Infosecurity News
F-Secure: Email Still the Weakest Link
Phishing and malicious attachments are biggest threat vector
Malvertising Wanes in Q4
Despite another increase in year-over-year malvertising detections, research shows the numbers are trending down.
OMG! Mirai Variant Creates Proxy Servers
It also keeps Mirai’s original modules, including the attack, killer and scanner modules.
Widespread Whaling Campaign Looks to Hook Fortune 500 Firms
Criminals, likely of Nigerian origin, are behind the widespread credential harvesting, phishing and social engineering initiative.
Cybersecurity Skills Gap Soars as Brexit Bites
Capgemini claims 25 percentage point gap between supply and demand
McAfee: Global Cybercrime Costs Hit $600bn
Latest research estimates three billion credentials have been compromised
Government Ramps Up ICO Fees for Large Organizations
Potential £2000+ rise in annual costs as GDPR lands
Allentown Struggles with $1 Million Cyber-Attack
The city’s critical systems have been hit by the malware known as Emotet, impacting both financial and public safety operations.
Bad Actors Increase Focus on Cloud Services, Encryption
There was a threefold increase in encrypted communication used by malware in last 12 months.
Risk and Compliance Management Moves Towards Collaboration
A survey shows a greater need for collaboration on defense, monitoring and recovery across IT, security and compliance functions.
#TEISS18: Phishing Trends and their Impact on Future Risks
What phishing patterns tell us about coming threats
C-Level Prioritizes Breach Costs Over Customer Losses
Centrify study also claims CEOs are too focused on malware threat
#TEISS18: Cybersecurity – Myths Versus Reality
Don’t be blinded by cybersecurity myths, focus on the real-world scenarios
Bot-Driven Credential Stuffing Hits New Heights
Over two-fifths of login attempts are malicious and automated, says Akamai
UK’s Top Uni Students to Compete in Ethical Hacking Challenge
Inter-ACE competition returns as government launches skills fund
Tesla Falls to Crypto-Jackers
Hackers also gained unfettered access to nonpublic Tesla information stored in Amazon S3 buckets, including vehicle telemetry.
North Korean Threat Widens to Target Multinationals
Reaper has now graduated to the level of an advanced persistent threat.
Twitter Pornbots Hijack Company Hashtags
The bots tweet at a rapid cadence, with some tweeting more than 50 times per day and more than 10,000 overall.
#TEISS18: Brexit Upsets Hiring and Increases Skills Shortage
Brexit is discouraging people from coming to the UK, and that is making hiring more challenging
GDPR Extortion Warning as Cyber-Criminals Get Smart in 2018
Trend Micro claims attackers are becoming more strategic
