Meta Fined £1bn for a Data Breach…
This week Meta has been fined a whopping £1.2bn in regard to illegal data sharing from the EU to US. Meta’s fine is currently the biggest fine seen for General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for [...]
Malware threats are increasing…
Throughout March and the first half of April this year new strains of malware and active Ransomware groups were detected, targeting organisations of all kinds. These organisations have been alerted and warned that they [...]
Cyber Attacks can be Fatal…
Most business owners assume Cyber-attacks only affect large organisations like Apple, eBay, EasyJet, or Google. In truth, Cyber criminals have no preference, indeed because SME businesses have little or no protection and readily pay [...]
Cyber Awareness Security Training- Employee Security Training
The Cyber Awareness Security Training is a tailored set of modules to bring all members of a business team up to speed, on the various areas of Cyber Awareness. An initial multi-choice questionnaire will [...]
Cyber-attacks are an immediate threat to businesses – how can SMEs be prepared?
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen a ten-fold increase in cyber-criminal activity, and they have been getting smarter daily, with attack numbers going through the roof. New research has revealed that most businesses lack the [...]
Energy data breach affects all 270,000 customers
Low-cost energy supplier People’s Energy has suffered a data breach affecting every one of its 270,000 customers in the UK. The breach was discovered on 16 December when an unauthorised third party gained access to one of the [...]
UK government wants remote working to continue after lockdown
Businesses will be required to cut hot-desking and keep canteens closed when staff return… Office workers will be urged to continue working from home as part of the UK government's roadmap to easing lockdown restrictions, according to [...]
The Dunning-Kruger Effect & Cyber Security
The Dunning-Kruger Effect... The psychological term for someone who believes they understand enough not to be caught out, but this illusory superiority leads them to be caught out by the [...]
MORRISONS held responsible for data leak
By Tyrese Garvie Supermarket giant, Morrisons, has been found vicariously liable for a data breach that has affected over 100,000 members of staff in 2014 when a former employee leaked their personal details online. The [...]
Supporting our customers through MiFID II
For many businesses across the board, a big focus for 2018 will be preparing for the introduction of GDPR. However, for those in the financial sector, the new EU data protection regulation is not [...]
16 Things You Didn’t know about GDPR…
By Alex Probert & Tyrese Garvie Here are 16 things you didn't know about the General Data Protection Regulation: 1. What is the GDPR? The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is data protection legislation [...]
How Expensive is Data?
By Pink Connect The European Union and British Government think it's priceless... and they're prepared to protect it. The value of data clearly depends on the type of data – but in business, data is [...]