Infosecurity News

  1. 84% of Phishing Sites Last for Less Than 24 Hours

    Phishing has become carefully crafted in order to obtain sensitive information from specific organizations and people.

  2. Mobile Subscribers Unaware of the Threats Facing Them

    Also, a third (32%) of mobile subscribers never check their balance or bill to detect possible suspicious activity on their account.

  3. London Councils Running Outdated Software

    Almost 70% are on at least one unsupported OS

  4. Georgia Claims DHS Tried to Hack Voter Database

    Secretary of state Kemp demands answers

  5. Steel Giant ThyssenKrupp Hit by Major Cyber Attack

    Data breach detected early on, says German firm

  6. Floki Bot Improves on Zeus Banking Code to Grab PoS Info

    Rather than simply copying the Zeus trojan "as-is,” Floki Bot has new capabilities making it an even more attractive tool for criminals.

  7. Legal Firms Draw Hackers Looking to Compromise Clients

    Legal firms, as a sector, are now about even with the retail industry when it comes to being targeted by hackers.

  8. Piracy Spikes with Millions of Offers, Threatening Pay-TV

    There are more than 16.5 million visits per month to the top 100 pirate IPTV supplier websites.

  9. Only a Quarter of Firms Can Detect and Respond to Breaches

    Tripwire study shows organizations are lacking right skills and tools

  10. Nine in Ten NHS Trusts Still on Windows XP

    Health service blasted for poor security

  11. TalkTalk Play Down Impact of Common Router Flaw

    TalkTalk has moved to reassure users that an issue regarding routers and the Mirai worm, and advised that users change their password.

  12. BioCatch Files Patent to Identify Malicious Intent on Mobile Devices

    It's a method to gather information from a device and show high resolution results of finger touch areas over time.

  13. Web Giants Join Forces to Remove Terror Content

    Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter to develop new database

  14. Former Expedia IT Pro Hacked CFO for Insider Trading Info

    Poor internal monitoring and access controls enabled three-year scam

  15. Charter Savings Bank Computer Theft Sparks ID Fraud Fears

    Lender has tried to play down impact of robbery

  16. #IMCUS: Effective Risk Communication with the C-Suite Takes Self-Awareness

    Articulating risk to senior management and enabling decision-making is a meta-leadership problem.

  17. #IMCUS: NIST Cybersecurity Framework Can Address Big Smart City Challenges

    Managing the transition to becoming a smart city is an exercise in information-sharing and meeting hyperconnectivity challenges.

  18. (ISC)² Announces 2017 Board Members

    The 13-member board provides strategy, governance and oversight, grants certifications and enforces the ethics code.

  19. Dailymotion Breach: 86 Million Accounts Compromised

    Video sharing site is latest to fall victim

  20. Scottish FA Apologizes After Fans are Phished

    Spam email appeared to come from Scotland Supporters Club

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