Neil Ford Archive
The head of the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) has warned that “most of the devastating ransomware attacks against UK targets” originated in Russia and that not enough organisations in the UK are adequately prepared to deal with the threat. …
Microsoft Azure is the Cloud platform for delivering Microsoft Office 365 client services such as Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams and the Office applications. With over 250 million Office 365 users worldwide, there is a huge demand for appropriately qualified professionals to install, secure and …
Welcome to our monthly review of phishing scams, in which we examine the latest campaigns and the tactics being used by cyber criminals to fool you into handing over your information. This month, we concentrate on scams affecting banking and …
Ransomware – malware that aims to prevent victims from accessing their data unless they pay their attackers – seems to be in the news more than ever before. Sophos’s most recent annual ransomware survey, The State of Ransomware 2021, found …
Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), a lawful basis must be documented when organisations process personal data. But what is a lawful basis for processing? Do you always need individuals’ consent to process their data? And what exactly are …
Today is Earth Day, an annual global event that aims to raise awareness of environmental issues. This year’s event – the fiftieth Earth Day – falls in the midst of an unprecedented interruption to life as we know it, and …
The measures we all must take to slow the spread of COVID-19 will inevitably cause disruption for most organisations. Reducing the impact on your business is paramount. One area you might not have considered is how to maintain compliance with …
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 …
The 2018 British Airways data breach was one of the first to occur under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), so the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office)’s investigation into the incident was seen as a test case. It was therefore unsurprising …
A US medical bill and debt collection agency has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after suffering a data breach that exposed the sensitive personal data of at least 20 million people. Compromised data included names, addresses, dates of birth …
