Infosecurity News
ISF Launches Info-risk Assessment Methodology
IRAM2 is meant to help businesses identify, analyze and treat information risk throughout the organization.
US Military in Online Privacy Warning After ISIS Death Threats
Hacktivists post names and addresses of 100 personnel
US Joins with EU, Japan Against China's Vendor Source Code Plan
China is going through with a plan to force tech vendors to fork over source codes and use Chinese encryption.
VaultCrypt, the Russian Ransomware with a Focus on Customer Service
As it migrates to English-speaking regions, VaultCrypt's use of a sophisticated payment site and unusual ransom method sets it apart.
NYPD Cop Arrested for Hacking the FBI, Traffic Databases in Elaborate Scam
Katz used cyber-spying to prey on those looking to sue for personal injury after traffic accidents.
DDoS Blitz Hits Anti-Chinese Censorship Body
Greatfire.org appeals for help to manage 2500 times increase in traffic
TrapX Names FireEye Exec as CEO
Gregory Enriquez plans to focus on defense-in-depth for the data-breach era.
Facebook Adds Payments Feature
As the social network joins the payments fray, it's clear that the system is exciting and useful to everyone—including criminals.
Premera Blue Cross Healthcare Breach Affects 11 Million
Hackers accessed information to commit financial and medical fraud, and get potentially sensitive information about medical conditions.
Silk Road Successor Evolution Disappears From Dark Web
Drugs marketplace goes offline as rumors swirl of exit scam
(ISC)2 Joins Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology
As a new fellow, (ISC)2 contributed to the latest briefing to members of the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus.
RSA Appoints Elastica, Cisco Vet Ramzan as CTO
Ramzan has a deep background in machine learning and cloud security.
Kilim Facebook Worm Promises Explicit Pics
Gullible users are actually infected with trojan
BlackBerry ‘Fesses to FREAK Fail
Encrypted comms firm releases long list of affected software
IBM: Billions of Records of Personally Identifiable Info Leaked in 2014
The main culprit is a rise in unpatched and designer vulnerabilities: more than 9,200 new flaws in Q4 alone.
FunCaptcha Takes on the Bots
FunCaptcha replaces these standard tests with interactive, quick mini-games to more accurately detect real humans and stump bots in what its creators say is less than 10 seconds.
CryptoLocker Variant Targets 20+ Online Games
The TeslaCrypt ransomware is taking aim at a virtual who’s who of online gaming, from Call of Duty, to Skyrim to Minecraft.
Digital Transformation Ends in Breaches For 40% of UK Public Sector
Iron Mountain claims lack of experienced staff is hindering best practice efforts
Twitter Bans Revenge Porn
Campaigners welcome social network’s decision after UK court ban
UK Competition Pits Contestants Against ‘Cyber-Terrorist’ Threat
The final of the Cyber Security Challenge UK 2015 is well underway, with 42 contestants taking part in a simulated real-life cyber-terrorism incident
