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King’s College London breached GDPR by handing students’ information to police, review finds
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
An independent review of King’s College London’s (KCL) security arrangements has found that the university breached the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as its own data protection policy, when it disclosed the sensitive personal information of students and staff to the Metropolitan Police.
Read MoreEmail still top security vulnerability, survey shows
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Email is still the top security vulnerability, a survey shows, but security researchers caution that switching to instant messaging is not necessarily a solution in the longer term. Despite email being used since the 1990s and a high level of awareness of the associated risks, 94% of organisations surveyed admit that it is still the […]
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How autonomous cars relocate human incompetence from the driver to security engineers
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
The cybersecurity risks posed by the emergence of fully autonomous vehicles was as fascinating as any topic at IFSEC 2019. Hot foot from the session on Secure by Design, Mike Gillespie, vice president at the Centre for Strategic Cyberspace + International Studies (CSCIS), was able to pick on the threads of that discussion for his […]
Read MoreNumber of cyber incidents reported by financial services firms explodes
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
The number of cyber incidents financial services firms reported to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rocketed in 2018, data published today reveals. Financial services firms reported 819 cyber incidents to the FCA in 2018, up from 69 in 2017, according to data obtained in a freedom of information request by accountancy firm RSM.
Read MoreFormer company director believed to have profited by more than £1.4 million after selling personal data illegally
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
A former company director found guilty of illegally obtaining people’s personal data and selling it to solicitors chasing personal injury claims, has been fined for breaches of data protection and issued with a confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. David Cullen of Middleton Road, Manchester, was the managing director of No1 Accident […]
Read MoreWhy UK government organisations are a key target for cyberattacks
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Why aren’t government organisations doing more to protect their systems, the services they manage and the citizens they serve? The WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017 highlighted the systemic vulnerability of the UK’s government organisations: their networks are open, and their email security protocols are outdated and inconsistent. Two years on, they remain a soft target […]
Read MoreICO searches Liverpool addresses as part of investigation into suspected illegal acquisition and sale of personal data
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today (27 June) searched two addresses in Liverpool, as part of an ongoing investigation into the acquisition and sale of illegally obtained personal data. Following a six month investigation, working in partnership with the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB), two teams of ICO enforcement officers executed search warrants at a […]
Read MoreCouncil contractor given the sack after disclosing personal information
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
A contractor was sacked for accessing and divulging personal information held by South Gloucestershire Council, as data security breaches at the authority rocketed by 46 per cent last year, a report reveals. There were 184 incidents in 2018/19, compared with 126 over the previous 12 months. The council insists the huge increase is because of […]
Read MoreUK cyber security progress stalled, says report
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
UK firms rank cyber attacks as a top business issue, but are stalling in cyber security best practice, lagging behind top performers in India. UK organisations are failing to make progress towards strong cyber security and are facing paralysis as cyber criminals become more advanced. This is the conclusion drawn from the findings of the […]
Read MoreUK firms at ‘significant risk’ of cyber-ransom as hackers target efforts
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
The cybersecurity threat to UK businesses is growing as hackers step up their efforts to target specific organisations. This is according to cyber security software provider Comtact, who suggest that the tactics used by cyber criminals are changing. In the past, hackers had relied on “economies of scale” to conduct ransom attacks, adopting a scattergun […]
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