Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
AI safeguards improving, says UK government-backed body
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Inaugural AI Security Institute report claims that safeguards in place to ensure AI models behave as intended seem to be improving. Read via Computer Weekly.
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ICO Fines LastPass £1.2m After 2022 Breach
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
LastPass has been fined £1.2m ($1.6m) by the UK’s data protection watchdog for security failings that led to a major 2022 data breach. Read via InfoSecurity Mag.
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Gartner: 40% of Firms to Be Hit By Shadow AI Security Incidents
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
By 2030, more than 40% of global organizations will suffer security and compliance incidents due to the use of unauthorized AI tools, Gartner has predicted. Read more via InfoSecurity Mag.
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Tough new laws to strengthen the UK’s defences against cyber attacks on NHS, transport and energy
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Proposed new laws will strengthen cyber defences for essential public services like healthcare, drinking water providers, transport and energy. Read Here.
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Gmail Passwords Found in Massive 183-Million-Account Data Leak
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The recent massive data breach has once again posed a risk to the security integrity of online security systems. Read Here.
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UK data regulator defends decision not to investigate MoD Afghan data breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The UK’s data protection regulator declined to launch an investigation into a leak at the Ministry of Defence that risked the lives of thousands of Afghans connected with the British Armed Forces. Read Here.
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MoD probes claims Russian hackers stole files on bases
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is investigating claims Russian hackers stole hundreds of sensitive military documents and published them on the dark web. Read Here.
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ICO’s £7.5m Clearview AI Fine a Step Closer After Legal Victory
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The UK’s data protection watchdog has won its appeal against a controversial facial recognition technology firm, making a £7.5m fine more likely. Read the full story via Infosecurity Mag.
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Gucci and Alexander McQueen Hit by Customer Data Breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Luxury fashion brands Gucci, Alexander McQueen and Balenciaga have suffered a customer data breach, in another attack linked to the ShinyHunters gang. Read Here.
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AI in healthcare: Cyber Security, Governance and Risk Management
- by Anthony Orjally
- Advent IM Blog Industry News
Earlier this year the CSBR launched a policy programme around AI and healthcare. They held a roundtable in the House of Lords in February which considered some key questions and helped identify the six key topics for the policy programme… Read Here.
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