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• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

Visual ©UK MOD Crown Copyright 2020 This is Armed Services Week, leading to Armed Forces Day (AFD) (Saturday 26th Jun) via Reservists Day (Wednesday 23rd) We hope that this week and especially AFD, is a great celebration of those who serve and who have served along with their families and communities. We #SaluteOurForces  

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

The UK Information Commissioner has said she is “deeply concerned” live facial recognition (LFR) may be used “inappropriately, excessively or even recklessly”. Read via BBC News. 

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

Really looking forward to seeing everyone at The Belfry for Security Twenty21! Advent IM will be exhibiting at Security TWENTY 21 on the 29th June 2021 at the Belfry Hotel & Resort, Sutton Coldfield. Come and visit our stand and have a catch-up with Ellie Hurst, Derek Willins and Olivia Lawlor – Blackburn. Grab some […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

Cyber has been identified by the UK government as a Tier One threat alongside terrorism, and cyber crime costs UK businesses vast sums of money every year – and that’s just the cyber crime we know about, because it is vastly under-reported. Read via Computer Weekly.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

The French subsidiary of Ikea has been fined €1m (£861,000) and a former executive handed a suspended jail term over accusations that customers and employees were illegally spied on. Read via Sky News. 

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

Irish police will have the power to compel people to provide passwords for electronic devices when carrying out a search warrant under new legislation. Read via BBC News. 

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

The UK’s energy sector, followed closely by retail and wholesale, business services, financial services, and governmental… Read via Computer Weekly. 

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

The Russian president says accusations his country has been involved in cyber attacks against the US are “farcical” and baseless. Read via Sky News.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab has promised to take a tougher stance against cyber criminals and other threat actors, as businesses, critical infrastructure operators and other public bodies face a surge in destructive cyber attack and ransomware incidents. Read via Computer Weekly.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Volkswagen has revealed a data breach impacting over 3.3 million customers. The majority of impacted individuals are either current or prospective buyers for Audi vehicles. 163,000 individuals are in Canada, whereas the rest are in the United States.