Bruce Beam will lead all aspects of (ISC)²’s global IT/ICT and cybersecurity operations.
India Exposes Personal Info for 1 Billion Citizens
The Tribune of India was able to access the entirety of the state identification database for just $8.
Cloud Workloads at Risk from Security, Management & Compliance Failures
Security top concern on future cloud adoption for IT decision makers
VTech to Pay $650K to Settle Kids’ Privacy Case
Digital toymaker was also accused by FTC of failing to properly secure children’s data
WPA3 Set to Secure Public Wi-Fi Networks in 2018
New protocol will land later this year
Hard-Coded Backdoor in My Cloud Devices Offers Attackers Access to Personal Photos, Videos
Threat actors could gain control over the device, exfiltrate information and spread malware.
Google Drive Exploited to Download Malware Directly from URL
Proofpoint uncovered the vulnerability and created a proof of concept exploit for the issue, which exists in the Google Apps Script.
Monero Crypto-Mining Invades BlackBerry Mobile Site
Coinhive weighed in on the Reddit thread saying that the site appears to have been surreptitiously infected.
UK Companies Set to Splurge on Cyber-Risk Mitigation
ICSA report claims cyber remains top risk for boardrooms in 2018