Cyber Security Archive
In September, British Airways announced it had suffered a data breach that compromised the personal and financial data of more than 380,000 customers. However, the airline has since admitted that an extra 185,000 people may have been affected. Then and …
Football world-governing body FIFA has admitted that its systems suffered a sustained phishing hack earlier this year. In March, more than 70 million documents and 3.4 terabytes of data were leaked to the weekly German news magazine Der Spiegel by …
This week, we discuss a data breach affecting HSBC’s US customers, an XSS vulnerability in Evernote and a critical RCE vulnerability in Apache Struts Hello and welcome to a the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 9 November. Here are this …
Since the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into force in May 2018, data protection, privacy and information security have become a top priority for all organisations. Every organisation that processes EU residents’ personal data must comply with the Regulation, or risk hefty administrative fines, and legal action from aggrieved data subjects. …
Worried that you or someone in your organisation will be responsible for a data breach? Then take a look at these three basic tips for staying secure. Cyber security can feel overwhelming. You just want to browse the Internet and …
Organisations are always looking for ways to improve their cyber security defences, but they often overlook the value of enrolling their employees on cyber security training courses. Here are three reasons to consider it: Reduce the risk of data breaches …
It’s been the usual mix of data breaches this month, with lots of mistakes being made and lots of ransoms being paid. This month’s total number of known leaked records is 44,701,278.
Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific has announced a major data breach affecting up to 9.4 million of its customers. The breach also affects Cathay’s regional airline, Cathay Dragon. What data has been compromised? The breach exposed a broad selection of …
Supermarket giant Morrisons has lost the latest round in the legal battle for compensation by thousands of its staff whose personal details were leaked on the Internet. The case reached the Court of Appeal on 9 October, and on 22 …
Last week, the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) released its second annual review, in which it warned that a life-threatening cyber attack will hit the UK in the near future. CEO Ciaran Martin said: “I remain in little doubt we …
