Investment Firm Extorted

Californian investment firm latest victim of ransom attack, highlighting need for financial sector to address information assurance and cybersecurity more thoroughly. http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/darkoverlord-extorts-westpark/  

Tesla updates software after car hack

Car hack exemplifies need for consistent software updates to ensure bugs and weaknesses are quashed early. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37426442

UK moves to ‘active cyber-defence’

Britain is moving towards more active defence in cyberspace, the head of the UK’s new National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37353835

European parliament approves tougher data privacy rules (GDPR)

The European parliament has voted through tougher rules on data protection, aimed at boosting privacy and giving authorities greater powers to take action against companies that breach the rules. The rules, including the much-needed General Data Protection Regulation...