Infosecurity News

Uptick in Threats to Job Sites, Recruitment Portals
Cyber-criminals in in the deep and dark webs target job seekers and recruiters.

#Infosec18: Culture Change Needed to Prevent Attacks on Physical Infrastructure
Changing the culture of companies to focus on cyber security as well as safety must be a priority to secure systems powering the UK’s physical infrastructure.

Two-Fifths of Euro Firms Suffer DNS-Linked Data Theft
EfficientIP stats shows average cost per attack has risen sharply

Beware of Cyber-Spies in Russia, Rights Group Warns England Boss
Privacy International sends Gareth Southgate a Faraday cage to protect device

#Infosec18: What You Need to Know About OilRig
Palo Alto Networks explains the cyberattack tools used by the threat group OilRig.

VPNFilter: New Exploit Feature and Affected Devices Revealed
Russian threat worse than first thought

Effects of Cyber-Attack Still Unfold for Atlanta
Impact grows every day, months after the largest cyber-attack on an American city.

#Infosec18: Incident Response Plans Failing the Agility Test
Experts claim organizations must be more agile

Most Risk to Internet Originates from US
Rapid7 releases its third annual National Exposure Index, with the US at the top of the index.

Hacker Takedown of PageUp Is Bad News for Clients
A major breach at a job recruitment firm puts enterprises and job seekers at risk.

#Infosec18: “Ridiculous” Problems Perpetuating Cyber-Skills Crisis
New Hall of Fame inductee James Lyne says new approaches are needed

#Infosec18: Nation State Hacking is Biggest Change in Cyber-Threat Landscape
Ex-director of GCHQ Robert Hannigan took to the keynote stage at Infosecurity Europe 2018

#Infosec18: OT/IT Conflict a Challenge in Era of Cyber-Physical Attacks
Trend Micro’s Bill Malik argues that firms must find a way to converge two approaches

Global Business Leaders Eschew Proactive Security Investment
NTT Security report claims many are more willing to pay ransomware demands

DNA Site MyHeritage Spills Data on 92m Users
Breach only affected emails and hashed passwords

Malware Targets Users of Online Banking Service
A malicious Google Chrome extension has been discovered in Brazil.

#Infosec18: Adult Toys Contain Legacy Vulnerabilities
Common vulnerabilities in IoT devices are especially prevalent in adult toys too

Operation Prowli Malware Infected 40,000 Machines
Malware spreads to servers and websites using multiple attack techniques.

#Infosec18: How Ransomware-as-a-Service Offerings are Changing in 2018
James Lyne assesses the latest tactics & techniques of cyber-criminals

Boards Push Security, Rush to GDPR Compliance
Prompted by board concerns, IT leadership prioritizes security.



