Infosecurity News
Employees’ Poor Security Habits Getting Worse, Survey Finds
87% of millennials reuse passwords across both personal and professional accounts
Experts Slam Employee Microchip Plans
It’s claimed chips could improve security by restricting physical access
Most European Retailers Saw Fraud Rise This Year
Adyen study reveals growing interest in biometrics
Cyber-Attacks Are Top Business Risk in North America and Europe
World Economic Forum report reveals growing concern from private sector
WannaCry Still Alive, Reaches Almost 75,000 Victims
Ransomware is still the most widespread cryptor family
NIS Directive Gets Real After OES Deadline
So-called “operators of essential services” have now been identified
Chinese Head Fired After Cryptomining at School
Energy bills spiked after machines were covertly installed
Bank of England Stress Tests Financial Sector
Cyber-resilience exercise was held on Friday
Stealthy Crypto-Mining Malware Evades Detection
A coinminer goes undetected by using Windows Installer as an evasion technique, says Trend Micro.
Threat Actors Exploiting Red Team Tool JexBoss
The NCCIC issued a CERT alert warning of vulnerabilities in the JBoss application server.
IBM's Watson to Rank Threat Severity for NIST
With thousands of vulnerabilities reported each week, NIST will rely on AI to help with scoring.
Phishing Attempts Soar to 137 Million in Q3
Kaspersky Lab reveals tried-and-tested alongside new scam tactics
Sony DDoS-er 'DerpTrolling' Pleads Guilty
Utah man carried out attacks in 2013 and 2014
Canadian Uni Shutters Network After Cryptomining Attack
Incident causes major disruption at St Francis Xavier
Lazarus Group Targets Bank Networks to Rob ATMs
Symantec uncovers Trojan.Fastcash malware used by N. Korean hacker group in ATM attacks
Most IT Security Pros Underestimate Phishing Risks
Survey finds gaps in protections against phishing threats
Nearly 4,000 Breaches Disclosed in 2018
With more than 3.6 billion records exposed thus far, 2018 not expected to reach breach levels of 2017, says Risk Based Security
Spam Botnet of Over 100K Routers Abuses UPnP
Researchers warn of many more exposed devices out there
Privacy International Files GDPR Complaints
Oracle, Experian and Equifax are among companies in the cross hairs
Pakistan Banks Not Breached, but Probably Skimmed
Central bank rejects mass hacking reports
