Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Cyber risks facing UK ‘widely underestimated’, warns head of the NCSC
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The head of GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) will use first major speech to warn that the cyber risks facing the nation are “widely underestimated” and call for collective action against an increasingly complex array of threats. Read Here.
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Italian Football Team Bologna Suffers Cyber-Attack, Data Leaked
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Italian football team Bologna Football Club 1909 has had data compromised following an attack against its internal security systems. Read Here.
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INC Ransom Claims Responsibility For NHS Attacks
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The INC Ransomware-as-a-Service operator has claimed to be behind attacks on hospitals in Merseyside. Read Here.
Read More‘Patient data leaked’ after cyber attack on Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital is working with the National Crime Agency after data was stolen and illegally posted online.
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Data Protection Breaches Set to Be Up 8.6% in 2024
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
UK businesses will have been subject to thousands of data security breaches by the end of the year, marking a 8.6% annual increase. Read Here.
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‘Major incident’ declared at Merseyside hospital after cyber security issue
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A major incident declared at one of the region’s busiest hospitals for “cyber security reasons” will continue into a third day. Read Here.
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ICO Urges More Data Sharing to Tackle Fraud Epidemic
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The UK’s data protection regulator has warned that a reluctance among organizations to share customers’ personal information is worsening a fraud epidemic in the country. Read the full article via Infosecurity Magazine.
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The Insider Threat
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
First of all, what we need to understand is, what is an insider threat? An insider threat is a person who has authorised access to an organisation’s systems, data, or facilities, but who misuses that access to harm the organisation. This could include: Stealing sensitive information: This could be anything from customer data to trade […]
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Australia vows to ban social media for children under 16
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The Australian government will legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, in what it calls a world-leading package of measures that could become law late next year. Read via Reuters.
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Cheshire and Merseyside ICS selects cyber security platform
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System (ICS) has selected a healthcare cyber security platform to strengthen its defences following an increase in disruptive attacks on UK healthcare systems. Read Here.
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