Category: Industry News

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

According to the new Modern Bank Heists 5.0 report from VMware, 63% of global financial organisations were hit by destructive cyber-attacks in the past year. This was a 17% increase compared to the previous year’s report. Read via Digit

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

The online greetings card and gifts business Funky Pigeon has stopped taking orders after being hit by a cyber-attack last week. Read via Guardian

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Downing Street and Foreign Office computer systems were suspected to have been infected with spyware, according to a Canadian investigative group. Read via BBC

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Panasonic has confirmed part of its business was hit with what it describes as a “targeted” cyber incident, in which the attackers made away with a hoard of sensitive data from its endpoints. Read via Tech Radar

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

An online forum providing criminals with stolen personal data has been taken down, in a global operation which saw its founder arrested. Read via BBC

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM Blog Industry News

We’re here with another installment of your favourite Weekend read. We start off with a big one: We are proud to announce our sponsorship of the 11th Women in Security Awards, read the full story here  We had a great day out at The Security Event, where Head of Marcomms and Media Ellie Hurst spoke […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Mobile payments service Cash App has suffered a data breach after an ex-employee accessed sensitive customer data. A former employee accessed sensitive data after departing Read via Tech Radar

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

The Works has been forced to shut shops temporarily and suspend new stock deliveries after a cyber-attack. Read via BBC

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM Blog Industry News

We’re back bringing you another Weekend Wisdom. We will get straight into it, this week in Advent IM news: NEW TRAINING DATES ANNOUNCED: Senior Information Risk Owner Training for Public Sector and Police book your place here How Do Supply Chains Become Infected? Find out here Ellie Hurst, Head of Marcomms and Media will be […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Cyber incidents reported to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority in 2021 are up by over 50%, with a fifth involving ransom software. In total, the FCA received 116 reports of material cyber security incidents in 2021, up from 76 in 2020. According to the FCA, an incident may be material if it: • results in […]