Infosecurity News
Research: Cloud Skills and Solutions Are in Short Supply
Businesses forced to rely on different teams with distinct skill sets to manage public and private cloud infrastructure
#COVID19 WFH Rules Ramp Up Phishing and Insider Risks
Tessian study finds IT leaders worried about stretched security teams
UK Hacking Prosecutions Drop by 12% in 2019
Just 0.33% of hacking offences reported in the UK were prosecuted last year
KPMG: Consumers Vote to Ditch Breached Firms
COVID-19 surge in online activity is putting pressure on organizations
Suspected Ransomware Takes Out Major US Healthcare Provider
Hundreds of hospitals across the country and beyond affected
Nearly Half of Citizens Believe There is Online Censorship
Close to half do not trust the integrity of information they find online
OCR Imposes $6.85m Penalty Over Data Breach
Second-largest ever HIPAA penalty imposed on Premera Blue Cross after 2014 data breach
Hacking Voting Systems to Be a Federal Crime in US
House unanimously approves legislation to make hacking voting systems a federal crime
Tennessee Bureau Urges Parents to Supervise Children Online
Explosion of online sex crimes involving children could be linked to “internet nannying” says TBI
20% of Remote Staff Have Downloaded Company Data on Personal Devices
UK workers using devices with either no password protection or up-to-date security
Ivanti Adds VPN and MDM Technolgies in Double Acquisition
Ivanti announces acquisition of MobileIron and Pulse Secure
A Fifth of Privileged Users Don’t Need Elevated Access
Forcepoint warns of growing insider risk
Police Scotland to Establish Center of Excellence to Tackle Cybercrime
Center will have at least 150 specialist personnel
Fashion Retailer BrandBQ Exposes Seven Million Customer Records
Another misconfigured Elasticsearch database is to blame
US Judge Blocks Trump’s TikTok Ban
Another blow for the government
Texas Software Provider Reports Cyber-attack
Texas provider of software services to American schools reports cyber-attack
US Federal Agency Compromised by Cyber-Actor
Criminals gain access to unnamed federal agency using Microsoft Office 365 log-in
Student Arrested Over Cyber-attacks on Indiana Schools
13-year-old student arrested for allegedly hacking into Indiana school system
Elderly People in the UK Lost Over £4m to Cybercrime Last Year
Elderly people have also lost £2.4m in COVID-related fraud recently
Facebook Takes Down More Beijing-Backed Fake Accounts
Social network spots another attempt at influencing opinion online
