Category: General

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has issued Meta with a €265m ($275m) fine and a “range of corrective measures” under GDPR relating to a large-scale data breach that was uncovered in 2021.   Read via InfoSecurityMag.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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The UK’s popular Cyber Essentials scheme is set to get a refresh in April next year, with new guidance in a range of areas designed to clarify requirements and ensure they align with the current technology landscape. Read via InfoSecurityMag

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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A cyberespionage threat actor tracked as Billbug (a.k.a. Thrip, Lotus Blossom, Spring Dragon) has been running a campaign targeting a certificate authority, government agencies, and defense organizations in several countries in Asia. Read via Bleeping Computer.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead, Short days ago We lived, felt down, saw sunset glow, Loved, and we loved, and now we lie, In […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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**PRESS RELEASE** Media Contact: Ellie Hurst  +44 (0) 121 559 6699, bestpractice@advent-im.co.uk Date : 10 Aug 2022   Ellie Hurst at Advent IM, shortlisted to finalist for her contribution to the industry, at the 11th stunning Women in Security Awards 2022 Advent IM is thrilled to announce that Ellie Hurst, Head of Media and Marcomms, […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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TikTok has officially confirmed that some employees outside the continent, including in China, can access the data of individuals using the app in Europe. Read via Infosecuritymag.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Royal Mail has experienced a data breach where customers have seen the information of others users. Read via Sky News.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Drum roll, please… Mike Gillespie, Advent IM MD, has been announced as a finalist for the Outstanding Cyber Security Professional category at the 2022 Cyber Outstanding Security Performance Awards! This is the third award this year that Mike has been shortlisted for and we think that is a great achievement! Commenting on the list of […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Four out of five (80%) organizations have been notified of a vulnerability or attack in their supply chain of software in the past 12 months, according to new research from BlackBerry. Read via InfoSecurityMag.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Shipping company DHL has knocked LinkedIn off the top spot as the number one brand being imitated in phishing attempts between July and September. Read via InfoSecurityMag.