Security Breaches December 15, 2016 1Bn Accounts Compromised in 2013 Yahoo Cyberattack In September 2016, Yahoo announced it had been hacked and half a billion accounts were compromised; however, yesterday it was revealed that a 2013 Yahoo ... Read more
Security Breaches December 14, 2016 Madison County Pays $220,000 to Improve Defenses After Ransomware Attack The Madison County ransomware attack that took out many of the county’s computer systems last month could only be resolved by paying a $21,000 ransom ... Read more
Compliance December 14, 2016 Arkansas Sherriff’s Office Pays 3 Bitcoin Ransom to Unlock Files The cybercriminals behind a ransomware attack on an Arkansas Sherriff’s office have been paid 3 Bitcoin ($2,400) to supply the keys to decrypt files locked ... Read more
Cyber Threats December 14, 2016 December 2016 Adobe Patch Fixes Actively Exploited Vulnerability An actively exploited vulnerability in Adobe Flash has now been patched. The December 2016 Adobe patch also fixes a further 16 Flash vulnerabilities rated as ... Read more
Tools & Practices December 14, 2016 SecurityIQ Platform Updated to Allow Users to Upload Custom Training Modules The Infosec Institute has updated its SecurityIQ training platform to allow users to incorporate their own training modules to the AwareEd library. The InfoSec Institute ... Read more
Cyber Threats December 13, 2016 Netgear Router Vulnerability Prompts US-CERT Warning to Stop Using the Devices A Netgear router vulnerability that has remained unpatched for three months has now been publicly disclosed, placing users at risk of their devices being hacked. ... Read more
Compliance December 13, 2016 Windows XP Use Places 90% of UK Hospitals at Risk of Cyberattack Hospitals throughout the United Kingdom are still using the outdated, unsupported, and unpatched Windows XP release, even though by doing so they are placing their ... Read more
Tools & Practices December 13, 2016 Windows 8 and 10 Update Knocks Users Offline? Internet Service Providers in the UK and Belgium have been flooded with calls from disgruntled customers who have been prevented from accessing the Internet over ... Read more
Tools & Practices December 13, 2016 December 2016 Patch Tuesday Addresses 6 Critical Vulnerabilities December 2016 Patch Tuesday saw Microsoft correct 34 separate flaws across 12 bulletins. Six bulletins are rated as critical, the remaining 6 are rated important. ... Read more
Security Breaches December 12, 2016 Popcorn Time Ransomware Offers Victims A Criminal Choice Ransomware authors are constantly developing new ways to spread their malicious software and pull in more ransom payments; however, Popcorn Time ransomware – a new ... Read more
Tools & Practices December 12, 2016 Three New Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Uncovered Three new Linux kernel vulnerabilities have been uncovered by security researchers which could potentially be exploited by hackers to cause Linux systems to crash or ... Read more
Cyber Threats December 9, 2016 323,000 New Malware Samples Being Discovered Every Day According to the latest figures from Kaspersky Lab, there are now more than 323,000 new malware samples being released every day: An increase of 13,000 ... Read more
Security Breaches December 6, 2016 Dailymotion Cyberattack Impacts 85 Million Users According to LeakedSource, a recent Dailymotion cyberattack has resulted in email addresses, usernames, and passwords being obtained by hackers. Dailymotion is one of the leading ... Read more
Trends & Reports December 6, 2016 Ironscales Named Finalist at 2017 SC Awards The Israeli cybersecurity firm Ironscales has been named a finalist in the 2017 SC Awards in the Best Email Security Solution category and will be ... Read more
Security Breaches December 2, 2016 Insider Breach Threat Main Concern of Half of IT Professionals Almost half of IT professionals believe the insider breach threat is more of a concern than the threat posed by hackers. Hackers may pose a ... Read more
Cyber Threats December 2, 2016 Holiday Season Malware Infections Double in 2016 Holiday season malware infections are to be expected. Each year as more shoppers head online, Windows malware infections increase. According to figures from Enigma Software ... Read more
Security Breaches December 1, 2016 IBM Reports Increase in VOIP Cyber Attacks A new report by IBM’s Security Intelligence team show there has been an increase in VOIP cyber attacks in 2016, with a significant increase in ... Read more
Tools & Practices November 30, 2016 Botmetric Launches Version 2.0 of its Cloud Cost Management Tool Botmetric has released Botmetric 2.0 – The latest version of its cloud cost management and optimization tool. While previous versions have allowed customers to make ... Read more
Security Breaches November 30, 2016 1.3 Million Google Accounts Compromised Due to Gooligan Malware Infection Israeli cybersecurity firm CheckPoint has discovered a new form of Android malware – Gooligan – that is spreading at an alarming rate. A Gooligan malware ... Read more
Security Breaches November 30, 2016 New Agari Study Shows 60% of Firms are Victims of Social Engineering Attacks The dangers of social engineering have been clearly highlighted by a recent Agari email security study. Agari commissioned the Information Security Media Group to conduct ... Read more
Security Breaches November 28, 2016 San Francisco Transport System Ransomware Attack Reported A San Francisco Transport System ransomware attack occurred this weekend that resulted computers used by the city’s light rail system being encrypted. The attackers demanded ... Read more
Compliance November 28, 2016 Cloudyn Launches Two New Cloud Cost Management Services Cloudyn, the leading provider of hybrid and multi-cloud cost management and optimization solutions, has announced it has launched a new cost optimization tool called CloudynDex ... Read more
Compliance November 28, 2016 Batchly and Cloudability Announce New Strategic Partnership Batchly and Cloudability, two providers of solutions that help businesses optimize and reduce their cloud spending have announced a new strategic partnership. The new partnership ... Read more
Security Breaches November 24, 2016 Princess Locker Ransomware Decryptor Released A security researcher from Poland – Hasherezade – has released a Princess Locker ransomware decryptor, which has been made available for victims of the ransomware ... Read more
Compliance November 23, 2016 Wombat Security Technologies Named as Finalist for a 2017 SC Media Award Wombat Security Technologies has been named as a finalist for a prestigious 2017 SC Media Award, in recognition for the quality of the company’s product ... Read more
Trends & Reports November 23, 2016 $650,000 UMass HIPAA Settlement Announced by OCR The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) has agreed to pay the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) $650,000 to settle ... Read more
Cyber Threats November 18, 2016 Antivirus Software No Longer Sufficient to Protect Against Internet Threats According to Darren Bilby, a senior security researcher at Google, antivirus software is no longer good enough to protect against Internet threats. Antivirus software still ... Read more
Security Breaches November 18, 2016 Study Shows Fall in Organizational Resilience Against Cyberattacks This week, the Ponemon Institute published the results of its 2016 Cyber Resilient Organization study which showed that organizational resilience against cyberattacks is has fallen ... Read more
Compliance November 18, 2016 What are the Highest Risk IoT Devices for Enterprises? Internet-connected devices can introduce considerable security risks, but what are the highest risk IoT devices for enterprises? According to a new report from cloud-based information ... Read more
Compliance November 18, 2016 October Breach Barometer Shows Hacking and Malware Main Causes of Healthcare Data Breaches Protenus has released its October Breach Barometer – a snapshot of healthcare data breaches that were reported last month. The report is a useful tool ... Read more