Infosecurity News

Sophos Boosts Endpoint Protection Suite with SurfRight Acquisition
Sophos has acquired SurfRight to add behavioural analytic capabilities to its endpoint protection suite.

Juniper Issues Emergency Advisory After Rogue Backdoor Code Discovered
Juniper Networks has issued a statement regarding vulnerabilities in devices running its ScreenOS software.

Target Suffers New Security Headache With Flaws In Christmas App
Target's mobile Christmas app has found to have major security flaws, easily revealing personal information.

Simple Pro POS Malware Could Cause Retail Havoc this Christmas
Retailers still accepting magstripe payments told to stay vigilant

UK Bombarded with 1,200 Types of Malware in November
Check Point research finds UK 116th most attacked country

UK Firms Slow to Spot Breaches
Clearswift study reveals it takes nine hours on average

Mobile App Research Shows Major Flaws Persist
Research into mobile banking apps has shown that major flaws persist in authentication and security.

Users Warned of Info-Stealing Christmas-Themed Malware
Researchers find Santa’s sack full of mobile data

NATO and Symantec Tie Knot on Info Sharing Agreement
Deal will see threat intel shared both ways

Verizon: 90% of Industries Suffer Patient Data Breaches
Latest report claims hundreds of millions have had records stolen

Mobile Banking Trojans: A Top-10 Threat for the First Time
Two families of mobile banking trojans, Faketoken and Marcher, cracked the list.

XSS and SQL Injection Plague Several NMSes
Flaws were found in products from Spiceworks, Ispswitch, Castle Rock Computing and Opsview, some of which have already been patched.

Religious Apps Put on the High Risk List by Proofpoint
Users should beware of innocuous-looking content

Landmark EU Data Protection Laws Near Finishing Line
EU institutions agree on General Data Protection Regulation

MacKeeper Breach Exposes 13M Apple Users
A flaw exposed the user names, email addresses and other personal information to the public internet.

Beware Pandora Jewelry 'Clearance' Offers
Emails with the subject line “Pandora Clearance” promise an extreme sale but instead capture credit card and financial information.

Ashley Madison Blackmailers Turn to Snail Mail Threats
Extortionists go back to basics

New Malware Declines in Q3 but Macros and Ransomware Flourish
McAfee Labs warns enterprises to be on high alert

Researchers Find Major Security Flaws in Parking Apps
Many developers not getting basics right, says NCC Group

NCA Leads International Cybercrime Exercise
Foreign Office sponsored program featured FBI and Eastern European agencies



