Data breaches are renowned for the havoc they can cause. Today’s headlines are filled with firms facing massive fines and experiencing loss of revenue and reputation due to data leaks and loss. […]
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Sharing and storing data files are both critical processes for many companies and government offices, but it is essential that the content these records contain is always secure. […]
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Currently under investigation by its technical teams, a T-Mobile data breach has had a significant impact on customers of the telecommunications company. As the investigators uncover details on the recent cyberattack, the extent of the breach has been found to be far greater than previously believed. […]
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Companies seeking to stay at the forefront of their field, and local authorities and schools looking to protect the data they retain on members of the community and students, must look to the latest technology available for information security. […]
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Sticking to a rigid schedule and backing up data regularly is a vital part of a business’ protective strategy for data security, and it allows them to keep operating effectively in the event of incidents and accidents. Read on to explore why data backups are an absolute must for every firm. […]
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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in Wales has made a statement of acknowledging the very real threat of cybercrime by becoming the first local authority in Wales to insist that cyber resilience is a must for each enterprise it has dealings with. […]
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Magniber, Vice Society and other cybercriminal gangs have been observed exploiting vulnerabilities present in Windows Print Spooler in order to infect user devices with lethal ransomware. […]
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A new threat to Android technology that cybersecurity researchers have entitled FlyTrap has been discovered hijacking users’ Facebook accounts in their thousands in over 140 different countries by stealing their session cookies. […]
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Often lumped together with simple spam, phishing emails have a reputation for being poorly fashioned attacks that are easy for anyone to spot. The truth is that phishing has come a long way since its early inception, where it involved attempts to part people from their money using bad English and obvious imitations of official […]
When the private information retained by an organisation or government office is disclosed to the public or accessed without authorisation, the result is a data breach. The protection of personal information is regulated in the UK by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), and if this regulator finds inadequate security measures were taken to safeguard data, […]
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Advanced threat protection, often abbreviated to ATP, is a classification of cybersecurity solutions that are designed to defend against hack-style attacks and sophisticated malware that both target confidential data being stored or sent. […]
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In recent years, cyberattacks on world governments have been rife, and here in the United Kingdom, local authorities have also suffered assaults on their systems. Back in 2018, UK government agencies and local councils made the headlines when their dedicated websites were knocked offline in a hack that impacted thousands of sites around the world. […]
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