Infosecurity News
GitHub Now Supports Private Vulnerability Reporting For Public Repositories
The feature needs to be manually enabled by repository maintainers
NSA Guide Helps Firms Protect Against Memory Safety Vulnerabilities
The document describes situations where cyber actors steal sensitive information and other negative impacts
Australia Considers Ban on Ransomware Payments After Medibank Breach
Home affairs minister Clare O'Neil made the announcement on ABC television on Sunday
Mass Email Extortion Campaign Claims Server Hack
Threat actors claim they’ll destroy victims' reputation if they don't pay
UK Shoppers Lost £15m+ to Scammers Last Winter
Cyber experts urge consumers to improve online safety
Ukrainian CERT Discloses New Data-Wiping Campaign
Somnia malware hijacks Telegram and VPN accounts
CISA Releases SSVC Guide to Help Companies Prioritize Vulnerabilities
Remediation efforts are prioritized based on exploitation status, safety impact and prevalence criteria
Man Arrested in Ontario For Alleged LockBit Ransomware Involvement
Mikhail Vasiliev was apprehended in Canada and is in custody awaiting extradition to the US
Twitter C-Level Resignations Continue As Blue Program Creates New Cyber-Risks
They left quoting concerns about the rollout of new features without an FTC consent decree
#IRISSCON: Social Engineering Testers Warned Not to Cross Ethical and Legal Boundaries
Sharon Conheady discusses the ethical and legal dilemmas often faced by social engineering testers
CISA Says Midterm Voting Uncompromised By Cyber-attacks
Election workers will continue to work in the days ahead to certify the election results
Ukrainian Cyber Cops Bust $200m Fraud Ring
Two-year pan-European operation ends in arrests
Only 30% of Cyber-Insurance Holders Say Ransomware is Covered
Insurers are cutting back on coverage as claims surge
Qatar World Cup Firms Urged to Upgrade Cyber-Threat Model
Digital Shadows warns of elevated risk from scammers and threat actors
New Lenovo Notebook Models Affected By UEFI Firmware Vulnerabilities
The flaws affect various Lenovo Yoga, IdeaPad and ThinkBook devices
#IRISSCON: Police Officer Urges More Reporting and Engagement to Tackle Cybercrime
Ireland's National Cyber Crime Bureau outlines cybercrime trends being observed in law enforcement
Majority of Security Managers Lack Threat Intelligence Skills
The report suggests threat intelligence is a crucial source for vulnerability detection
The 'Great Resignation' Caused Insider Threats to Peak in Q3 2022, Kroll Finds
Kroll’s Q3 2022 Threat Landscape report showed an unprecedented increase in insider threats
#IRISSCON: Cyber Professionals Now Tasked with Securing Society, Says Mikko Hyppönen
Mikko Hyppönen discusses how cyber-threats will become even more dangerous as reliance on connectivity grows
Some 98% of Global Firms Suffer Supply Chain Breach in 2021
Two-fifths still trust suppliers to handle their own security
