Infosecurity News
Q3 Sees 21 Million New Malware Samples
PandaLabs report claims 230,000 new threats emerged each day.
US Lawmakers Unveil Anti-Swatting Bill
New law will make hoax calls illegal
Insider Breaches: 40% of Firms Think They’ll be Hit
Firms need to improve communication and awareness-raising over the next 12 months.
Blackhole EK Resurfaces in Recent Attacks
Malwarebytes Labs has picked up on Blackhole use in its honeypots, even though it disappeared from view in 2013.
Smart Cities Cybersecurity Guidelines Focus on Technology Choices
The guide provides an overview of the key elements needed to implement technology with a lower risk and exposure to cyber-threats.
Mobile Security Precautions Lag Among Users
A quarter mistakenly believe that deleting sensitive files/folders and locking devices with a passcode are effective and trustworthy precautions.
Microsoft Announces a Rash of New Security Initiatives
Microsoft has outlined a new approach to security, announcing the Cyber Defense Operations Center and cross-company investments.
Cook: ‘We’ll Work with UK but Won’t Stop End-to-End Encryption’
Apple CEO hopeful government will change its tune
Trend Micro: Major Q3 Attacks Could be Sign of Things to Come
Firms must be ready for ‘chain reaction' attacks.
Casinos and Video Piracy Mark Malware Campaign Affecting 1 Million
A massive malvertising campaign uses a surprising 30+ pieces of malware to infect victims, including CryptoWall and the Bunitu Trojan.
IBM: Ransomware, Insider Threats Top 2015 Cyber-Trends
Amateur hacker carelessness and C-suite attention round out the top four cyber-threat trends of the year.
RSA Appoints Fresh Strategy Chief
Appointment is a response to the security industry's threat approach failing "spectacularly."
Mobile Device Thefts Fall in UK
Bad news for BYOD as more mobiles are stolen in 10 cities.
UK Set to Double Funding for Cybercrime Fight
Chancellor will raise government’s stake to £1.9 billion by 2020
OIG: Department of Justice Facing Cyber Skills Crisis
FBI failed to find nearly half of the computer scientists it was sanctioned to hire.
TruSTAR Nabs $2M in Seed Money for Anonymized Threat-Sharing
"Connective defense technology" correlates incident data from its members, enabling companies to rapidly exchange information anonymously.
75% of Companies Are Insider Threat Victims
The largest single cause of confidential data loss is due to employees (42%).
Google Preps New Service after Global Email Encryption Warning
Security is improving, but messages are still sent in plain text.
Key Positive Enterprise Trends Emerge in Cybersecurity
Adoption of security frameworks, the use of Big Data analytics, more buy-in from execs and threat-intel partnering are all positive developments for 2016.
Java Library Flaw Affects Thousands of Applications
The flaw is worse than Heartbleed and harder to fix.
