Infosecurity News

Take Snooper’s Charter Back to Drawing Board, Urge Experts
New draft could expand police powers, rather than improve privacy protections

Gartner Analyst to FBI: Stop Bullying Apple
Avivah Litan argues cellular metadata analysis will be more useful to Feds

#RSAC: Mr Robot Star Reveals His Security Education
Rami Malek spoke of his preparation and research for his role in Mr Robot at RSA Conference

#RSAC: "Trust in technology has been eroded" says Microsoft
Microsoft president says people have been questioning trust for good reason

Malvertising Develops Advanced Fingerprinting to ID Victims
Criminals can preselect and pursue specific victims without user interaction, and quickly rule out non-viable targets, such as honeypots.

Skills Shortage Hits Hackers
Attackers need an ecosystem of malware writers, exploit developers, botnet operators and mules

Mobile Users Blissfully Unaware of IoT Dangers
Nearly one in 10 smartphone users say there isn’t a single thing a hacker could take from their phone that would upset them.

IBM Plans Resilient Acquisition
IBM has announced plans to acquire Resilient Systems to add incident response capabilities to its services.

56% of Companies Ignore Encryption on the Cloud
More than half of organizations transfer sensitive or confidential data to the cloud whether it is encrypted or not.

IRS Security Breach: Over 700,000 Now Affected
Get Transcript scam far worse than initially thought

Consumers Letting Themselves Down Over Online Privacy
Kaspersky Lab claims 41% do nothing to protect their privacy

Snapchat Suckered by Payroll Phishing Attack
Messaging platform forced to call the Feds

Undetectable Angler EK Targets Extendoffice
The attack has gone largely unnoticed, with a near-non-existent detection rate, leaving millions vulnerable.

Ransomware Strikes a Group of German Hospitals
This state of affairs has knocked them offline and reduced doctors to swapping handwritten notes instead of emails.

Whaling Spikes $2 billion in Just Two Years
FBI sees sharp rise in CEO email fraud

Google’s Anti-DDoS Project Shield Launches to Protect Free Speech
Service will be available for vulnerable organizations

2016 Watch: Advanced EKs, Malware and Encrypted Hacks
Dell Security outlines key trends to watch in 2016.

Most Popular Enterprise Mobile Apps Leak Data
Surveillance data can be used to launch effective spear phishing attacks, which puts the enterprise at risk of a major breach.

Trojan Porn Clicker Initiative Infects Millions via Google Play
This family of malicious apps masquerades as popular games or apps in order to bypass Google’s security checks.

Child Monitoring Biz Attacks Researcher After Privacy Snafu
Online tussle follows discovery of misconfigured database at uKnowKids



