Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
London Councils Lose Nearly 1300 Devices Over Three Years
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The number of London councils reporting lost or stolen mobile computing devices has more than doubled over the past three financial years, according to new Freedom of Information (FOI) data. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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Microsoft warns about Internet Explorer zero-day, but no patch yet
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
IE zero-day connected to last week’s Firefox zero-day. Read via ZDnet.
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Data watchdog slammed for lack of action against Google on UK’s ‘largest ever data breach’
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Google and the Interactive Advertising Bureau have been accused of designing an illegal system to sell targeted advertisements. Read via Sky News.
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Data Protection: ICO Amends Guidance On Timescales For Compliance With DSARs
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has amended its guidance on the timescales for compliance with data subject access requests (DSARs) where the data controller has requested clarification. Read via Mondaq.
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Unsecured database exposes sensitive data on thousands of British consultancy firms and professionals
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Passport scans and other personal data was stored on an Amazon Web Services S3 bucket by a company called CHS Consulting. Read via Computing.
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GCHQ warns not to use Windows 7 computers for banking or email after Tuesday
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
GCHQ has warned people not to do internet banking or use emails from computers with Windows 7 from Tuesday, when Microsoft will end support for the software. Read via The Telegraph
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Nationwide retailer fined half a million pounds for failing to secure information of at least 14 million people
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined DSG Retail Limited (DSG) £500,000 after a ‘point of sale’ computer system was compromised as a result of a cyber-attack, affecting at least 14 million people. Read via ICO.
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ICO: Travelex hasn’t reported a data breach
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
‘The company has not reported a data breach,’ ICO tells Computing, but adds that they may be required to ‘explain why it wasn’t reported’ Read via Computing.
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Travelex: Met Police called-in last week as Travelex FINALLY admits Sodinokibi ransomware attack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Travelex statement admits Sodinokibi ransomware outbreak but claims that no “structured personal customer data” has been compromised. Read via Computing.
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Cyber security breaches hit unprecedented highs in UK defence industry
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
An unprecedented number of security incidents were reported to the Ministry of Defence during the last 12 months. Read via Sky News.
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