Infosecurity News
Routine Police Smartphone Downloads Raise Privacy and Security Fears
Poorly trained cops leave data downloads unencrypted and with no audit trail
GoDaddy Forced to Revoke 9000 SSL Certs
CA discovers five-month-old domain validation bug
Adaptive Authentication on the Rise as 2FA Fervor Wanes
Those who use two-factor authentication (2FA) admit that they receive complaints about it from their users.
Peace Sign Pics Could Give Hackers Your Fingerprints
Japanese researchers raise biometric security fears
Ukraine Power Outage Confirmed as Cyber Attack
Experts finger same culprit as December 2015 attack
ISACA Issues NIST Cybersecurity Framework Audit
The audit program, based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, provides direction on cyber-governance.
Insurer Fined by ICO Over Data Loss and Encryption Failing
Royal and Sun Alliance (RSA) has been fined £150,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office following the loss of personal information relating to 59,592 customers
St Jude Medical Updates Cardiac Devices but Flaws Persist
Move seems to validate last year’s report on widespread bugs but doesn’t fix larger problems
Merry Christmas Ransomware Hangs Around in the New Year
The ransom note features Robot Santa Claus from the TV show Futurama.
Parliament Inquiry to Tackle Growing Cyber Threat
Joint Committee asks experts to pen written submissions
ESEA Breached After $100K Extortion Attempt
Gaming forum users in line for follow up scams after 1.5m details compromised
California: A Foreign Government Responsible for Massive Anthem Breach
“Insurers and regulators alone cannot stop foreign government assisted cyber-attacks,” said Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones.
Researchers: Brace for a Major Cloud Provider Compromise
After actors gain access to cloud infrastructure, new methods of persistence will be established via management profiles.
KPMG: Cybercriminals Set to Get ‘Creative’ in 2017
Services giant predicts attacks will get smarter and more targeted
Former NHS IT Boss Jailed in Corruption Scandal
Insider threat laid bare after informatics director accepted bribes
Organizations Struggle with Implementing Security Frameworks
Three out of the top five impediments to cybersecurity framework implementation are technological in nature.
IoT Privacy Fears as UK Cops Look to Monitor Suspects
Met detectives being trained to hunt for digital clues
Over One Million Over-45s Hit by Email Scams
Aviva claims more than 20 million have been targeted in the past
NETGEAR Launches Bug Bounties for Routers
The program has launched for Bugcrowd’s curated community of tens of thousands of skilled cybersecurity researchers.
Japan Sees a Spike in Smart TVs Held Hostage
Typically, the affected TVs will be locked, and a ransom message pops up asking for 10,000 yen (around $100) to be paid within 72 hours.
