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News and information from the Advent IM team.
The ‘new normal’ as cyber-spies navigate pandemic
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
The Covid crisis has reshaped the cyber-threat landscape around the globe. Read story by GordonCorera via BBC
Read MoreEU policy doc recommends building ‘European Internet Firewall’ similar to China’s – “Let’s build a new digital Europe!”
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
China’s Great Firewall is often criticised by western countries, but it seems policy makers in the EU perceive there are benefits to the approach. Read the story by Derek Du Preez in Diginomica
Read MoreThird of people ‘hold chief executive personally responsible for cyber attacks’
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Chief executives should be held personally responsible for cyberattacks, with many users believing they should also be compensated for such breaches, new research suggests. Read story by Martyn Landi, PA Technology Correspondent at Yahoo!
Read MoreNHS facing more cyberattacks since coronavirus outbreak, GCHQ boss says
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
The NHS has been increasingly targeted by cyber attacks since the coronavirus outbreak, the director of GCHQ has said. Read story via Malvern Gazette
Read MoreHacker leaks database of dark web hosting provider
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Leaked data contains email addresses, site admin passwords, and .onion domain private keys. Read story by Catalin Cimpanu for ZDNet
Read MoreHow managed threat hunting helps bust malicious insiders
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Managed threat hunting services can help take some of the pressure off security operations centres and help ensure potential breaches don’t escalate into something far worse. We explore one such case with a happy ending. Read story by Alex Scroxton in Compter Weekly
Read MoreBank of America suffers data breach in Paycheck Protection Program application process
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Bank of America (BofA) has disclosed a data breach that affected a ‘small number’ of customers who had applied for the US Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Read story by Dev Kundaliya in Computing.
Read MoreUK businesses quick to spot cyberbreaches, but failing to stop them
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
UK lagging behind the rest of the world due to isolated approach. Read story by Sead Fadilpašić in ITProPortal
Read MoreHistorical Institutional Abuse: Brendan McAllister ‘will not resign’ over data breach
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Northern Ireland’s interim victims advocate has said he will not resign despite a lawyer for abuse victims saying there was no longer trust in him following a data breach. Read story via BBC
Read MoreGitLab Hacks Own Remote-Working Staff In Phishing Test
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Company finds 20 percent of its all-remote staff responds to phishing message by exposing user credentials, raising fears about the work-from-home future. Read story by Matthew Broersma at Silicon.
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