Security News

Equifax Disputes Report of Undisclosed Breach From March
2017-09-19 09:48

Equifax Claims Bloomberg Has Facts Mixed UpEquifax is disputing Bloomberg's report that it suffered an undisclosed data breach, discovered in March, that predates the massive breach that began in...

Threat Report Says 1 in 50 iOS Apps Could Leak Data
2017-09-18 10:46

A new global threat report for the mobile ecosystem shows that iOS provides a bigger threat than is often perceived. While the insecurities of the Android operating system are well-documented, the...

Report: North Korea Seeks Bitcoins to Bypass Sanctions
2017-09-14 12:03

JP Morgan Chief Slams Bitcoin as Fit Only for Drug Dealers, Murderers, RegimesIn cryptocurrency we trust: The government of North Korea has been turning to bitcoin exchange heists and...

Report: Russia's US Election Interference Was Widespread (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-04 14:03

Jurisdictional Issues Have Impeded Full Digital Forensic InvestigationsThe U.S. federal government and many states haven't conducted forensic investigations into the election systems probed by...

Verizon's PCI DSS Report: Bad Comparisons? (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-31 09:33

Careful Staging of Data Leads Verizon to a Predictable ConclusionVerizon has made a strong case for continual PCI DSS awareness with its new study of payment card data security. But like many...

Reports Suggests 'Fleeting Window' to Prevent Major Cyber Attack on Critical Infrastructure (Security Week)
2017-08-24 16:06

The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) published a draft report this week titled Securing Cyber Assets: Addressing Urgent Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure (PDF). The report...

Report: British Officials Knew of Marcus Hutchins Arrest Plans (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-21 17:03

Information Security Researchers Fault GCHQ for Failing to Help WannaCry 'Hero'A report claims British intelligence agency GCHQ knew in advance that the FBI planned to arrest WannaCry "hero"...

Maersk Shipping Reports $300M Loss Stemming from NotPetya Attack (Threatpost)
2017-08-16 17:33

A.P. Moller -Maersk said June's NotPetya wiper malware attacks would cost the world's largest shipping container company $300M USD in lost revenue.

Nigerian Behind Attacks Against Over 4,000 Businesses: Report (Security Week)
2017-08-15 17:06

A single Nigerian national working on his own has orchestrated numerous malware infection campaigns targeting more than 4,000 organizations globally over the past four months, Check Point security...

Public Cloud Is Most Secure: Report (Security Week)
2017-08-15 13:07

Public cloud environments are more secure than private and hybrid clouds and on-premises networks, according to data collected by cloud security solutions provider Alert Logic over a period of 18...