Cut Users Off From Global Internet
Proposed law could enable major censorship crackdown

England and Wales Police Get Dedicated Cybercrime Units
Every force now has its own cyber specialists

EU Citizens Hit by UK Government Data Leak
Home Office can’t get the hang of bcc

#ISCWest2019: The Future of Stadium Security
The ISC West keynote address from Russ Butler talks about security at Levi's Stadium and the future of stadium security.

#ISCWest2019: Challenges of AI in Physical Security
An ISC West panel asks, "Where are we in realizing the promise of AI?"

#ISCWest2019: Biometrics Are Going Mainstream
An industry expert panel says biometrics will bring the world of physical and information security together.

WikiLeaks Editor Julian Assange Arrested & Removed from Ecuadorian Embassy
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange has been arrested by the Metropolitan Police for failing to surrender to a court



