Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
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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Data breach hits agency overseeing White House communications
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The US agency in charge of secure communication for the White House has been the victim of a cyber-attack. via BBC NEWS.
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Thousands of mobiles and laptops lost by UK government in a year
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
UK government employees lost their mobile devices – or had them stolen – at least 2,004 times in 12 months. Read via BBC News.
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Blasé directors put business data at risk
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Senior employees and company directors are putting their businesses and careers at grave risk with cavalier and blasé attitudes to cyber security, according to new statistics on insider threats produced by Egress. Its figures revealed that 78% of directors have intentionally shared data against company policy in the past 12 months, compared with just 10% […]
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UK Anti-Doping Agency Deflects 11,000+ Malicious Emails in Q4
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The UK’s anti-doping agency has been on the receiving end of over 11,000 malicious emails in the final three months of 2019, according to new Freedom of Information (FOI) data. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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Redcar cyber-attack: council using pen and paper
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
More than 135,000 UK residents have been without online public services for nearly a week, as their council struggles with a cyber-attack. Read via BBC news.
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