Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Ransomware gangs have found another set of new targets: Schools and universities
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
National Cyber Security Centre issues advice on how to protect networks from cyber criminals after a spike in ransomware attacks causing disruption across the education sector over the last month. Read via ZDNet.
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UK Govt Department Loses 306 Mobiles and Laptops in Two Years
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A UK government department has lost a total of 306 mobile and laptop devices since 2019, according to official figures. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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Appointment of Professor Fraser Sampson – the new Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Hello! I’m Fraser Sampson, the new Surveillance Camera Commissioner (and Biometrics Commissioner too). I came into post on 1 March and with so much going on in both the world of surveillance and biometrics, I’m sure the next few weeks and months are going to be busy, but I think this is an exciting time […]
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Cyber attack threat identified in Milton Keynes fire service email
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
National cybersecurity watchdogs sent a red alert to Bucks and Milton Keynes Fire Authority after spotting that a ‘Qakbot’ had buried itself in an employee’s email. Read via MKFM.
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UK prepares plans for ‘full spectrum’ approach to cybersecurity
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The government is expected to provide security recommendations for British citizens and organizations. Read via ItProPortal.
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Technology and science move to the heart of UK security
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
National power will be defined not by the number of tanks and ships a country possesses but by its science and technology, and the quality of its algorithms. Read via BBC News.
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Cyber strength now key to national security, says UK
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The UK government has published strategic goals to 2025 – and cybersecurity got a lot of attention. Read via ZDNet.
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UK Nurseries Get First Official Cyber-Attack Warning
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued its first ever cybersecurity warning to nurseries and childminders. Read via InfosecurityMag.
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GCHQ warns businesses to urgently update their Microsoft email servers after suspected China hack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The warning follows what Microsoft said was a state-sponsored espionage campaign from a group based in China. Read via Sky News.
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Home Office tests web-spying powers with help of UK internet firms
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Two UK internet providers have been helping the Home Office and National Crime Agency track the websites visited by customers. Read via BBC News.
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