Infosecurity News
UK Cyber Innovation Zone Launches at Infosecurity Europe
Eleven UK start-ups have the chance to exhibit and be crowned small company of the year
Remove Admin Rights to Mitigate Most Microsoft Flaws – Report
Privilege management could remove lower hanging fruit, says Avecto
Former GCHQ Man Nowill Steps Up to Lead Cyber Security Challenge UK
Industry veteran will be tasked with expanding and finding new sources of income
Serious Fraud Office in Serious Trouble With ICO
Privacy watchdog fines SFO £180,000 after breach
Beijing May Target Foreign Websites in New DDoS Campaign
Rights group claims Great Firewall is now imposing Chinese censorship on users globally
Anonymous Pledges 'Electronic Holocaust' Against Israel
The group is pledging a massive #OpIsrael attack for April 7 to protest "segregationalist Zionism."
UK Online Banking Fraud Jumps 50% in 2014
Fraudsters ramp up activity against consumers and businesses
Aussie Government Red-Faced After Major G20 Privacy Breach
Personal information of 31 world leaders was emailed to the wrong person
Massive DDoS Takes Out Anti-China GitHub Pages
Beijing suspected once again as developer platform struggles
UN Creates Privacy Watchdog to Go After Government Surveillance Programs
An expert will be tasked with investigating the privacy implications of member countries’ cyber-spying programs.
Twitch Botnets-for-Hire Inflate Video Views
Attackers have been compromising users’ computers to add them to botnets, which are rented out to artificially inflate Twitch channel audience numbers.
RSA Bans Booth Babes
No more miniskirts on show at US security conference
PayPal Coughs Up $7.6 Million After Processing Payments to WMD Suspects
Payments giant took years to implement long-term solution, says US Treasury
Coder Cons Tinder Men Into Chatting With Each Other
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Sextortion Apps for Android, Just for Criminals
Trend Micro has found four malicious apps, which criminals can use to siphon their victims’ online passwords and contacts in order to give them more leverage with victims.
Guest Wi-Fi Flaw Endangers Devices, Full Hotel Networks
Attackers can take full control of a device and even access the hotel's guest management system with a simple exploit.
Software Flaws Jump 20% in 2014 as Zero Days Soar – Report
Tough times for IT teams tasked with patching
Israeli Researchers Jump the Air Gap with BitWhisper
New technique could compromise maximum security computers
F-Secure Router Checker Scans for Malicious DNS Activity
One-click tool can tell you if hackers have been redirecting your traffic
Multiple Digital Certificate Attacks Affect 100% of UK Businesses
Researchers say a "Cryptoapocalypse" would dwarf Heartbleed in scope, complexity and time to remediate.
