Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
‘Patient data leaked’ after cyber attack on Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital is working with the National Crime Agency after data was stolen and illegally posted online.
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Data Protection Breaches Set to Be Up 8.6% in 2024
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
UK businesses will have been subject to thousands of data security breaches by the end of the year, marking a 8.6% annual increase. Read Here.
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‘Major incident’ declared at Merseyside hospital after cyber security issue
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A major incident declared at one of the region’s busiest hospitals for “cyber security reasons” will continue into a third day. Read Here.
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ICO Urges More Data Sharing to Tackle Fraud Epidemic
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The UK’s data protection regulator has warned that a reluctance among organizations to share customers’ personal information is worsening a fraud epidemic in the country. Read the full article via Infosecurity Magazine.
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The Insider Threat
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
First of all, what we need to understand is, what is an insider threat? An insider threat is a person who has authorised access to an organisation’s systems, data, or facilities, but who misuses that access to harm the organisation. This could include: Stealing sensitive information: This could be anything from customer data to trade […]
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Australia vows to ban social media for children under 16
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The Australian government will legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, in what it calls a world-leading package of measures that could become law late next year. Read via Reuters.
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Cheshire and Merseyside ICS selects cyber security platform
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System (ICS) has selected a healthcare cyber security platform to strengthen its defences following an increase in disruptive attacks on UK healthcare systems. Read Here.
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Data bill will boost NHS and police access to data, says government
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The Data Use and Access Bill will pave the way for sharing medical records across the NHS and give police the ability to access databases without having to manually log the reasons for their use. Read Here.
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50,000 Files Exposed in Nidec Ransomware Attack
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A ransomware attack in August 2024 has led to the theft of more than 50,000 business and internal documents from Nidec’s Vietnam-based subsidiary, Nidec Precision (NPCV), the company has confirmed. Read Here.
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Developer pockets $2M in savings from going cloud-free
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The web software biz that decided to exit the cloud after racking up a huge bill says it has saved almost $2 million in its first “clean year” after making the switch to on-prem, and has already recouped the costs of the extra hardware it needed. Read Here.
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