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• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Ireland’s evasive response to a major security complaint filed against Google’s adtech the year the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into application is the target of a new lawsuit that accuses the Data Protection Commission (DPC) of years of inaction over what the complainants assert is “the largest data breach ever.” At […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Tuesday slapped Facebook and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms a fine of €17 million (~$18.6 million) for a series of security lapses that occurred in violation of the European Union’s GDPR laws in the region. “The DPC found that Meta Platforms failed to have in place appropriate technical and […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM News

Less than a quarter of company directors think ransomware is a top priority for their security teams, according to Egress Only 23% of company directors consider ransomware to be a top cyber security priority, even though a slim majority (59%) of organisations have at some point fallen victim to a ransomware incident, according to a […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

THE Crown Prosecution Service has admitted putting victims of crime at risk, by mistakenly giving out personal details to suspected criminals. Victims in more than 50 cases were told their secret personal details such as health records, addresses and contact details had been accidentally handed to the defence. All the blunders by CPS staff were […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

A 5-minute security read, with thanks to Ellie Hurst, Head of Marcomms and Media @ Advent IM. I have lost count of the number of times I have been told that someone believes their organisation is, ‘not a target for a cyber-attack’. This statement is always delivered with the utmost sincerity and I generally imagine […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

Security & Policing, the official Government global security event, returns as a live event for its 40th anniversary between 15‐17 March 2022 at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre. Tuesday 15th March– Join Lee Smartin Farnborough for all your training or consultancy needs. Wednesday 16th March – Join Derek Willins and Ellie Hurst at Security and […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

The Strategic Review of Policing confirms the central role that tech will be playing going forward, but warns of the need for greater ethical scrutiny to ensure public trust The UK’s “largely analogue police service” needs a major tech update to deal with proliferation of digitally enabled crime, but new technologies also need much better […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Google is to purchase cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion, hoping to boost its cloud security solutions as companies are facing a flood of cyberattacks on their systems. The Mandiant deal is Google’s second-largest transaction ever, behind its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola a decade ago. Google says the acquisition will enable its cloud unit […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

Our thanks to Rachel Von Hossle, Liam Peters and Elliot Davies of Wynne Jones IP, and Mike Gillespie-Advent IM  Managing  Director. http://advent-im.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Wynne-Jones-Advent-IM-IP-Podcast-0222.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM Blog

From Advent IM Head of Client Development, Derek Willins So much has been said and written about the new world of work everyone is coping with, it’s hard to find something original to say about it. So, I will stick to one eternal truth. That change is constant, and therefore good security will constantly change […]