Infosecurity News
KPMG: UK’s Critical Infrastructure at Risk as Firms Merge IT Systems
Half of respondents claim their firm is underinvesting in cybersecurity
Global Security Spend Set to Top $75bn in 2015
But Gartner predicts slowdown in Europe next quarter due to strong dollar
BT, Intel Join Launch of Internet of Things Security Foundation
The group is making its mission to vet internet-connected devices for vulnerabilities and flaws.
Researchers Find 4000 Malicious App Store Apps
XcodeGhost far more widespread than at first thought
HackerOne Releases Best Practices for Vulns Disclosures
The guide is meant to help security researchers who find vulnerabilities to report a security issue to a company, and without being threatened with legal action.
Government Sinks £500K into New Cyber Education Scheme
Skills shortages still a major problem
Personal Health Insurance Data Found on Public AWS server
Claims firm Systema Software fingered for breach of 1.5m details
Cisco SYNful Knock Threat Victims Reach 200
Routers in over 30 countries now found to be affected
BrainTest Malware Gets Smart in Google Play Store
It has an arsenal of privilege escalation exploits, which is used to install a rootkit on the device so it can persist even after the user uninstalls it.
Danish Post Office Spam Scam Delivers Cryptolocker 2
The campaign is part of a long list of cyber-attacks that target one country at a time, at different time intervals, and use the same tactic.
New Sharking Trojan Targets Online Poker Players
Malware designed to sneak a peek at your hand
Cyber-risk Knowledge Gap Widens Between C-Suite and IT
IT and security professionals are doing a terrible job at communicating risk, bogged down in technical jargon and a lack of business context.
Ponemon: US Cyber-resilience is Poor to Nonexistent
Three-quarters of US organizations are not prepared to respond to cyber-attacks, leaving them more vulnerable than ever.
Brits Trust NHS on Data Privacy but Not IoT Firms
KPMG finds private firms have a long way to go to win consumer trust
California Hackers Said to Hit Kremlin with DDoS
Given the nation's big election, the attack was likely hactivist motivated.
BCS Urges Personal Data Sharing Revamp
Amid fears of government snooping, the data revolution has created a ticking time bomb; sharing personal data is simply not working for anyone at the moment.
G DATA Adds Encryption for Secure Mobile Chat
Secure Chat, initially available for Android, offers multiple-encrypted SMS and chat communication, and file-sharing.
Non-Criminal Cyber Activists a Major Threat to Businesses – Cloudsec
PwC legal experts predicts “sausage factory” of privacy claims and disputes
Introducing ‘The Dukes’ – a Powerful Russia-backed APT Group
F-Secure report claims group has operated with impunity for past seven years
Prepare to Get Hit Warns FBI Cybercrime Boss
Cyber Task Force chief praises collaboration successes
