{"id":12083,"date":"2018-04-20T08:01:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T16:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/04\/20\/news-5852\/"},"modified":"2018-04-20T08:01:10","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T16:01:10","slug":"news-5852","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/04\/20\/news-5852\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Security News: Warnings and WannaCry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:27:01 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Week-in-Security-News-Logo_RGB-300x300.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 5px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Week-in-Security-News-Logo_RGB-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Week-in-Security-News-Logo_RGB-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Week-in-Security-News-Logo_RGB-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Week-in-Security-News-Logo_RGB-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Week-in-Security-News-Logo_RGB-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Week-in-Security-News-Logo_RGB-440x440.jpg 440w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Week-in-Security-News-Logo_RGB-380x380.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, we&#8217;re following Ikea&#8217;s job marketplace, TaskRabbit, which may have suffered a data breach. Also, the U.S and U.K warn against Russian cyber attacks for individual homes and offices.<\/p>\n<p>Read on to learn more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-taskrabbit-hack-1825319011\"><strong>What You Need to Know About the TaskRabbit Hack<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Ikea&#8217;s odd jobs marketplace, TaskRabbit, is offline while it investigates a recent cybersecurity issue.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/the-human-resource-role-in-the-journey-to-gdpr-compliance\/\"><strong>The Human (Resource) Role in the Journey to GDPR Compliance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>HR departments in particular will be impacted by the GDPR, as a large amount of data processing and controlling happens within them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/the-cybersecurity-tech-accord-time-to-come-together-to-combat-digital-threats\/\"><strong>The Cybersecurity Tech Accord: Time to Come Together to Combat Digital Threats<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Cybersecurity Tech Accord demonstrates a commitment by key industry players like us to become more than the sum of our parts. By working together we can make an even bigger impact.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/arm-your-users-with-knowledge-to-spot-phishing-attacks-for-free\/\"><strong>Arm Your Users with Knowledge to Spot Phishing Attacks \u2013 for free!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Attendees to the Black Hat 2017 security conference said their No. 1 security concern and most time-consuming activity was phishing and social engineering attacks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/leveraging-the-power-of-ai-to-stop-email-scammers\/\"><strong>Leveraging the Power of AI to Stop Email Scammers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Trend Micro is introducing two new offerings to help in the fight against email scammers: a new AI-powered feature to improve BEC detection and another that will help IT teams train their employees.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/endpoint-security-testing-matters-new-nss-aep-test-results\/\"><strong>Endpoint Security Testing Matters: New NSS AEP Test Results<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>NSS Labs, Inc. has just released the 2018 edition of their Advanced Endpoint Protection testing, and Trend Micro\u2019s endpoint solutions have performed very well, resulting in a \u201crecommended\u201d rating.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/04\/16\/world\/europe\/us-uk-russia-cybersecurity-threat.html\"><strong>U.S.-U.K. Warning on Cyberattacks Includes Private Homes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The United States and Britain issued a first-of-its-kind joint warning about Russian cyberattacks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curbed.com\/2018\/4\/18\/17254382\/hack-hackers-smart-city-cybersecurity\"><strong>As Cities Get High-Tech, Hackers Become More Dangerous<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A survey by the International City\/County Management Association and the University of Maryland found a quarter of local governments reported experiencing attacks as often as once an hour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2018\/04\/16\/the-united-states-needs-a-department-of-cybersecurity\/\"><strong>The United States Needs a Department of Cybersecurity<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This week at RSAC, the debate around the Russian-sponsored hack of the American 2016 election and why the country has done so little to respond is high on the agenda.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/a-year-after-wannacry-victims-havent-improved-cybersecurity-policies\/\"><strong>A Year After WannaCry, Victims Haven&#8217;t Improved Cybersecurity Policies<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>A year after the WannaCry ransomware attack, public transit systems, hospitals and universities worldwide have not adequately implemented cybersecurity practices that can prevent future threats.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/searchsecurity.techtarget.com\/news\/252439213\/ISACA-Cybersecurity-skills-gap-still-hurting-enterprises\"><strong>ISACA: Cybersecurity Skills Gap Still Hurting Enterprises<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>ISACA released its State of Cybersecurity 2018 report, which showed 59% of organizations have open security positions that they cannot fill.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/the-connected-workforce-the-importance-of-protecting-home-and-corporate-networks\/\">The Connected Workforce: The Importance of Protecting Home and Corporate Networks<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s critical that chief information security officers and other IT admins don\u2019t disregard the risk employees\u2019 at-home activities can pose to their business security posture.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Do you think the United States needs a Department of Cybersecurity? Share your thoughts below and be sure to follow me on Twitter to continue the conversation: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonlclay\">@JonLClay.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/this-week-in-security-news-warnings-and-wannacry\/\">This Week in Security News: Warnings and WannaCry<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/this-week-in-security-news-warnings-and-wannacry\/\" target=\"bwo\" >http:\/\/feeds.trendmicro.com\/TrendMicroSimplySecurity<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:27:01 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Week-in-Security-News-Logo_RGB-300x300.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 5px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Week-in-Security-News-Logo_RGB-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Week-in-Security-News-Logo_RGB-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Week-in-Security-News-Logo_RGB-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Week-in-Security-News-Logo_RGB-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Week-in-Security-News-Logo_RGB-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Week-in-Security-News-Logo_RGB-440x440.jpg 440w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Week-in-Security-News-Logo_RGB-380x380.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, we&#8217;re following Ikea&#8217;s job marketplace, TaskRabbit, which may have suffered a data breach. Also, the U.S and U.K warn against Russian cyber attacks for individual homes and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/this-week-in-security-news-warnings-and-wannacry\/\">This Week in Security News: Warnings and WannaCry<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[10378,10413],"tags":[10422],"class_list":["post-12083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security","category-trendmicro","tag-current-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12083\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}