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News and information from the Advent IM team.
Data breaches in the cloud are mainly the fault of employees
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Cloud providers can be blamed for only a handful of incidents, report says.
Read MoreHack of UN aviation body ‘exposed member states’
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Hack of UN aviation body exposed member states. US ambassador says the ICAO tried to cover up dangers from 2016 breach.
Read MoreUK Tax Agency Told To Delete 5M Files After GDPR Breach
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Britains data regulator has ordered HM Revenue and Customs to delete the voice records of five million taxpayers that it collected in breach of the European Unions sweeping GDPR
Read MoreThe Network and Information Systems (NIS) regulations one year on
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Nicola Aspinall, Project and Programme Management (P3M) Consultant at Atkins, outlines the changes businesses have had to make to meet the new Network and Information Systems (NIS) regulations and suggests what more needs to be achieved in the future.
Read MoreSensitive patient records found on Cork city street
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Documents with sensitive patient data identifying children and adults, details of surgical procedures, and reasons for missing appointments have been found on a busy city-centre street in Cork.
Read MoreLabour calls for creation of ministry for cyber security
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
The Labour party has pledged to radically overhaul cyber security in government and has called for the creation of a dedicated ministry. Shadow Cabinet Office minister Jo Platt accused the Conservatives of lacking the cyber security leadership that the government and the public need.
Read More60% of businesses have experienced a serious security breach in the last two years
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
There is an increase in security breaches and businesses still face challenges surrounding cyberattacks due to lack of IT security and operations basics.
Read MoreUK IT Bosses Failing on Password Best Practices
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
UK IT managers are exposing their organizations to unnecessary risk by failing to adhere to best practices around password security, according to OneLogin research. Released on World Password Day today, the poll of 300 IT decision makers revealed a worrying gap between perception and reality.
Read MoreFirms urged to embrace positive security trends to win cyber war
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
There are several positive trends in cyber defence strategies that organisations should be adopting to once again manage cyber risks to acceptable levels, says Stephen Bonner, cyber risk partner at Deloitte.
Read MoreBusinesses woefully unprepared for cyber breaches
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Most businesses dont consider themselves fully prepared to react to a data breach, despite more than half of those really experiencing at least one serious attack within the last two years.
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