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US Election Officials Told to Prepare for Nation-State Influence Campaigns

News18 Apr 2024

A US government advisory sets out actions election officials need to take to mitigate the impact of nation-state influence campaigns ahead of the November elections

UK Police Lead Disruption of £1m Phishing-as-a-Service Site LabHost

News18 Apr 2024

North Korean Group Kimsuky Exploits DMARC and Web Beacons

News17 Apr 2024

Hope Revived for UN Cybercrime Treaty as Negotiations Set to Resume

News Feature15 Apr 2024

Apple Boosts Spyware Alerts For Mercenary Attacks

News11 Apr 2024

The revision points out companies like NSO Group, known for surveillance tools like Pegasus

Data Breach Exposes 300k Taxi Passengers’ Information

News11 Apr 2024

New Android Espionage Campaign Spotted in India and Pakistan

News11 Apr 2024

US Data Breach Reports Surge 90% Annually in Q1

News11 Apr 2024

Change Healthcare Hit By Cyber Extortion Again

News9 Apr 2024

RansomHub has surfaced threatening to expose stolen data unless another ransom is paid

US Federal Data Privacy Law Introduced by Legislators

News8 Apr 2024

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White papers

Gcore Radar: DDoS Attack Trends Q3 to Q4, 2023

White Paper20 Mar 2024

Six Foundations of Data Privacy Regulation

White Paper17 Nov 2022

How to Capitalize on Market Growth in Network Security

White Paper10 Nov 2022

On-demand webinars

The ChatGPT Revolution: The Role of Large Language Models in Enterprise IT
18 May 2023 Webinar
Adapting Your Data Security Strategy to the Latest Cyber Threats
3 May 2023 Webinar
The Infosecurity Magazine End of Year Xmas Quiz (Feat. The Beer Farmers)
15 Dec 2022 Webinar
Discover Unknown Vulnerabilities with Crowdsourced Security
13 Dec 2022 Webinar
How a Threat Response Unit Unmasks a Hacker
1 Dec 2022 Webinar
#HowTo: Design an Engaging Staff Awareness Training Program
27 Sep 2022 Webinar
The Great Cybersecurity Automation Debate
8 Sep 2022 Webinar
Taking a Zero Trust Approach to Malware
7 Jul 2022 Webinar
Attack Surface Management: Discover and Secure Your Unknown Internet Exposure at Scale
30 Jun 2022 Webinar
Supply Chain Cybersecurity: How to Mitigate Third-Party Risks?
16 Jun 2022 Webinar

What’s hot on Infosecurity Magazine?

Linux Cerber Ransomware Variant Exploits Atlassian Servers

News17 Apr 2024

US Government and OpenSSF Partner on New SBOM Management Tool

News17 Apr 2024

Insider Threats Surge 14% Annually as Cost-of-Living Crisis Bites

News17 Apr 2024

UK Police Lead Disruption of £1m Phishing-as-a-Service Site LabHost

News18 Apr 2024

EU Elections: Pro-Russian Propaganda Exploits Meta's Failure to Moderate Political Ads

News17 Apr 2024

Cybersecurity Pros Urge US Congress to Help NIST Restore NVD Operation

News16 Apr 2024

Banning Ransomware Payments Will Do More Harm Than Good

Opinion11 Apr 2024

Cybersecurity Pros Urge US Congress to Help NIST Restore NVD Operation

News16 Apr 2024

Palo Alto Networks Warns About Critical Zero-Day in PAN-OS

News12 Apr 2024

Russian Sandworm Group Using Novel Backdoor to Target Ukraine and Allies

News17 Apr 2024

Russia and Ukraine Top Inaugural World Cybercrime Index

News15 Apr 2024

FBI Warns of Massive Toll Services Smishing Scam

News15 Apr 2024

Is MFA Enough? Strategies for Next-Level Identity Security in 2024

Webinar11 Apr 2024

Beyond Passwords: Securing the Digital Age with MFA, 2FA, and Passwordless Authentication

