Cambridgeshire has the unwanted distinction of being the UK’s fastest-growing hotspot for cyber crime, after the number of attacks in the county increased by 49% over a three-year period. Figures from the ONS (Office of National Statistics) show that security …
An organisation’s ability to respond promptly to security incidents has a huge impact on the costs it incurs. According to Ponemon Institute’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020, organisations that are able to detect and respond to an incident …
The coronavirus pandemic has arguably affected the education sector more than any other, with schools, colleges and universities around the globe having been forced to close their doors and deliver classes remotely. Most of the discussion surrounding this has focused …
Public Health Wales has confirmed that it accidentally published the personal data of 18,105 people who tested positive for coronavirus. The information was accessible on a publicly accessible server for 20 hours on 30 August. In most cases, patients’ initials, …
Newcastle University is being held to ransom after its systems were infected with malware earlier this month. The DoppelPaymer ransomware gang breached the university’s systems on 4 September, and later that day stole backup files. The university has apologised for …
In our latest round-up of phishing scams, we look at a novel Instagram scam that targets victims through their direct messages, review the latest campaign that imitates Microsoft Office’s log-in page and discuss how even a cyber security training provider …
Phishing scams are among the most common and dangerous type of attack that organisations face. Indeed, Verizon’s Data Breach Digest found that 90% of all data breaches involve phishing. But what makes these attacks so successful? An Osterman Research report …
Organisations spend $3.86 million (about £2.9 million) recovering from security incidents, according to Ponemon Institute’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020. That represents a slight decrease on 2019, which Ponemon’s researchers credit to organisations doing a better job strengthening …
There were a massive 99 data breaches and cyber attacks in August, making it the third-biggest monthly total of the year by number of security incidents. But, by contrast, only 36,673,575 records were confirmed to have been leaked, which is …
If you’re transferring data outside of the EEA, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) imposes some restrictions. These apply to all data transfers, no matter the size of the transfer or how often you carry them out. So how do you …
