by emma@themissus.co | Jul 19, 2020 | Advice, Cyber News, IT Security
The UK government has failed to meet a crucial General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirement in its COVID-19 Test and Trace program, putting people’s privacy rights at risk, according to the Open Rights Group (ORG). This follows an admission by the UK’s...
by emma@themissus.co | Jul 19, 2020 | Advice, Cyber News, IT Security
Twitter has revealed the true extent of this week’s large-scale cyber-attack that saw the accounts of multiple celebrities compromised. The social media giant said a total of 130 accounts were targeted as part of a major cybersecurity incident that took place...
by emma@themissus.co | Jul 19, 2020 | Advice, Cyber News, IT Security
UK consumers were targeted by a new phishing scam falsely purporting to be from leading UK supermarket Tesco, litigation firm Griffin Law has discovered. The scam, which used a fake Facebook page as well as SMS and email communication, aimed to trick consumers into...
by emma@themissus.co | Jul 19, 2020 | Advice, Cyber News, IT Security
Cybercrime offenses reported by individuals and businesses have risen 23% over the past year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The UK government body explained that 26,215 incidents were referred to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB)...
by emma@themissus.co | Apr 23, 2020 | Advice, Wellbeing
This morning, I took some time to watch a webinar being hosted by Barclays Bank and Selesti. The topic was Employee Wellbeing. I am lucky that I work for an organisation, Onebyte, that is really forward thinking and was prepared for homeworking. We shifted to...
