$5bn fine for Facebook
13 / 07 / 2019
America’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reportedly voted to approve fining Facebook roughly $5bn (£3.9bn) to settle an investigation into the ...
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The aftermarket chink in the automotive armour
12 / 07 / 2019
In cyber security circles the success of "white hat" hackers in remotely penetrating vehicle controls through aftermarket car-alarm systems has sounde...
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Marriott faces massive data breach fine
10 / 07 / 2019
Britain's privacy watchdog has announced a suggested fine of £99 million under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) against hotel giant...
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New report shows big increase in cyber attacks
08 / 07 / 2019
In the past year, 61% of firms suffered a cyber attack, up from 41% in the year before. According to the recently-published 2019 Hiscox Cyber Readines...
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Record fine for BA data breach
08 / 07 / 2019
British Airways is facing a record fine of £183 million for last year's breach of its security systems. The airline says it was "surprised and disapp...
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We are “one to watch” in new disruption index!
05 / 07 / 2019
In recent years, “disruption” has become a popular buzzword. Companies such as Amazon, eBay and Uber, technologies such as Artificial Intelligence...
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FCA reports dramatic surge in UK cyber crime
03 / 07 / 2019
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recorded 819 cyber-crime incidents in 2018, a ten-fold increase from a reported 69 incidents in 2017....
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Ex-Equifax CIO jailed
02 / 07 / 2019
A former Equifax CIO, who sold his stock in the company after learning about its 2017 data breach several months before the public and government agen...
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Making it easier to report cyber crime
01 / 07 / 2019
UK police are working to make it easier for businesses to report cyber crime. The aim is to tackle the challenge of under-reporting this kind of crime...
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