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EA ignored domain vulnerabilities for months despite warnings and breaches
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
The company has faced criticism for a massive breach earlier this month but still left multiple domains vulnerable to takeover. Read via ZDNet.
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Ransomware: Paying up won’t stop you from getting hit again, says cybersecurity chief
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Paying up only advertises that you are willing to pay, warns NCSC boss. Read via ZDNet.
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Anglesey schools offline after cyber attack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Isle of Anglesey County Council is investigating a cyber attack that has forced it to shut down systems at all five secondary schools on the island Read via Computer Weekly.
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Cloud Database Exposes 800M+ WordPress Users’ Records
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
A misconfigured cloud database exposed over 800 million records linked to WordPress users before its owner was notified, according to Website Planet. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
Read MoreIreland-UK partnership key to tackling cybercrime
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
A partnership between Ireland and the UK is key to countering cybercrime threats, according to the head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). Read story via Ryan O’Rourke for the Irish Examiner.
Read MoreAnglesey cyber-attack affects island’s five secondaries
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
All five secondary schools on the island of Anglesey have been hit by a cyber-attack. The council said the attack began on Wednesday. Read via BBC
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EU to launch rapid response cybersecurity team
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Barrage of cyberattacks pushes EU to pool powers to fight hackers. Read via Politico.
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Councils Reported Over 700 Data Breaches in 2020
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Hundreds of councils across the UK suffered data breaches last year, according to new Freedom of Information (FOI) research from Redscan. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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Armed Forces Week – A Reservist Eye View
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
We are at the start of Armed Forces Week with Armed Forces Day falling on June 26th. Naturally, we support our Armed Forces and have demonstrated this with our Covenant and our continuing support of the Armed Forces community. We are very lucky to have some excellent ex-military colleagues, some of whom are Reservists. One […]
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North Korean hackers target nuclear research centre
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
The attack on a South Korean government-funded research institute has been described as “a massive security breach” Read via ItPro.
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