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News and information from the Advent IM team.

Many CEOs aren’t being told their companies aren’t GDPR compliant

A shocking amount of UK businesses aren’t telling their chief executive officers that they are not compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), According to research from Delphix, many firms have “significant amounts” of unprotected personal data, while CISOs are leading CEOs to believe that is not the case. While some organisations fail to […]

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Lancaster University students’ data stolen by cyber-thieves

Students’ personal data has been stolen in a “sophisticated and malicious” phishing attack at Lancaster University. Officials said the information had been used to send bogus invoices to applicants. “A very small number” of student records, phone numbers and ID documents were also accessed, it said. The breach has been reported to police and the […]

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Estate agency fined £80,000 for failing to keep tenants’ data safe

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a London estate agency £80,000 for leaving 18,610 customers’ personal data exposed for almost two years. The security breach happened when Life at Parliament View Ltd (LPVL) transferred personal data from its server to a partner organisation and failed to switch off an ‘Anonymous Authentication’ function. This failure […]

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Intention to fine Marriott International, Inc more than £99 million under GDPR for data breach

Statement in response to Marriott International, Inc’s filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) intends to fine it for breaches of data protection law. Following an extensive investigation the ICO has issued a notice of its intention to fine Marriott International £99,200,396 for infringements of the General Data […]

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Ransomware Hits Over a Quarter of UK Firms

Over a quarter of UK firms have suffered a ransomware attack over the past year, a major increase on figures from 2016, according to new research released by Databarracks. The business continuity provider shared data from its upcoming Data Health Check survey, based on interviews with 400 IT decision makers. It revealed that 28% of […]

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UK Firms Hit By Attacks Every 50 Seconds

Cyber-attacks on UK businesses hit an all-time high in the second quarter of 2019, averaging one every 50 seconds, according to Beaming. The business ISP analyzed traffic for its customers during the period and found them to be on the receiving end of 146,491 attempted attacks each, on average. That’s 179% higher than the same […]

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IISP gains Royal Charter status

The UK finally has its first national professional body for cyber security that will be responsible for setting the standards for skills and knowledge in the industry to reduce the skills gap and increase diversity. The Chartered Institute of Information Security Professionals (CIISP), formerly the Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP), has achieved Royal Charter […]

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British Airways faces record £183m fine for data breach

British Airways is facing a record fine of £183m for last year’s breach of its security systems. The airline, owned by IAG, says it was “surprised and disappointed” by the penalty from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). At the time, BA said hackers had carried out a “sophisticated, malicious criminal attack” on its website.

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