Luke Irwin Archive
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 …
While most of us spent New Year’s Eve celebrating, the IT department at Travelex was grappling with a ransomware virus that was spreading through its systems. Almost two weeks on, the currency exchange service is finally starting to restore its …
Days before Christmas, employees at telemarketer The Heritage Company were told that they should start looking for new jobs. The bombshell came two months after the organisation was infected with ransomware, which heavily affected its already struggling operations. Whether an …
Dixons Carphone is facing a £500,000 fine from the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), following a cyber attack that affected millions of customers. An investigation by the UK’s data protection watchdog found cyber criminals had compromised the retailer’s payment systems and …
Want to stay up to date with the latest phishing scams? Our ‘catches of the month’ feature reviews the most prominent attacks across the web, explaining how they occurred and the steps you should take to stay safe. In our …
The new year – and new decade – is underway, but before saying goodbye to 2019, we have one more monthly round-up to get to. December saw 90 disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks, with 627,486,696 records being compromised. That’s …
Welcome to the second part of our round-up of 2019’s information security stories. You can read the first part here >> July The second half of the year began with major data privacy news: the UK’s data protection authority, the …
