Infosecurity News
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.
Many Patched Macs Still Vulnerable Via EFI Issues
Firmware in many models hasn’t been receiving security updates
Governments' Google Data Requests Hit All-Time High
Firm forced to revise up many FISA demands from previous years
Uber London Ban Sees Rise in Malicious Taxi Apps
RiskID spots fake apps serving adware and linking to known bad sites
ICANN Postpones Major Internet Security Update
KSK rollover could kick 750m internet users offline
ISF Offers GDPR Implementation Roadmap
The guide offers best practices for guiding a compliance program.
