Infosecurity News
Audit Finds Massive Holes in US Government’s Einstein Security System
National Cybersecurity Protection System failing on multiple counts
US and EU Fail to Meet Safe Harbor 2.0 Deadline
Industry nervous as agreement on data transfers still pending
Hundreds of Landry's, Golden Nugget Locations Hit by Data Breach
Payment card data breaches at its venues, during three periods between May 2014 and last December, were due to PoS malware.
BlackEnergy Gains a Fresh Spear Phishing Tactic
New campaigns are using malicious Microsoft Word documents and spear phishing emails to spread malware.
Conficker, AndroRAT Continue Malware Reigns of Terror
The risk of malware infection grew by 17% in December, as the number of active malware families increased by 25%.
US Security Firm Norse Sacks CEO – Report
Californian ‘dark intelligence’ biz said to be struggling
Ransomware Shuts Down Lincolnshire Council IT Systems for Days
Staff forced to return to pen and paper
Silver Lining for IT Professionals
Salaries for IT security roles to increase in response to cyber-crime threats.
Pindrop Raises $75 Million for Voice-Printing Tech
Voice fraud prevention and authentication gains Google support in a $75 million Series C funding round for Pindrop.
Viruses, Worms, Android All See Huge Spikes Last Quarter
There was a rapid growth of 236% in viruses and worms between the third and fourth quarter of 2015.
HSBC Banking Customers Vent Anger After DDoS Scuppers Service
Access to key online banking systems still not 100%
UK Sites Pummelled by DDoS Storm in Q4
Attacks spiked over 20% from previous quarter, says Imperva
TalkTalk on Ropes Again After Indian Call Centre Staff Arrested
Trio accused of using customer data to launch follow-up fraud attacks
DDoS Attacks Hit Record 500 Gbps in 2015
Arbor report claims multi-vector threats are not the norm
Phishers Target Facebook Users with Scam Pages
Facebook users targeted in spate of malicious ‘Security System Pages’
Lenovo ShareIT Users Urged to Patch Data Leak Flaws
Core Security releases details of four vulnerabilities
UK Government Puts Money into Cybersecurity Accelerator
Early stage program will help grow a £17 billion industry
Health Insurer Centene Loses Data on 950,000 Patients
Six hard drives have gone missing
Glasswall and ZeroDayLab Join Forces in New Security Partnership
New partnership sees Glasswall combine its unique security approach with ZeroDayLab 's holistic methods
Ransomware Being Used to Target Specific Data Types
Cyber-criminals are increasingly targeting businesses, with recent ransom demands shifting from opportunistic extortion to market-based.
