The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a £50,000 fine to MyHome Installations Ltd for pursuing people who had specifically opted out of telephone marketing. The ICO received 169 complaints concerning the calls to phone numbers listed on the Telephone Preference Service (TPS), the UK’s official opt-out of telephone marketing register. The complaints from members […]
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Honda’s Japan plant hit by WannaCry
Honda is the latest company to fall victim to the WannaCry malware. Honda temporarily halted production of over 1000 vehicles in one of their plants to the north-west of Tokyo, after the company discovered they were infected late on Sunday. A Honda spokeswoman told AFP that production resumed on Tuesday. She added: “There is a […]
2017 Trustwave global report reveals cybersecurity trends
The 2017 Trustwave Global Security Report reveals the top cybercrime, data breach and security threat trends from 2016. The report demonstrates both good and bad news in the world of cybersecurity as intrusion detection and breach containment times were relatively better, but other threats like malvertisements became cheaper and malicious spam saw increases. Key highlights from […]
ICO extends global reach by hosting three international events this week
The influence of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) among global information rights regulators will be demonstrated this week as the UK body hosts three international events in four days. Co-operation and knowledge sharing with overseas counterparts on data protection and privacy issues was one of the key themes in the ICO’s Information Rights Strategic Plan, […]
70% of businesses have suffered a cyber security breach in the last year
New Government statistics have revealed half of UK businesses suffered a cyber security breach or attack in the last 12 months; rising to two-thirds among medium sized businesses (66%) and large businesses (68%.) In fact, the ‘Cyber Security Breaches Survey, 2017’ has claimed nearly 7 in 10 businesses have identified a breach on some level. […]
Businesses grossly unprepared for GDPR, survey reveals
A survey of 480 employees from companies across various industries has shown that a quarter of businesses put no effort into protecting data on USB drives. Staggeringly 20 percent of companies have no plans to do more to ensure data security despite the fact that new regulations, and potential hefty fines, come into effect in […]
Morrisons supermarket chain fined for flouting customers’ marketing wishes
A national supermarket chain has been fined for breaking the law on how people’s personal information should be treated when sending marketing emails. An investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC (“Morrisons”) deliberately sent 130,671 emails to people who had previously opted out of receiving marketing related to their Morrisons More card. The emails, […]
NSA link WannaCry attack to North Korea
The WannaCry ransomware attack is believed to be traced back to North Korea according to British and US security officials. The attackers behind the virus are believed to be a North Korean cyber gang called the Lazarus Group. The attack affected 150 countries including over 60 NHS trusts in the UK locked data and demanded […]
University College London have been hit by a major cyber attack
One of the world’s leading universities, University College London has been hit by a “ransomware” attack likened to last month’s cyber attack on NHS computer systems. University College London (UCL) said that the attack will cause disruption to users due to a restriction to online networks. It was originally thought that the attack was a […]
Poor IT habits putting one in 10 SMEs at risk
10% of small business owners and employees regularly share confidential files on personal devices or send documents to personal rather than work emails. The findings, which show a significant lapse in data security amongst the UK’s five million plus small businesses, were highlighted in research* conducted by software developer Reckon. Furthermore, the research found that […]