Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
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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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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