Information Security Magazine

Tenable’s latest report reveals 38% of organizations face risks from a “toxic cloud triad” of security gaps

Secureworks reports a 30% increase in active ransomware groups despite law enforcement efforts, with 31 new groups emerging in the past year

Iran is targeting the US presidential race, China the congressional races, and Russia both

A UN report found that organized crime groups in the region have rapidly integrated malware, generative AI and deepfakes to enhance their fraud activities

Europol claims its EMPACT operation has revealed dozens of human trafficking victims and suspects

MoneyGram has issued a data breach notification to customers following a security incident

UMG, a major music corporation, reported a July 2024 data breach affecting 680 US residents

GoldenJackal targeted air-gapped government systems from May 2022 to March 2024, ESET found

The UK NCSC found that there is a lot of confusion between board members and security leaders of who is responsible for cybersecurity within their organizations

The UK’s ICO said the framework is designed to help businesses build trust and encourage a positive data protection culture

Risk managers association FERMA has warned that new EU cyber legislation means there is an inconsistent approach to incident reporting requirements

A new O’Reilly survey showed a shortage of AI security skills, while AI-enabled security tools become tech professionals’ top priority for the coming year

The Chartered Trading Standards Institute is concerned a new cap on fraud reimbursement is too low

A new scam detection tool from Get Safe Online uses AI to help individuals and small businesses protect themselves

Infosecurity recently joined an Immersive Labs Cyber Drill to experience how organizations can enhance their preparedness through training and simulations

Cisco Talos has observed the financially motivated threat actor targeting organizations globally with a MedusaLocker ransomware variant called “BabyLockerKZ”

A UK court has fined Sellafield Ltd £332,500 for cybersecurity failings related to the running of the Sellafield nuclear facility

The Counter Ransomware Initiative has released new guidance discouraging organizations from making ransomware payments

The new LiteSpeed Cache flaw (CVE-2024-47374) allows unauthenticated code injection across more than six million active installations

Microsoft and the US government have collectively seized over 100 websites used by Russian nation-state actor Star Blizzard