Category: General

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Sportswear chain JD Sports has said stored data relating to 10 million customers might be at risk after it was hit by a cyber attack. Read via BBC News.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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One of the toughest parts of implementing ISO/IEC 27001 is getting your senior management to buy into the benefits. If you have ever tried to convince your management to fund the implementation of information security, you probably know how it feels – they will ask you how much it costs, and if it sounds too […]

• by Anthony Orjally
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This is a podcast in celebration of Advent IM reaching its 20th Birthday! Listen in to hear about the journey of Advent IM: why it started, how it started, who was involved and what plans we have for the future! “When we first envisioned Advent IM 20 years ago, we looked around us at how […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Advent IM’s Mike Gillespie and Ellie Hurst were interviewed by Boris Agranovich, from Global Risk Community where they discussed the following topics; The state of third-party attacks now, are they getting worse? Why are we still seeing large companies such as UBER, Target suffer supply chain attacks? What do we need to do to prevent […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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The cost of GDPR fines surged 168% to over €2.9bn ($3.1bn) over the past year, although the average number of reported breaches per day fell slightly, according to new data from DLA Piper Read via InfoSecurityMag.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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The British postal service has been unable to send items internationally since Wednesday, after an attack that appears to have used tools from the infamous Russia-linked group LockBit. Read via The Verge.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Whether you want compliance or certification, we can help Information is a business critical asset because it drives growth and forms the backbone of our company. But the security of that asset is often overlooked, which is why over 80% of security breaches come from within the organisation as a result of poor policy, procedures, […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Over one in four (26%) British SMBs have been targeted by ransomware over the past year, with half (47%) of those compromised paying their extorters, according to new data from Avast. Read via InfoSecurityMag.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Royal Mail has asked people to stop sending mail abroad due to a “cyber incident” causing severe disruption. Read via BBC News.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Highly confidential documents from 14 schools have been leaked online by hackers. Read via BBC News.