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Morgan Stanley – A Decommissioning Lesson, Blog by Senior Security Consultant, Ian Warren
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
$60m; the price of complacency? The recent agreement by Morgan Stanley was born out of failing to adhere to some basic Data Protection principles when dealing with their customer information. Their requirement to safeguard such sensitive, personal data was sadly short of the mark. This example shows us the importance of information security through the […]
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Morgan Stanley agrees to $60M settlement over compromised personal data
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Morgan Stanley has agreed to establish a $60 million fund to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by nearly a dozen customers regarding personal data that was compromised when the bank decommissioned two wealth management centers. The proposed settlement, filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, will allow class members […]
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Beware of Fake Telegram Messenger App Hacking PCs with Purple Fox Malware
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Trojanized installers of the Telegram messaging application are being used to distribute the Windows-based Purple Fox backdoor on compromised systems. That’s according to new research published by Minerva Labs, describing the attack as different from intrusions that typically take advantage of legitimate software for dropping malicious payloads. “This threat actor was able to leave most […]
Read MoreHappy 2022!
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Day 24 Happy Christmas Eve! We have a GIVEAWAY DAY! #AdventAdventCalendar
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Be quick… first two out of the sack to email bestpractice@advent-im.co.uk will receive a FREE Secret Santa Gift! Advent Advent Calendar Secret Santa Giveaway Terms & Conditions
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The Advent IM Bad Santa Part 2! (Security Fails!)
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM Blog General
Santa is back with some more serious security flaws! Remember this Christmas, don’t be like Bad Santa. We would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas! Watch here
Read MoreDay 23 – Santa123 is not a sufficient password…#AdventAdventCalendar
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Let’s talk passwords… You need to have a complex password with a mix of letters and numbers, and we don’t mean your name followed by 12345. Think of something different, and try not to reuse passwords on different platforms. Advent Advent Calendar Secret Santa Giveaway Terms & Conditions
Read MoreDay 22 #AdventAdventCalendar SECRET SANTA GIVEAWAY DAY
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Be quick… first two out of the sack to email bestpractice@advent-im.co.uk will receive a FREE Secret Santa Gift! Advent Advent Calendar Secret Santa Giveaway Terms & Conditions
Read MoreDay 21 Looking to make some spare cash before the big day? #AdventAdventCalendar
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Looking to make some spare cash in the run up to the big day? If you are thinking about selling your old electrical devices, including phones and laptops, make sure you wipe them clean before you do so and remove ALL your personal data. This includes photos, videos and logging out and removing all social […]
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Log4j: Why this massive security flaw is impacting nearly all of the internet
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A major cybersecurity vulnerability is impacting nearly all of the internet, sending everything from financial institutions to government entities scrambling to patch their systems, before cybercriminals and nation states can launch cyberattacks. Known as the Log4j vulnerability, the flaw impacts a piece of open-source logging software that allows developers to understand how their programs function. […]
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