Losses due to NotPetya ransomware cost shipping giant Maersk hundreds of millions

Security Digest Information security news and advice from TechTarget's network | August 23, 2017 FEATURED STORY NotPetya ransomware impact costs Maersk hundreds of millions by Michael Helller, Senior Reporter Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk said the NotPetya ransomware attacks severely damaged business processes and the impact has been estimated at as much as $300 million in lost revenue. (SearchSecurity.com) Advertisement NEWS   iPhone Secure Enclave firmware encryption key leaked Experts and Apple said despite the leak of the iPhone Secure Enclave Processor encryption key that can be used to decrypt firmware code, user data and biometric information is still safe. (SearchSecurity.com)   Authorities can't force smartphone access in iOS 11 iOS 11 will allow users to avoid authorities attempting to force smartphone access by temporarily disabling biometric unlocking of mobile devices. (SearchSecurity.com)   Hijacked Chrome extensions infect millions of users News roundup: Hackers leveraged eight hijacked Chrome extensions to attack 4.8 million browser users. Plus, Cloudflare stopped protecting a neo-Nazi website from DDoS attacks, and more. (SearchSecurity.com)   Valerie Plame: U.S. government cyberdefense must be improved Former CIA officer Valerie Plame discusses why America's cyberdefense is lagging behind -- and what the government and private sector should do to reverse the trend. (SearchSecurity.com)   Offensive cyberweapons from enemies may be re-engineered The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency wants to isolate, study, customize and re-engineer malware from adversaries to be used as its own offensive cyberweapons. (SearchSecurity.com)   Risk & Repeat: MalwareTech indictment raises questions In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors explore the FBI's case against security researcher Marcus Hutchins, better known as MalwareTech. (SearchSecurity.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Destruction of service: How ransomware attacks have changed New ransomware variants have introduced another threat to enterprises. Rob Shapland explains what destruction of service attacks are and how organizations should prepare for them. (SearchSecurity.com)   How to keep an Amazon S3 bucket from becoming public A public-facing Amazon S3 bucket caused problems for major organizations, including Booz Allen Hamilton. Expert Rob Shapland explains what happened and how to prevent it. (SearchCloudSecurity.com)   Common web application login security weaknesses and how to fix them Flawed web application login security can leave an enterprise vulnerable to attacks. Expert Kevin Beaver reviews the most common mistakes and how to fix them. (SearchSecurity.com)   How does the MajikPOS malware evade detection? A new POS malware downloads a RAM scraper to avoid detection. Expert Nick Lewis explains the tricks MajikPOS uses to target retail terminals and how to defend against it. (SearchSecurity.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Security Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Security Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2017 TechTarget. All rights reserved.