Infosecurity News
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.
SANS Cyberskills Self-Assessment Addresses Skills Shortage
Anyone in the UK can assess the quality of their existing skills and be considered for a £30,000 SANS Institute boot camp.
Dangerous Apple 0-Day Exposes App Credentials
An attacker can run amok on a device’s apps, stealing iCloud passwords, authentication tokens, saved web passwords on Google Chrome and more.
Wind Turbines Open to Hijacking
Plaintext credentials could hand remote attackers the keys to the energy grid.
Shylock Explained: How the NCA Got its Pound of Flesh
How one of the world’s most notorious malware campaigns was thwarted
Magazine House Loses $1.5m in Email Scam
Hackers hijacked CEO’s account and emailed accounts payable staff
Time to Hang Up: Phone Fraud Soars 30%
Pindrop Security report claims ‘robodialers’ are driving spike in scam calls
Keyboard Vulnerability Leaves 600 Million Samsung Devices at Risk
The flaw can be exploited to allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the user's phone, including the Galaxy S6.
Privileged Users Pose Biggest Cyber-Risk to European Companies
In an Ovum survey, only 13% said that their organizations were not at all vulnerable to insider threats.
Standalone IPS Demand Shrinks but Market Still Racks Up $1.41bn in 2014
Frost & Sullivan notes IPS market consolidation
