Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
ICO approves use of British mobile phone tracking data to fight spread of coronavirus
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Regulator okays the use of anonymised phone tracking data to help tackle the spread of COVID-19 Read via Computing.
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Coronavirus: Council IT systems ‘compromised by virus scam emails’
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Criminals exploiting the coronavirus outbreak have compromised council computer systems, a council has warned. Read via BBC news.
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Travelex under threat as insolvency risk, hacking costs and coronavirus take their toll
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The future of foreign exchange company Travelex, which was disrupted for weeks by a ransomware attack in January,… Read via ComputerWeekly.
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Business as usual at Advent IM
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog Advent IM News General Industry News
The escalating COVID-19 pandemic means we are observing Government guidelines and all staff are working from home. However, we have a very well developed and tested Business Continuity plan and although we are avoiding face to face meetings in favour of conference calls and other communication platforms, we are perfectly placed and prepared to deliver […]
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Equality watchdog calls on police to stop using facial recognition
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Equalities and Human Rights Commission says use of automatic facial recognition and predictive algorithms by police is discriminatory, stifles freedom of expression and lacks a proper legislative framework Read via ComputerWeekly.
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Coronavirus: UK intelligence agency issues public warning about criminals exploiting outbreak
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
In a rare public warning the security service says it has detected attacks targeting people in Britain. Read via Sky News.
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University of Hertfordshire avoids data breach action by UK watchdog
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The ICO is taking no further action despite student information being inappropriately shared. Read via ZDNet.
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Microsoft Warns Of ‘Devastating’ Cybersecurity Threat: Here’s What You Need To Know
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Microsoft’s threat protection intelligence team has warned of a “significant and growing” cybersecurity threat that can deliver a devastating payload. Read via Forbes.
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At home security devices, are they safe enough? – Mike Gillespie
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
There’s a lot in my social media feed at the moment about the level of poor security discovered in nanny cams and other video surveillance systems. This is not, however, a new challenge. We have been highlighting this issue for some years now. This week, the advice for owners of these systems from NCSC is […]
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HMRC Scam Calls Surge 234% in a Year
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The volume of HMRC phishing emails reported by the public has fallen sharply over the past two years, as those related to SMS- and phone-based scams increased, according to a new Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Read here.
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