One million phishing emails flagged to NCSC, with cryptocurrency the most common lure
IRMS Appoints New Chair with Diversity, Inclusion and Education at Top of Agenda
Reynold Leming announced as new chair of the Information and Records Management Society
33% Surge in Financial Fraud Attempts During #COVID19 Lockdown
Financial providers foil criminals seeking to take advantage of pandemic disruption
Medical Devices Among Most Risky to Security
Analysis from the Forescout Device Cloud identified points of risk inherent to device type, sector and cybersecurity policies
Firms Plan Hiring Spree to Bolster Remote Working Security
Centrify study claims many admit policy failings
Zoom Hires Former Salesforce SVP as New CISO
Jason Lee also spent 15 years at Microsoft
New Indictment Seeks to Tie Assange Closer to Hacking Conspiracy
US government alleges WikiLeaks founder was in close contact with LulzSec
COVID-Themed Ransomware Attack on Android Users Revealed
Android users were lured into downloading a ransomware app disguised as an official COVID-19 tracing tool
Largest Ever Recorded Packet Per Second-Based DDoS Attack Mitigated by Akamai
On June 21, 2020, Akamai mitigated the largest packet per second (PPS) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack ever recorded on the Akamai platform. The attack generated 809 million packets per second (Mpps), targeting a large European bank.
US Soldier Indicted Over Mass Murder Plot
US soldier accused of conspiring with extremists to launch deadly attack on his own unit