Category: Industry News

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Facebook has avoided the risk of being forced to shut down its service in Europe this summer as a result of the latest twist in a long-running data protection complaint saga that relates to a clash between EU privacy and U.S. surveillance law. Read via Yahoo

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Atlas VPN researchers have found that ransomware hackers have been terrorising businesses of all sizes and industries worldwide. Ransomware hackers have stolen more than 30 terabytes (TB) of personal and other sensitive data throughout more than 300 attacks in 2022.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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People seeking medical help via the NHS 111 call line have been warned of delays after a cyberattack caused a “major” computer system outage, which may not be resolved until next week. Read via Independent    

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Your favorite weekly round-up of Security News and Advent IM media. Would you like to join the Advent IM team? We have a vacancy for a Sales Executive – Security Consultancy – More Information A brand new blog from Head of Client Development, Derek Willins. The iceberg that is camera surveillance and data privacy – […]

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With email presenting a major vector for cyber-attacks, inadequate protections create an opening for hackers to access sensitive data. Top universities in the UK, the US and Australia are putting their students and staff at risk by failing to implement high standards of email security. Read via Digit

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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The head of WhatsApp will not compromise the security of its messenger service to bend to the UK government’s efforts to scan private conversations.

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A 2020 cyberattack against the US federal court system ended up being far more damaging than initially thought, and has now been labelled, “incredibly significant and sophisticated” by a US congressman. Read via Tech Radar

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Your favorite weekly round-up of Security News and Advent IM media. In HUGE Advent IM news, we are delighted to announce that not one, but two of our team members have made the shortlist for the ‘British Ex-Forces in Business Awards, 2022’, the world’s largest celebration of veterans in a second career for the second […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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We still need to remember insider threat a blog by Ellie Hurst, Head of Marcomms and Media @ Advent IM News reaches us every day of hacks, third party security breaches, and supply chain vulnerability exploitations that impact entire business ecosystems. But we must never forget some of the most challenging threats can come from […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Uber has admitted it covered up a major data breach in 2016 that led to user data being leaked online. Confession comes as part of DoJ settlement. Read via Tech Radar