Infosecurity News
Cybersecurity Salaries Rise 6% in One Year
Wage rise is double the national average
UK’s MoD Exposed in 37 Security Breaches: Report
Redacted findings point to basic mistakes
UK Launches “World First” IoT Code of Practice
Experts caution it doesn’t go far enough
Endpoint Attacks Increase as Patching Slows
Endpoint compromises up 20% from last year, finds Ponemon survey.
#Cyberrecoded: Get the Certification that is Right for You
The need to understand what certification is most suited for a person
Octopus Targets Central Asian Diplomats
Malicious program for Windows gives attackers remote access, says Kaspersky Lab.
iPhone a Growing Target of Crypto-Mining Attacks
Coinhive attacks Apple iPhone and Safari browser, says Check Point
Attack Vectors Long Quiet Make Loud Q3 Comeback
Cyber-criminals breathe new life into old tactics and techniques, says Malwarebytes.
#Cyberrecoded: Students Should Get Involved to Get Hired
New employees discuss how to get ahead in getting a first job in cyber
Pentagon Staff Hit by Major Data Breach
Financial and personal information may have been exposed by contractor
WannaCry Cost NHS £92 Million
Ransomware costs hit home for under-funded health service
Facebook Breach Hit 30 Million
Some 14m had virtually all their profile info scraped
Secret Amazon Data Center Gives Nod to Seinfeld
One Amazon data center revealed by WikiLeaks runs under the name Vandalay Industries
No Cookies for CartThief, a New Magecart Variant
New iteration of Magecart malware obfuscates data collection, says The Media Trust.
Hackers Win Big by Gambling on Identity Spoofing
Q2 2018 saw 1.6m attacks on gaming and gambling sector, according to the ThreatMetrix cybercrime report.
UK Finance: New Tax Could Pay for Fraud Losses
Banking association suggests levy to help compensate victims
FitMetrix Exposes “Millions” of Customers’ Data
Unprotected cloud database again to blame
US Telco Finds Evidence of Supply Chain Alteration: Report
Bloomberg doubles down with latest Supermicro allegations
Mozilla Delay Distrust with Continued Symantec Certificate Use
Continued widespread use of Symantec certificates has led to Mozilla to delay Firefox updates
One in 10 Reported Emails Verified as Malicious
Phishing resiliency on the rise as reporting rates increase