Personal data is being 'weaponised against us with military efficiency' warns Apple CEO.
It is very rarely surprising to note that major tech companies are, at times, a bit fast and loose with customer data. It is part of the business model of technology companies to make use of our personal and usage data in order to target us with more effective advertising based on our interests, after all.
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Is a firewall enough to protect your network security?
We live in a hyper-sensitive era when it comes to cyber-security. News of hacks and vulnerabilities are all over the news at the moment. We value cyber-security and it is our mission to make cyber-security a less daunting prospect for our users. To do so, we have made some helpful guides. Today we will cover firewalls. A firewall is relatively well known, but few really understand what it does.
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5 ways to improve your cyber security
2017 was a bad year for cyber security. With WannaCry causing troubles in the NHS, Equifax losing customer data and NotPetya affecting companies such as Maersk and FedEx. With the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018, cyber-security is again at the forefront of our consciousness. This time because the consequences of data breaches have increased exponentially.
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Google is tracking your location, even when you ask it not to...
Google is tracking user locations even after they have opted out; it has emerged.
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New research reveals your fax machine is dangerous!
Take a look around your office. Depending on where you work there could be all manner of potentially dangerous items lying around. The chances are though, you would never have considered the humble office fax machine to be one of them.
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GDPR drives down UK insider threat
The General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR for short has been in place for two months now and data already shows a declining trend in the insider threat in European Countries.
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UK government wants EU to acquiesce with its data safeguards even as Brexit looms
This government white paper is aiming to convince the European Union that it is mutually beneficial to agree on the UK’s data protection proposals.
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UK CEOs Believe Cyber-Attacks Are Inevitable
The new survey by KPMG discovered that 40% of UK business leaders believed that they would become the target of cyber-criminals.
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GDPR and Backup: A Potential Minefield Easily Avoided
In their current format it will be impossible for backups and snapshots to comply with the right to be forgotten within GDPR, however systems can be built with compliance in mind. The right to erasure will also apply to all backups, which in turn would make it impossible to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as searching for personal data in a backup is very impractical.
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STATEMENT REGARDING "SPECTRE" AND "MELTDOWN" VULNERABILITIES
On 3/1/2018 (last week) news broke in the media of two security vulnerabilities which will impact almost every computing device in active use today. Named “Spectre” and “Meltdown”, the vulnerabilities arise because of design flaws in CPUs from Intel, AMD, Qualcomm and ARM which have existed for decades – and they’re important because they allow access to information in memory that should be out of reach, whether that’s passwords, keys or other data.
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Personal data is being 'weaponised against us with military efficiency' warns Apple CEO.
It is very rarely surprising to note that major tech companies are, at times, a bit fast and loose..
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Is a firewall enough to protect your network security?
We live in a hyper-sensitive era when it comes to cyber-security. News of hacks and vulnerabilities..
Read more
5 ways to improve your cyber security
2017 was a bad year for cyber security. With WannaCry causing troubles in the NHS, Equifax losing..
Read more
Google is tracking your location, even when you ask it not to...
Google is tracking user locations even after they have opted out; it has emerged.
Read more
New research reveals your fax machine is dangerous!
Take a look around your office. Depending on where you work there could be all manner of..
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GDPR drives down UK insider threat
The General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR for short has been in place for two months now and..
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UK government wants EU to acquiesce with its data safeguards even as Brexit looms
This government white paper is aiming to convince the European Union that it is mutually beneficial..
Read more
UK CEOs Believe Cyber-Attacks Are Inevitable
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GDPR and Backup: A Potential Minefield Easily Avoided
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STATEMENT REGARDING "SPECTRE" AND "MELTDOWN" VULNERABILITIES
On 3/1/2018 (last week) news broke in the media of two security vulnerabilities which will impact..
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