Infosecurity News
Data Breach Notification Most Clicked Subject in Phishing Tests
The most common subject line to get an employee’s attention relates to data breaches
Light Patch Tuesday this Month with No Adobe Fixes
Admins should focus on three publicly disclosed flaws
Latest ATM Malware is Lightweight and Simple
The malware consists of two parts - an injector module, which targets ATM software, and the module to be injected.
All for One, One for All: MENA Cyber-criminals Have a Spirit of Sharing Mindset
Investigation shows the regional cybercrime marketplace is defined by a feeling of brotherhood and religious alliance.
VTech Asks Court to Drop Lawsuit Over Breach Affecting Millions of Kids and Parents
The litigation is a consolidation of five separate lawsuits, all arising out of the November 2015 data breach.
Facebook CSO: Spotting Fake News is Harder Than You Think
Stamos hits back at critics
PornHub Malvertising Attack Exposed Millions to Ad Fraud
Proofpoint spots KovCoreG group campaign lasting over a year
Half of ITDMs: Cybersecurity Still Not a Top Priority for the Board
Transition to cloud will make security a growing priority for the board going forward
Disqus Breach Exposed 17.5m Emails
Breach from 2012 just discovered by third party
Despite Publicity, Database Misconfigurations Grow Voluminous
More than half of orgs using cloud storage services such as Amazon S3 have inadvertently exposed services to the public.
NSA: There's a New Normal on the Nation-State Front
Phishing and vulnerability exploitation remain the top two threat vectors against the government.
Security Serious Unsung Heroes Award Winners Announced
St. Bart’s Brewery, London, played host to the 2nd annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards, an evening that celebrates individuals or teams that have consistently demonstrated their dedication to the IT security industry
Global Orgs Plan Data Migration Ahead of GDPR
The US remains the most popular data storage destination, preferred by nearly half of all organizations surveyed by McAfee.
#IPEXPO: Evolving Hacking Trends: Attackers Targeting Mobile Whilst Spamming Grows More Sophisticated
Speaking at IP EXPO Europe 2017 James Lyne presented a session on the current and evolving trends that cyber-criminals are implementing
#IPEXPO: Professor Brian Cox Explores the Collison of IT & Physics
Rock star physicist and TV personality Professor Brian Cox OBE opened IP EXPO Europe 2017 with a fascinating and engaging keynote exploring ‘Where IT and Physics collide’
#Infosec17 Key Hiring Skills Include Problem Solving
Reaching out to a new generation of cybersecurity professionals is as important as retaining what you have.
Accenture: Utility Grids Brace for Cyberattacks—with Poor Defenses
Most utilities expect an attack soon but smart-grid initiatives bring up even bigger fears.
Equifax Awarded $7m IRS Fraud Prevention Contract
Breached firm tasked with protecting US taxpayers
Banking Trojan Exploits Chain of Trust to Deceive Security Tools
It exploits an authentic VMware binary to deceive security tools into accepting errant activity.
Pulse-Wave DDoS Attacks Mark a New Tactic in Q2
It’s called such due to the traffic pattern it generates—a rapid succession of attack bursts that split a botnet’s attack output.
