Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
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 […]
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreExclusive: Cyberattacks hit over 100 a month – and are becoming sophisticated and causing more disruption than ever, warns Jisc Read here.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreMapping of Remote Desktop Protocol endpoints revealed them to be open for hackers to steal sensitive information. Read via Digitfyi.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreA controversial facial recognition company has just informed its customers of a data breach in which its entire client list was stolen. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
Read MoreHere’s what’s changed in the NCSC’s guidance on mitigating malware and ransomware. Read via NCSC.
Read MoreA Massachusetts power station hit by ransomware is refusing to meet attackers’ financial demands. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
Read MoreSir Andrew Parker says cyberspace ‘inaccessible to authorities’ and spies need access to stop serious harm Read via The Guardian.
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