Category: General

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Almost half (43 percent) of UK organisations have reported a data breach (actual or potential) to the ICO since GDPR came into effect, according to a survey run by Apricorn. Read via Fudzilla. 

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The head of MI5 is to urge the public to be as vigilant about threats from “hostile states” as from terrorism. These include disruptive cyber-attacks, misinformation, espionage and interference in politics – and are usually linked to Russia and China. Read via BBC News. 

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An Iranian group which pretended to be a British-based academic in order to target individuals in a cyber-espionage campaign has been discovered. The group also compromised a real website belonging to the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, to try to steal information. Read via BBC News. 

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Human error is the top cause of serious breaches but malicious attacks are IT leaders’ biggest concern. Read via Business Wire. 

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Join us at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel, Manchester on 20th July 2021 for Security TWENTY 21! We will be ready to chat about your specialist consultancy and training needs. We have been lucky to participate in many virtual events since March 2020, but this will be the first event Advent IM will be attending in […]

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The fashion brand admitted that cybercriminals gained access to people’s Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers and financial account numbers. Read via ZDNet. 

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The Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) ecosystem is evolving into something akin to a corporate structure, researchers say, with new openings available for “negotiators” — a role focused on extorting victims to pay a ransom. Read via ZDNet. 

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Nearly two-thirds (36%) of IT leaders are not disclosing breaches for fear that they may lose their job, complicating efforts to enhance security, according to new research. Keeper Security polled 1000 UK IT decision-makers at businesses of between 100 and 5000 employees to compile its 2021 Cybersecurity Census Report. Read via InfoSecurityMag. 

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Compensation is to be paid to thousands of victims of a large-scale data breach at British Airways (BA).   A legal claim was filed against the airline over a security incident that began in June 2018. Data belonging to around 420,000 people was compromised in a cyber-attack that went undetected for more than two months. Read via […]

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Recorded cyber-attacks against UK businesses have fallen for the first time since 2018, although hybrid working practices represent an ongoing risk, according to new data from Beaming. Read via InfoSecurityMag.