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AUGUST EDITION : Professional Security Magazine ft. Ian Warren, Advent IM Senior Security Consultant
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Read the latest Professional Security Magazin, August Edition with a highlight on CCTV in Public Places. Rean Ian’s article directly here. Find the full August Edition Here.
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Teenager nabbed in the UK in connection with ransomware attacks against US firms
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
West Midlands Police has announced that it has arrested a 17-year-old boy from Walsall in the West Midlands, UK, in connection with an online cybercrime group that has been targeting US firms with ransomware attacks and gaining access to computer networks. Read Here.
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Crowdstrike security update fails Windows PCs globally
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
An update to the security firm’s Falcon service has led to many Windows users being unable to work this morning. Microsoft 365 is also affected. Read Here.
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London council slammed for ‘severe’ data breach in ‘avoidable’ cyber attack
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Britain’s data watchdog has lambasted London’s Hackney Council for a cyber attack that “severely” impacted residents, saying the breach was “a clear and avoidable error.” Read Here.
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Rite Aid: Breach Affects 2.2 Million Users
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Rite Aid says a recent data breach affects 2.2 million users — far fewer than the 45 million claimed by the ransomware group allegedly behind the attack. Read Here.
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NHS Trusts cancelled over 6,000 appointments after Qilin cyber attack
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The two NHS Trusts most heavily impacted by the Qilin ransomware attack on pathology services provider Synnovis have cancelled over 6,000 appointments and procedures in the past five weeks. Read Here.
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NEW PODCAST – Secure by Design (SbD): Risk & Resilience ft. Kingston Technology
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
RISK AND BUSINESS: Secure by Design (SbD): Risk & Resilience Secure by Design (SbD) is a methodology that is increasingly being adopted across industries including Police, Government and MOD. Secure by Design (SbD) as an approach, is the requirement in systems and application engineering where security is considered a fundamental aspect of the design process rather […]
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NATO Set to Build New Cyber Defense Center
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
NATO’s members have agreed to the construction of a new cyber-defense facility designed to help the military alliance build resilience and better respond to digital threats. Read the full story here.
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Ticketmaster warns customers to take action after hack
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Ticketmaster customers in North America have been sent emails warning them to take action after the company was hacked in May. Read Here.
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Article: AI and Autonomous Cameras | Professional Security Magazine
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
CCTV has become a fact of life, a necessary tool in the arsenal of law enforcement and local government, monitoring our public spaces and traffic enforcement. At the same time, retail, and sports and entertainment stadia, have embraced the use of such technologies for the greater good of crowd monitoring, crime reduction and ongoing and […]
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