Category: General

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

Recent high-profile data breaches have left UK consumers reeling, with many now skeptical about businesses protecting customer data. Read via TechHQ.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Set in the convenient location of the Radisson Red at London Heathrow on 3 November 2022, the event will bring together top security industry speakers and is supported by a large exhibition of cutting-edge security products and services. Doors open at 8.30 am allowing access to the exhibition with the conference running between 10.00 am and 1.30 […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

A leading UK catalog retailer has been issued with a financial penalty of close to £1.5m by the country’s information regulator for breaching data protection and marketing laws. Read via InfoSecurityMag.

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog General

You may have thought that October was all about Halloween and of course, it is, but it’s also the month of Cyber Security Awareness and where would we be without this month to share good practices, warn of bad practices and make helpful suggestions for how to improve things. At least that’s how we roll […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

UK businesses suffer the third highest rate of ransomware attacks in the world, surpassed only by the US and Canada, with small businesses most at risk of being targeted, according to NordLocker. Read via Computer Weekly.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found the video-sharing platform may have processed the data of under-13s without appropriate consent. Read via BBC News.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

The suspect, charged with breach of bail and computer misuse offences, is believed to be the same individual behind earlier attacks on Microsoft, Okta and Nvidia Read via Computing.com

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Wireless carrier Optus said in a statement on Thursday it had immediately shut down the attack after discovering it, and that payment details and account passwords had not been compromised. Read via Reuters.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Rockstar Games was hit over the weekend by an attacker who claimed to have accessed its Slack channel to steal data on an upcoming release, and may be the same person who compromised Uber.   Read via Computer Weekly.