IT security

Huawei cyber security evaluation centre: oversight board annual report 2018

This is the fourth annual report for the National Security Adviser from the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC) Oversight Board. It has now completed its fourth full year of work and has covered a number of areas of HCSEC’s work over the course of the year 2017 to 2018. Read report here. 
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  • On 19th July 2018
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City of London Police warn over fraudsters faking university orders

Companies supplying universities have been warned that fraudsters are faking domain names of educational institutions to defraud victims out of vast sums of money. According to Action Fraud, this type of fraud, known as European distribution fraud, happens when a company from overseas (usually from Europe) delivers products to the UK, but isn’t paid for the […]
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  • On 19th July 2018
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Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse fined £200,000 for revealing identities of possible abuse victims in mass email

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has been fined £200,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after sending a bulk email that identified possible victims of non-recent child sexual abuse. The Inquiry, set up in 2014 to investigate the extent to which institutions failed to protect children from sexual abuse, did not keep […]
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 18th July 2018
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Security Think Tank: Firms need to support good password practices

  Mike Gillespie in Computer weekly – In the light of the fact that complex passwords are not as strong as most people think and that most password strategies inevitably lead to people following them blindly, what actually makes a good password and when is a password alone not enough? Read full story. 
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 9th July 2018
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Banks given three months to report on how they respond to outages

UK banks and other financial services firms have been ordered to report on their ability to respond to IT outages and cyber attacks, and have been set a maximum acceptable time for systems to be down. The Bank of England (BoE) and the Financial Conduct Authority said firms under their remit must report their exposure to […]
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 6th July 2018
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How To Assess Payroll Risks

When assessing payroll risk, it is important to ensure such activity takes place as part of a broader enterprise-wide risk awareness exercise. This exercise needs to include a real understanding of risk tolerance and risk appetite because the scope of, and challenge posed by, payroll security has never been greater. Read full story.   
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 4th July 2018
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NHS data breach affects 150,000 patients in England

The NHS is blaming a coding error for 150,000 patients in England being involved in a data breach. Those affected had requested that their confidential health information only be used to help provide them with care. Read full story. 
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 3rd July 2018
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Buyers Toolkit now available on SCC’s website

Alastair Thomas here! Following user testing and stakeholder consultation, we are delighted to announce that the Buyers Toolkit guidance is now available for download from the Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s website. The feedback received by the project team helped to fine tune some of the draft content. Read full story. 
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 2nd July 2018
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Two-Fifths of UK CEOs See Cyber-Attacks as Inevitable

Less than 40% of UK CEOs believe a successful cyber-attack on their company is inevitable, far fewer than their global counterparts, according to new research from KPMG. The global consulting firm polled 1300 CEOs of “many of the world’s largest and most complex businesses,” including 150 UK business leaders. Read full story. 
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  • On 2nd July 2018
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