Category: General
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Mike Gillespie will Brave the Shave, this October!
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Mike Gillespie, our Managing Director, will ‘Brave the Shave’ in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Mike said: ‘I have chosen 31st October as this will be the 4th anniversary of my Mums death. I have many friends and family who have been touched by or been affected by cancer. So, if you want to have […]
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Mike Gillespie will Brave the Shave
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
If you want to see Mike Gillespie like he has never looked before, wait until October 31. For then he is going to ‘Brave the Shave’ in aid of the charity Macmillans. Read via ProfessionalSecurityMagazine.
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EA ignored domain vulnerabilities for months despite warnings and breaches
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
The company has faced criticism for a massive breach earlier this month but still left multiple domains vulnerable to takeover. Read via ZDNet.
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Ransomware: Paying up won’t stop you from getting hit again, says cybersecurity chief
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Paying up only advertises that you are willing to pay, warns NCSC boss. Read via ZDNet.
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Anglesey schools offline after cyber attack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Isle of Anglesey County Council is investigating a cyber attack that has forced it to shut down systems at all five secondary schools on the island Read via Computer Weekly.
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Cloud Database Exposes 800M+ WordPress Users’ Records
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
A misconfigured cloud database exposed over 800 million records linked to WordPress users before its owner was notified, according to Website Planet. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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EU to launch rapid response cybersecurity team
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Barrage of cyberattacks pushes EU to pool powers to fight hackers. Read via Politico.
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Councils Reported Over 700 Data Breaches in 2020
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Hundreds of councils across the UK suffered data breaches last year, according to new Freedom of Information (FOI) research from Redscan. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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North Korean hackers target nuclear research centre
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
The attack on a South Korean government-funded research institute has been described as “a massive security breach” Read via ItPro.
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ICO watchdog ‘deeply concerned’ over live facial recognition
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
The UK Information Commissioner has said she is “deeply concerned” live facial recognition (LFR) may be used “inappropriately, excessively or even recklessly”. Read via BBC News.
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