Infosecurity News
#RSAC: Time to Take Action on AI-Enabled Electoral Vote Influencing
AI is only a few steps away from being able to influence democratic elections
#RSAC: Deterrence in Cyberspace Is About More Than Just Attribution
Multiple US government agencies are now working closely together to help deter nation-states from cyber-attacks
#RSAC: How Medical Device Cybersecurity Could Improve
Ongoing efforts from the FDA and MITRE might help to reduce cyber-risk for medical devices
Australian Police Could Get More Cyber-Espionage Powers
Australia’s government is considering increasing the cyber-capabilities of the country’s law enforcement agencies
US DoD Adopts Ethical AI Principles
America’s Department of Defense has adopted a set of ethical principles for the use of artificial intelligence
Stalkerware and Adware Top Smartphone Threat List
Malware study finds smartphone users were most at risk from stalkerware and adware last year
#RSAC: What Governments Should Do to Respond to Nation State Attacks
Are governments doing enough to stop nation state attacks?
National Cyber League Registration Opens for 2020
Biannual competition aims to train and mentor the next generation of cybersecurity pros
Met Police Boss Slams Facial Recognition Critics
Cressida Dick goes on the offensive
Ransomware Detections Surged 10% in 2019
Trend Micro blocks over 52 billion threats, up 8% year-on-year
Ordnance Survey Breach Hits Employee Data
Mapping agency discovered incident back in January
#RSAC: Learning from the Mistakes of 50 Years in Cybersecurity
Steve Lipner reflects on mistakes and lessons learned from 50 years of development and innovation
#RSAC: How Corporate Boards Should Look at Cybersecurity Risk
Gone are the days when cybersecurity was just an ‘IT issue’
#RSAC: SOC Maturity Requires Framework, says RSA Engineer
At RSA Conference in San Francisco, RSA’s Ankush Baveja made a case for a SOC effectiveness framework
#RSAC: How Shodan Has Been Improved to Help Protect Energy Utilities
The Shodan security search engine can potentially be a valuable tool in helping to secure critical infrastructure by discovering exposed devices and misconfigurations
#RSAC: Make Technology Deployment for Homer, not Spock
We often talk about security culture and the capabilities of the human, but fail to “humanize security.”
Ransomware Attack at US Power Station
A municipal light and power station in Massachusetts has been struck with ransomware
UK Financial Watchdog Admits Data Blunder
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority says it accidentally published personal data of its critics online
#RSAC: RSA President Calls for Cultural Focus on Inclusion and Neurodiversity
It’s time for the information security industry to rethink its culture and focus on inclusion
#RSAC: Encourage Collaboration and Simplify Controls to Better Enable Users
How improved collaboration, design and culture will aid the future of security teams
