All Security Breaches and Attacks articles – Page 15
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NewsManchester United network suffers “sophisticated” internal cyber attack
On Friday, Manchester United announced that a “sophisticated operation by organised cyber criminals” had occurred. An investigation is underway, but the club said they did not believe that any personal data belonging to employees or customers had been accessed. Impacted systems were immediately shut down to contain the attack.
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NewsTrump fires CISA Director over statement on US election security
The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) was fired by Donald Trump yesterday because he authorised a statement saying that the election was “the most secure in American history.”
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NewsTicketmaster fined £1.25m over personal data breach
Ticketmaster has been fined £1.25m for failing to keep the personal data of millions of customers secure.
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FeatureSecuring APIs: Best practices for keeping your data and infrastructure safe
With the attack surface for APIs continually increasing, Debbie Walkowski outlines the potential risks and best practices for keeping APIs secure.
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FeatureFrom terrorism to Trojans
PrivSec Report speaks to Neil Sinclair, National Cyber Lead at the Police Digital Security Centre, about his journey from the danger zone of international terrorism to the no man’s land of cyber security for SMEs.
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NewsCISA issues Emergency Directive in response to supply chain attack on US agencies
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an Emergency Directive in response to a supply chain attack on US agencies
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NewsNCSC handles record number of cyber attacks as hackers exploit coronavirus
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) handled 723 cyber incidents in the year to August, the highest figure since its formation in 2016, as coronavirus scammers targeted healthcare systems in the United Kingdom
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NewsFBI has ‘credible information’ that cyber attackers are targeting US hospitals
US hospitals and health care providers are facing an “increased and imminent” cybercrime threat, the Federal Bureau and Investigation (FBI) and two other federal agencies have warned.
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ebookTackling Data Security and Compliance Challenges
Three questions every CIO should ask about their data storage security.
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Q&ANon-linearity, neurodiversity and the skills gap
A Q&A with UK Cyber Security Association founder Lisa Ventura
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NewsA third of data breaches next year will be caused by insider incidents, report predicts
One in three data breaches in 2021 will come from insider incidents, according to new research from market analysts Forrester.
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WebinarA Necessary Change in the Data Protection Mindset
It is time for a paradigm shift in security.
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NewsUK National Cyber Security Centre investigating ‘serious’ cyber attack on Hackney Council
Council officers have been working closely with the National Cyber Security Centre to investigate an attack affecting Hackney Council’s IT systems.
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FeatureCompliance, cloud migration and securing the “new normal”
As remote working looks set to become the new normal, businesses need to ensure their corporate information and data protection is secure. In the first in a series of Covid-themed articles this week, Andy Beverley outlines some of the key considerations
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FeatureCOVID-19 FOCUS: Compliance, cloud migration and securing the “new normal”
As remote working looks set to become the new normal, businesses need to ensure their corporate information and data protection is secure. In the first in a series of Covid-themed articles this week, Andy Beverley outlines some of the key considerations.
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NewsFormer US security chief warns of increased cyber crime due to coronavirus
The former head of the US National Security Agency has warned that the coronavirus pandemic has significantly increased cyber risk, with companies likely to face a growing number of attacks.
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ArticlePolice confirm sex crime victims’ data leaked by Greater Manchester Police in test gone wrong
Highly sensitive data including the names and addresses of thousands of victims was accidentally leaked by Greater Manchester Police (GMP), police confirm.
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FeatureEnsuring security in the journey towards digital healthcare
There are more digital touchpoints in the healthcare systems we experience today than ever before.
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NewsAirbnb admits to ‘technical issue’ that resulted in exposure of users’ private messages
The internal leak exposed Airbnb hosts’ personally identifiable information (PII) to other users.