Webinar19 Mar 2024

Adapting to Tomorrow's Threat Landscape: AI's Role in Cybersecurity and Security Operations in 2024

Webinar28 Mar 2024

Cracking the Culture Code: Building a Cybersecurity-Aware Workforce

Webinar19 Mar 2024

Navigating the Evolving Cybersecurity Compliance Landscape in 2024

Webinar18 Apr 2024

Untangling the Web: Navigating Third-Party Risk in a Hyperconnected World

Webinar19 Mar 2024

Infosecurity Magazine Spring Online Summit 2024: Day One

Online Summit09:45 GMT, 19 Mar – 15:00 GMT, 20 Mar 2024

Infosecurity Magazine Spring Online Summit 2024: Day Two

Online Summit10:45 – 16:00 EDT, 20 Mar 2024

Russia’s Midnight Blizzard Accesses Microsoft Source Code

News11 Mar 2024

I-Soon GitHub Leak: What Cyber Experts Learned About Chinese Cyber Espionage

News Feature27 Feb 2024

LockBit Takedown: What You Need to Know about Operation Cronos

News26 Feb 2024

Women in Cybersecurity at Infosecurity Europe 2024

Magazine Event15:00 – 17:30 BST, 5 Jun 2024

Podcasts

For #DataPrivacyWeek the team speak to privacy expert Valerie Lyons about consumer awareness, AI’s impact on data privacy and the future of investment in privacy.
26 Jan 2023 Podcast
Beth Maundrill and James Coker analyze Insider Threats as September is National Insider Threats Awareness Month.
27 Sep 2022 Podcast
James and Benjamin discuss Infosecurity Magazine's Editor Eleanor Dallaway's departure and review the recent Infosecurity Europe conference in London.
20 Jul 2022 Podcast
The impact and challenges of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
16 May 2022 Podcast
IntoSecurity Podcast Episode 33
21 Jan 2022 Podcast
IntoSecurity Podcast Episode 32
23 Dec 2021 Podcast
IntoSecurity Chats, Episode 7: Jessica Barker
15 Dec 2021 Podcast
IntoSecurity Podcast Episode 31, brought to you by Thales
26 Nov 2021 Podcast
IntoSecurity Podcast Episode 30
29 Oct 2021 Podcast
IntoSecurity Chats, Episode 6 - Graham Cluley
11 Oct 2021 Podcast

Hospital IT Helpdesks Targeted By Voice Fraudsters, Warns HHS

News8 Apr 2024

Jackson County IT Systems Hit By Ransomware Attack

News4 Apr 2024

New JSOutProx Malware Targets Financial Firms in APAC, MENA

News4 Apr 2024

Firms Must Work Harder to Guard Children’s Privacy, Says UK ICO

News4 Apr 2024

Privacy regulator the ICO urges social media and video sharing firms to do more to protect children’s data

Prudential Financial Notifies 36,000 Individuals of Data Breach

News3 Apr 2024

UK and US to Build Common Approach on AI Safety

News3 Apr 2024

The UK and the US have signed a partnership to coordinate the work of their respective AI Safety Institutes

Dataset of 73 Million AT&T Customers Linked to Dark Web Data Breach

News2 Apr 2024

US Treasury Urges Financial Sector to Address AI Cybersecurity Threats

News28 Mar 2024

Chinese Hackers Target ASEAN Entities in Espionage Campaign

News27 Mar 2024

US Treasury Targets Russian Entities in Cyber Influence Campaign

News21 Mar 2024

The campaign notably included attempts to impersonate legitimate media outlets

Events coming up

Infosecurity Europe 2024

Event4 – 6 Jun 2024

Women in Cybersecurity at Infosecurity Europe 2024

Magazine Event15:00 – 17:30 BST, 5 Jun 2024

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