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Facebook breach: Ready for the coming phishing wave?

Much of the information accessed in the Facebook breach is perfect for cyber criminals planning their next phishing attack.

Google shutting down Google+ after covering up privacy bug

Google’s management was aware of the bug but chose not to share it with the public to avoid scrutiny by regulators.

Access to thousands of breached sites found on Russian underground market

A number of the available servers investigated by Flashpoint led analysts to conclude that most of the breaches are from either US, Russian, or German hosting services.

Experts comment on Facebook’s 50 million user credential leak

Barracuda Networks, Sophos, RedLock, and Darktrace offer their views on the data leak that affected close to 50 million accounts.

40 million more likely affected by massive Facebook data leak - Bitdefender

Almost 50 million accounts have been compromised through a daisy-chained vulnerability in the View As feature, which allowed an unknown party to snatch authentication tokens of 50 million users.

Brewery breach: Not even beer is safe from ransomware

There were no pints enjoyed at this Scottish brewery this week as it fell victim to a crippling ransomware attack.

Interview: CA Technologies explores the state of digital trust in APJ

A recent survey by CA Technologies found that 40% of APJ executives have sold customer data, although many cybersecurity pros aren’t actually aware that this happened. How is this possible?

MEGA's Chrome extension hacked; third party credentials exposed

The malicious Chrome extension asks for elevated permissions & steals credentials from sites such as Amazon, GitHub, Live.com, My Monero, plus others.

Securing the future of Australian healthcare amid rising data privacy concerns

Healthcare organisations are seemingly prime targets for cybercriminals because of the wealth of personal data they possess.

Three reasons organizations should consider network segmentation

ForeScout says that network segmentation splits networks into specific zones, which can then enact barriers against infiltrators.

NZ urgently needs to get the Privacy Bill right for everyone's sake, says InternetNZ

“There’s currently no law requiring companies like Z Energy, Vector, or LinkedIn to tell New Zealanders if their data has been leaked."

Over 2,300 data breaches disclosed so far in 2018 - report

Phishing for and using the stolen credentials to access systems or services stands out as a particularly popular attack method.

Cisco to drop $2.35b to acquire access security provider

Cisco has announced the intent to acquire Duo Security in order to expand its users' ability to manage secure connections to devices.

User passwords and email addresses compromised in Reddit breach

Its primary access points for code and infrastructure had required two-factor authentication via SMS, and the main attack intercepted the text.

Dixons Carphone data breach toll rises to 10m customers

The company admits that approximately 10 million records containing personal data may have been accessed during the 2017 breach.

The race to keep ahead of healthcare cyber threats

The healthcare industry is among the most preferred prey of cybercriminals.

Gartner analyses the SingHealth cyber attack: 'Now What?'

Gartner research director Sid Deshpande has put together a commentary to address the impact of this serious breach of personal data.

Level One Robotics breach leaves 157GB of unsecured automotive data exposed

More than 100 manufacturing companies including Tesla, Volkswagen, Toyota, and Ford have been caught up in a data breach.

Six tips for improving data security in the healthcare sector

The stakes are high, given the fact that healthcare records contain a wealth of data, of the kind that can be used to perpetrate identify fraud.

SingHealth breach hits 1.5 million patients after 'deliberate, well-planned attack'

At least 1.5 million patients who visited any SingHealth outpatient clinic or polyclinic between 1 May 2015 and 4 July 2018 may be affected.

US retail sector security spend focuses on the wrong areas, says report

“These organizations continue, year after year, to spend on the same security solutions that worked for them previously."

Mega users affected by credential stuffing attack; 15,000 affected

Users of file sharing website Mega have been tripped up in a credential stuffing attack.

Interview: Leadership in crisis management and corporate risk avoidance

Discussion with Caroline Sapriel, founder and Managing Partner of CS&A International, who is a keynote speaker at the 2018 ASIAL Security Conference.

Ticketmaster breach part of massive digital credit card skimming campaign

The campaign is executed by the threat group Magecart and affects over 800 e-commerce sites around the world.

Whitepaper: Why it’s critical to detect cyber attacks as they happen

"Many organisations are struggling to keep pace with the speed in which hackers are attacking their systems."

The six golden keys to successful identity assurance

When someone tries to access your internal systems, how can you be sure a user is who they claim to be?

Survey: App dev is surging, but how are businesses doing it?

Today “every company is in the software business" to get a competitive edge, and this survey reveals how app dev is affecting IT teams.