Infosecurity News
#CyberThreat19: Make Browser Encryption "Boring" to Improve Awareness
The lack of encryption on the web is a bug to be fixed
Twitter’s New 2FA Policy Tackles SIM Swap Risk
Users can sign-up for strong authentication without phone number
Over One Billion Consumers Exposed in Data Leak
Elasticsearch server contained info harvested by aggregation firms
#InfosecNA: Cyber-Criminals Out-Innovating the Cybersecurity Community
Jamie Bartlett takes to the keynote stage at Infosecurity ISACA North America Expo and Conference
Church's Chicken Warns of Possible Data Breach
American restaurant chain is investigating unauthorized activity in its payment processing system
US Jails NeverQuest Malware Creator for 4 Years
Hacker behind banking malware NeverQuest is handed a 4-year prison term
Target Sues Insurer Over Data Breach Costs
US retailer claims insurer didn’t pick up $74M cost of issuing new payment cards
Google’s Updated Political Ads Policy Puts Pressure on Facebook
Web giant limits targeting and bans deep fakes and political lying
French Hotel Giant Leaks 1TB+ of Client Data
Unsecured Elasticsearch database once again to blame
Nominet Tackles Cybercrime with 29,000 .UK Domain Suspensions
Clean-up continues with close collaboration with police
Remote Islands to Enter Cybersecurity Industry in 2020
US Cybersecurity Firm to Open Operations Center in Saipan
Dutch Company Launches Private Unprofiled News Tab
Startpage.com launches private news tab that delivers non-personalized search results
Cybersecurity Protocol for International Arbitration Published
Guidelines issued on cybersecurity in international commercial arbitrations
#InfosecNA: How to Communicate Risk and Security to Executives
Define business case benefits and communicate value to business execs
#InfosecNA: The Benefits of Training Employees to Hack
How to make security awareness training more effective and engaging
#Irisscon: Ransomware Shifts to use Affiliate Distributors, and Infect via RDP
Ransomware is far from dead, as developers now use professional outfits to distribute and infect
Breaches Hit Over Two Million Gamers and Crypto Wallet Users
Data uploaded to hacking forum, putting users at risk of phishing
#Irisscon: Ireland Faced 43,000 Incidents So Far in 2019
In 2019 Ireland continued to face DDoS attacks
Microsoft Denies Bluekeep Ransomware Rumors
Redmond also says no Teams link to recent Spanish outages
French Hospital Crippled by Ransomware
Long delays in patient care at CHU in Rouen