Infosecurity News

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

Indian Bank Loses $13.5m in Global Attack
Hackers withdrew money from ATMs and made SWIFT transfers

What Drives Hackers to a Life of Cybercrime?
A look at the psychological and socioeconomic factors that drive hackers to cybercrime

NSA Insider Teaches Next-Gen IT Strategies
Cybersecurity expert releases new book for next generation of cybersecurity professionals

Credential-Stealing Financial Trojan Targets Banks
Trickbot financial Trojan targets customers of large banks and steals their credentials

Just 10% of UK Firms Have No Cyber Insurance
Ovum report claims improvements across the board

Microsoft Fixes 60 Flaws Including Two Zero-Days
No let-up for August Patch Tuesday

Intel Reveals Three High Severity Memory Flaws
Admins urged to take action



