Phishing Attacks & Covid-19 Cyber criminals across the world have not been slow during the current pandemic, to seduce users with a barrage of Covid-19 themed Phishing mails. The rate of Phishing has according to many sources, snowballed since the outbreak; with vulnerable users falling prey to financial scams, Ransomware and/or loss of Confidential […]
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The chaos of Covid-19 The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and UK government-levelled restrictions saw a frantic switch by business to a reliance on staff remote working facilities over the last month. The change in the operational environment opened up a multitude of potential risks to data security and compliance with legal obligations. Now the
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Support during Covid-19 We’re able to provide support remotely and this is an ideal time for many to take the opportunity to review Privacy & Data Security policies, compliance with GDPR & engage in some staff training. Get in touch – we can help. Covid-19- increasing data security risks
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Switching staff to Homeworking? In response to the Government guidance on Coronavirus, many staff are now working at home. Homeworking needs to be clearly thought through, as there are many potential practical and security issues to this solution which need to be addressed. Now everyone is settled into homeworking roles, now would be the time
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What is Cyber Essentials ? Cyber Essentials is a government backed scheme, now under the control of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC); which sets out basic cyber security measures to help protect against some of the common cyber threats. It is also a means for organisations to demonstrate their commitment to the security of
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Data Protection Fee – Should you have paid ? The ICO appears to have launched into a postal campaign, targeting businesses who so far have not paid a Data Protection Fee. This follows action taken in late 2018, which saw some businesses receiving fines of up to £4,000 for non payment. Businesses receiving letters may
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Linkedin reports DPO role one of fastest emerging jobs ! No doubt the demand to fill these positions is on the up, as organisations awareness of the legal requirement increases or in response to expectations of their market place. So do you legally need a DPO ? The legal requirements to appoint a DPO exists
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Windows 7 – And now it starts ! Hackers are already exploiting the withdrawal of support for Win 7. A vulnerability exposed with Internet Explorer is rated critical for versions found on Win7. Researchers believe the Chinese hacking group known as ‘Dark Hotel’ exposed the flaw and are behind a number of targeted
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Still stuck with Windows 7 ? If you are stuck still running Win 7 for whatever reason, your vulnerability to Cyber attack will increase steadily, as new flaws in the unsupported software are exposed. If you can’t upgrade to Win 10, then the following options are recommended. 1. Disconnect PCs totally from the internet if
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First fine issued under GDPR ! The ICO has confirmed that the first fine to be levelled against a business for an offence under GDPR, has been issued to Doorstep Dispensaree Ltd, a pharmacy based in Edgeware. Whilst intention to fine notices remain in force against British Airways and Marriott International for fines in the
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Many believed that the use of passwords would by now have become a thing of the past, with more secure and alternative forms of user authentication taking their place. However, despite increasing use of biometric identification such as fingerprint and facial recognition tools for some devices, the humble password still remains the common form of
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