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Hackers tried to steal Airbus secrets via contractors: report
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
A series of cyberattacks on Airbus in the past few months were conducted via the computer systems of the aerospace group’s suppliers and contractors, and security sources suspect a link to China, AFP news agency reported on Thursday. Read full story on Reuters
Read More43% UK consumers stop associating with businesses that suffer data breaches
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
A new survey of UK consumers has found that a significant percentage of them stop associating with businesses in the immediate aftermath of a security breach and almost half of them don’t deal with businesses that have suffered breaches in the past. Read story via TEISS.
Read More‘Right to be forgotten’ on Google only applies in EU, court rules
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Google does not have to apply Europe’s landmark “right to be forgotten” law globally, the continent’s highest court has ruled. Read the story in The Guardian.
Read MoreOptiv Survey: 58% of CISOs Believe Experiencing a Data Breach Makes Them More Attractive to Potential Employers
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Survey respondents indicated a fundamental change in how senior executives and board members perceive cybersecurity. Perhaps most surprising was the fact that 58% said experiencing a data breach makes them more attractive to potential employers. Story via Business Wire.
Read MoreUK regulator ICO is suddenly everywhere and anywhere with warnings for ad tech
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Change is afoot at the U.K.’s data protection watchdog, responsible for enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation.Top execs from the Information Commissioner’s Office have been on a PR push of late, appearing on stage at industry events, agreeing to interviews with the press to deliver a simple message, again and again: Take GDPR more seriously […]
Read MoreNHS investigation after personal medical information on thousands of Greater Manchester patients looked at
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
More than 2,000 patients have been involved in a data breach at an NHS trust. Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust say clinical documents including blood results, medication and discharge letters may have been accessed during the breach, which is believed to have taken place over an 18-month period. Story via Manchester Evening News.
Read MoreCriminal investigation launched following college cyber attack
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Cyber criminals have hacked into the personal data, and potentially bank details, of students and staff at Swindon College, in the latest computer crime to affect a further education institution. Story via feweek.co.uk
Read MoreGovernment rural agencies face cyber security risk after losing 540 devices
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Cyber risk for UK’s rural departments as over 500 mobiles, laptops and tablet computers have been reported missing over the last three financial years. Story via The Commentator.
Read MoreCyber attack on Swindon College network leaves staff and students’ personal data at risk
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
HACKERS broke into Swindon College’s network in what staff called a “deliberate and criminal” attack. Story via Swindon Advertiser.
Read MoreMassive ticket fraud scheme targeting Groupon and Ticketmaster uncovered with discovery of unsecured database
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Unsecured database containing 17 million email addresses was found to be part of fraud targeting Groupon, Ticketmaster and other online ticket vendors. Story via computing.co.uk
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