Infosecurity News

Insurer Warns of Drone Hacking Threat
Hacked UAS could kill

Alleged Hacker Lauri Love Can Be Extradited To US, Court Rules
A UK court has ruled that alleged hacker Lauri Love can be extradited to the US to face hacking charges there

Data-Stealing Malicious Apps Found in Google Play Store
Overseer spyware found hiding in apps; can steal user data

Half of Consumers Will Avoid Breached Firms
F5 poll shows customers are running out of patience

Smart City Kiosks Wide Open to Attack
Kaspersky Lab hacks infotainment and self-service terminals with ease

Schneier: Nation State is Testing the Internet’s Defenses
Renowned cryptographer claims someone is preparing for cyber war

#HackerHalted: Forget Backdoors, the Free Market Should Break into Phones for FBI
In a keynote panel on privacy vs security at Hacker Halted in Atlanta on September 15, panelists debate Apple vs FBI, the Government’s treatment of privacy, and employees’ right to privacy

Trump’s Website Leaked Intern Résumé Data
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign website has been found leaking personal documents related to interns

Half UK Uni Students Have No Mobile Security
Intel Security calls for better education resources

UK Cert Body Crest Signs NSA MoU
Body will take over spy agency’s own accreditation scheme

Government Moots Plans for ‘British Firewall’
Flagship project requires involvement of ISPs

IT Security Tops Tech Priorities for CIOs
High availability and disaster recovery, user experience, cloud computing and mobility followed closely behind for the third year.

Google Announces $350,000 Project Zero Prize
The goal of this contest is to find a vulnerability or bug chain that achieves remote code execution on multiple Android devices.

EU Group Canvas Aims to Put Ethics Back in Security
Consortium will try to get law enforcement round the table

#ISC2Congress: Garfield Helps Keep Children Safe Online
The Center for Cyber Safety and Education have teamed up with cartoon character Garfield to teach children how to protect themselves online

Russian Hackers Leak Simone Biles, Serena Williams Medical Records
Fancy Bear has claimed responsibility for the hack of a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) database.

Judge: FBI Must Seek Warrant to Hack Suspects
Court rules sending malware is a ‘search’

Mainframe Concerns as CIOs Struggle with GDPR Plans
Compuware research claims many don’t know where data resides

UK Consumers Fail on Password Security
Centrify finds same old mistakes being made

#ISC2Congress: People Should not be Blamed for Successful Phishing Attacks, says Ira Winkler
Security infrastructure failure is to blame for a successful phishing attack



