Infosecurity News
Police Force Investigated for Possible Breach Cover-Up
Gwent Police failed to inform ICO after discovering security issue
Chinese APT Takes Aim at Pharma
The infamous PlugX malware is targeting pharmaceutical organizations in Vietnam, aimed at stealing drug formulas.
Thousands of Florida Virtual School Students Hit by Two-Year Data Breach
The leaked information includes student and parent names, dates of birth, email addresses, school account numbers and credentials.
Trojans Reign Supreme in 2017
Geopolitics, meanwhile, seemed to guide major malware campaigns during the year.
Chinese APT15 Group Steals UK Military Docs
Government contractor targeted in sophisticated attack
Nearly 90% of Firms Will Use Biometrics by 2020
Spiceworks stats reveal tipping point for adoption
Smartphone CEO Arrested After Drugs Bust
Phantom Secure allegedly facilitated international criminals
LinkedIn Updates Policies for GDPR Compliance
LinkedIn has updated its terms of service and will become GDPR-compliant in May.
IIC Releases IoT Endpoint Best Practice Guide
The Industrial Internet Consortium is looking to simplify IoT security.
Healthcare Orgs under Escalating Attack and Losing Patient Data
A full 62% admitted to experiencing an attack in the past 12 months.
CyberArk Acquires Cloud Security Provider Vaultive
Deal will see CyberArk advance privileged account security for the cloud
Two-Fifths of NHS Staff Break Policy Via WhatsApp Use: Report
Shadow IT challenge exposes patient data to risk, says CommonTime
Fileless Malware Soars as Healthcare Suffers in Q4
McAfee spots eight new threats every second
Crypto-Exchange Offers $250K Reward for Info on Attackers
Firm gets proactive with $10m in reserves to help spur arrests
RedisWannaMine Uses NSA Exploit to Up the Crypto-Jacking Game
A new generation of crypto-jacking significantly improves on the unsophisticated mining campaigns seen so far.
SIA Launches Women in Security Forum
The forum will focus on programs, professional development and networking to expand female representation.
Slingshot APT Actor Shoots onto the Scene
The likely state-sponsored group is taking aim at the Middle East and Africa.
Universities Lag in DMARC Adoption
Only 11.2% have adopted the DMARC email security framework.
China Backdated Bug Disclosures to Hide State Hacking: Report
Don’t trust Beijing’s national vulnerability database, says Recorded Future
ICO Raids Addresses in Nuisance Text Investigation
Consumers bombarded with 11 million unsolicited SMS messages
