Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
70% of Orgs Facing New Security Challenges Due to #COVID19 Pandemic
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
New research from endpoint management and security provider Tanium has discovered that seven out of 10 organizations have reported facing new security challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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Employees are putting business accounts at risk by recycling credentials
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Many use work credentials for food delivery apps, online shopping websites and even dating services. Read via ItProPortal.
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Npower app attack exposed customers’ bank details
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Energy firm Npower has closed down its app following an attack that exposed some customers’ financial and personal information. Read via BBC News.
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Insider Cloud Data Theft Plagues Healthcare Sector
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Over a third (35%) of global healthcare organizations suffered cloud data theft by malicious insiders last year, according to data from Netwrix. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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Poor hardware disposal practices posing a risk to data security
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Some companies sell their old hardware without checking it for sensitive data. Read via ItProPortal.
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Thousands of devices used in critical national infrastructure are vulnerable – how can they be secured?
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Critical infrastructure at risk: researchers identify over 43,000 unprotected SCADA devices. Read via ItProPortal
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Ransomware Attacks Double Against Global Universities
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Global ransomware attacks against universities doubled year-on-year in 2020 as the pandemic forced massive changes to higher education, according to BlueVoyant. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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GCHQ says AI can help UK combat disinformation attacks
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
GCHQ says AI can be used widely in the fight against disinformation – and will commit to using it ethically. Read via Sky News.
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More than 6,700 VMware servers exposed online and vulnerable to major new bug
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Proof-of-concept exploit code has been published online earlier today, and active scans for vulnerable VMware systems have been detected already. read via ZDNet.
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Most Firms Now Fear Nation State Attack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A majority of businesses now regard state-sponsored or led attacks as a major threat, marking a potentially critical shift in perception, according to new research from the Economist Intelligence Unit. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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