Infosecurity News
UK Firms Hit By Attacks Every 50 Seconds
Beaming data reveals IoT and file-sharing services are most targeted
AI for Fraud Detection to Triple by 2021
Half of orgs plan to increase anti-fraud tech budgets over next two years
BA’s Magecart Breach Lands it £183m GDPR Fine
Airline appeals after ICO takes action
UK's Eurofins Scientific Reportedly Pays Ransom
Forensic services provider decides to pay ransom after June cyber-attack
One in 10 IT Pros Would Steal Data if Leaving a Job
Survey of IT pros conducted by Gurucul highlights risks from insider threats
Golang Malware Targets Linux-Based Servers
Cryptomining campaign propagates using seven different methods
OneLogin Appoints Joanne Bradford to Board of Directors
Bradford will bring over 30 years of marketing and operations experience
Facebook, Instagram & WhatApp Outage Reveals AI Image Tags
Users were shown grey boxes with text describing what was in the image
Cloudflare Left Red Faced Following Network Outage
A 30-minute outage resulted in traffic to Cloudflare's sites dropping to 82%
St John Ambulance Hit By Ransomware Attack
The attack was detected and resolved within half an hour
Over Half of Employees Don't Adhere to Email Security Protocols
Barracuda Networks has found that organizations are still not putting email security high on their priority list.
Activists, Journalists & SMEs at Risk From Slack Snoopers
Slack doesn't have end-to-end encryption, which could be the downfall of the customers its trying to attract
Brits Shun Biometric Authentication for Traditional Passwords, Report
Nearly a third of people in the UK prefer to use passwords over biometric credentials
29 VPN Services Owned by Six China-Based Organizations
Analysis of 97 top VPNs shows services are owned by only 23 parent companies.
Magecart Campaign Offers Customizable Payload
Magecart has new offering of highly customizable payload along with JavaScript loaders.
Cyber Command Warns APT Targeting Government Agencies
U.S. Cyber Command says to patch for vulnerability CVE-2017-11774.
IT Director Fired Following Lake City Ransomware Attack
Brian Hawkins was terminated last week following the attack which resulted in the city paying $460,000 through the cyber cryptocurrency, Bitcoin.
Cybersecurity Should Be Handled by Law Enforcement and Government, Report
The study explored the attitudes towards new cybersecurity technologies
NHS "Urgently" Needs to Invest In Cybersecurity Measures Says Latest Report
Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation found that out-dated systems and lack of investment are putting hospitals at risk.
Keyfactor Announces Acquisition of Redtrust
Keyfactor aims to improve digital identity solutions with acquisition of Spain-based Redtrust.
