Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Amazon shares sink as EU hands down record €746m EU data privacy fine
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Amazon has been hit with a record €746m (£635m) fine for breaking EU rules over how it processed customers’ personal data, the tech giant disclosed today. In a regulatory filing Amazon said the Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) had issued the ruling against it for breaches of EU data protection rules on 16 […]
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Businesses suffer major financial damage as a result of supply chain attacks
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Supply chain attacks are becoming increasingly common. Security breaches caused by the compromise of a software provider or other partner are causing businesses significant headaches. Read via ITProPortal
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France data protection agency slaps Monsanto with €400k fine for running ‘watch lists’
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
France’s personal data protection agency has fined US firm Monsanto for illegally compiling files of public figures, journalists and activists with the aim of swaying opinion towards support for its controversial pesticides. Read via Yahoo
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Windows 11 may have some security concerns over new app store
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Microsoft’s new-look app store for Windows 11 will not operate quite like other major marketplaces. The new-look Microsoft Store app marketplace, set to be a key part of Windows 11, has raised security concerns over perceived limitations. Read via Tech Radar Pro
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Cybercriminals are sharing around their most effective hacking tools
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The barrier to entry for cybercrime has been lowered. A wide variety of effective hacking tools are now circulating on underground forums, lowering the barrier to entry for cybercrime, a new report from the HP threat research team suggests. Read via ITProPortal
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Web applications have become a security liability
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Web apps are at the heart of many serious security incidents. Although fundamental to the workings of many businesses, web applications have become the single greatest cybersecurity threat, research suggests. Read via ITProPortal
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Cyber attackers ‘will have capability to harm humans by 2025’
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
By 2025, cyber attackers will have weaponised operational technology (OT) environments to successfully harm or kill humans. Read via Zawya
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Cybercriminals launch targeted phishing attacks against Microsoft 365 users
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
More than 12,000 Microsoft-related phishing attacks detected in H1 2021. Cybercriminals continue to abuse Microsoft branding to steal personal information, corporate data and account credentials. Read via ItProPortal
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Malware Is Being Distributed via Fake Windows 11 Installers
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Malware is masquerading as Microsoft’s next-gen operating system to infect unsuspecting users’ systems. Read via PC Mag
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FBI warns cybercriminals are set to target the Olympic Games
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The FBI has warned that hackers and other threat actors will look to target the Olympic Games this month. Read via Techradar
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