Infosecurity News
Lower House Passes Email Privacy Act
Unanimous approval for long overdue update to the law
Symantec Set to Appoint New CEO as Brown Steps Down
Symantec has confirmed that CEO Michael Brown is to step down, as it reported a drop in shares and its estimated revenue was $12 million lower than its forecast of $885 million-$915 million.
Elizabeth Denham Approved as Next ICO
Canadian gets parliamentary green light, and now the hard work begins.
Qatar Bank Hackers Got in Via SQLi – Expert
Trend Micro claims breach was child’s play
C3 Alliance is a Justice League for Privileged Account Protection
CyberArk brings together a super-group of companies like FireEye, ForeScout and Intel to boost privileged account security.
Waze App: The Road to Stalking Drivers
A vulnerability in the Waze traffic app allows hackers to create "ghost riders" for tracking drivers in real time via GPS.
Angler Exploit Kit: Biggest, Baddest Drive-By Shooter in Town
A full 80% of the active drive-by attacks observed in the past month can be attributed to the Angler exploit kit.
Qatar Bank Hack Exposes ‘MI6 Spies’
Data dump features profiles which could be used in follow-on attacks
Banks Beware: Nearly All of Your ATMs are Insecure
Kaspersky Lab claims physical and software-based flaws put customers’ cash at risk.
Less Than 1% of Severe/Critical Security Alerts Are Ever Investigated
Staff shortages mean that 88% of businesses have just 1 to 3 people investigating and triaging security events per day.
BT Tower Hosts Mock Retail Breach
In the second face-to-face challenge in Cyber Security Challenge UK’s 2016 series of competitions, the BT Tower hosted the mock investigation into a cyber-attack at the BT Tower in a bid to find the country’s best hidden cyber security talent.
Verizon: 93% of Compromises Take Less Than an Hour
Latest DBIR reveals firms are failing to get basics right
Sony Finally Implements 2FA for PlayStation Network
5 years after a data breach affected 77 million people, Sony implements two-factor authentication for the PlayStation Network.
US Presidential Primary Apps Leak Sensitive Data
Symantec has found that out of more than 1,200 presidential-primary-related Android apps, more than 50% exposed sensitive data.
SWIFT Software Bug Exploited by Bangladesh Bank Hackers
Attackers manipulated key database, according to report.
Philippine Police Cuff Comelec Hack Suspect
IT graduate arrested following country’s biggest ever breach
Mexican Voters at Risk as Database of 90+ Million Found
Information was publically available on Amazon cloud server
Adobe Customers May Have to Stick with Buggy QuickTime
Flash-maker claims some codecs remain dependent on the multimedia software
FIN6 Hackers Stole Millions of Cards – Report
FireEye and iSight Partners follow the money
SpyEye Masterminds Begin 24 Year Jail Term
Hackers were planning new version of banking trojan before their arrest
