Infosecurity News

Data Breach at Drug Screening Lab
Configuration error at county lab left personal information exposed for four years

Hacker Flags Flaw in Swiss Railway System
Vulnerability exposed personal data of 500k commuters

Mentoring and Role Models Key to Improving Female Representation in Cybersecurity
Panel of leading female figures in cybersecurity explore importance of role models in their career development

Nearly $9bn Laundered in Cryptocurrency in 2021
Chainalysis reveals 30% year-on-year surge in activity

QNAP: Act Now to Mitigate DeadBolt Ransomware
NAS-maker urges customers to upgrade and block internet access

IT and DevOps Staff More Likely to Click on Phishing Links
F-Secure study warns of over-confidence from tech experts

North Korea Loses Internet in Suspected Cyber-Attack
Cybersecurity researcher says outage may have been caused by DDoS attack

Best Cybersecurity Research Paper Revealed
NSA announces winner of annual scientific cybersecurity research paper contest

EyeMed Fined $600k Over Data Breach
New York fines healthcare provider over exposure of 2.1 million health records

#DataPrivacyWeek: Online Trackers Can Detect 80% of Users' Browsing History
The report found the practice of online tracking is far more pervasive than previously realized

Experts Reveals 29% Surge in Bugs Used by Ransomware Actors
Vulnerability exploitation increasingly popular way to compromise victims

Government Trials Effort to Make Bug Scanning Easier
New initiative features collection of NMAP Scripting Engine scripts

Home Working Drives 44% Surge in Insider Threats
Proofpoint claims related costs have soared to over $15m

LA Launches Cyber Resilience Center
Port of Los Angeles opens state-of-the-art cyber defense facility

New Mexico Files Cybersecurity Bills
Lawmakers seek to bolster protections against cyber-threats with two new bills

Cyber-Attack on Global Affairs Canada
Treasury Board of Canada confirms attack on Canada’s foreign affairs department

UK Government Announces New Cyber Strategy to Protect Public Sector
The initiative is designed to prevent essential public sector services from being shut down by hostile threat actors

Experts Call for More Open Security Culture After VW Sacking
Senior employee raised concerns about fraud

Cyber Essentials Overhauled for New Hybrid Working Era
UK government security certifications enhance baseline security for firms

Belarus Activists Fire Ransomware at State Railway
Cyber-group wants to disrupt Russian troop deployments



