Infosec

Business briefing: Cyber crime soars as 61% of companies are attacked

CYBER attacks against businesses have rocketed with six out of ten companies reporting at least one incident last year, a survey has revealed. The financial cost related to cyber crime also sharply increased, with the average loss reported at £283,000 — up nearly two thirds on the previous year. Read full story.
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 23rd April 2019
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Podcast: Neurodiversity – Respect for the individual

We were lucky enough to have a great chat with Dr Emma Philpott (UK Cyber Security Forum and IASME), Rowenna Fielding (Protecture) and Nicola Whiting (Titania), on the topic of neurodiversity. There are some #Infosec and #Cybersecurity references but this podcast is for everyone. We talk about perceptions, employment, training, attitudes and hopes for the […]
  • Posted by Ellie Hurst
  • On 8th April 2019
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Lack of security skills exposing business to attack

The cyber skills shortage is leaving businesses at increased risk of attack as organisations continue to struggle to fill security-related positions, a survey shows. More than half (52%) of respondents to a social media poll by Infosecurity Europe 2019 believe the skills shortage puts their business at increased risk of cyber attacks. Read full story.
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 25th March 2019
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Vote Leave Fined $53,000 in U.K. Over Unlawful Text Messages

Vote Leave, the official pro-Brexit campaign from the 2016 referendum, was fined 40,000 pounds ($53,000) for sending thousands of unsolicited text messages to people in the run-up to the poll in June that year. Read full story.
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 20th March 2019
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Brexit complicating already complex data protection

GDPR impact is yet to be felt and data protection is set to become increasingly complex, with Brexit adding even more complexity that could be overwhelming, warns head of international privacy association. Read full story.
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 19th March 2019
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Brexit complicating already complex data protection

GDPR impact is yet to be felt and data protection is set to become increasingly complex, with Brexit adding even more complexity that could be overwhelming, warns head of international privacy association. Read full story.
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 15th March 2019
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Pre-GDPR UK Breach Reporting Was a Mess

Many UK firms struggled to identify breach incidents, delayed reporting to the regulator and left out key details in the year prior to the GDPR, and could still be non-compliant today, according to new data obtained by Redscan. Read full story.
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 11th March 2019
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UK consumers more likely to abandon a breached company

Yanks and Brits may both have a soft spot in their hearts for beer and sports, but when it comes to trusting a company that has suffered a data breach, these two groups of people have quite different opinions. Read full story.
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 28th February 2019
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