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Join us at The Security Event, NEC Birmingham this September
  • by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
  • General

Join Mike and Ellie this September at The Security Event, held at the NEC Birmingham. Over 2 days, Mike and Ellie will be speaking and taking part in a panel discussion. This free-to-attend event brings together a world-class education programme, market leaders and industry experts back at the home of UK security. The exhibition showcases […]

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Decade-Old Router Bug Could Affect Millions of Devices

Security researchers have discovered a 12-year-old router vulnerability that they’ve warned may affect millions of devices globally. The issue may affect millions of devices manufactured by 17 different vendors, used in at least 11 countries — including Australia, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the US. Read via infosecurity magazine

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Over 60 Million Americans Exposed Through Misconfigured Database

Security researchers have discovered an online database completely unsecured and exposed to the public internet, containing the personal details of at least 63 million Americans. The database itself contained around 126 million records. Depending on the number of duplicates in there, the number of affected individuals could be anywhere between 63 million and 126 million […]

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Six Isle of Wight schools hit by ransomware attack

Six schools on the Isle of Wight and their umbrella organisation have been targeted by a ransomware attack, leaving teachers and pupils unable to access their online systems and causing disruption to the start of the new school year in September.   Read via ComputerWeekly

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Amazon shares sink as EU hands down record €746m EU data privacy fine

Amazon has been hit with a record €746m (£635m) fine for breaking EU rules over how it processed customers’ personal data, the tech giant disclosed today. In a regulatory filing Amazon said the Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) had issued the ruling against it for breaches of EU data protection rules on 16 […]

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Cyber Profession – By Peter Daniel, Security Consultant, Advent IM
  • by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
  • General

What makes a Cyber Security Professional? As an employer looking to hire an individual with the right skillset or promote an internal into the position, what qualifications or experiences spring to mind? Asking these questions, a decade ago would find job listings pandering for CLAS Consultants. Even more recently, CCP SIRA became the de facto […]

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