Infosecurity News
ICO Issued Over £1m in Fines in 2014/15
UK information commissioner launches annual report
Connected Devices Spark Digital Amnesia-And Insecurity
Most Americans use mobile phones as an extension of their brains—but aren't securing them.
Fed Reserve: Chip and Signature Not Enough
Chip and signature is a half-measure, falling short of the chip and PIN technology deployed throughout the rest of the world.
Pakistan Implements Biometrics for Remote Teachers
Pakistan has embraced biometrics as its preferred authentication method to identify “ghost employees” and to combat absenteeism.
IT Pros Believe Cyberattacks Are Under-reported
87% of respondents think that large financial hacks are happening more often than reported, and right under the nose of security auditors.
Spikes Debuts Isolation Tech for Browser-borne Malware
The Isla family of web malware isolation appliances processes all web content on secure appliances deployed outside the network.
Click-Fraud Campaigns Could Lead to CryptoWall
Damballa researchers warn of hidden threats 'in sheep’s clothing’
Security Alert as Flash Flaw Found in Popular Exploit Kit
CVE-2015-3113 has been used to drop CryptoWall onto PCs
Stealthy Stegoloader Trojan in US Healthcare Blitz
Victims are concentrated in North America, claims Trend Micro
Dot Bank Launches to Clamp Down on Banking Fraud
New gTLD has a host of additional security measures to protect consumers
Android Malware Soars 390% in 2014 – Report
IT managers face increased pressure as they try to manage BYOD risk through MDM
Stolen Government Log-ins Available All Over the Web
A CIA-backed firm has found exposures of log-in credentials for 47 United States government agencies across 89 unique domains.
Adobe Patches Critical Flash Flaw Exploited by APT3
Chinese targeted attack group has been infecting users via phishing emails
Finance Hit by 300 Times More Attacks Than Other Industries
Websense claims cybercriminals are constantly tweaking the formula to evade detection
US Hosts Most Botnets in the World
Around one in five C&C servers are located in the country
GCHQ and NSA Attacked Security Companies
Spy agencies reverse engineered products and spied on firms, according to new documents
Data Theft Watch: Web Scraping Attacks Almost Double
Online businesses’ risk from data theft due to web scraping—harvesting website info—has almost doubled, especially for sectors like travel sites.
Most Companies Approach Crisis Management in ‘All the Wrong Ways’
Companies are preparing for the inevitable business and reputational hits of a cyber-attack in all the wrong ways.
Uptick in Customer Service Spending Drives Security Concerns
Supporting a cross-channel customer experience results in growing IT complexity and greater volumes of machine data, which, if unmanaged, increases data chaos.
Consumers Trust Energy Providers to Safeguard Personal Data
65% of consumers believe their energy provider can secure and protect their personal data and information about their energy usage.
