Infosecurity News
#BSidesScot: Understand the Move from Consultant to Client
Doing security is easy, but there can be some specific challenges in a large corporate company
Introducing the New, Refined NIST Version 1.1
NIST hosts public webinar to explain updates in latest version of frameworks
Privacy International Files ICO Complaint Over Secret Police Data Downloads
UK cops' mobile phone extraction practices contravene GDPR, warns rights group
EMEA Ransomware Attacks Soared Last Year
NTT Security finds sharp difference between global and regional threat landscape
Alexa Turned Spy, Able to Snoop on Users
Design flaw in Alexa allows researchers to transform device from personal assistant to spy
Fight to Get SMBs PCI Compliant a Losing Battle
Senior executives at global acquiring organizations feel smaller merchants are not doing enough to be PCI DSS compliant
Cadence in Chaos: Sounds of DDoS in NetFlow Logs
Turning web traffic into sound reveals increases and decreases in traffic levels
DWP to Splash £15m on GDPR as Deadline Approaches
Spending is in line with average FTSE 100 firm
Two-fifths of UK Firms Suffered Attack or Security Breach in 2017
Government stats show training and skills still being ignored
Insider Breach Costs Rise to $8.7m+
ObserveIT study finds incidents take two months to contain
Major Takedown of Site Selling Cyberattacks
Joint effort of international law enforcement dismantles criminal website selling DDoS attacks.
Keep Hackers Locked Out of Hotel Rooms
Researchers at F-Secure discovered hotel room keys can be hacked, allowing nefarious actors entrance into any room in the building.
GDPR Too Close, Half of Global Companies Not Ready
One month away, GDPR has more than half of global institutions frazzled over compliance.
US Child Identity Fraud Victims Lost $2.6bn Last Year
New study claims child ID fraud is rife and incurs far higher costs
Altaba Fined $35m for Yahoo Breach Notification Failings
SEC says internet pioneer failed to notify investors of 2014 breach for two years
Ukrainian Energy Ministry Site Downed in Drupal Ransomware Attack
Experts say Kremlin unlikely to be the source of this limited campaign
Isolated, Air-Gapped Cypto-Wallets Hacked
Researcher compromises air-gapped crypto-wallet and accesses bitcoin private keys.
Improved Security Standards for Electric Grids
FERC approved revised reliability standards for cybersecurity management controls in electric grids.
Facebook Cybersecurity University Graduates US Veterans
Facebook Cybersecurity University for Veterans celebrated its first-ever graduation of US military veterans.
Experts: Switch Off Wi-Fi and Ditch Paperless Voting Machines
State officials urged to follow best practices to secure elections against attack
