What could be the largest publicly disclosed cyber-breach in history was exposed last week, as Yahoo revealed ‘state’ hackers stole data from 500 million users.[1] This included swathes of personal information, including names and emails, as well as ‘unencrypted security questions and answers,’. While the hack took place in 2014, it has only now been […]
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In August, the Anderson Review into bulk data collection – initiated by Teresa May as Home Secretary – published its findings. Britain’s spies should be allowed to continue harvesting large amounts of data from emails. David Anderson also backed the hacking of phones and computers ‘in principle.’ The government’s Investigatory Powers Bill, will put these […]
Sports stars are rarely targets for alleged state-sponsored hacking. However, the condemnation piled upon Russia in advance of this year’s Olympic Games should have prompted the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) to assess its cyber security. Retribution was possible; a cyber attack the most likely means. The theft of medical data belonging to Chris Froome, Bradley […]
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Earlier this month, Hillary Clinton’s campaign team announced that they have adopted end-to-end encryption. Following controversies surrounding Clinton’s use of personal email while in office, coupled with the revelation last month that the Democratic National Committee had been hacked by a Russian group, a very public demonstration of data security was essential. Clinton’s endorsement of encryption, […]
Compliance and data protection in the EU is changing. By May 2018 the new regulation for the protection of data within the EU will be enforced. Although this may seem some time away, the amount of work and adjustments that most organisations must undertake to reach compliance with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) […]
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The importance of securing personally identifiable data has been emphasised once again. Allegedly a large US insurance company has been breached by a zero-day attack (the exploiting of an undisclosed software vulnerability), leading to the theft and compromise of millions of medical records. The hacker, going by the name of ‘Dark Overlord’, indicates that the […]
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The Issues The recent Mossack Fonseca breach involving approximately 11.5 million documents and being critical to the legal sector, is one with immense ramification and one that will be remembered for some time to come. This breach has raised the profile of cybersecurity within the legal sector significantly, so much so that the clients of […]
Galaxkey is ‘climbing’ at the opportunity to raise funds for ActionAid UK to support the charity in changing lives for the better! Team Galaxkey- Randhir Shinde, Andy Bryars & Patrick Cooper will ascend Kilimanjaro on the 10th June 2016 in support of ActionAid UK: an outstanding cause. About the Charity- ActionAid UK ActionAid UK strive to positively change the […]
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The Marlborough Group, a privately owned company employing over 120 staff, has implemented Galaxkey to secure their electronically transmitted communications and sensitive documentation. The group has approximately £6 billion assets under management, operating more than 70 authorised Collective Investment Schemes, including UCITS and AIF structures. The administration of client accounts, Transfer Agency, Fund Accounting, Compliance […]
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Although Email has become essential as means of business communication, the potential threats are often overlooked or underestimated. Employees go about their daily duties sending, receiving, opening emails and attachments with little, if any, thought given to security and the potential risk that unsecured email poses to the enterprise. This may be due to […]
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Technology is evolving at great speed, so much so, that it is often a struggle for many to stay abreast of the latest tech, newest trends and advances in solutions. The evolution of technology is desirable and while all tech is continuously changing some changes are more necessary than others. With the evolution of technology […]
BBC’s technology reporter, Chris Foxx, explains encryption in an easy to understand manner. Encryption may seem like a difficult concept to get one’s head around and it is great to see that the BBC have put together a video to explain encryption and its enviable uses in a way that is simple for everyone to […]
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