Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
College cyberattacks on the rise
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Exclusive: Cyberattacks hit over 100 a month – and are becoming sophisticated and causing more disruption than ever, warns Jisc Read here.
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Home Office committed multiple data breaches when handling the EU settlement scheme
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The UK home office has been blamed by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and immigration for GDPR violations, stating that it misplaced personal documents of EU residents when handling the EU settlement scheme. Read here.
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Security Threats at More Than 76,000 British Organisations Revealed
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Mapping of Remote Desktop Protocol endpoints revealed them to be open for hackers to steal sensitive information. Read via Digitfyi.
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UK Parliament faces cyber attacks ‘every minute of every day’
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The UK Parliament faces attacks from cyber criminals “every minute”, an internal newsletter has warned, equating every day with November 5 when Guy Fawkes famously tried to set off explosives under the building. Read here.
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Facial Recognition Biz Clearview AI Suffers Data Breach
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A controversial facial recognition company has just informed its customers of a data breach in which its entire client list was stolen. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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NCSC Updates malware & ransomware guidance
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Here’s what’s changed in the NCSC’s guidance on mitigating malware and ransomware. Read via NCSC.
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Ransomware Attack at US Power Station
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A Massachusetts power station hit by ransomware is refusing to meet attackers’ financial demands. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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MI5 chief asks tech firms for ‘exceptional access’ to encrypted messages
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Sir Andrew Parker says cyberspace ‘inaccessible to authorities’ and spies need access to stop serious harm Read via The Guardian.
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UK financial watchdog admits to leaking confidential consumer data
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A Freedom of Information Act request published on the FCA website revealed more than it should. Read via ZDNet.
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Sports Giant Decathlon Leaks 123 Million Records
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
French sporting retail giant Decathlon has become the latest big brand to expose user data via a misconfigured database, leaking over 123 million records including customer and employee information, according to researchers. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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