Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Strava app flaw revealed runs of Israeli officials at secretive bases
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A security vulnerability in the fitness app Strava allowed suspicious figures to identify and track security personnel working at secretive bases in Israel, a disinformation watchdog says. Read via BBC
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Financial services saw a 35% increase in ransomware attacks in Q1 2022
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) this week released its Q1 2022 report that found while most sectors saw a decreased in the overall number of ransomware attacks, the financial services industry experienced a 35% increase in attacks. Read via SC Magazine
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Microsoft Exchange servers are being hacked to deploy ransomware
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Multiple threat actors are on the hunt for vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers Read via Tech Radar
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Which? finds alarming number of security flaws in smart home devices
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Close to 40 vulnerabilities were discovered by the consumer group across eight devices including the Amazon Echo and Hello doorbell. Read via Coventry Telegraph
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Twitter fined $150m for exploiting users’ personal data
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
US authorities fined Twitter $150 million (£119 million) for misusing users’ data in order to help sell targeted ads. Read via Computer Weekly
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Weekend Wisdom 27/05: What’s coming up this June and a look back at the weeks top stories
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
This week on Weekend Wisdom: NEW BLOG from Advent IM Head of Client Development, Derek Willins. The future belongs to Information Security champions, here’s why…. Read here Top news this week includes; Clearview AI fined £7.5m for illegally collecting UK citizens’ data > Read here UK Government Cybersecurity Advisory Board Applications Now Open > Read […]
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Clearview AI fined £7.5m for illegally collecting UK citizens’ data
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Facial-recognition technology firm Clearview AI will be forced to pay a £7.5m fine and delete all data gathered from people in the UK after an investigation into its practices. Read via The IET
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Over half of successful phishing attacks end in data breach
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
While not all cyber attacks succeed, those that do usually have devastating consequences for both organizations and their clients. Read via Tech Digest
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New app to help spot online spies
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A new app has been launched by the UK government to prevent people falling victim to online approaches by foreign spies. Read via BBC
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Weekend Wisdom 13/05: Leaked FTSE data, Data Reform Bill, Ransomware College Closure
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM Blog Industry News
It’s been a week full of stories this week so it’s a jam-packed blog this week. In Advent IM news: We headed to Cyber UK 2022 on Tuesday! Whilst the team head to IFSEC next week – register here Our latest Youtube video covers NHS Shared Business Services – watch here We have a live […]
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