Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Government to strengthen security of internet-connected products
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
New legislation to improve security standards of internet-connected household devices. Read via GOV.UK.
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ICO responds to MET Police announcement on the use of Facial Recognition
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
ICO statement in response to an announcement made by the Metropolitan Police Service on the use of live facial recognition Read via ICO.
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Computer Misuse Act ‘crying out for reform’
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Group of campaigners says the Computer Misuse Act of 1990 risks criminalising cyber security professionals and needs reforming read via Computer Weekly.
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Age appropriate design: a code of practice for online services
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Read via ICO.
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ICO publishes Code of Practice to protect children’s privacy online
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a London-based pharmacy £275,000 for failing to ensure the security of special category data. Read via ICO.
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GDPR claims €114m in fines in under two years – with more to come this year
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
European data protection authorities have received more than 160,000 data-breach notifications since GDPR came into force in May 2018 Read via Computing.co.uk
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Regus sales staff data exposed after undercover job review
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Job performance details about more than 900 employees of a major office-space provider have been published online by accident after a staff review. Read via BBCNews.
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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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