Infosecurity News
#BHUSA: Politics and Cyber-Defense Are Colliding
Black Hat founder Jeff Moss talked about the collision of defense and politics and how the security community can influence more efficiently
#BHUSA: Better Collaboration and Recognition Can Make a Safer Internet
Google's director of engineering Parisa Tabriz talked about the achievements of Project Zero and HTTPS, but acknowledged the work of the defender.
Industrial IoT Enables Attacks in Manufacturing Industry
Vectra puts the spotlight on vulnerabilities in manufacturing industry in a new report.
What's Up with WhatsApp's Fake Messages?
A vulnerability in WhatsApp allows malicious actors to hack private conversations.
Get Schooled in Hacking at Bugcrowd University
Bugcrowd takes the "reach ‘em and teach ‘em" approach to narrowing the skills gap.
Grey Hat Warning as UK Security Pros Consider the Dark Side
Malwarebytes claims nearly 8% have moonlighted as black hats
ONS Report Highlights Confusion Over ‘Smartphone Security’
Over a quarter have none installed, but that’s no problem say experts
Healthcare Firm Exposes Data on 2m+ Mexicans
Insecure MongoDB installation leads to another data leak
#BHUSA18: People are the Key to a Security Company
CA Veracode CTO Chris Wysopal talked about why knowing the right people is the key foundation for a successful security company
#BSidesLV Career Opportunities Are Not Prevented by Inexperience
Why a lack of experience and confidence is still harming the cybersecurity industry's movers and hires.
Improved Standards for Securing Medical Devices Released
Cloud Security Alliance and OWASP announce updates to medical device deployment standards.
Consumers Fear Data Theft over Stolen Wallet, Car
A survey of consumer sentiment finds that people fear theft of the data that has least value to criminals.
Persistent DDoS Attacks Evolve at Internet Scale
Today’s attackers unleash enormous DDoS attacks, according to new threat intelligence report.
IT Leaders Believe AI is a ‘Silver Bullet’ for Threats
ESET study reveals the security hype machine is having an effect
FCC Admits Site DDoS Claims Were False
Genuine net neutrality comment outrage caused crash
Pentagon Orders Soldiers to Switch Off GPS
Fitness apps, smart devices and more deemed a security risk
Historically High Q2 for Mobile Banking Trojans
Kaspersky Lab reports 61,000 installation packages for mobile banking for Q2 2018.
SingHealth Attack Potentially State-Linked
Singapore's communication minister said last month's cyber-attack likely came from a state-linked group.
Third-Party Web Manager Exposes TCM Bank Data
A website misconfiguration leaked applicant data for a credit card issuer.
FBI in Smart Device Security Warning
Feds tell consumers how to protect IoT endpoints
