The e-learning industry is increasingly influenced by the concept of ‘gamification’. This is the application of competitive gaming in a learning environment. Thanks to our GDPR Challenge E-learning Game, you can now reap the benefits of gamification when training your …
Last week, victims of Yahoo’s data breaches between 2012 and 2016 were given good news, with the proposed settlement from the US class-action lawsuit heading to a judge for final approval. Yahoo, now owned by Verizon, has agreed to pay …
Cyber criminals are exploiting the public’s fear of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in a new phishing scam, researchers have learned. Experts at IBM discovered a spate of phishing emails being sent to Japanese citizens, asking them to open an attached …
We’re back for our second ‘catches of the month’ feature of the new decade, where we review recent phishing attacks and help you understand the threat of cyber crime. This month, we look at a school district that was scammed …
The new decade has begun relatively well, with a six-month low of only 61 disclosed cyber security incidents. By comparison, 2019 saw an average of almost 80 data breaches and cyber attacks per month. It’s not all good news, though. …
In a move to standardise the requirements for Cyber Essentials certification, from 1st April 2020 the IASME Consortium will be the National Cyber Security Centre’s sole Cyber Essentials Partner (formerly accreditation body), and the other four accreditation bodies will no …
As part of their ISO 27001 compliance, organisations must conduct management reviews to address any emerging information security trends and to ensure that their ISMS (information security management system) works as intended. Unfortunately, there’s a mistaken belief that the review …
Microsoft has confirmed a massive data breach affecting anonymised data held on its customer support database. Up to 250 million records were exposed online between 5 and 31 December as a result of the tech giant failing to implement proper …
Twitter has suspended the dating app Grindr from its ad platform after discovering ‘insane violations’ of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). According to a study by the NCC (Norwegian Consumer Council), Grindr shared significant amounts of sensitive personal data …
We recently hosted a webinar on ISO 27701, the new standard in the ISO 27000 series that helps organisations understand their privacy requirements. Understandably, many viewers had questions at the end of the presentation. After all, ISO 27701 has significant …
