by emma@themissus.co | Nov 2, 2020 | Advice, Cyber News, IT Security
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined hotel chain Marriott International £18.4m over a data breach that exposed the information of millions of guests worldwide. The UK’s independent body set up to uphold information rights imposed the...
by emma@themissus.co | Nov 2, 2020 | Advice, Cyber News, IT Security
The number of publicly reported data breaches fell in the third quarter of 2020, but billions of more records were exposed globally to bring the total this year to 36 billion, according to Risk Based Security. The security vendor’s 2020 Q3 Data Breach QuickView...
by emma@themissus.co | Oct 18, 2020 | Advice, Cyber News, IT Security
The fine against British Airways for GDPR failings has been reduced to £20m from the original £183m intent to fine issued last July. An ICO investigation found the airline was processing a significant amount of personal data without adequate security...
by emma@themissus.co | Oct 18, 2020 | Advice, Cyber News, IT Security
There’s a significant movement in cybersecurity right now that is seeing organizations approach the problem of cyber defence through the eyes of an attacker. This is very different to the check-box approach often associated with standard security or compliance...
by emma@themissus.co | Oct 18, 2020 | Advice, Cyber News, IT Security
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been chatting with people at four multi-national companies I work with who’ve seen productivity and revenue increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have been surprisingly consistent about why they’ve benefited from...
by emma@themissus.co | Oct 11, 2020 | Advice, Cyber News, IT Security
More than one in five (21%) UK workers feel more vulnerable to cybercrime since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by PwC. Stress or fatigue was the most common factor (35%) cited by those workers, followed by lack of skills and training to...
