Infosecurity News
Government Sinks £500K into New Cyber Education Scheme
Skills shortages still a major problem
Personal Health Insurance Data Found on Public AWS server
Claims firm Systema Software fingered for breach of 1.5m details
Cisco SYNful Knock Threat Victims Reach 200
Routers in over 30 countries now found to be affected
BrainTest Malware Gets Smart in Google Play Store
It has an arsenal of privilege escalation exploits, which is used to install a rootkit on the device so it can persist even after the user uninstalls it.
Danish Post Office Spam Scam Delivers Cryptolocker 2
The campaign is part of a long list of cyber-attacks that target one country at a time, at different time intervals, and use the same tactic.
New Sharking Trojan Targets Online Poker Players
Malware designed to sneak a peek at your hand
Cyber-risk Knowledge Gap Widens Between C-Suite and IT
IT and security professionals are doing a terrible job at communicating risk, bogged down in technical jargon and a lack of business context.
Ponemon: US Cyber-resilience is Poor to Nonexistent
Three-quarters of US organizations are not prepared to respond to cyber-attacks, leaving them more vulnerable than ever.
Brits Trust NHS on Data Privacy but Not IoT Firms
KPMG finds private firms have a long way to go to win consumer trust
California Hackers Said to Hit Kremlin with DDoS
Given the nation's big election, the attack was likely hactivist motivated.
BCS Urges Personal Data Sharing Revamp
Amid fears of government snooping, the data revolution has created a ticking time bomb; sharing personal data is simply not working for anyone at the moment.
G DATA Adds Encryption for Secure Mobile Chat
Secure Chat, initially available for Android, offers multiple-encrypted SMS and chat communication, and file-sharing.
Non-Criminal Cyber Activists a Major Threat to Businesses – Cloudsec
PwC legal experts predicts “sausage factory” of privacy claims and disputes
Introducing ‘The Dukes’ – a Powerful Russia-backed APT Group
F-Secure report claims group has operated with impunity for past seven years
Prepare to Get Hit Warns FBI Cybercrime Boss
Cyber Task Force chief praises collaboration successes
Iron Tiger Campaign Stole ‘Terabytes’ of Data in APAC and US
Trend Micro research profiles another China-based threat group
BT Tests Banks with New Ethical Hacking Service
Telcoms giant will offer STAR accredited package
Cisco Router Malware is Major New Targeted Attack Threat
Attack takes advantage of devices’ privileged position
UK Consumers Call for Harsher Breach Penalties
Bit9 + Carbon Black report reveals little sympathy for erring businesses
China’s IP Theft and Tech Transfer Network Costs US $5 Trillion – Report
System enabling US IP theft said to dwarf Beijing’s home-grown R&D
