by emma@themissus.co | Nov 9, 2020 | Advice, Cyber News, IT Security
MICROSOFT TEAMS has received a blockbuster update which brings a tonne of great features to the Zoom and Google Meet rival – including a mute all tool perfect for unruly meetings. Here’s what you need to know about the Microsoft Teams update. Teams fans...
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 | 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
Employee awareness is seen as the biggest area of weakness for firms’ cybersecurity strategies over the past few months of mass remote working during COVID-19, according to a new study. Secure storage firm Apricorn received over 23,500 responses from a poll of its...
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
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...
