Infosecurity News
Wikipedia to Switch on HTTPS to Counter Surveillance Threat
Encrypted traffic will help protect users from censors and spies, says Wikimedia Foundation
Most Security Depts Blindly Trust Certificates and Keys
Most IT security professionals don’t know how to detect or remediate quickly compromised cryptographic keys and digital certificates.
OpenSSL Patches Logjam Flaw to Foil NSA Snoopers
Update will reject handshakes with DH parameters shorter than 768 bits
Big Data Installs Spark Security Concerns
The primary data types managed in big data systems include personally identifiable information, payment card info and national security intelligence data.
Europol Busts Operation Triangle in Six-Nation Raid
Major international cyber-ring pilfered $6 million in a complex phishing-man-in-the-middle-malware-money laundering scheme.
Anderson Report: UK Snooper's Charter 'Unnecessary'
Britain’s electronic surveillance laws are “incomprehensible to all but a tiny band of initiates,” and wholly “without statutory safeguards.”
CISOs Face 38% Increase in Security Costs Over Next Decade – Report
RAND Corporation claims investments in wrong areas could hinder teams
Big Data Could be Reason for Large-Scale Nation State Attacks
Sophisticated analytics could single out vulnerable individuals to spies, says Context
DDoS-for-Hire Costs Just $38 per Hour
It's cheaper and easier than ever to mount distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and to great effect: They cost the victim $40,000 per hour.
Sophos Acquires Reflexion to Boost Email Security
The tie-up will add cloud-based email security to Sophos Cloud, and widen its customer footprint to include SMBs and more US accounts.
Russia Pegged for ‘Cyber Caliphate’ Attack on TV5Monde
Massive targeted attack pushed channels off air for several hours
Cybersecurity Maturity Lacking or Non-Existent for Most
Against the NIST Cybersecurity Framework benchmarks, 83% of large organizations and 75% of all businesses lack the maturity to address cybersecurity risks.
90% of Data Loss Prevention Violations Happen in Cloud Apps
Of the DLP-violating files, one in five were shared with one or more people outside of the company.
Firms Take Over 100 Days to Contain Breaches
Trustwave report finds little progress has been made over the past year
Most C-Level Execs Not Briefed on Security – Report
Dell SecureWorks claims misalignment between IT bosses and their staff
Flash Malware Soars Over 300% in Q1 2015
McAfee Labs claims users have been slow to patch
Bin Biz Brabantia Hit By Security Breach
Firm claims customer details may have been compromised
New Yorker Mugged of Bitcoins at Gunpoint
Over $1000 stolen from man in Brooklyn
Skype-Dwelling Botnet Serves Up Adware
Pay per-install adware campaign boosted the botnet via phishing messages.
Tesla Debuts Bug Bounty Program
The program will pay researchers up to $1,000 for disclosing vulnerabilities the Tesla web domains.
