Infosecurity News
Microsoft Shuts Down Six APT28 Phishing Domains
Russian espionage attempts continue
Augusta Health Center Reveals Historic Breach
September 2017 phishing attack may have compromised data on 400K patients
Loss of Customer Trust and Confidence Biggest Consequence of DDoS Attacks
A new study examines the worst effects of DDoS attacks for a business.
CyberFirst Students Get Taste of CNI Security
UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority hosts exercises
Cybercrime Prosecutions Fall Again in UK
Police under-resourced, claims leading law firm
NHS Loses Almost 10,000 Patient Records in a Year
94% of NHS Trusts continue to use handwritten notes for patient record keeping.
Aussie Teen Pleads Guilty to 90GB Apple Hack
Melbourne schoolboy stored material in “hacky hack hack” folder
TUC: Staff Fear Workplace Surveillance
Poll shows most employees think they’re being monitored
EU Set to Legislate on Terror Content
Crackdown could force social networks to remove material within an hour
Pen Testers Breach Perimeter Through Web Apps
Vulnerable web applications led to 73% success rate in perimeter breaches, according to Kaspersky Lab
Trump Takes Offensive Cybersecurity Step Forward
Reversal of Presidential Policy Directive 20 enables offensive cyber strategies
Firewall Still Critical Tool in Network Security
An increased number of change requests creates problems for firewall management.
Smart Home Alert as MQTT Mistakes Expose Users
Avast warns misconfiguration could put users in physical danger
Security Experts Welcome Rise in Students Taking Computing A-Level
But huge gender imbalance persists
UK Researchers Warn of Serious WordPress PHP Flaw
Vulnerability has been left unfixed for over a year
PUB File That Drops Ammyy Targeted 2,700 Banks
Phishing emails sent to employees at banking institutions used .pub extension
Deals Get Phishy for Real Estate Sector
Hackers target homebuyers, real estate businesses with phishing campaigns
Trump Signs NIST Act to Benefit Small Businesses
Cybersecurity Act will provide resources to reduce cyber risk for small businesses
Customer Files $223m SIM Fraud Suit Against AT&T
Telco agent handed number to imposter, leading to $24m cryptocurrency loss
UK Identity Fraud Falls but Online Scams Rise
E-commerce fraud up 24%, says Cifas
