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Industry reactions to the Deloitte cyber attack

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Deloitte has been targeted in an attack that compromised the emails and plans of some of its clients. Here are some of the industry comments Help Net Security received regarding this incident. Dr Jamie Graves, CEO at ZoneFox This attack is another clear example that anyone can be affected by cybercriminals – even those whose speciality is to stop them. It’s discomforting to see that even an experienced firm as Deloitte have fallen victim to … More → Continue reading Industry reactions to the Deloitte cyber attack→

Integrating GDPR into your day to day IT practices

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GDPR, four letters that when combined strike fear into the heart of any sysadmin. Luckily, there is quite some time before it comes into force, which means getting into the habit of complying should be natural by 25th May 2018. My default position on these types of regulations are to consider it from a consumer’s point of view, and think about how I would feel with someone holding personal data of mine for longer than … More → Continue reading Integrating GDPR into your day to day IT practices→

Disturbing lack of cyber attack awareness among directors

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Britain’s top firms and charities urgently need to do more to protect themselves from online threats, according to new government research and a ‘cyber health check’. One in ten FTSE 350 companies said they operate without a response plan for a cyber incident, and 31 percent of boards receive comprehensive cyber risk information. There has been progress in some areas when compared with last year’s health check, with more than half of company boards now … More → Continue reading Disturbing lack of cyber attack awareness among directors→