Infosecurity News
Uber Hit with New FTC Breach Settlement
Firm will face civil penalties if it fails to disclose another breach
Nation-State Attacks Take 500% Longer to Find
In 50% of cases over the past 12 months, organizations had insufficient endpoint or network visibility to respond successfully.
Google Will Distrust Additional CAs, IT Pros Predict
Just 15% of respondents believe that Google's decision to distrust Symantec certificates is a one-time event.
UK Launches Offensive Cyber-Weapons Against Islamic State
This marks the first time the UK has systematically and persistently attacked an adversary’s online efforts as part of a wider military campaign.
Developers Failing to Use Secure Open Source Components
CA Veracode claims 71 vulnerabilities are introduced per app
Human Error Dominates as Breached Records Soar 88% in 2017
Gemalto study claims accidents led to 76% of compromised data
NCSC: New Categorization Framework Will Improve Cyber-Response
More detailed approach will also boost collaboration, says GCHQ body
65% of UK CISOs Worried About Global Skills Shortage
70% of CISOs say their team is under-resourced and 72% admit to agent and alert fatigue
Over 20 Critical Microsoft Patches to Apply This Month
Redmond fixes 66 bugs in April
Zuckerberg: We're in “Arms Race” with Russian Election Meddlers
Social network CEO faces grilling by senators
Home Secretary Announces Police 'Crackdown' on Dark Web
Millions to be spent on cybercrime policing
#CyberUK18: NSA Claims Attack Tactics Rarely Change
Attacks are enabled by adversaries using unsophisticated means
Crypto-Mining Spikes 500% on Corporate Networks
Zscaler has blocked more than 2.5 billion crypto-mining attempts in the last six months.
Orgs Are Holding Back on Cloud-Based Security
Enterprises are adopting the cloud much faster than their security teams can keep up with – and misunderstanding about cloud environments is pervasive.
Organizations Failing at Timely Detection of Threats
More than two-thirds of organizations said that even if they detected a major incident, they would be unable to contain it within that same time frame.
#CyberUK: NCSC Says Diversity Will Aid a Safer Britain
A safer digital Britain will be built on innovation, agility and a diverse workforce
Cyber-Criminals Could Earn CEO-Level Salary: Report
Bromium study highlights problems facing police
Vevo YouTube Channels Suffer Music Video Hack
A number of high-profile music videos defaced, according to reports
#CyberUK18: Bank of England Calls for More Cyber Translators
Cybersecurity experts should look to be better translators of issues to the board
NCSC: UK Firms Face Rising Supply Chain Cyber-Threat
GCHQ body warns that online attacks continue to rise
