Infosecurity News
Twitter Bans Crypto-Currency Ads in Fraud Crack Down
Social giant joins Facebook and Google
UK Mobile Workers Exposed to Public Wi-Fi Risks
VPN use still patchy, says iPass
UK Police Secretly Hoover Up Users’ Smartphone Data
Privacy International calls on Home Office to produce guidance
Cloud Security Concerns Surge
90% cybersecurity professionals confirm they are concerned about cloud security, up 11 percentage points from last year.
Bad Bots Make Up a Fifth of All Web Traffic
Gambling companies and airlines suffer from higher proportions of bad bot traffic than other industries.
Energy Sector ICS is the Most-Attacked Infrastructure
40% of industrial control systems in energy organizations were attacked by malware at least once in Q2 2017.
GDPR Spurs 700% Increase in Data Protection Vacancies
Privacy regulation will land in two months’ time
Iran Slams US Sanctions Following Cyber-Theft
Mabna Institute accused of massive IP theft from global universities
UK Govt Aims to Export Country’s Cyber-Expertise Globally
Bold post-Brexit move from government with patchy record on cyber
Joint Law Enforcement Operation Collars Carbanak Kingpin
A joint law enforcement operation has seen the Carbanak Kingpin and crew arrested
Trustico Boss Claims 'Significant Suffering' After Certificates Revoked
Trustico claims it is suffering after 23,000 certificates were revoked, and that it never deliberately exposed private keys
No Windows RDP Update? No Connection
Microsoft will prevent RDP clients from accessing Windows Server if they have not patched to address a security flaw
TLS Protocol 1.3 Approved
The Internet Engineering Task Force publishes 1.3 of the TLS protocol
Facebook Keeps Tabs on Android SMS and calls
Users find Facebook has been keeping records of their calls and text messages
#CSE18: Panel Discussion: Ransomware – Still the Biggest Threat?
Panel of experts discuss the threat of ransomware
US Police Unlock iPhones with Fingerprints of Deceased
US police now use fingerprints of deceased criminals to unlock their iPhone devices
Breaches Missed, Companies Don't Know What They're Looking For
The majority of businesses know very little about the nature of the security breaches
Atlanta City Ransomware Puts Personal Data at Risk
The City of Atlanta’s computer network suffers ransomware attack
#CSE18: Combining PCI into a GDPR Program
How drawing synergies between PCI standards and GDPR can deliver a more holistic information security privacy framework
DPO-as-a-Service Options Pop Up as GDPR Deadline Looms
Appointing a data protection officer is a mandatory requirement under the GDPR regardless of the size of the organization.
