Infosecurity News

City of London Police Takes Cybercrime Fight to Businesses
Cyber Griffin initiative will see officers share expertise and threat intelligence

USB in Locked PC Triggers Denial-of-Service Attack
Marius Tivadar published proof-of-concept that generates a blue screen of death with a USB, even on locked PCs.

WebLogic Server Patch Needs a New Fix
Servers are again at risk for the Oracle WebLogic Server flaw because of a faulty patch.

Jordan Hamlett Jailed for Attempts to Access Trump Tax Returns
The private investigator who used Trump's social security number was sentenced to 18 months in jail.

NHS Gets £150m Cyber-Spending Boost
Health service will upgrade machines to Windows 10

NATO Triumphs in Locked Shields Cyber Defense Exercise
International alliance proves its mettle in defending complex networks

High Court Rules Part of Snoopers’ Charter Illegal
Government blow as it gets just six months to rewrite Investigatory Powers Act

#BSidesScot: Cybersecurity Needs to be Optimistic on Achievements
Dr Jessica Barker claimed that cybersecurity needs to focus more on optimism, achievements and lessons learnt

PyRo Mine Malware Uses NSA Tool to Collect Monero
Fortinet researcher discovers new crypto-mining malware exploiting Windows machines

Security Pros Support Data Collection Regulations
A survey taken at RSA reveals unexpected results about data collection, digital privacy and backdoors

UK SMBs Urged to Test Cyber-Resilience
New Would You Be Ready? Campaign is backed by NCSC

#BSidesScot: Understand the Move from Consultant to Client
Doing security is easy, but there can be some specific challenges in a large corporate company

Introducing the New, Refined NIST Version 1.1
NIST hosts public webinar to explain updates in latest version of frameworks

Privacy International Files ICO Complaint Over Secret Police Data Downloads
UK cops' mobile phone extraction practices contravene GDPR, warns rights group

EMEA Ransomware Attacks Soared Last Year
NTT Security finds sharp difference between global and regional threat landscape

Alexa Turned Spy, Able to Snoop on Users
Design flaw in Alexa allows researchers to transform device from personal assistant to spy

Fight to Get SMBs PCI Compliant a Losing Battle
Senior executives at global acquiring organizations feel smaller merchants are not doing enough to be PCI DSS compliant

Cadence in Chaos: Sounds of DDoS in NetFlow Logs
Turning web traffic into sound reveals increases and decreases in traffic levels

DWP to Splash £15m on GDPR as Deadline Approaches
Spending is in line with average FTSE 100 firm

Two-fifths of UK Firms Suffered Attack or Security Breach in 2017
Government stats show training and skills still being ignored



