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WhatsApp and other messaging apps oppose ‘surveillance’
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
WhatsApp, Signal and other messaging services have urged the government to rethink the Online Safety Bill (OSB). Read via BBC Technology.
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Local Government and Data Breaches: a look at the issues and details of FREE webinar
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Local Government, as anyone who regularly reviews the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published stats on data breaches, is always in the top three for security incidents leading to a data breach. This must be frustrating for many people in public service, doing their best to provide the necessary services when budgets seem ever tighter and […]
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Hikvision: Chinese surveillance tech giant denies leaked Pentagon spy claim
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Chinese surveillance technology giant Hikvision has denied it is illegally disguising its products sold to the US government to enable Chinese espionage.
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CAF and NISD for Government Bodies
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
The NCSC’s CAF and Government The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Cyber Assessment Framework is a tool designed to help organisations, including local government, assess their cyber security risks and implement appropriate measures to mitigate those risks. While the framework is available for use by UK local government, and should be used by them, there […]
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CISA: Patch Bug Exploited by Chinese E-commerce App
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A leading US security agency has given the government until May 4 to patch a zero-day vulnerability which was allegedly exploited by an e-commerce app to eavesdrop on users. Read via InfoSecurity Magazine.
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Pakistan-Aligned Hackers Disrupt Indian Education Sector
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The threat actor known as APT36 or Transparent Tribe has been observed targeting the education sector in India with malicious Office documents distributing Crimson RAT. Read via InfoSecurity Magazine.
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ProtectED Reflections – Supporting university cyber security and student online safety
- by Anthony Orjally
- Advent IM News
On Thursday 30 March, ProtectED held their webinar – Supporting university cyber security and student online safety. This featured deputy director at Teesside University, Bill Taylor, and our very own Mike Gillespie. The panel discussed the impact of a cyber attack on a university, exploring measures that can reduce the risk of a breach or […]
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KFC Owner Discloses Data Breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A leading US fast food company has been sending out breach notification letters to individuals impacted by a ransomware incident that occurred in January. Read via InfoSecurity Mag.
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Intelligence leak exposes U.S. spying on adversaries and allies
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
U.S. and European officials scrambled to understand how dozens of classified documents covering all manner of intelligence gathering had made their way online with little notice. Read via the Washington Post.
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It’s time to book your Information Asset Owner Training!
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Information Asset owners are the gateway to excellent data protection, data quality and secure information sharing for police forces, local government and many other public sector bodies. Benefits of training Information Asset Owners It is vital to train Information Asset Owners (IAOs) because they are responsible for managing and protecting the organization’s critical information assets. […]
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