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Official sent email to charity that suggested Home Office had data on ‘hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting Britons’The Home Office has been accused of collecting data on “hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting British citizens” while conducting financ…
Apple says removal of tool after government asked for right to see data will make iCloud users more vulnerableBusiness live – latest updatesApple has taken the unprecedented step of removing its strongest data security tool from customers in the UK, af…
Money stolen falls from record $1.25bn to $813m as more victims refuse to pay off criminal gangsRansomware payments fell by more than a third last year to $813m (£650m) as victims refused to pay cybercriminals and law enforcement cracked down on gangs,…
The data breaches that continue to make the headlines show the importance of data protection and laws like the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). If you’re only beginning to look at compliance, the Regulation may seem overwhelming. The good news is that many of the GDPR requirements reflect efficient business activities or practices – things that’ll help you as an organisation irrespective of compliance. This blog explains further, as we take you through eight steps towards becoming compliant with the GDPR and similar data protection laws. In this blog 1. Secure management buy-in Board or senior management support is a
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McAfee threat researchers have identified several consumer brands and product categories most frequently used by cybercriminals to trick consumers into…
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GDPR gap analysis data shows compliance in the UK is “quite low” When implementing a GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance programme, a key challenge is securing the required resources and support – particularly from top management. Yet GDPR compliance brings business benefits beyond mitigating the risk of data breaches and fines: The value of a gap analysis But how can you get management to understand these benefits, and more to the point, understand how far away the organisation is from compliance? GDPR gap analysis offers a useful tool here – particularly if conducted by an independent third party. A
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Two-step verification, two-factor authentication, multi-factor authentication…whatever your social media platform calls it, it’s an excellent way to protect your accounts….
The post How to Protect Your Social Media Passwords with Multi-factor Verification appeared first on McAfee Blog.
Facilities to receive greater protection in attempt to reduce potential impact of adverse incidents or attacksDatacentres in the UK are to be designated as critical national infrastructure in an effort to protect them from cyber-attacks and IT blackout…
Microsoft has started introducing support for post-quantum algorithms in SymCrypt, its main cryptographic library.
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Watchdog provisionally finds Advanced failed to act to protect data of 82,946 after ransomware attack in EnglandA software provider faces being fined more than £6m over a 2022 ransomware attack that disrupted NHS and social care services in England, th…